2018 South Australian state election

The 2018 South Australian state election was held on 17 March 2018 to elect the 54th Parliament of South Australia, including all 47 seats in the House of Assembly and 11 of the 22 seats in the Legislative Council. It was conducted by the Electoral Commission of South Australia (ECSA).

2018 South Australian state election

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All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly
24 seats were needed for a majority
11 (of the 22) seats in the South Australian Legislative Council
  First party Second party
  PremierMarshall2018.jpg Jay Weatherill 2018.jpg
Leader Steven Marshall Jay Weatherill
Party Liberal Labor
Leader since 4 February 2013 21 October 2011
Leader's seat Dunstan Cheltenham
Last election 22 seats 23 seats
Seats won 25 19
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 4
Popular vote 398,182 343,896
Percentage 37.97% 32.79%
Swing Decrease 6.81 Decrease 3.01
TPP 51.94% 48.06%
TPP swing Decrease 1.07 Increase 1.07

2018 South Australia State Election - Vote Strength.svg
The map on the left shows the first party preference by electorate. The map on the right shows the final two-party preferred vote result by electorate.

Premier before election

Jay Weatherill
Labor

Elected Premier

Steven Marshall
Liberal

The incumbent Labor government, led by Premier Jay Weatherill, was trying to win a fifth term in government. However, they were defeated by the Liberal Party, led by Opposition Leader Steven Marshall. This ended a record 16 years of Labor government in South Australia.

2018 South Australian State Election Media

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