South Australian state election, 1985
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State elections were held in Australia on December 7, 1985. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Premier of South Australia John Bannon defeated the Liberal Party of Australia led by John Olsen.
| Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Australian Labor Party | 393,652 | 48.19 | +1.91 | 27 | +3 | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 344,337 | 42.15 | -0.52 | 16 | -5 | |
| Australian Democrats | 34,732 | 4.25 | -2.87 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent Labor | 18,641 | 2.28 | * | 2 | +2 | |
| Nationals SA | 14,056 | 1.72 | -0.60 | 1 | 0 | |
| Independent Liberal | 5,224 | 0.64 | * | 1 | +1 | |
| Independent | 5,368 | 0.66 | -0.94 | 0 | -1 | |
| Other | 878 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 816,888 | 47 | ||||
| Australian Labor Party | WIN | 53.20 | +2.30 | 29 | +4 | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 46.80 | -2.30 | 18 | -4 |
Independents: Martyn Evans, Norm Peterson, Stan Evans
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Parliamentary elections for both houses of the Parliament of South Australia were held in South Australia on December 7, 1985, which saw John Bannon and the Australian Labor Party win a second successive term, against the Liberal Party of Australia opposition led by John Olsen.
The Bannon Premiership was characterised by an emphasis on careful budgetary management, offset by attempts to expand the state's economic foundations via the attraction of ambitious, large scale projects. He brought the Australian Grand Prix to Adelaide, with the first event held just a month before the election; while the promise of luring a multimillion dollar submarine contract to Adelaide was a main election platform in 1985.
Labor won the election with an increased majority. The Liberal Party retained John Olsen as leader, partly because his main rival Dean Brown lost his seat to Independent Liberal Stan Evans.
[edit] Legislative Council Results
| 1985 Legislative Council Result (STV GV) | |||
| Party | Seats | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 48.0% | 5 | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 39.3% | 5 | |
| Australian Democrats | 5.5% | 1 | |
| Nationals SA | 1.6% | ||
| 1985-1989 Legislative Council | |||
| Party | Seats | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 10 | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | 10 | ||
| Australian Democrats | 2 | ||
[edit] See also
- South Australian legislative elections
- South Australian Legislative Council
- South Australian House of Assembly
[edit] References
- Historical lower house results
- Historical upper house results
- State and federal election results in Australia since 1890
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