ID 0407
Parliament of South Australia, House of Assembly election
Election of 6 November 1982
General election for the House of Assembly
South Australia
Date of election (or first day of voting at elections held over more than one day)
6 November 1982
Government in office and parliamentary support before and after the election
Government in office at election
Premier in office at date of election. (check notes to see if change of Premier since previous election)
Premier's party affiliation
Liberal Party
House of Assembly support for government at election
Majority
If coalition, coalition partner(s)
Government in office after election
Premier in office after election.
Premier's party affiliation
Australian Labor Party
House of Assembly support for government after election
Majority
If coalition, coalition partner(s)
Enrolment and voting
Total number of voters on the roll
871,235
Number of Assembly seats
47
Number of uncontested seats
0
If uncontested seats, number of voters on the roll in uncontested seats
Number of voters on the roll in contested seats
871,235
Total ballots cast (may differ from number of votes in multiple voting systems)
811,783
Turnout (rate of voting in contested seats)
93.18%
Total valid votes
764,862
Rate of informal (invalid) voting
5.78%
Informal (invalid) ballots in multiple voting system
Not applicable
Electoral system
Adult franchise (at 18 years from 1973), single member districts, preferential voting (AV), compulsory preferences, compulsory voting
South Australia, House of Assembly votes and seats won
Election held on 6 November 1982
Criteria for the inclusion of parties in this table are set out in the Glossary under 'listed party'
| Party Name | First preference vote n | First preference vote share % | Change from previous election % | Seats won n | Uncontested seats held n | Seat share % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Labor Party | 353,999 | 46.28 | +5.43 | 24 | 0 | 51.06 |
| Liberal Party | 326,372 | 42.67 | -5.27 | 21 | 0 | 44.68 |
| Australian Democrats | 54,457 | 7.12 | -1.18 | 0 | ||
| National Country Party | 17,782 | 2.32 | +0.42 | 1 | 0 | 2.13 |
| Independents | 12,252 | 1.60 | +0.60 | 1 | 0 | 2.13 |
| Votes for other than listed parties | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Totals | 764,862 | 100.00 | 47 | 0 | 100.00 |
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Sources
Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1975-1984, Rushcutters Bay, NSW: Australian National University Press, 1986 (ISBN 0 08 033038 X).
There are small discrepancies in calculating the total valid vote given by Hughes (1986), and differences between these figures and those given by Jaensch (1986).