South Australian state election, 1977

State elections were held in South Australia on 17 September 1977. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Premier of South Australia Don Dunstan defeated the Liberal Party of Australia led by Leader of the Opposition David Tonkin.

Background

Parliamentary elections for the lower house of the Parliament of South Australia were held in South Australia in 1977, which saw Don Dunstan and the Australian Labor Party win a fourth successive term, against the Liberal Party of Australia opposition led by David Tonkin. This would be Dunstan's last election before collapsing in parliament and resigning due to ill health.

The Australian Democrats ran for the first time under a joint New LM-Australian Democrats ticket, winning 12.3% of the vote in the 12 electorates they contested, with former LCL MP Robin Millhouse retaining his seat of Mitcham, which he would hold until 1982.

Legislative Council Results

No upper house vote took place at this election.

See also

• Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1977-1979
• Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1975-1979

References

• Historical lower house results
• Historical upper house results
• State and federal election results in Australia since 1890