1979 Norwood state by-election

South Australian by-election April 2022 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 1979History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - 978-0-9750486-3-4History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006 Volume 1: ECSA Greg Crafter Labor SA 6,505 47.3 -12.9 Frank Webster Liberal SA 5,866 42.7 +2.9 Liz Bullock Democrats 761 5.5 +5.5 Steve Dimitriou Marijuana 302 2.2 +2.2 Howard Steele Independent 225 1.6 +1.6 Ian Modistach Australia 83 0.6 +0.6 13,742 97.0 +0.2 430 3.0 -0.2 14,172 84.2 -6.3 Labor SA Greg Crafter 7,314 53.2 -7.0 Liberal SA Frank Webster 6,428 46.8 +7.0 Labor SA -7.0 See also List of South Australian state by-elections References Category:South Australian state by-elections Norwood state by-election Norwood state by-election, 1979 Norwood state by-election