The 1985 South Australian state election was held on 7 December 1985.
Retiring Members
Labor Max Brown MHA (Whyalla) George Whitten MHA (Price) Jack Wright MHA (Adelaide) Cec Creedon MLC
Liberal Allan Rodda MHA (Victoria) Ren DeGaris MLC
Democrats Lance Milne MLC
House of Assembly Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
Electorate Held by Labor candidate Liberal candidate Democrats candidate Other candidates Adelaide Liberal Mike Duigan Michael Wilson Christopher Wurm Albert Park Labor Kevin Hamilton Bob MacKenzie John Malone Alexandra Liberal John Quirke Ted Chapman David Willson Rex Tilbrook (Nat)Baudin Labor Don Hopgood Bill Fraser D. Perrotin Mort Daly (Ind)Bragg Liberal Phil Robins Graham Ingerson Alison Dolling Briggs Labor Mike Rann Bernhard Buchner Anastasios Giannouklas David Whiting (Ind)Bright Liberal Derek Robertson John Mathwin Fred Cannon Chaffey Liberal Bill Parsons Peter Arnold Rilda Sharp Coles Liberal Ray Rains Jennifer Adamson Sandra Nichols Aniello Carbone (Ind)Custance Liberal Arthur Rich John Olsen John Smyth Davenport Liberal Mark Boughey Dean Brown Kevin Angove Stan Evans (Ind Lib)Elizabeth Independent Labor Sonia Argirov Josephine Gapper Carolyn Tan Martyn Evans (Ind Lib)Eyre Liberal Jennie Lee Graham Gunn Jillian Polkinghorne Fisher Liberal Philip Tyler Grant Chapman Audrey Sibly Flinders National Terrence Krieg Arthur Whyte George Jukes Peter Blacker (Nat)Florey Labor Bob Gregory Martin Luther Andrew Sickerdick Gilles Labor Jack Slater Lois Bell Brian Fain Goyder Liberal Michael Wright John Meier Rosemary Dow Hanson Liberal Ann Pengelly Heini Becker Ian Haines Hartley Labor Terry Groom Rilka Warbanoff Cathi Tucker-Lee Hayward Labor June Appleby Julian Glynn John Stapledon Henley Beach Labor Don Ferguson Bob Randall Gladys Wells Joe Rossi (Ind)Heysen Liberal Elizabeth Harvey David Wotton Merilyn Pedrick Douglas Lindley (Nat)Kavel Liberal Lance Jones Roger Goldsworthy Paul Reader (Ind)Light Liberal Tony Piccolo Bruce Eastick Nicholas Wedge Eric Gerlach (Ind)Mawson Labor Susan Lenehan Raija Havu Tim Wells Mitcham Liberal Barbara Hughes Stephen Baker Guy Harley Mitchell Labor Ron Payne Mark Hanckel Peter Mann Morphett Liberal Trevor Peikert John Oswald Sue Carver Mount Gambier Liberal Peter Humphries Harold Allison Glenn Taylor Murray-Mallee Liberal Peter Dickson Peter Lewis Don French Gavin Doecke (Nat) Steve Wilkinson (Ind)Napier Labor Terry Hemmings Brenda Bates Barbara Barlow John Campbell (Ind)Newland Liberal Di Gayler Scott Ashenden Mike Bolt Norwood Labor Greg Crafter Sue Graham Rodney Roberts Peake Labor Keith Plunkett Steve Peake Jeff Wild Ian Frances (Ind)Playford Labor Terry McRae Dorothy Kotz Eileen Farmer Price Labor Murray De Laine Jean Lawrie Don Bond Ramsay Labor Lynn Arnold Jim Davis Ross Smith Labor John Bannon Darryl Watson Kate Hannaford Semaphore Independent Labor Rod Sawford Mark Laing F. Goncalves Norm Peterson (Ind Lab)Spence Labor Roy Abbott Joe Ryan Elizabeth Sanderson Stuart Labor Gavin Keneally Bob Smith Harm Folkers Peter Clark (Ind)Todd Labor John Klunder Jeff Nicholas Aussie Kanck Unley Labor Kym Mayes Denis Sheridan Barbara Boden Peter Kallas (Ind)Victoria Liberal Bill Hender Dale Baker Roy Milne Geoff Clothier (Nat)Walsh Labor John Trainer Lenore Triplow Helen Brasted Reece Jennings (Ind)Whyalla Labor Frank Blevins Laurie Wilks Graham Gloede Jack Berry (NDP) Andy Fleming (Ind) Peter Murphy (Ind Lab) Fred Wilson (Nat)
Legislative Council Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MLC are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*). Eleven seats were up for election. Labor were defending five seats. The Liberals were defending five seats. The Democrats were defending one seat.
Labor candidates Liberal candidates Democrats candidates Nationals SA candidates CTA candidates NDP candidates Other candidates Brian Chatterton* Gordon Bruce* Barbara Wiese* Terry Roberts* Carolyn Pickles* Colleen Hutchison Brian Smith Denis CrispTrevor Griffin* Legh Davis* Robert Ritson* Jamie Irwin* John Burdett* Sue Crew Alan FergusonMike Elliott* Heather Southcott Donald Chisholm Meg Lees Sandra Kanck Anthony RobertsKelly Carter Robin Dixon-Thompson Neville Agars Donald HuntRobert Brown William Pomery Cathryn Linedale Carl Wieland Wayne Ledger David Aitken William WrightFrances Mowling Ian ModistachStephen Dimitriou Josephine Mountwinter
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