South Australian state election, 15 September 1979 [1] Contents | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| National Country | 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 1979 South Australian state election.
The following MLCs were not up for re-election this year.
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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. Cec 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 | |
| National | 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 | ||