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.
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 | |||