Norwood state by-election, 1979

Norwood state by-election, 1979

The Norwood state by-election, 1979 was a by-election held on 10 March 1979 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Norwood. This was triggered by the resignation of Premier and Labor MHA Don Dunstan. Created and first contested at the 1938 state election, the seat had been held by Dunstan since the 1953 state election.

Results

Labor retained the seat on a considerably reduced majority.

Norwood state by-election, 10 March 1979[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor G J Crafter 6,505 47.3 -12.9
Liberal F R Webster 5,866 42.7 +2.9
Democrats L Bullock 761 5.5 +5.5
Marijuana Party S M Dimitriou 302 2.2 +2.2
Independent H J Steele 225 1.6 +1.6
Australia Party I C Modistach 83 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 13,742 97.0 N/A
Informal votes 430 3.0 N/A
Turnout 14,172 84.2 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor G J Crafter 7,314 53.2 -7.0
Liberal F R Webster 6,428 46.8 +7.0
Labor hold Swing -7.0

See also

  • List of South Australian state by-elections

References

  1. ^ History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 9780975048634

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