1993 South Australian state election

none April 2022 1993 South Australian state election South Australia parliamentary no 1989 South Australian state election 1989 1997 South Australian state election 1997 All 47 seats in the House of Assembly24 seats needed for a majority11 of 22 seats in the Legislative Council yes 1993 12 11 File:Dean Brown.png Dean Brown 11 May 1992 Liberal Finniss 481,623 52.80% 8.60 22 seats 22 37 15 File:Labor Placeholder.png Lynn Arnold 4 September 1992 Labor Taylor 277,038 30.37% 9.72 22 seats 22 10 12 File:Nationals Placeholder.png Peter Blacker 10 March 1973 008000 National Flinders(lost seat) 10,217 1.11% 0.07 1 seat 1 0 1 TPP TPP swing 60.91% 8.87 39.09% 8.87 Premier Lynn Arnold Labor Dean Brown Liberal Primary The 1993 South Australian state election was held on Saturday, 11 December 1993, to elect members of the Parliament of South Australia. All 47 seats in the House of Assembly were up for election, along with 11 of the 22 seats in the Legislative Council. The three-term incumbent Arnold Labor government were defeated in a landslide victory for the opposition Liberal Party, led by Dean Brown. The Liberals won the largest majority government in South Australian history with 37 seats in the House of Assembly, still a record for seats won by a single party in a South Australian election. Labor suffered a large swing and fell to 10 seats, their lowest amount since 1938. This marked the Liberal's first election win since 1979, and only their second since the end of the Playmander after the 1968 election. It brought to an end a decade of Labor governance, led by John Bannon for nine of those years. It was also the first time since 1970 that no crossbenchers were elected to the House of Assembly. Labor's historic defeat was largely attributed to the collapse of the State Bank of South Australia in 1991, which led to the resignation of Premier John Bannon the next year. Background The campaign was dominated by the issue of the collapse of the State Bank of South Australia in 1991. The State Bank's deposits were legally underwritten by the Government of South Australia, putting South Australia into billions of dollars of debt. Labor premier John Bannon had resigned over the issue in 1992, being replaced by Lynn Arnold just over a year before the election. The Liberals also changed leaders in 1992, switching from Dale Baker to Dean Brown. Following the Labor leadership change and by early 1993, Newspoll had recorded a total rise of 13 percent in the Labor primary vote.http://www.newspoll.com.au/cgi-bin/polling/display_poll_data.pl?url_caller=&mode=trend&page=show_polls&question_set_id=14 SA voting intention and leader ratings: Newspoll/The Australian 2012-01-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20120206080241/http://www.newspoll.com.au/cgi-bin/polling/display_poll_data.pl?url_caller=&mode=trend&page=show_polls&question_set_id=14 2012-02-06 dead However, the gains did not last. A warning sign of things to come came with the March 1993 federal election, which saw two of Labor's longest-held seats in South Australia, Hindmarsh and Grey, fall to the Liberals. Hindmarsh had been in Labor hands without interruption since 1919, while Grey had been in Labor hands for all but one term since 1943. Key dates Issue of writ: 4 November 1993 Close of electoral rolls: 12 November 1993 Close of nominations: Friday 19 November 1993, at noon Polling day: 11 December 1993 Return of writ: On or before 7 January 1994 Results House of Assembly South Australian state election, 11 December 1993Details of SA 1993 Election http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=841 Australian Politics and Elections Database House of Assembly South Australian state election 1989 1997 1,006,035 941,301 93.57 -0.86 29,206 3.10 +0.27 yes Liberal SA 481,623 52.80 +8.60 37 + 15 Labor SA 277,038 30.37 –9.72 10 – 12 Democrats 82,942 9.09 –1.18 0 ± 0 Nationals SA 10,157 1.11 –0.07 0 – 1 Natural Law 9,386 1.03 +1.03 0 ± 0 Independent 28,498 3.12 +1.89 0 ± 0 Independent Labor SA 6,225 0.68 –0.83 0 – 2 Other 16,226 1.78 * 0 ± 0 912,095 47 Liberal SA 555,534 60.91 +8.87 Labor SA 356,561 39.09 –8.87 |} Popular vote var(--background-color-interactive) 600px 410px Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 52.80 Labor Australian Labor Party 30.37 Democrats Australian Democrats 9.09 Independents Independent 3.81 National National Party of Australia 1.11 Natural Law #ADFF2F 1.03 Others #777777 1.78 Two-party-preferred vote var(--background-color-interactive) 600px 410px Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 60.91 Labor Australian Labor Party 39.09 Seats var(--background-color-interactive) 600px 410px Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 78.72 Labor Australian Labor Party 21.28 The Liberals under Dean Brown went into the election as unbackable favourites, and swept the 11-year Labor government from power in a massive landslide. They won 37 of 47 seats (78.7 percent of the available seats, a majority of 14) in the South Australian House of Assembly from a 15-seat swing − in terms of seat count and percentage of seats won, the largest majority government in the state's history. By comparison, Sir Thomas Playford never governed with more than 23 seats in a 39-seat legislature during his record 27 years as Premier, and Don Dunstan never governed with more than 27 seats in a 47-seat legislature. The Liberals won 60.9 percent of the two-party vote, the largest two-party preferred vote in South Australian state history (dating back to the first statewide two-party calculations from 1944). Labor fell to just 39.1 percent of the two-party vote from a two-party swing of 8.9 percent—at the time, the largest two-party swing in South Australian state history (second only to the 9.4 percent swing at the following 1997 election, and still the largest that resulted in a change of government. The 15-seat swing is still the largest in South Australian state history. Adelaide, which had been Labor's power base in the state for decades, swung over dramatically to support the Liberals. Labor lost seats in several parts of Adelaide where it had not been seriously threatened in memory, and was cut down to only nine seats in the capital. Additionally, Labor suffered what proved to be permanent swings in much of country South Australia; it was cut down to only one seat outside of Adelaide, the Whyalla-based seat of Giles held by then-Deputy Premier Frank Blevins. The stratospheric records for seat count and percentage of seats in the House led to predictions of a generation of Liberal government. However, the Liberal gains were short lived. Factional stoushes between the moderate and conservative wings of the Liberal Party led to Brown's factional rival, John Olsen, successfully challenging Brown for the Liberal leadership in 1996. In turn, the Liberals were reduced to a minority government as a result of the 1997 election, following another record two-party swing in the other direction of 9.5 percent. A 1994 Torrens by-election saw Labor take the seat from the Liberals. The 1994 Elizabeth by-election and 1994 Taylor by-election saw Labor retain both seats. Legislative Council South Australian state election, 11 December 1993Green Antony South Australian 1993 Election Results http://www.abc.net.au/elections/archive/sa/SA1993_Results.pdf ABC Election Archives 11 April 2016 Legislative Council South Australian state election 1989 1997 yes 1,006,035 941,864 93.62 –0.91 33,338 3.54 –0.35 Liberal SA 470,675 51.81 +10.71 6 11 Labor SA 248,970 27.40 –12.35 4 9 Democrats 73,051 8.04 –2.65 1 2 HEMP 16,353 1.80 +1.80 0 0 Grey Power 14,560 1.60 –0.68 0 0 SA Greens 11,853 1.30 +1.30 0 0 Shooters 10,622 1.17 +1.17 0 0 Call to Australia 9,317 1.03 –1.50 0 0 Nationals SA 6,516 0.72 –0.06 0 0 Green Alliance 3,960 0.44 +0.44 0 0 Independent Alliance 3,533 0.39 +0.39 0 0 Natural Law 3,421 0.38 +0.38 0 0 Other 35,695 3.93 * 0 0 908,526 11 22 |} Seats changing hands Seat Pre-1993 Swing Post-1993 Party Member Margin Margin Member PartyElder LaborNotional - New Seat 4.6 8.0 3.4David WadeLiberal Elizabeth IndependentMartyn Evans* N/A N/A 7.6Martyn EvansLabor Flinders National SAPeter Blacker 6.8 14.6 7.8Liz PenfoldLiberal Florey LaborBob Gregory 1.8 12.2 10.4Sam BassLiberal Hart IndependentNorm Peterson* N/A N/A 8.5Kevin FoleyLabor Kaurna LaborDon Hopgood* 3.6 6.4 2.8Lorraine RosenbergLiberal Lee LaborKevin Hamilton* 8.1 9.2 1.1Joe RossiLiberal Mawson LaborSusan Lenehan* 2.6 12.2 9.6Robert BrokenshireLiberal Mitchell LaborPaul Holloway* 3.6 13.0 9.4Colin CaudellLiberal Norwood LaborGreg Crafter 3.0 10.4 7.4John CumminsLiberal Peake LaborVic Heron 4.0 9.6 5.6Heini BeckerLiberal Reynell LaborNotional - New Seat 9.0 10.2 1.2Julie GreigLiberal Torrens LaborJohn Klunder* 4.5 11.0 6.5Joe TiernanLiberal Unley LaborKym Mayes 0.6 12.1 11.5Mark BrindalLiberal Wright LaborMike Rann* 5.2 9.2 4.0Scott AshendenLiberal  Members in italics did not recontest their seats. Martyn Evans was elected as an Independent in 1989, then joined Labor in 1993. Pre-election margin is vs. Labor, after margin is vs. Liberal. The new district of Hart was largely based on the abolished district of Semaphore, which had been won by Norm Peterson as an Independent in 1989. Don Hopgood was the sitting MP for the abolished district of Baudin, which was largely replaced by Kaurna. Kevin Hamilton was the sitting Labor MP for the abolished district of Albert Park, which took in parts of the new district of Lee. Susan Lenehan instead contested the seat of Reynell and lost. Paul Holloway instead contested the seat of Elder and lost. John Klunder was the sitting Labor MP for the abolished district of Todd, which took in most of the new district of Torrens. The new district of Wright was largely based on the abolished district of Briggs. The sitting Briggs MP Mike Rann instead contested the seat of Ramsay and won. Redistribution affected seats Seat 1989 election 1991 redistribution Swing 1993 election Party Member Margin Party Member Margin Margin Member Party Hanson  Liberal Heini Becker* 6.1  Labor Notional 4.9 -6.1 1.2 Stewart Leggett Liberal  Hartley  Labor Terry Groom* 4.5  Liberal Notional 1.4 +11.8 13.2 Joe Scalzi Liberal  Newland  Liberal Dorothy Kotz 0.1  Labor Notional 0.4 -17.8 17.4 Dorothy Kotz Liberal  Heini Becker contested the seat of Peake and won. Terry Groom was elected as a Labor member in 1989 but quit the party in 1991. He contested the seat of Napier and lost. Post-election pendulum pendulums and maps List of elections in South Australia Liberal seats (37)MarginalLeeJoe RossiLIB1.1%HansonStewart LeggettLIB1.2%ReynellJulie GreigLIB1.2%KaurnaLorraine RosenbergLIB2.8%ElderDavid WadeLIB3.4%WrightScott AshendenLIB4.0%PeakeHeini BeckerLIB5.6%FromeRob KerinLIB5.7%Fairly safeChaffeyKent AndrewLIB6.3% vs NATEyreGraham GunnLIB6.5%TorrensJoe TiernanLIB6.5%NorwoodJohn CumminsLIB7.4%FlindersLiz PenfoldLIB7.8% vs NATMitchellColin CaudellLIB9.4%MawsonRobert BrokenshireLIB9.6%SafeDavenportIain EvansLIB10.2% vs ADFloreySam BassLIB10.4%ColtonSteve CondousLIB10.5%UnleyMark BrindalLIB11.5%HartleyJoe ScalziLIB13.2%AdelaideMichael ArmitageLIB14.1%ColesJoan HallLIB15.9%LightMalcolm BuckbyLIB16.4%NewlandDorothy KotzLIB17.4%BrightWayne MatthewLIB19.0%FisherBob SuchLIB20.7%MorphettJohn OswaldLIB21.9%GordonHarold AllisonLIB22.2%GoyderJohn MeierLIB23.3%WaiteStephen BakerLIB23.3% vs ADKavelJohn OlsenLIB24.3%FinnissDean BrownLIB24.4%HeysenDavid WottonLIB24.5%CustanceIvan VenningLIB24.5%RidleyPeter LewisLIB25.1%MacKillopDale BakerLIB27.7%BraggGraham IngersonLIB28.7% Labor seats (10)MarginalNapierAnnette HurleyALP1.1%Ross SmithRalph ClarkeALP2.1%GilesFrank BlevinsALP2.4%PlayfordJohn QuirkeALP2.7%Fairly safeElizabethMartyn EvansALP7.6%SpenceMichael AtkinsonALP7.7%TaylorLynn ArnoldALP8.0%HartKevin FoleyALP8.5%RamsayMike RannALP9.9%SafePriceMurray De LaineALP11.0% thumb|right|250px|Metro SA: ALP in red, Liberal in blue. These boundaries are based on the 2006 electoral redistribution. thumb|right|250px|Rural SA: ALP in red, Liberal in blue. These boundaries are based on the 2006 electoral redistribution. See also Candidates of the South Australian state election, 1993 Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1993-1997 Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1993-1997 Results of the South Australian state election, 1993 (House of Assembly) Results of the 1993 South Australian state election (Legislative Council) Previous election: 1989 South Australian state election Next election: 1997 South Australian state election Notes References 1993 election maps and results: Antony Green ABC archive History of South Australian elections 1857-2006, volume 1: ECSA https://web.archive.org/web/20041029025315/http://www.crikey.com.au/politics/2001/10/21-olsen.print.html 2004-10-29 Background leading up to the election/Liberals in power Crikey http://www.crikey.com.au/politics/2001/10/21-olsen.print.html Political parties Australian Labor Party Liberal Party of Australia Australian Greens Australian Democrats The Nationals Category:Elections in South Australia South Australian state election Category:1990s in South Australia South Australian state election