1980 Norwood state by-election

April 2022 The 1980 Norwood state by-election was a by-election held on 16 February 1980 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Norwood. The seat had been held by former premier and Labor MHA Don Dunstan from the 1953 state election, until his resignation in February 1979. The subsequent March 1979 by-election was won by Labor's Greg Crafter, but Crafter lost to the Liberal Party's Frank Webster at the September 1979 state election. The 1979 state election result was overturned because the Court of Disputed Returns found that a Liberal Party advertisement in an Italian language newspaper, which described Webster as "your representative" ("il vostro deputato"), gave the false impression that Webster was the sitting member.Red Silk: The Life of Elliott Johnston, QC, Penelope Debelle, Wakefield Press, 2011 Therefore, a by-election was held in February 1980, and Crafter regained the seat. Result Norwood state by-election, 16 February 1980History 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 7,390 48.8 +1.8 Frank Webster Liberal SA 6,713 44.4 -2.5 David D'Angelo Democrats 682 4.5 -1.6 Steve Dimitriou Marijuana 342 2.3 +2.3 15,127 97.7 +2.1 354 2.3 -2.1 15,481 88.8 -3.5 Labor SA Greg Crafter 8,026 53.1 +3.2 Liberal SA Frank Webster 7,101 46.9 -3.2 Labor SA Liberal SA +3.2 See also List of South Australian state by-elections References Category:South Australian state by-elections Norwood state by-election Norwood state by-election, 1980 Norwood state by-election