2014 South Australian state election

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2014 South Australian state election

← 2010 15 March 2014 2018 →

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
  First party Second party
 
Leader Jay Weatherill Steven Marshall
Party Labor Liberal
Leader's seat Cheltenham Norwood
(won Dunstan)
Last election 26 seats 18 seats
Seats won 23 seats 22 seats
Seat change Decrease 3 Increase 4
Popular vote 364,420 455,797
Percentage 35.80% 44.78%
Swing Decrease 1.67 Increase 3.13
TPP 47.0% 53.0%
TPP swing Decrease 1.39 Increase 1.39

The left side map shows the first party preference by electorate. The right side map shows the final two-party preferred vote result by electorate.

Premier before election

Jay Weatherill
Labor

Resulting Premier

Jay Weatherill
Labor

The 2014 South Australian state election was held on 15 March 2014 to elect the 53rd 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).

The incumbent Labor government, led by Premier Jay Weatherill, won a fourth term in government. They were opposed by the Liberal Party, led by Steven Marshall. Labor formed a minority government with the support of independent Geoff Brock.

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