Results_of_the_1982_South_Australian_state_election_(Legislative_Council)
This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the 1982 South Australian state election.
South Australian state election, 6 November, 1982[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 871,215 | |||||
Votes cast | 808,363 | Turnout | 92.8 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 81,400 | Informal | 10.1 | +5.7 | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats won |
Seats held | |
Labor | 345,936 | 47.6 | +7.9 | 5 | 9 | |
Liberal | 301,090 | 41.4 | –9.2 | 5 | 11 | |
Democrats | 40,405 | 5.6 | –0.9 | 1 | 2 | |
National | 14,514 | 2.0 | +0.9 | 0 | 0 | |
Communist | 11,837 | 1.6 | +1.6 | 0 | 0 | |
Other | 13,181 | 1.8 | * | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 726,963 | 11 | 22 |