Norwood state by-election, 1979

The Norwood state by-election, 1979 was a by-election held on 10 March 1979 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Norwood. This was triggered by the resignation of Premier and Labor MHA Don Dunstan. Created and first contested at the 1938 state election, the seat had been held by Dunstan since the 1953 state election.

Results

Labor retained the seat on a considerably reduced majority.

Norwood state by-election, 10 March 1979^[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	G J Crafter	6,505	47.3	-12.9
	Liberal	F R Webster	5,866	42.7	+2.9
	Democrats	L Bullock	761	5.5	+5.5
	Marijuana Party	S M Dimitriou	302	2.2	+2.2
	Independent	H J Steele	225	1.6	+1.6
	Australia Party	I C Modistach	83	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			13,742	97.0	+0.2
Informal votes			430	3.0	-0.2
Turnout			14,172	84.2	-6.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	G J Crafter	7,314	53.2	-7.0
	Liberal	F R Webster	6,428	46.8	+7.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.0

See also

• List of South Australian state by-elections

References

1. History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
2. History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006 Volume 1: ECSA