Results of the 1989 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 25 November 1989^[1] House of Assembly << 1985–1993 >>
Enrolled voters		941,368
Votes cast		888,918		Turnout	94.43	+0.97
Informal votes		25,167		Informal	2.83	+0.64
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal	381,834	44.21	+2.06	22	+ 6
	Labor	346,268	40.09	–8.10	22	– 5
	Democrats	88,270	10.27	+6.02	0	± 0
	Call to Australia	10,974	1.30	+1.30	0	± 0
	National	10,217	1.18	–0.54	1	± 0
	Independent Labor	13,094	1.52	–0.77	2	± 0
	Independent	10,633	1.23	+0.57	0	± 0
	Other	2,011	0.23	*	0	± 0
Total		863,751			47
Two-party-preferred
	Labor	414,246	47.96	–5.21
	Liberal	449,505	52.04	+5.21

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1989 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1989 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Michael Armitage	8,290	48.6	+1.4
	Labor	Mike Duigan	6,777	38.9	−8.3
	Democrats	Peter Mann	1,626	9.5	+4.0
	Call to Australia	Howard Shepherd	353	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes			17,046	98.0	+0.7
Informal votes			347	2.0	−0.7
Turnout			17,393	92.5	+3.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Michael Armitage	9,090	53.3	+3.9
	Labor	Mike Duigan	7,956	46.7	−3.9
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.9

Albert Park

1989 South Australian state election: Albert Park
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kevin Hamilton	10,572	53.8	−6.3
	Liberal	Roger Hayes	7,537	38.4	+2.8
	Democrats	Jim Mitchell	1,522	7.8	+3.5
Total formal votes			19,631	97.2	+0.3
Informal votes			560	2.8	−0.3
Turnout			20,191	94.8	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kevin Hamilton	11,398	58.1	−4.8
	Liberal	Roger Hayes	8,232	41.9	+4.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.8

Alexandra

1989 South Australian state election: Alexandra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	12,200	59.2	+3.2
	Labor	Jacqueline Horton	5,286	25.6	−3.9
	Democrats	Judith Logan	3,132	15.2	+8.4
Total formal votes			20,618	97.9	+3.0
Informal votes			437	2.1	−3.0
Turnout			21,055	95.2	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	13,599	66.0	+0.8
	Labor	Jacqueline Horton	7,019	34.0	−0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.8

Baudin

1989 South Australian state election: Baudin
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Hopgood	9,809	48.3	−11.9
	Liberal	Pamela Howard	7,349	36.2	+3.3
	Democrats	Nicholas Wedge	2,466	12.2	+7.2
	Independent	Lyall McDonald	663	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			20,287	96.6	+0.4
Informal votes			722	3.4	−0.4
Turnout			21,009	93.9	+2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Hopgood	11,173	55.1	−8.6
	Liberal	Pamela Howard	9,114	44.9	+8.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.6

Bragg

1989 South Australian state election: Bragg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Ingerson	11,585	63.8	−1.3
	Labor	Jennifer Richardson	4,070	22.4	−7.1
	Democrats	Margaret-Ann Williams	2,502	13.8	+8.4
Total formal votes			18,157	98.3	+0.3
Informal votes			316	1.7	−0.3
Turnout			18,473	92.8	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graham Ingerson	12,711	70.0	+2.5
	Labor	Jennifer Richardson	5,446	30.0	−2.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.5

Briggs

1989 South Australian state election: Briggs
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mike Rann	10,112	55.4	−1.2
	Liberal	Terry Stuart	5,912	32.4	+5.0
	Democrats	Colin Maas	2,232	12.2	+7.5
Total formal votes			18,256	97.3	+1.4
Informal votes			514	2.7	−1.4
Turnout			18,770	94.7	+1.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mike Rann	11,278	61.8	−5.6
	Liberal	Terry Stuart	6,978	38.2	+5.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.6

Bright

1989 South Australian state election: Bright
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Wayne Matthew	8,911	44.8	−2.0
	Labor	Derek Robertson	8,345	41.9	−7.6
	Democrats	Ingrid O'Sullivan	2,223	11.2	+7.5
	Call to Australia	Wayne Ellis	417	2.1	+2.1
Total formal votes			19,896	98.0	+0.1
Informal votes			408	2.0	−0.1
Turnout			20,304	95.8	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Wayne Matthew	10,139	51.0	+2.6
	Labor	Derek Robertson	9,757	49.0	−2.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+2.6

Chaffey

1989 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Arnold	10,716	58.6	−4.9
	Labor	William Parsons	4,427	24.2	−7.3
	Democrats	Mark Lobban	2,117	11.6	+6.7
	Independent	Rowland Beech	1,026	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			18,286	97.2	−0.4
Informal votes			535	2.8	+0.4
Turnout			18,821	92.0	+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Arnold	12,921	70.7	+4.4
	Labor	William Parsons	12,921	29.3	−4.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.4

Coles

1989 South Australian state election: Coles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jennifer Cashmore	9,851	56.9	+2.2
	Labor	Rohan Claessen	5,345	30.8	−7.7
	Democrats	Pam Kelly	2,133	12.3	+6.4
Total formal votes			17,329	97.6	+1.0
Informal votes			424	2.4	−1.0
Turnout			17,753	95.3	+1.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jennifer Cashmore	10,928	63.1	+4.7
	Labor	Rohan Claessen	6,401	36.9	−4.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.7

Custance

1989 South Australian state election: Custance
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Olsen	10,525	61.6	−1.4
	Labor	Charles Greeneklee	4,337	25.4	−5.6
	Democrats	Harm Folkers	998	5.8	−0.2
	National	Grantley Siviour	637	3.7	+3.7
	Call to Australia	Bruce Slee	594	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			17,091	97.4	−0.2
Informal votes			454	2.6	+0.2
Turnout			17,545	95.0	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Olsen	11,983	70.1	+3.8
	Labor	Charles Greeneklee	5,108	29.9	−3.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.8

Davenport

1989 South Australian state election: Davenport
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stan Evans	10,146	55.8	+15.2
	Labor	Bruce Whyatt	4,176	23.0	−2.0
	Democrats	Judy Smith	3,451	19.0	+14.9
	Independent	Lorraine Foster	399	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			18,172	98.4	+0.2
Informal votes			288	1.6	−0.2
Turnout			18,460	94.6	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stan Evans	11,983	65.9	−3.4
	Labor	Bruce Whyatt	6,189	34.1	+3.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.4

Elizabeth

1989 South Australian state election: Elizabeth
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Martyn Evans	5,884	40.2	+4.0
	Labor	Catherine Watkins	3,972	27.1	−15.9
	Liberal	Peter Bates	3,106	21.2	+3.4
	Democrats	Stephen Perkins	864	5.9	+2.9
	Call to Australia	David Griffiths	430	2.9	+2.9
	Independent	Arnold Ollivier	393	2.7	+2.7
Total formal votes			14,649	95.5	−0.6
Informal votes			688	4.5	+0.6
Turnout			15,337	94.1	−2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Catherine Watkins	10,109	69.0	−4.0
	Liberal	Peter Bates	4,540	31.0	+4.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Martyn Evans	9,823	67.1	+13.1
	Labor	Catherine Watkins	4,826	32.9	−13.1
	Independent hold		Swing	+13.1

Eyre

1989 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Gunn	9,745	62.0	−1.8
	Labor	Gregory Giddens	4,273	27.2	−4.6
	Democrats	Jack Babbage	1,088	6.9	+2.5
	National	Jillian Anderson	600	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			15,706	97.3	+1.7
Informal votes			435	2.7	−1.7
Turnout			16,141	89.2	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graham Gunn	10,777	68.6	+2.8
	Labor	Gregory Giddens	4,929	31.4	−2.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.8

Fisher

1989 South Australian state election: Fisher
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bob Such	11,653	46.4	−0.5
	Labor	Philip Tyler	10,238	40.8	−7.6
	Democrats	Terry Clark	2,346	9.3	+4.6
	Call to Australia	John Watson	511	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	Alison Kent	364	1.5	+1.5
Total formal votes			25,112	97.8	−0.3
Informal votes			562	2.2	+0.3
Turnout			25,674	95.7	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bob Such	13,323	53.1	+4.2
	Labor	Philip Tyler	11,789	46.9	−4.2
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.2

Flinders

1989 South Australian state election: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter Blacker	8,241	48.3	+8.9
	Liberal	Kieran Kelly	6,148	36.1	−2.6
	Labor	Terrence Krieg	2,156	12.6	−7.2
	Democrats	Trevor Blood	510	3.0	+0.8
Total formal votes			17,055	98.4	+0.3
Informal votes			283	1.6	−0.3
Turnout			17,338	94.7	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	National	Peter Blacker	13,337	78.2	+4.0
	Labor	Terrence Krieg	3,718	21.8	−4.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Peter Blacker	10,392	60.9	+2.6
	Liberal	Kieran Kelly	6,663	39.1	−2.6
	National hold		Swing	+2.6

Florey

1989 South Australian state election: Florey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Gregory	9,591	44.4	−11.1
	Liberal	Richard Luther	8,650	40.1	+0.8
	Democrats	Steve Bartholomew	2,143	9.9	+4.7
	Call to Australia	Cathryn Linedale	740	3.4	+3.4
	Independent	Deborah Moran	474	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			21,598	96.7	−0.4
Informal votes			729	3.3	+0.4
Turnout			22,327	95.6	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Gregory	11,181	51.8	−6.4
	Liberal	Richard Luther	10,417	48.2	+6.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.4

Gilles

1989 South Australian state election: Gilles
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Colin McKee	8,177	49.8	−10.8
	Liberal	Steven Beardon	6,090	37.1	+4.1
	Democrats	Stephen Swift	2,156	13.1	+6.7
Total formal votes			16,423	96.6	+0.2
Informal votes			570	3.4	−0.2
Turnout			16,993	95.3	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Colin McKee	9,293	56.6	−7.6
	Liberal	Steven Beardon	7,130	43.4	+7.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.6

Goyder

1989 South Australian state election: Goyder
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Meier	12,641	62.1	+2.5
	Labor	Brenton Walker	6,221	30.5	−5.3
	Democrats	Derek Emery	1,507	7.4	+2.8
Total formal votes			20,369	97.8	+0.4
Informal votes			454	2.2	−0.4
Turnout			20,823	95.6	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Meier	13,518	66.4	+4.0
	Labor	Brenton Walker	6,851	33.6	−4.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.0

Hanson

1989 South Australian state election: Hanson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Heini Becker	9,130	52.4	+3.5
	Labor	Ian Peak	6,863	39.4	−8.0
	Democrats	Mary McEwen	1,435	8.2	+4.5
Total formal votes			17,428	97.6	+0.3
Informal votes			419	2.4	−0.3
Turnout			17,847	94.1	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Heini Becker	9,779	56.1	+5.2
	Labor	Ian Peak	7,649	43.9	−5.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.2

Hartley

1989 South Australian state election: Hartley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Groom	8,371	47.7	−11.9
	Liberal	Joe Scalzi	7,094	40.4	+5.2
	Democrats	Arlyn Tombleson	2,087	11.9	+6.7
Total formal votes			17,552	96.4	+0.5
Informal votes			652	3.6	−0.5
Turnout			18,204	94.4	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Groom	9,563	54.5	−8.0
	Liberal	Joe Scalzi	7,989	45.5	+8.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.0

Hayward

1989 South Australian state election: Hayward
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Mark Brindal	7,266	43.6	−1.0
	Labor	June Appleby	7,115	42.7	−7.4
	Democrats	Elizabeth Williams	1,556	9.3	+4.1
	Call to Australia	Reg Macey	450	2.7	+2.7
	Independent	Mary Down	289	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			16,676	97.5	−0.2
Informal votes			423	2.5	+0.2
Turnout			17,099	95.4	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Mark Brindal	8,495	50.9	+3.7
	Labor	June Appleby	8,181	49.1	−3.7
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.7

Henley Beach

1989 South Australian state election: Henley Beach
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Ferguson	9,040	48.5	−6.1
	Liberal	Bob Randall	7,673	41.1	+1.3
	Democrats	Keith Lees	1,518	8.1	+3.9
	Call to Australia	Peter Thompson	428	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			18,659	96.6	−0.2
Informal votes			657	3.4	+0.2
Turnout			19,316	95.0	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Ferguson	10,077	54.0	−3.3
	Liberal	Bob Randall	8,582	46.0	+3.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.3

Heysen

1989 South Australian state election: Heysen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Wotton	11,162	57.0	+2.6
	Labor	Jillian Bromley	5,131	26.2	−11.3
	Democrats	Merilyn Pedrick	3,299	16.8	+10.5
Total formal votes			19,592	98.1	+0.7
Informal votes			369	1.9	−0.7
Turnout			19,961	94.3	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Wotton	12,749	65.1	+6.3
	Labor	Jillian Bromley	6,843	34.9	−6.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.3

Kavel

1989 South Australian state election: Kavel
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	11,560	55.8	+3.7
	Labor	Warren Smith	5,410	26.1	−8.9
	Democrats	Michel Francis	2,698	13.0	+13.0
	Call to Australia	Graeme Watts	1,046	5.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			20,714	97.8	+0.8
Informal votes			465	2.2	−0.8
Turnout			21,179	95.6	+2.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	13,567	65.5	+3.7
	Labor	Warren Smith	7,174	34.5	−3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.7

Light

1989 South Australian state election: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	10,912	53.5	−2.1
	Labor	Tony Piccolo	6,564	32.2	−5.3
	Democrats	John Joyes	1,500	7.4	+2.8
	Call to Australia	Theodor Stiller	1,206	5.9	+5.9
	Independent	Eric Gerlach	207	1.0	−1.3
Total formal votes			20,389	97.0	+1.6
Informal votes			623	3.0	−1.6
Turnout			21,012	95.9	+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	12,818	62.9	+3.6
	Labor	Tony Piccolo	7,571	37.1	−3.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+3.6

Mawson

1989 South Australian state election: Mawson
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Susan Lenehan	10,484	49.6	−13.2
	Liberal	Craig Spencer	7,776	36.8	+5.8
	Democrats	Dennis Dorney	2,857	13.6	+7.4
Total formal votes			21,117	97.3	+0.2
Informal votes			593	2.7	−0.2
Turnout			21,710	94.9	+2.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Susan Lenehan	12,105	57.3	−8.8
	Liberal	Craig Spencer	9,012	42.7	+8.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.8

Mitcham

1989 South Australian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stephen Baker	9,883	55.3	−0.2
	Labor	Timothy Campbell	5,671	31.7	−5.9
	Democrats	Matthew Greenwood	2,312	12.9	+6.0
Total formal votes			17,866	98.1	+1.2
Informal votes			346	1.9	−1.2
Turnout			18,212	93.2	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stephen Baker	10,890	61.0	+2.7
	Labor	Timothy Campbell	6,976	39.0	−2.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	+2.7

Mitchell

1989 South Australian state election: Mitchell
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Holloway	8,187	47.9	−12.9
	Liberal	Darryl Parslow	6,695	39.2	+4.8
	Democrats	Sue Ann Carver	2,196	12.9	+8.1
Total formal votes			17,078	97.2	+0.8
Informal votes			492	2.8	−0.8
Turnout			17,570	94.6	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Paul Holloway	9,279	54.3	−9.2
	Liberal	Darryl Parslow	7,799	45.7	+9.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.2

Morphett

1989 South Australian state election: Morphett
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Oswald	9,364	55.1	+2.4
	Labor	Trevor Peikert	5,917	34.8	−8.2
	Democrats	Rosalina Bouchee	1,724	10.1	+5.8
Total formal votes			17,005	98.2	+0.9
Informal votes			318	1.8	−0.9
Turnout			17,323	93.6	−0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Oswald	10,199	60.0	+5.3
	Labor	Trevor Peikert	6,806	40.0	−5.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.3

Mount Gambier

1989 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harold Allison	12,394	67.6	+8.7
	Labor	Brenton Lynch	4,383	23.9	−15.0
	Democrats	Glenn Taylor	380	2.2	+3.8
	Call to Australia	Johannes Bastiaens	464	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			18,336	98.2	+1.0
Informal votes			337	1.8	−1.0
Turnout			18,673	94.9	−1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harold Allison	13,286	72.5	+12.6
	Labor	Brenton Lynch	5,050	27.5	−12.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+12.6

Murray-Mallee

1989 South Australian state election: Murray-Mallee
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Lewis	11,774	63.7	+5.5
	Labor	Jane Milek	4,240	23.0	−5.2
	Democrats	Jeannette Jolley	1,717	9.3	+7.3
	National	Douglas Lindley	739	4.0	−4.7
Total formal votes			18,470	97.3	+0.1
Informal votes			517	2.7	−0.1
Turnout			18,987	95.0	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Lewis	13,417	72.6	+4.0
	Labor	Jane Milek	5,053	27.4	−4.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.0

Napier

1989 South Australian state election: Napier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Hemmings	10,300	59.8	−7.0
	Liberal	Rilda Sharp	4,387	25.5	−4.7
	Democrats	William Adams	2,533	14.7	+10.6
Total formal votes			17,220	96.4	+0.5
Informal votes			638	3.6	−0.5
Turnout			17,858	93.6	+1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Hemmings	11,570	67.2	−6.3
	Liberal	Rilda Sharp	5,650	32.8	+6.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.3

Newland

1989 South Australian state election: Newland
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Di Gayler	9,282	44.6	−4.5
	Liberal	Dorothy Kotz	8,989	43.1	−3.3
	Democrats	Patrick Kavanagh	1,628	7.8	+3.3
	Call to Australia	Dennis Brown	930	4.5	+4.5
Total formal votes			20,829	97.8	+0.2
Informal votes			466	2.2	−0.2
Turnout			21,295	95.9	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dorothy Kotz	10,438	50.1	+1.6
	Labor	Di Gayler	10,391	49.9	−1.6
	Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+1.6

Norwood

1989 South Australian state election: Norwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Greg Crafter	7,502	44.3	−8.9
	Liberal	Robert Jackson	7,169	42.4	+0.6
	Democrats	Cathi Tucker-Lee	1,818	10.7	+5.7
	Call to Australia	Belle Harris	247	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Alison Cox	194	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			16,930	96.8	−0.5
Informal votes			556	3.2	+0.5
Turnout			17,486	93.2	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Greg Crafter	8,887	52.5	−3.8
	Liberal	Robert Jackson	8,043	47.5	+3.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.8

Peake

1989 South Australian state election: Peake
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Vic Heron	8,965	51.9	−10.0
	Liberal	Darcy Constantine	5,784	33.5	−1.9
	Democrats	Stephen Crabbe	1,707	9.9	+5.3
	Socialist Alliance	Philippa Skinner	422	2.5	+2.5
	Call to Australia	Terry Lear	385	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			17,263	94.5	+1.5
Informal votes			1,004	5.5	−1.5
Turnout			18,267	93.5	0.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Vic Heron	10,355	60.0	−5.7
	Liberal	Darcy Constantine	6,908	40.0	+5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.7

Playford

1989 South Australian state election: Playford
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Quirke	9,244	51.6	−14.7
	Liberal	Peter Panagaris	5,859	32.7	+4.6
	Democrats	Andrew Sickerdick	2,823	15.7	+10.1
Total formal votes			17,926	96.3	+2.4
Informal votes			683	3.7	−2.4
Turnout			18,609	94.8	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Quirke	10,597	59.1	−10.3
	Liberal	Peter Panagaris	7,329	40.9	+10.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−10.3

Price

1989 South Australian state election: Price
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Murray De Laine	10,813	60.7	−8.7
	Liberal	Bernice Pfitzner	5,282	29.7	+6.0
	Democrats	Martin Kay	1,702	9.6	+2.7
Total formal votes			17,797	95.2	+0.4
Informal votes			904	4.8	−0.4
Turnout			18,701	94.3	+1.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Murray De Laine	11,854	66.3	−8.0
	Liberal	Bernice Pfitzner	5,943	33.4	+8.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.0

Ramsay

1989 South Australian state election: Ramsay
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lynn Arnold	13,369	60.6	−13.6
	Liberal	Brenda Bates	6,233	28.2	+2.4
	Democrats	Shylie Holden	2,465	11.2	+11.2
Total formal votes			22,067	96.0	+0.6
Informal votes			921	4.0	−0.6
Turnout			22,988	94.5	−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lynn Arnold	14,728	66.7	−7.5
	Liberal	Brenda Bates	7,339	33.3	+7.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−7.5

Ross Smith

1989 South Australian state election: Ross Smith
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Bannon	9,918	59.0	−6.9
	Liberal	Christopher Pyne	5,297	31.5	+2.0
	Democrats	Brian Fain	1,590	9.5	+4.9
Total formal votes			16,805	96.8	+0.7
Informal votes			559	3.2	−0.7
Turnout			17,364	94.6	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Bannon	10,745	64.1	−4.6
	Liberal	Christopher Pyne	6,023	35.9	+4.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.6

Semaphore

1989 South Australian state election: Semaphore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Norm Peterson	7,210	40.0	−1.7
	Labor	Kevin Foley	6,069	33.7	−7.3
	Liberal	Terence Daviess	3,655	20.2	+3.9
	Democrats	Eric Mack	1,097	6.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			18,031	97.3	+0.2
Informal votes			494	2.7	−0.2
Turnout			18,525	94.5	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kevin Foley	12,712	70.5	−4.5
	Liberal	Terence Daviess	5,319	29.5	+4.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Norm Peterson	11,319	62.8	+5.5
	Labor	Kevin Foley	6,712	37.2	−5.5
	Independent hold		Swing	+5.5

Spence

1989 South Australian state election: Spence
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Atkinson	9,762	55.3	−9.5
	Liberal	Rod Scarborough	4,668	26.4	−3.4
	Democrats	Brian O'Leary	1,350	7.6	+2.2
	Grey Power	Florence Pens	1,275	7.2	+7.2
	Socialist Alliance	Dennis White	314	1.8	+1.8
	Call to Australia	Catherine Sparrow	290	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			17,659	94.1	−1.9
Informal votes			1,103	5.9	+1.9
Turnout			18,762	93.9	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Atkinson	11,298	64.0	−4.4
	Liberal	Rod Scarborough	6,361	36.0	+4.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.4

Stuart

1989 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Colleen Hutchison	8,573	48.9	−18.6
	Independent	Nancy Baluch	3,857	22.0	+22.0
	Liberal	Simon Dawson	2,517	14.4	−10.5
	Call to Australia	David Squirrell	1,691	9.6	+9.6
	Democrats	Kaye Matthews	887	5.1	+1.9
Total formal votes			17,525	97.3	+4.3
Informal votes			482	2.7	−4.3
Turnout			18,007	94.0	+1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Colleen Hutchison	11,917	68.0	−4.0
	Liberal	Simon Dawson	5,608	32.0	+4.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Colleen Hutchison	9,853	56.2	−15.8
	Independent	Nancy Baluch	7,672	43.8	+43.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Todd

1989 South Australian state election: Todd
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Klunder	8,822	46.8	−6.4
	Liberal	Ernest Harders de Braconier	7,635	40.5	−1.7
	Democrats	David Ball	1,834	9.7	+5.1
	Call to Australia	Tom Curnow	557	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			18,848	97.0	+0.3
Informal votes			580	3.0	−0.3
Turnout			19,428	95.7	−1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Klunder	9,958	52.8	−3.1
	Liberal	Ernest Harders de Braconier	8,890	47.2	+3.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.1

Unley

1989 South Australian state election: Unley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kym Mayes	7,662	44.9	−7.1
	Liberal	Joy Nimon	7,222	41.5	−1.1
	Democrats	Mark Basham	1,732	10.0	+6.0
	Independent	Jennie Williams	536	3.0	+3.0
	Call to Australia	David Peake	235	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			17,387	97.4	+0.7
Informal votes			471	2.6	−0.7
Turnout			17,858	92.8	+2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kym Mayes	9,102	52.3	−2.7
	Liberal	Joy Nimon	8,285	47.7	+2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.7

Victoria

1989 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dale Baker	12,892	68.9	+19.5
	Labor	Ray Tunks	4,401	23.5	−3.6
	Democrats	Johannes Cullen	1,420	7.6	+4.8
Total formal votes			18,713	98.2	+1.7
Informal votes			348	1.8	−1.7
Turnout			19,061	94.7	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dale Baker	13,706	73.2	+4.9
	Labor	Ray Tunks	5,007	26.8	−4.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+4.9

Walsh

1989 South Australian state election: Walsh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Trainer	8,520	50.4	−6.3
	Liberal	Douglas Rowe	6,623	39.1	+4.8
	Democrats	Richard Bennett	1,776	10.5	+6.7
Total formal votes			16,919	96.9	+2.5
Informal votes			542	3.1	−2.5
Turnout			17,461	94.5	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Trainer	9,532	56.3	−4.4
	Liberal	Douglas Rowe	7,387	43.7	+4.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.4

Whyalla

1989 South Australian state election: Whyalla
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Blevins	7,806	51.1	−2.8
	Liberal	Naomi Perry	3,884	25.5	+1.9
	Independent	George Crowe	2,231	14.6	+14.6
	Democrats	Rosemary Gloede	1,348	8.8	+6.7
Total formal votes			15,269	97.0	+0.7
Informal votes			479	3.0	−0.7
Turnout			15,748	94.0	+1.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Blevins	9,299	60.9	−6.1
	Liberal	Naomi Perry	5,970	39.1	+6.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.1

References

^ "Details of SA 1989 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database.
^ Jaensch, Dean. "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". State Electoral Office South Australia.

[1] "Details of SA 1989 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database.

[2] Jaensch, Dean. "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". State Electoral Office South Australia.

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Results of the 1989 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

Albert Park

Alexandra

Baudin

Bragg

Briggs

Bright

Chaffey

Coles

Custance

Davenport

Elizabeth

Eyre

Fisher

Flinders

Florey

Gilles

Goyder

Hanson

Hartley

Hayward

Henley Beach

Heysen

Kavel

Light

Mawson

Mitcham

Mitchell

Morphett

Mount Gambier

Murray-Mallee

Napier

Newland

Norwood

Peake

Playford

Price

Ramsay

Ross Smith

Semaphore

Spence

Stuart

Todd

Unley

Victoria

Walsh

Whyalla

See also

References