South Australian legislative election, 1993
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| 1993 South Australian state election major party leaders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Liberal | ||
 |  | ||
| Lynn Arnold Premier of South Australia | Dean Brown Opposition Leader | ||
| Parliament | 14 years | Parliament | 14 years |
| Leader since | 1992 | Leader since | 1992 |
| District | Ramsay | District | Finniss |
December 11, 1993 saw Dean Brown and the Liberal Party of Australia win South Australian elections, obtaining government from Lynn Arnold and the Australian Labor Party.
Background
The campaign was dominated by the issue of the collapse of the State Bank of South Australia in 1992. The State Bank's deposits were legally underwritten by the Government of South Australia, putting South Australia into billions of dollars of debt. Labor premier John Bannon had resigned over the issue, being replaced by Lynn Arnold, but this did not appease voter anger.Election Procedure
Under its state constitution, South Australia holds legislative elections approximately every four years. The Electoral Act stipulates that the election campaign must run for a minimum of 25 days and a maximum of 55 days.In accordance with electoral regulations, the Electoral Commissioner then advertised key dates for this election of all 47 members of the House of Assembly and eleven members of the Legislative Council:
- Close of rolls
- Nominations
- Polling Day
- Return of Writs
| 1993 State Election | |||
| First preference | |||
| Party | Seats | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | 52.8% | 37 | |
| Australian Labor Party | 30.4% | 10 | |
| Australian Democrats | 9.1% | ||
| Independents/Other | 6.3% | ||
| Nationals SA | 1.1% | ||
| Two Party Preferred | |||
| Liberal Party of Australia | 61.0% | 37 | |
| Australian Labor Party | 39.0% | 10 | |
Post-election pendulum
- For pendulums and maps, see South Australian legislative elections.
| LABOR SEATS (10) | |
| |
| Napier | ALP |
| Whyalla | ALP |
| Playford | ALP |
| Elizabeth | ALP |
| Ross Smith | ALP |
| Ramsay | ALP |
| Taylor | ALP |
| Hart | ALP |
| Spence | ALP |
| Price | ALP |
| LIBERAL SEATS (37) | |
| |
| Norwood | LIB |
| Mitchell | LIB |
| Florey | LIB |
| Elder | LIB |
| Wright | LIB |
| Reynell | LIB |
| Hanson | LIB |
| Kaurna | LIB |
| Peake | LIB |
| Lee | LIB |
| Torrens | LIB |
| Gordon | LIB |
| Hartley | LIB |
| Stuart | LIB |
| Heysen | LIB |
| Chaffey | LIB |
| Frome | LIB |
| Colton | LIB |
| Davenport | LIB |
| Unley | LIB |
| Mawson | LIB |
| Adelaide | LIB |
| Waite | LIB |
| Bright | LIB |
| Light | LIB |
| Kavel | LIB |
| Finniss | LIB |
| Coles | LIB |
| MacKillop | LIB |
| Newland | LIB |
| Schubert | LIB |
| Fisher | LIB |
| Flinders | LIB |
| Morphett | LIB |
| Hammond | LIB |
| Goyder | LIB |
| Bragg | LIB |
| 1993 Legislative Council Result | |||
| Party | Seats | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | 51.8% | 6 | |
| Australian Labor Party | 27.4% | 4 | |
| Australian Democrats | 8.0% | 1 | |
| SA Greens | 1.7% | ||
| Nationals SA | 0.7% | ||
| 1993-1997 Legislative Council | |||
| Party | Seats | ||
| Liberal Party of Australia | 11 | ||
| Australian Labor Party | 9 | ||
| Australian Democrats | 2 | ||
See also
- South Australian legislative elections
- South Australian Legislative Council
- South Australian House of Assembly
- Political Parties
- [Australian Labor Party]
- [Liberal Party of Australia]
- [Australian Greens]
- [Australian Democrats]
- [Family First Party]
- [The Nationals]
State and Territory governments: ACT - NSW - NT - Qld - SA - Tas. - Vic. - WA | State electoral systems
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