1997 South Australian state election

1997 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 Olsen Mike Rann Karlene Maywald Party Liberal Labor National Leader since 28 November 1996 5 November 1994 11 October 1997 Leader's seat Kavel Ramsay Chaffey (won seat) Seats before 36 11 0 Seats won 23 21 1 Seat change 13 10 1 Popular vote 359,509 312,929 15,488 Percentage 40.40% 35.16% 1.74% Swing 12.41 4.79 0.63 TPP 51.51% 48.49% TPP swing 9.40 9.40
Results by electorate
Premier before election John Olsen Liberal Resulting Premier John Olsen Liberal

State elections were held in South Australia on 11 October 1997. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Premier of South Australia John Olsen defeated the Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Mike Rann, forming a minority government with the SA Nationals and independent MPs.