Results of the 1979 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

Last updated November 03, 2024

South Australian state election, 15 September 1979^[1] House of Assembly << 1977–1982 >> Contents Results by electoral district Adelaide Albert Park Alexandra Ascot Park Baudin Bragg Brighton Chaffey Coles Davenport Elizabeth Eyre Fisher Flinders Florey Gilles Glenelg Goyder Hanson Hartley Henley Beach Kavel Light Mallee Mawson Mitcham Mitchell Morphett Mount Gambier Murray Napier Newland Norwood Peake Playford Price Rocky River Ross Smith Salisbury Semaphore Spence Stuart Todd Torrens Unley Victoria Whyalla See also References
Enrolled voters		826,586
Votes cast		769,080		Turnout	93.04	-0.33
Informal votes		34,104		Informal	4.43	+1.72
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal	352,343	47.94	+6.73	24	+ 7
	Labor	300,277	40.86	–10.78	20	– 7
	Democrats	60,979	8.30	+4.82	1	± 0
	National Country	14,013	1.91	+0.31	1	± 0
	Independent	7,364	1.00	+0.61	1	+ 1
Total		734,976			47
Two-party-preferred
	Liberal	404,232	55.00	+8.40
	Labor	330,734	45.00	–8.40

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1979 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1979 South Australian state election: Adelaide ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Wright	7,436	54.5	-11.7
	Liberal	Terry McClean	4,506	33.0	-0.8
	Democrats	Reginald Goldsworthy	1,540	11.3	+11.3
	Australia	Howard Houck	169	1.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			13,651	93.4	−2.7
Informal votes			962	6.6	+2.7
Turnout			14,613	89.7	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Wright	8,291	60.7	-5.5
	Liberal	Terry McClean	5,360	39.3	+5.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.5

Albert Park

1979 South Australian state election: Albert Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kevin Hamilton	7,901	49.6	-14.5
	Liberal	Hans Ehmann	6,507	40.8	+4.9
	Democrats	Rosalyn Lawson	1,527	9.6	+9.6
Total formal votes			19,935	94.2	−2.0
Informal votes			980	5.8	+2.0
Turnout			16,915	93.4	−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kevin Hamilton	8,589	53.9	-10.2
	Liberal	Hans Ehmann	7,346	46.1	+10.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.2

Alexandra

1979 South Australian state election: Alexandra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	11,584	69.7	+8.2
	Labor	Helen McSkimming	3,614	21.7	-4.4
	Democrats	Kaye Gibbs	1,434	8.6	-3.8
Total formal votes			16,632	96.8	−1.4
Informal votes			547	3.2	+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	12,301	74.0	+6.3
	Labor	Helen McSkimming	4,331	26.0	-6.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.3

Ascot Park

1979 South Australian state election: Ascot Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Trainer	7,066	48.0	-11.2
	Liberal	Frank Chapman	6,116	41.5	+12.4
	Democrats	Kenneth Johnson	1,549	10.5	-1.2
Total formal votes			14,731	95.7	−2.4
Informal votes			656	4.3	+2.4
Turnout			15,387	93.6	−0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Trainer	7,609	51.7	-12.1
	Liberal	Frank Chapman	7,122	48.3	+12.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-12.1

Baudin

1979 South Australian state election: Baudin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Hopgood	8,918	48.2	-18.5
	Liberal	Thomas Mitchell	7,083	38.2	+4.9
	Democrats	Paul Dawe	2,520	13.6	+13.6
Total formal votes			18,521	95.0	−1.0
Informal votes			969	5.0	+1.0
Turnout			19,490	92.4	−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Hopgood	10,321	55.7	-11.0
	Liberal	Thomas Mitchell	8,200	44.3	+11.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-11.0

Bragg

1979 South Australian state election: Bragg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Tonkin	9,784	66.0	+0.7
	Labor	Carolyn Latta	3,408	23.0	-11.7
	Democrats	Guy Harley	1,637	11.0	+11.0
Total formal votes			14,830	96.4	−1.2
Informal votes			547	3.6	+1.2
Turnout			15,377	92.0	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Tonkin	10,603	71.5	+6.2
	Labor	Carolyn Latta	4,227	28.5	-6.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.2

Brighton

1979 South Australian state election: Brighton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dick Glazbrook	8,195	48.7	+14.4
	Labor	Hugh Hudson	6,908	41.0	-11.6
	Democrats	Ronald Moulds	1,731	10.3	-2.8
Total formal votes			16,834	96.6	−1.9
Informal votes			600	3.4	+1.9
Turnout			17,434	93.5	−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dick Glazbrook	9,209	54.7	+12.5
	Labor	Hugh Hudson	7,625	45.3	-12.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+12.5

Chaffey

1979 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Arnold	9,970	61.1	+1.5
	Labor	Roland Telfer	5,455	33.5	-6.9
	Democrats	Rowland Beech	876	5.4	+5.4
Total formal votes			16,301	95.6	−1.9
Informal votes			748	4.4	+1.9
Turnout			17,049	94.3	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Arnold	10,408	63.8	+4.2
	Labor	Roland Telfer	5,893	36.2	-4.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.2

Coles

1979 South Australian state election: Coles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jennifer Adamson	9,502	57.8	+6.4
	Labor	Andrew Cunningham	5,566	33.9	-14.7
	Democrats	Jennifer Hill	1,127	6.9	+6.9
	Independent	Jim Bourne	248	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			16,443	95.9	−1.3
Informal votes			705	4.1	+1.3
Turnout			17,148	93.1	−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jennifer Adamson	10,195	62.0	+10.6
	Labor	Andrew Cunningham	6,248	38.0	-10.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.6

Davenport

1979 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dean Brown	12,253	75.0	+10.5
	Labor	David Cox	2,548	15.6	-4.6
	Democrats	John Phillips	1,533	9.4	-3.8
Total formal votes			16,334	98.0	−0.8
Informal votes			325	2.0	+0.8
Turnout			16,659	92.6	−0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dean Brown	13,020	79.7	+7.5
	Labor	David Cox	3,314	20.3	-7.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.5

Elizabeth

1979 South Australian state election: Elizabeth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Duncan	8,809	54.7	-17.7
	Liberal	Dick Pratt	5,284	32.8	+5.2
	Democrats	Colin Nieass	2,021	12.5	+12.5
Total formal votes			16,114	94.1	−0.6
Informal votes			1,012	5.9	+0.6
Turnout			17,126	92.2	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Peter Duncan	9,820	60.9	-11.5
	Liberal	Dick Pratt	6,294	39.1	+11.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-11.5

Eyre

1979 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Gunn	7,856	59.9	+6.4
	Labor	Barry Piltz	5,250	40.1	+17.0
Total formal votes			13,106	96.1	−1.8
Informal votes			538	3.9	+1.8
Turnout			13,644	89.1	+0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.4

Fisher

1979 South Australian state election: Fisher
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stan Evans	11,886	62.5	+2.1
	Labor	Alvan Roman	4,783	25.1	-14.5
	Democrats	Robert Hercus	2,350	12.4	+12.4
Total formal votes			19,019	97.6	+0.1
Informal votes			465	2.4	−0.1
Turnout			19,484	94.3	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stan Evans	13,061	68.7	+8.3
	Labor	Alvan Roman	5,958	31.3	-8.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+8.3

Flinders

1979 South Australian state election: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter Blacker	7,833	53.9	+2.4
	Liberal	Brian Fitzgerald	3,931	27.0	+3.5
	Labor	Terrence Krieg	2,784	19.1	-5.9
Total formal votes			14,548	97.3	−1.4
Informal votes			403	2.7	+1.4
Turnout			14,951	93.8	−1.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Peter Blacker	10,199	70.1	-1.4
	Liberal	Brian Fitzgerald	4,349	29.9	+29.9
	National hold		Swing	N/A

Florey

1979 South Australian state election: Florey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold O'Neill	7,679	49.1	-17.9
	Liberal	Lois Bell	6,060	38.8	+5.8
	Democrats	Shylie Gilfillan	1,885	12.1	+12.1
Total formal votes			15,624	94.4	−2.2
Informal votes			928	5.6	+2.2
Turnout			16,552	93.2	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Harold O'Neill	8,386	53.7	-12.3
	Liberal	Lois Bell	7,238	46.3	+12.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-12.3

Gilles

1979 South Australian state election: Gilles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Slater	7,489	48.3	-9.8
	Liberal	Jodi Tabalotny	6,005	38.7	+8.2
	Democrats	Eileen Farmer	2,010	13.0	+1.6
Total formal votes			15,504	94.7	−3.2
Informal votes			872	5.3	+3.2
Turnout			16,376	93.6	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Slater	8,589	55.4	-7.2
	Liberal	Jodi Tabalotny	6,915	44.6	+7.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.2

Glenelg

1979 South Australian state election: Glenelg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Mathwin	9,527	62.7	+3.2
	Labor	Maurice Hearn	4,369	28.7	-11.8
	Democrats	Diana Harte	1,302	8.6	+8.6
Total formal votes			15,198	96.8	−0.9
Informal votes			499	3.2	+0.9
Turnout			15,697	92.0	−0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Mathwin	10,218	67.2	+7.7
	Labor	Maurice Hearn	4,980	32.8	-7.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.7

Goyder

1979 South Australian state election: Goyder
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Keith Russack	11,772	77.1	+38.3
	Labor	Roger Thomas	3,495	22.9	-0.6
Total formal votes			15,267	96.1	−2.5
Informal votes			621	3.9	+2.5
Turnout			15,888	94.1	−0.6
	Liberal gain from Independent Liberal		Swing	N/A

Hanson

1979 South Australian state election: Hanson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Heini Becker	9,459	60.8	+5.4
	Labor	Peter Rowe	5,194	33.3	-11.3
	Democrats	Stanley Gilbie	916	5.9	+5.9
Total formal votes			15,569	96.4	−0.6
Informal votes			578	3.6	+0.6
Turnout			16,147	92.9	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Heini Becker	10,044	64.5	+9.0
	Labor	Peter Rowe	5,525	35.5	-9.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.0

Hartley

1979 South Australian state election: Hartley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Des Corcoran	8,253	50.7	-7.8
	Liberal	David Parish	6,669	41.0	+3.8
	Democrats	Geoffrey Brown	1,351	8.3	+8.3
Total formal votes			16,273	94.2	−2.6
Informal votes			1,005	5.8	+2.6
Turnout			17,278	93.4	−2.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Des Corcoran	8,959	55.1	-5.3
	Liberal	David Parish	7,314	44.9	+5.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-5.3

Henley Beach

1979 South Australian state election: Henley Beach
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bob Randall	7,244	44.5	+3.8
	Labor	Don Ferguson	7,143	43.9	-15.4
	Democrats	Kenneth Maguire	1,878	11.6	+11.6
Total formal votes			16,265	95.0	−1.5
Informal votes			862	5.0	+1.5
Turnout			17,127	93.0	−1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bob Randall	8,289	51.0	+10.3
	Labor	Don Ferguson	7,976	49.0	-10.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+10.3

Kavel

1979 South Australian state election: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	11,248	68.8	+5.0
	Labor	Sydney Tilmouth	3,626	22.2	-6.3
	Democrats	Ivor Childs	1,464	9.0	+1.3
Total formal votes			16,338	97.2	−1.0
Informal votes			476	2.8	+1.0
Turnout			16,814	93.8	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	12,143	74.3	+5.6
	Labor	Sydney Tilmouth	4,195	25.7	-5.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.6

Light

1979 South Australian state election: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	9,412	63.6	+2.9
	Labor	William Young	4,392	29.7	-9.6
	Democrats	Barrie Tornquist	999	6.7	+6.7
Total formal votes			14,803	96.6	−1.0
Informal votes			520	3.4	+1.0
Turnout			15,323	94.3	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	9,947	67.2	+6.5
	Labor	William Young	4,856	32.8	-6.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.5

Mallee

1979 South Australian state election: Mallee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Lewis	6,488	45.9	-14.6
	National	Guy Wheal	3,541	25.0	+8.8
	Labor	Dale Thiel	2,526	17.9	+1.7
	Independent	Ronald Hentschke	1,583	11.2	+11.2
Total formal votes			14,138	97.2	−0.9
Informal votes			414	2.8	+0.9
Turnout			14,552	93.6	−0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Lewis	8,134	57.3	-16.5
	National	Guy Wheal	6,004	42.7	+42.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A

Mawson

1979 South Australian state election: Mawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ivar Schmidt	9,225	47.1	+9.5
	Labor	Leslie Drury	8,082	41.3	-10.5
	Democrats	Jay McMerrick	2,278	11.6	+1.0
Total formal votes			19,585	96.3	−2.1
Informal votes			749	3.7	+2.1
Turnout			20,334	94.7	−1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ivar Schmidt	10,384	53.0	+9.5
	Labor	Leslie Drury	9,201	47.0	-9.5
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.5

Mitcham

1979 South Australian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democrats	Robin Millhouse	6,947	45.1	+12.8
	Liberal	Robert Worth	5,750	37.3	-4.5
	Labor	Rosemary Crowley	2,671	17.3	-8.6
	Australia	Ian Modistach	41	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			15,409	98.1	−0.9
Informal votes			290	1.9	+0.9
Turnout			15,699	93.5	+0.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Democrats	Robin Millhouse	8,426	54.7	-1.8
	Liberal	Robert Worth	6,983	45.3	+1.8
	Democrats hold		Swing	-1.8

Mitchell

1979 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Payne	7,624	49.8	-6.3
	Liberal	Thomas Wallace	5,975	39.0	+7.4
	Democrats	Kevin Whitby	1,721	11.2	+1.4
Total formal votes			15,320	96.2	−1.6
Informal votes			610	3.8	+1.6
Turnout			15,930	93.3	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ron Payne	8,321	54.3	-7.1
	Liberal	Thomas Wallace	6,999	45.7	+7.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.1

Morphett

1979 South Australian state election: Morphett
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Oswald	7,959	51.8	+7.8
	Labor	Terry Groom	6,497	42.3	-5.2
	Democrats	Elizabeth Topperwien	910	5.9	-2.6
Total formal votes			15,366	96.7	−1.3
Informal votes			525	3.3	+1.3
Turnout			15,891	93.7	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Oswald	8,499	55.3	+5.7
	Labor	Terry Groom	6,867	44.7	-5.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+5.7

Mount Gambier

1979 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harold Allison	8,983	55.6	+4.2
	Labor	Graham Bath	7,162	44.4	-4.2
Total formal votes			16,145	97.3	−0.8
Informal votes			452	2.7	+0.8
Turnout			16,597	93.8	−1.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.2

Murray

1979 South Australian state election: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Wotton	10,180	62.8	+30.8
	Labor	Jack Pitcher	5,137	31.7	-4.2
	Democrats	Gerhard Weissmann	900	5.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			16,217	96.2	−1.9
Informal votes			634	3.8	+1.9
Turnout			16,851	93.5	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Wotton	10,693	65.9	+5.9
	Labor	Jack Pitcher	5,524	34.1	-5.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.9

Napier

1979 South Australian state election: Napier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Hemmings	7,940	52.6	-18.4
	Liberal	Eric Bates	4,682	31.0	+2.0
	Democrats	John Ferguson	2,465	16.3	+16.3
Total formal votes			15,087	93.4	−1.8
Informal votes			1,058	6.6	+1.8
Turnout			16,145	91.0	−0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Hemmings	8,976	59.5	-11.5
	Liberal	Eric Bates	6,111	40.5	+11.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-11.5

Newland

1979 South Australian state election: Newland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Brian Billard	9,661	50.3	+17.4
	Labor	John Klunder	7,345	38.3	-15.4
	Democrats	Stephen Farrelly	2,192	11.4	-2.0
Total formal votes			19,198	95.6	−2.3
Informal votes			880	4.0	+2.3
Turnout			20,078	93.8	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Brian Billard	10,765	55.9	+15.7
	Labor	John Klunder	8,433	43.8	-15.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+15.7

Norwood

1979 South Australian state election: Norwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Greg Crafter	6,921	47.0	-13.2
	Liberal	Frank Webster	6,899	46.9	+7.1
	Democrats	Jeffrey Heath	893	6.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			14,713	95.6	−1.2
Informal votes			678	4.4	+1.2
Turnout			15,391	92.3	+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Frank Webster	7,373	50.1	+10.3
	Labor	Greg Crafter	7,340	49.9	-10.3
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+10.3

One of the seats lost to the Liberals had been Don Dunstan's old seat of Norwood. However, in 1980, a court overturned Liberal Frank Webster's victory, triggering a by-election. Greg Crafter regained the seat for Labor, reducing the Liberal government to 24 seats, a one-seat majority.

Peake

1979 South Australian state election: Peake
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith Plunkett	8,319	57.8	-9.6
	Liberal	Marko Milosevic	6,066	42.2	+9.6
Total formal votes			14,385	93.6	−3.2
Informal votes			982	6.4	+3.2
Turnout			15,367	93.2	+2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-9.6

Playford

1979 South Australian state election: Playford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry McRae	7,524	46.9	-13.7
	Liberal	Neville Mitchell	5,835	36.3	+11.8
	Democrats	John Longhurst	2,691	16.8	+3.1
Total formal votes			16,050	93.7	−3.4
Informal votes			1,077	6.3	+3.4
Turnout			17,127	93.4	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry McRae	8,639	55.1	-10.0
	Liberal	Neville Mitchell	7,211	44.9	+10.0
	Labor hold		Swing	-10.0

Price

1979 South Australian state election: Price
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Whitten	7,694	56.4	-13.0
	Liberal	David Beames	4,448	32.6	+2.0
	Democrats	Robert Manhire	1,507	11.0	+11.0
Total formal votes			13,649	92.6	−3.0
Informal votes			1,092	7.4	+3.0
Turnout			14,741	92.8	−0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	George Whitten	8,262	60.5	-8.9
	Liberal	David Beames	5,387	39.5	+8.9
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.9

Rocky River

1979 South Australian state election: Rocky River
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Olsen	7,672	49.1	-8.9
	Labor	Denis Crisp	5,299	34.0	-4.8
	National Country	Helen Tiller	2,639	16.9	+4.9
Total formal votes			15,610	96.7	−1.9
Informal votes			525	3.3	+1.9
Turnout			16,135	94.5	−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Olsen	9,849	63.1	+4.9
	Labor	Denis Crisp	5,761	36.9	-4.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.9

Ross Smith

1979 South Australian state election: Ross Smith
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Bannon	8,997	64.6	-7.6
	Liberal	Ruth Squire	3,746	26.9	-0.9
	Democrats	Margaret-Ann Williams	1,179	8.5	+8.5
Total formal votes			13,922	93.5	−2.7
Informal votes			961	6.5	+2.7
Turnout			14,883	92.8	−1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Bannon	9,522	68.4	-3.8
	Liberal	Ruth Squire	4,400	31.6	+3.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.8

Salisbury

1979 South Australian state election: Salisbury
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lynn Arnold	10,840	60.8	-8.7
	Liberal	Derrick Rich	6,996	39.2	+8.7
Total formal votes			17,836	93.0	−2.0
Informal votes			1,336	7.0	+2.0
Turnout			19,172	93.3	+0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.7

Semaphore

1979 South Australian state election: Semaphore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Apap	5,778	35.9	-34.9
	Independent Labor	Norm Peterson	5,106	31.7	+31.7
	Liberal	Mac Lawrie	4,500	28.0	+0.9
	Democrats	Dean Richards	715	4.4	+4.4
Total formal votes			16,099	94.4	−2.7
Informal votes			957	5.6	+2.7
Turnout			17,056	94.6	+1.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent Labor	Norm Peterson	10,022	62.2	+62.2
	Labor	George Apap	6,077	37.8	-34.4
	Independent Labor gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Spence

1979 South Australian state election: Spence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Roy Abbott	9,502	70.2	-7.1
	Liberal	Barry Lewis	4,027	29.8	+7.1
Total formal votes			13,529	93.6	−2.1
Informal votes			932	6.4	+2.1
Turnout			14,461	92.8	−0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.1

Stuart

1979 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gavin Keneally	10,236	67.0	-6.9
	Liberal	Sydney Cheesman	5,054	33.0	+6.9
Total formal votes			15,290	95.3	−1.3
Informal votes			760	4.7	+1.3
Turnout			16,050	94.2	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.9

Todd

1979 South Australian state election: Todd
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Scott Ashenden	8,478	49.8	+6.3
	Labor	Molly Byrne	6,935	40.8	-15.7
	Democrats	Michael Reglar	1,595	9.4	+9.4
Total formal votes			17,008	96.0	−1.6
Informal votes			711	4.0	+1.6
Turnout			17,719	94.0	−1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Scott Ashenden	9,287	54.6	+11.1
	Labor	Molly Byrne	7,721	45.4	-11.1
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+11.1

Torrens

1979 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Wilson	8,186	56.0	+5.5
	Labor	Ralph Clarke	5,113	35.0	-11.2
	Democrats	Stuart Brasted	1,313	9.0	+9.0
Total formal votes			14,612	96.4	−1.3
Informal votes			548	3.6	+1.3
Turnout			15,160	89.8	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Wilson	8,777	60.1	+7.6
	Labor	Ralph Clarke	5,835	39.9	-7.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.6

Unley

1979 South Australian state election: Unley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gil Langley	6,425	47.1	-11.8
	Liberal	Robert Nicholls	5,908	43.4	+5.4
	Democrats	Albert Apponyi	1,293	9.5	+9.5
Total formal votes			13,626	95.2	−2.3
Informal votes			694	4.8	+2.3
Turnout			14,320	90.1	−0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gil Langley	7,119	52.3	-7.8
	Liberal	Robert Nicholls	6,503	47.7	+7.8
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.8

Victoria

1979 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Allan Rodda	9,476	68.0	+2.7
	Labor	Terry Roberts	4,451	32.0	-2.7
Total formal votes			13,927	95.9	−2.0
Informal votes			596	4.1	+2.0
Turnout			14,523	93.3	−0.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.7

Whyalla

1979 South Australian state election: Whyalla
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Max Brown	9,173	63.7	-9.5
	Liberal	Vivienne Cruickshank	4,296	29.8	+3.0
	Democrats	Ella Smith	719	5.0	+5.0
	Independent	David Sims	217	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			14,405	94.5	−1.6
Informal votes			835	5.5	+1.6
Turnout			15,240	91.8	−1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Max Brown	9,607	66.7	-6.5
	Liberal	Vivienne Cruickshank	4,798	33.3	+6.5
	Labor hold		Swing	-6.5

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↑ "Details of SA 1979 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database.
↑ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

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[1] "Details of SA 1979 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database.

[2] "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

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