2022 South Australian state election

South Australian general election

The 2022 South Australian state election was held on 19 March 2022 to elect the 55th Parliament of South Australia, including all 47 seats in the House of Assembly and 11 of the 22 seats in the Legislative Council. It was conducted by the Electoral Commission of South Australia (ECSA).

2022 South Australian state election

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All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly
24 seats are needed for a majority
11 (of the 22) seats in the South Australian Legislative Council
Opinion polls
Registered1,266,719 Increase5.4%
Turnout1,127,642 (89%)
(Decrease1.98 pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Peter Malinauskas Steven Marshall
Party Labor Liberal
Leader's seat Croydon Dunstan
Last election 19 seats 25 seats
Seats won 27 16
Seat change Increase 8 Decrease 9
Popular vote 436,134 389,059
Percentage 39.97% 35.67%
Swing Increase 7.18 Decrease 2.30
TPP 54.59% 45.41%
TPP swing Increase 6.52 Decrease 6.52

Winning margin by electorate.

Premier before election

Steven Marshall
Liberal

Elected Premier

Peter Malinauskas
Labor

The incumbent Liberal government, led by Premier Steven Marshall, tried to win a second term in government. However, they were defeated by the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas.

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