2002 South Australian state election

2002 South Australian state election

← 1997 9 February 2002 (2002-02-09) 2006 →
All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 24 seats were needed for a majority 11 (of the 22) seats in the South Australian Legislative Council
First party Second party Third party   LIB NAT Leader Mike Rann Rob Kerin Karlene Maywald Party Labor Liberal National Leader since 5 November 1994 22 October 2001 11 October 1997 Leader's seat Ramsay Frome Chaffey Seats before 21 seats 22 seats 1 seat Seats won 23 20 1 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 344,559 378,929 13,748 Percentage 49.1% 50.9% 1.45% Swing 0.6 0.6 0.29 TPP 49.07% 50.93% TPP swing 0.58pp 0.58pp
Results by electorate
Premier before election Rob Kerin Liberal Resulting Premier Mike Rann Labor

State elections were held in South Australia on 9 February 2002. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election, along with half of the 22 seats in the South Australian Legislative Council. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Premier of South Australia Rob Kerin was defeated by the Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Mike Rann. The Labor Party won 23 out of 47 seats, and then secured the one more seat it needed for a majority by gaining the support of independent Peter Lewis.