1984 Elizabeth state by-election

April 2022 A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Elizabeth on 1 December 1984. This was triggered by the resignation of former state Labor MHA Peter Duncan, who moved to the federal seat of Makin. The seat had been retained by Labor since it was created and first contested at the 1970 state election. Results Independent Labor candidate Martyn Evans won the seat from Labor. Elizabeth state by-election, 1 December 1984History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - 978-0-9750486-3-4History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006 Volume 1: ECSA Martyn Evans Independent Labor 7,376 43.9 +43.9 Raymond Roe Labor SA 5,766 34.3 -30.0 Josephine Gapper Liberal SA 2,601 15.5 -8.9 Barbara Barlow Democrats 1,066 6.3 -5.1 16,809 93.5 +1.9 1,158 6.5 -1.9 17,967 86.1 -5.8 Independent Labor Martyn Evans 10,743 63.9 N/A Labor SA Raymond Roe 6,066 36.1 N/A Independent Labor Labor SA N/A Evans would hold Elizabeth until 1994 when he resigned to move into federal politics, the same reason why his predecessor Duncan vacated Elizabeth in 1984. This meant that both 1984 and 1994 by-elections were triggered by the resignation of the sitting member in order to move into federal politics.https://www.tallyroom.com.au/archive/sa2022/elizabeth2022 Elizabeth – SA 2022 6 September 2021 https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/sa/2022/guide/eliz Elizabeth - SA Electorate, Candidates, Results Australian Broadcasting Corporation See also List of South Australian state by-elections References Category:South Australian state by-elections Elizabeth state by-election Elizabeth state by-election, 1984 Elizabeth state by-election