1984 Elizabeth state by-election

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A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Elizabeth on 1 December 1984. This was triggered by the resignation of former state Labor MHA Peter Duncan, who moved to the federal seat of Makin. The seat had been retained by Labor since it was created and first contested at the 1970 state election.

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Results

Independent Labor candidate Martyn Evans won the seat from Labor.

Elizabeth state by-election, 1 December 1984 [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Martyn Evans 7,37643.9+43.9
Labor Raymond Roe5,76634.3-30.0
Liberal Josephine Gapper2,60115.5-8.9
Democrats Barbara Barlow1,0666.3-5.1
Total formal votes16,80993.5+1.9
Informal votes1,1586.5-1.9
Turnout 17,96786.1-5.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Martyn Evans 10,74363.9N/A
Labor Raymond Roe6,06636.1N/A
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A

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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