1979 Norwood state by-election

The 1979 Norwood state by-election 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][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Greg Crafter 6,505 47.3 -12.9
Liberal Frank Webster 5,866 42.7 +2.9
Democrats Liz Bullock 761 5.5 +5.5
Marijuana Steve Dimitriou 302 2.2 +2.2
Independent Howard Steele 225 1.6 +1.6
Australia Ian Modistach 83 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 13,742 97.0 +0.2
Informal votes 430 3.0 -0.2
Turnout 14,172 84.2 -6.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Greg Crafter 7,314 53.2 -7.0
Liberal Frank Webster 6,428 46.8 +7.0
Labor hold Swing-7.0

See also

References
  1. History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
  2. History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006 Volume 1: ECSA
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