South Australian state election, 1989
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State elections were held in Australia on November 25, 1989. 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 | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 381,834 | 44.21 | +2.05 | 22 | +6 | |
| Australian Labor Party | 346,268 | 40.09 | -8.10 | 22 | -5 | |
| Australian Democrats | 88,720 | 10.27 | +6.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Independent Labor | 13,094 | 1.52 | -0.77 | 2 | 0 | |
| Nationals SA | 10,217 | 1.18 | -0.54 | 1 | 0 | |
| Independents | 10,633 | 1.23 | +0.57 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other | 12,985 | 1.50 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 863,751 | 47 | ||||
| Australian Labor Party | WIN | 48.10 | -5.10 | 24 | -5 | |
| Liberal Party of Australia | 51.90 | +5.10 | 23 | +5 |
Independents: Martyn Evans, Norm Peterson
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Parliamentary elections for both houses of the Parliament of South Australia were held in South Australia in 1989, which saw John Bannon and the Australian Labor Party win a third successive term. The John Olsen-led Liberal Party of Australia failed to win office despite gaining 52% of the two party preferred vote. Bannon's government had initially presided over an economic boom, but at the time of the election the economy had slowed due to the recession. The Liberals' campaign blamed Bannon for the poor economic conditions.
Before the election, the Liberal Party made allegations of a Labor 'gerrymander', due to the perceived unfair state of the electoral boundaries. While Labor had not instituted any type of imbalanced electoral legislation, it had nonetheless neglected to issue a new redistribution. The electoral districts, with the correct 10% tolerances at the time of the 1983 redistribution, had not been updated, and due to population shifts, had changed beyond the tolerance allowed.
When the results came in, the Liberals had gained several seats, and Labor was forced to negotiate with independents in order to remain in office. Electoral legislation proposed by the Liberals prior to the election was put to South Australians in a referendum. It made redistributions mandatory after each election, and included a 'fairness clause' in an attempt for electoral districts to be drawn in such a manner than a party that wins over 50.1% of the two-party-preferred vote will gain office.
After the election, Olsen was replaced as Liberal leader by Dale Baker.
[edit] Legislative Council Results
| 1989 Legislative Council Result (STV GV) | |||
| Party | Seats | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | 41.1% | 5 | |
| Australian Labor Party | 39.7% | 5 | |
| Australian Democrats | 10.7% | 1 | |
| Nationals SA | 0.8% | ||
| 1989-1993 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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