South Australian state election, 1982

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6 November 1982 (1982-11-06)

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All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly
24 seats were needed for a majority
11 (of the 22) seats in the South Australian Legislative Council

	First party	Second party

Leader	John Bannon	David Tonkin
Party	Labor	Liberal
Leader since	18 September 1979	1975
Leader's seat	Ross Smith	Bragg
Last election	19 seats	25 seats
Seats won	24 seats	21 seats
Seat change	5	4
Percentage	50.9%	49.1%
Swing	5.9	5.9

Premier before election

Elected Premier

State elections were held in South Australia on 6 November 1982. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Premier of South Australia David Tonkin was defeated by the Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition John Bannon.

Independent: Norm Peterson

Parliamentary elections for both houses of the Parliament of South Australia were held in South Australia in 1982, which saw John Bannon and the Australian Labor Party defeat the incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by David Tonkin, after one term in power.

As Premier, Tonkin combined fiscal conservatism with socially progressive reforms. In the former, Tonkin made significant cuts to the public service, earning him the enmity of the unions, while an example of the latter was the passage of the land rights bill and the return to the Pitjantjatjara people of 10 per cent of South Australia's area.

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