Results of the South Australian state election, 1979 (Legislative Council)

South Australian state election, 15 September 1979[1]
Legislative Council
<< 1975 1982 >>

Enrolled voters 826,586
Votes cast 765,032 Turnout 92.6 –0.7
Informal votes 33,637 Informal 4.4 –0.8
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats
won
Seats
held
  Liberal 370,398 50.6 +22.8 6 11
  Labor 290,552 39.7 –7.6 4 10
  Democrats 47,527 6.5 +6.5 1 1
  Nationals SA 7,716 1.1 –1.0 0 0
  Marijuana 6,132 0.8 +0.8 0 0
  Other 9,070 1.3 * 0 0
Total 731,395     11 22

This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the South Australian 1979 Election.

Continuing Members

The following MLCs were not up for re-election this year.

MemberPartyTerm
  Frank Blevins Labor 1975–1982
  John Cornwall Labor 1975–1982
  Jim Dunford Labor 1975–1982
  Anne Levy Labor 1975–1982
  Chris Sumner Labor 1975–1982
  Norm Foster Labor 1975–1982
  Martin Cameron Liberal 1975–1982
  John Carnie Liberal 1975–1982
  Boyd Dawkins Liberal 1975–1982
  Murray Hill Liberal 1975–1982
  Don Laidlaw Liberal 1975–1982

Election results

South Australian state election, 1979: Legislative Council
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Quota 60,852
Liberal 1. Ren DeGaris (elected)
2. Trevor Griffin (elected)
3. Arthur Whyte (elected)
4. Legh Davis (elected)
5. John Burdett (elected)
6. Robert Ritson (elected)
7. Amanda Vanstone
370,398 50.6 +22.8
Labor 1. Brian Chatterton (elected)
2. Cecil Creedon (elected)
3. Gordon Bruce (elected)
4. Barbara Wiese (elected)
5. James Hennessy
6. Erwin Williamson
7. Giovanni Vassallo
290,552 39.7 -7.6
Democrats 1. Lance Milne (elected)
2. Christopher Harte
3. Raymond Buttery
4. Nicholas Theologou
5. Brian Fain
6. Robert North
47,527 6.5 +6.5
Nationals SA 1. Warren Norton
2. Allan Woolford
3. Wayne Murphy
7,716 1.1 -1.0
Marijuana Stephen Dimitriou 6,132 0.8 +0.8
Group D 1. Harold Steele
2. Emily Perry
3. Peter Clifton
5,671 0.8 +0.8
Independent Screw Parasites 3,399 0.5 +0.5
Total formal votes 731,395 95.6 +0.8
Informal votes 33,637 4.4 -0.8
Turnout 765,032 92.6 -0.7

See also

References

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