ID 0132
State Government of South Australia beginning 6 November 1982 - period in office of Premier Bannon, John Charles ending on 4 September 1992
Period in office of premier (see Glossary entry for 'period in office' and related terms)
Premier
Bannon, John Charles
Date of beginning of period in office
6 November 1982
Date of end of period in office
4 September 1992
Reason for end of preceding period in office
Loss of general election
Reason for end of this government
Change of party leader
Number of days in office
3,590
Parliamentary support during period
Party affiliation of premier at start of period
Australian Labor Party
If coalition government
Coalition partner 1
Coalition partner 1
--none--
Coalition partner 2
--none--
Coalition partner 3
--none--
Coalition partner 4
--none--
Party support in parliament at beginning of period
Majority
If change in parliamentary support during period
25 November 1989
Minority
Result of general election
Minority
Result of general election
If further change during period
--none--
Number of ministers at beginning of period (this may vary during the period)
Total number of ministers
13
Number from party of premier
13
Number from coalition party 1
0
Number from coalition party 2
0
Number from upper house
3
Number who are women
0
Assembly elections contested as premier or after which became premier (see Glossary entry for 'after election')
| Election | Premier at election | Premier's party | Premier after election | Premier's party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SA 25 November 1989 | John Charles Bannon | Australian Labor Party | John Charles Bannon | Australian Labor Party |
| SA 7 December 1985 | John Charles Bannon | Australian Labor Party | John Charles Bannon | Australian Labor Party |
| SA 6 November 1982 | David Oliver Tonkin | Liberal Party | John Charles Bannon | Australian Labor Party |
Previous period in this series for SA | Next period in this series for SA
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).