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South Australian state election, 7 December 1985[1] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled voters | 905,507 | |||||
| Votes cast | 846,250 | Turnout | 93.46 | +0.67 | ||
| Informal votes | 31,312 | Informal | 3.70 | –6.37 | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won |
Seats held | |
| Labor | 391,076 | 47.99 | +0.40 | 5 | 10 | |
| Liberal | 320,055 | 39.27 | –2.15 | 5 | 10 | |
| Democrats | 44,988 | 5.52 | –0.04 | 1 | 2 | |
| Call to Australia | 24,666 | 3.03 | +3.03 | 0 | 0 | |
| National | 13,276 | 1.63 | –0.37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nuclear Disarmament | 12,098 | 1.48 | +1.48 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other | 8,779 | 1.08 | * | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 814,938 | 11 | 22 | |||
This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the 1985 South Australian state election.
Continuing members[edit]
The following MLCs were not up for re-election this year.
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Cameron | Liberal | 1982–1989 | |
| Peter Dunn | Liberal | 1982–1989 | |
| Murray Hill | Liberal | 1982–1988 | |
| Diana Laidlaw | Liberal | 1982–1989 | |
| Rob Lucas | Liberal | 1982–1989 | |
| John Cornwall | Labor | 1982–1989 | |
| Mario Feleppa | Labor | 1982–1989 | |
| Anne Levy | Labor | 1982–1989 | |
| Chris Sumner | Labor | 1982–1989 | |
| vacant seat | Labor | 1982–1989 | |
| Ian Gilfillan | Democrats | 1982–1989 | |
Election results[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 67,912 | ||||
| Labor | 1. Brian Chatterton (elected 1) 2. Gordon Bruce (elected 3) 3. Barbara Wiese (elected 5) 4. Terry Roberts (elected 7) 5. Carolyn Pickles (elected 9) 6. Colleen Hutchison 7. Brian Smith 8. Denis Crisp |
391,076 | 48.0 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal | 1. Trevor Griffin (elected 2) 2. Legh Davis (elected 4) 3. Robert Ritson (elected 6) 4. Jamie Irwin (elected 8) 5. John Burdett (elected 10) 6. Sue Crew 7. Alan Ferguson |
320,055 | 39.3 | -2.2 | |
| Democrats | 1. Mike Elliott (elected 11) 2. Heather Southcott 3. Donald Chisholm 4. Meg Lees 5. Sandra Kanck 6. Anthony Roberts |
44,988 | 5.5 | -0.1 | |
| Call to Australia | 1. Robert Brown 2. William Pomery 3. Cathryn Linedale 4. Carl Wieland 5. Wayne Ledger 6. David Aitken 7. William Wright |
24,666 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
| National | 1. Kelvin Carter 2. Robin Dixon-Thompson 3. Neville Agars 4. Donald Hunt |
13,276 | 1.6 | -0.4 | |
| Nuclear Disarmament | 1. Frances Mowling 2. Ian Modistach |
11,986 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Independent | Stephen Dimitriou | 8,337 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Independent | Josephine Mountwinter | 442 | 0.1 | +0.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 814,938 | 96.3 | +6.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 31,312 | 3.7 | -6.4 | ||
| Turnout | 846,250 | 93.5 | +0.7 | ||
See also[edit]
- Candidates of the 1985 South Australian state election
- Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1985–1989
References[edit]
- ^ "History of South Australian elections 1857-2006, volume 2 Legislative Council". ECSA. Retrieved 22 May 2016.