1985 South Australian state election

1985 South Australian state election

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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   NAT Leader John Bannon John Olsen Peter Blacker Party Labor Liberal National Leader since 18 September 1979 10 November 1982 Leader's seat Ross Smith Custance Flinders Seats before 23 21 1 Seats won 27 16 1 Seat change 4 5 Popular vote 393,652 344,337 14,056 Percentage 48.19% 42.15% 1.72% Swing 1.91 0.52 0.60 TPP 53.2% 46.8% TPP swing 2.2 2.2
Premier before election John Bannon Labor Elected Premier John Bannon Labor

State elections were held in South Australia on 7 December 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 increased its majority, and defeated the Liberal Party of Australia led by Leader of the Opposition John Olsen.