The 1997 South Australian state election was held on 11 October 1997.
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | Liberal candidate | Democrats candidate | Other candidates |
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| Adelaide | Liberal | Kate Callaghan | Michael Armitage | Sue Meeuwissen | Mark Moran (Grn) |
| Bragg | Liberal | Anthony Schultz | Graham Ingerson | Jackie Dearing | |
| Bright | Liberal | Kathy Williams | Wayne Matthew | Fiona Blinco | |
| Chaffey | Liberal | Michael Subacius | Kent Andrew | Karrie Lannstrom | Karlene Maywald (Nat) |
| Coles | Liberal | Susan Dawe | Joan Hall | Jonathan Grear | Maria Lynch (Ind) |
| Colton | Liberal | Joe Cappella | Steve Condous | Anna Tree | Bob Randall (Ind) |
| Davenport | Liberal | Jillian Bradbury | Iain Evans | Gordon Russell | Jack King (Ind) Bob Marshall (Ind Lib) Annie Seaman (Ind) |
| Elder | Liberal | Patrick Conlon | David Wade | Chris Kennedy | George Apap (Ind) Bruce Hull (Ind) Robert Low (UAP) Jo Stokes (Ind) |
| Elizabeth | Labor | Lea Stevens | Angus Bristow | Michael Pilling | |
| Finniss | Liberal | David Detchon | Dean Brown | John Lavers | |
| Fisher | Liberal | Tania Farrell | Bob Such | Debbie Jones | |
| Flinders | Liberal | Manuel Chrisan | Liz Penfold | Kime Pedler | Peter Blacker (Nat) John Kroezen (UAP) |
| Florey | Liberal | Frances Bedford | Sam Bass | Steve Bartholomew | Stan Batten (UAP) Snowy Burns (Ind) Michael Wohltmann (Ind) |
| Frome | Liberal | Colin McGavisk | Rob Kerin | Marcus Reseigh | Ian Grey (UAP) |
| Giles | Labor | Lyn Breuer | Terry Stephens | Clint Garrett | Terry Sotos (UAP) |
| Gordon | Liberal | Andrew Godfrey | Scott Dixon | Simon Mill | Rory McEwen* (Ind) Bronte Whelan (Ind) |
| Goyder | Liberal | Chris Snewin | John Meier | Colleen Kenny | Andrew Runeckles (Nat) |
| Hammond | Liberal | Michael Young | Peter Lewis | Brian Haddy | Keith Steinborner (UAP) |
| Hanson | Liberal | Stephanie Key | Stewart Leggett | Pat Macaskill | Mark Eckermann (Ind) Dean Le Poidevin (Ind) John Trainer (Ind Lab) Aleksander Wacyk (UAP) |
| Hart | Labor | Kevin Foley | Adam Kealley | Robert Fisher | |
| Hartley | Liberal | Quentin Black | Joe Scalzi | Ian Richards | |
| Heysen | Liberal | Tom Kenyon | David Wotton | Susan Scrymgour | |
| Kaurna | Liberal | John Hill | Lorraine Rosenberg | Dennis Dorney | Barbara Fraser (Ind) Mick Kreig (Ind) Malcolm Shaw (UAP) |
| Kavel | Liberal | Robert Kieselbach | John Olsen | Cathi Tucker-Lee | Evan Troussé (UAP) |
| Lee | Liberal | Michael Wright | Joe Rossi | Peter Clements | Bernhard Cotton (Ind) Frank Fonovic (UAP) Carlo Meschino (Ind) Lorraine O'Connor (Ind) |
| Light | Liberal | Pauline Gill | Malcolm Buckby | Kate Reynolds | |
| MacKillop | Liberal | Kiley Rogers | Dale Baker | Gen Netherton | Philip Cornish (CTA) Anne Hayes (Nat) Don McInnes (UAP) Mitch Williams* (Ind Lib) |
| Mawson | Liberal | John McInnes | Robert Brokenshire | Graham Pratt | |
| Mitchell | Liberal | Kris Hanna | Colin Caudell | Lawrence Wapnah | Daniel Elsley (Ind) |
| Morphett | Liberal | Stephen Graney | John Oswald | Danny Carroll | |
| Napier | Labor | Annette Hurley | Rena Zurawel | Don Knott | |
| Newland | Liberal | Michael Regan | Dorothy Kotz | Louise Armstrong-Quincey | |
| Norwood | Liberal | Vini Ciccarello | John Cummins | Keith Oehme | Michelle Drummond (Grn) Kevin Duffy (UAP) |
| Peake | Liberal | Tom Koutsantonis | Graham Parry | Sharon Robertson | |
| Playford | Labor | Jack Snelling | Peter Panagaris | Mal Cummings | Bexley Carman (UAP) |
| Price | Labor | Murray De Laine | Amber Del Pin | Phillip Thomas | |
| Ramsay | Labor | Mike Rann | Phil Newton | Matilda Bawden | Tony Michalski (NA) Wayne Schultz (UAP) |
| Reynell | Liberal | Gay Thompson | Julie Greig | Greg Thomas | Cathy Crago (Ind) Dan Moriarty (Ind) |
| Ross Smith | Labor | Ralph Clarke | Danny McGuire | John Woods | David Shelly (UAP) |
| Schubert | Liberal | Steven May | Ivan Venning | Pam Kelly | Mike Manefield (UAP) |
| Spence | Labor | Michael Atkinson | Alex Smith | Danny Grimsey | |
| Stuart | Liberal | Ben Browne | Graham Gunn | Nick Weetman | Vince Coulthard (Ind) |
| Taylor | Labor | Trish White | Matt Dyki | Helen Munro | Lynette Schultz (NA) |
| Torrens | Labor | Robyn Geraghty | Geoff Harris | Tony Hill | Ronald Lupp (UAP) |
| Unley | Liberal | Ann Drohan | Mark Brindal | Maude Thompson | Michael Keenan (Ind) Tony Parmiter (UAP) |
| Waite | Liberal | Sara Cochrane | Martin Hamilton-Smith | Don Gilbert | |
| Wright | Liberal | Jennifer Rankine | Scott Ashenden | Christine Posta | Gregg McDonald (Ind) John Siemers (Ind) Olive Weston (UAP) |
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MLC are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*). Eleven seats were up for election. Labor were defending five seats. The Liberals were defending five seats. The Democrats were defending one seat.
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