Florey state by-election, 1982
A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Florey on 4 September 1982. This was triggered by the resignation of former state Labor MHA Harold O'Neill. The seat had been retained by Labor since it was created and first contested at the 1970 state election.
Results
Labor easily retained the seat.
| Florey state by-election, 4 September 1982[1][2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | R J Gregory | 7,575 | 56.6 | +7.5 | |
| Liberal | P A Bayly | 3,736 | 27.9 | -10.9 | |
| Democrats | A J Sickerdick | 2,068 | 15.5 | +3.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 13,379 | 97.1 | +2.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 399 | 2.9 | -2.7 | ||
| Turnout | 13,778 | 79.1 | -14.1 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
See also
References
- ↑ History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
- ↑ History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006 Volume 1: ECSA
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