2018 South Australian state election

2018 South Australian state election

17 March 2018
All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 24 seats were needed for a majority 11 (of the 22) seats in the South Australian Legislative Council
First party Second party   Leader Steven Marshall Jay Weatherill Party Liberal Labor Leader's seat Dunstan Cheltenham Last election 22 seats 23 seats Seats won 25 19 Seat change 3 4 Popular vote 398,182 343,896 Percentage 37.97% 32.79% Swing 6.81 3.01 TPP 51.94% 48.06% TPP swing 1.07 1.07
The map on the left shows the first party preference by electorate. The map on the right shows the final two-party preferred vote result by electorate.
Premier before election Jay Weatherill Labor Elected Premier Steven Marshall Liberal

The 2018 South Australian state election was held on 17 March 2018 to elect the 54th 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, was trying to win a fifth term in government. However, they were defeated by the Liberal Party, led by Opposition Leader Steven Marshall. This ended a record 16 years of Labor government in South Australia.