Results of the 1985 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 7 December 1985 House of Assembly << 1982–1989 >>
Enrolled voters		905,507
Votes cast		846,289		Turnout	93.46	+0.28
Informal votes		29,401		Informal	3.47	–2.31
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	393,652	48.19	+1.91	27	+ 3
	Liberal	344,337	42.15	–0.52	16	– 5
	Democrats	34,732	4.25	–2.87	0	± 0
	National	14,056	1.72	–0.60	1	± 0
	Independent Labor	18,641	2.28	*	2	+ 2
	Independent	5,368	0.66	–0.94	0	– 1
	Independent Liberal	5,224	0.64	*	1	+ 1
	Other	878	0.11	*	0	± 0
Total		816,888			47
Two-party-preferred
	Labor	434,325	53.17	+2.23
	Liberal	382,563	46.83	–2.23

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1985 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1985 South Australian state election: Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mike Duigan	7,875	47.3	+4.3
	Liberal	Michael Wilson	7,849	47.2	−3.8
	Democrats	Christopher Wurm	916	5.5	−0.6
Total formal votes			16,640	97.3
Informal votes			458	2.7
Turnout			17,098	89.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mike Duigan	8,414	50.6	+3.4
	Liberal	Michael Wilson	8,226	49.4	−3.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.4

• Adelaide became a notionally Liberal held seat in the redistribution. Michael Wilson was the sitting member for the abolished district of Torrens.

Albert Park

1985 South Australian state election: Albert Park

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kevin Hamilton	11,015	60.1	−0.9
	Liberal	Bob MacKenzie	6,525	35.6	+1.6
	Democrats	John Malone	795	4.3	−0.7
Total formal votes			18,335	96.9
Informal votes			585	3.1
Turnout			18,920	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kevin Hamilton	11,530	62.9	−1.1
	Liberal	Bob MacKenzie	6,805	37.1	+1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.1

Alexandra

1985 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	9,938	56.0	−10.0
	Labor	John Quirke	5,241	29.5	+9.5
	National	Rex Tilbrook	1,363	7.7	+2.7
	Democrats	David Willson	1,215	6.8	−2.2
Total formal votes			17,757	94.9
Informal votes			951	5.1
Turnout			18,708	94.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Ted Chapman	11,577	65.2	−9.8
	Labor	John Quirke	6,180	34.8	+9.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	−9.8

Baudin

1985 South Australian state election: Baudin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Hopgood	10,681	60.2	+2.2
	Liberal	Bill Fraser	5,831	32.9	+0.9
	Democrats	D Perrotin	883	5.0	−5.0
	Independent	Mort Daly	339	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			17,734	96.2
Informal votes			699	3.8
Turnout			18,433	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Hopgood	11,296	63.7	+0.7
	Liberal	Bill Fraser	6,438	36.3	−0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.7

Bragg

1985 South Australian state election: Bragg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Ingerson	11,719	65.1	−2.9
	Labor	Phil Robins	5,315	29.5	+7.5
	Democrats	Alison Dolling	978	5.4	−4.6
Total formal votes			18,012	98.0
Informal votes			368	2.0
Turnout			18,380	91.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graham Ingerson	12,166	67.5	−5.5
	Labor	Phil Robins	5,846	32.5	+5.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.5

Briggs

1985 South Australian state election: Briggs

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mike Rann	9,142	56.6	−4.4
	Liberal	Bernhard Buchner	4,430	27.4	−2.6
	Independent	David Whiting	1,818	11.3	+11.3
	Democrats	Anastasios Giannouklas	766	4.7	−4.3
Total formal votes			16,156	95.9
Informal votes			687	4.1
Turnout			16,843	92.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Mike Rann	10,894	67.4	+1.4
	Liberal	Bernhard Buchner	5,262	32.6	−1.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.4

Bright

1985 South Australian state election: Bright

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Derek Robertson	9,048	49.5	+3.5
	Liberal	John Mathwin	8,569	46.8	−0.1
	Democrats	Fred Cannon	674	3.7	−3.3
Total formal votes			18,291	97.9
Informal votes			390	2.1
Turnout			18,681	95.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Derek Robertson	9,430	51.6	+2.6
	Liberal	John Mathwin	8,861	48.4	−2.6
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+2.6

Chaffey

1985 South Australian state election: Chaffey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Arnold	10,937	63.5	+1.5
	Labor	Bill Parsons	5,428	31.5	+1.5
	Democrats	Rilda Sharp	847	4.9	−3.1
Total formal votes			17,212	97.6
Informal votes			427	2.4
Turnout			17,639	89.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Arnold	11,415	66.3	+0.3
	Labor	Bill Parsons	5,797	33.7	−0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.3

Coles

1985 South Australian state election: Coles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Jennifer Adamson	8,855	54.7	−0.3
	Labor	Ray Rains	6,233	38.5	+1.5
	Democrats	Sandra Nichols	949	5.9	−2.1
	Independent	Aniello Carbone	142	0.9	+0.9
Total formal votes			16,179	96.6
Informal votes			576	3.4
Turnout			16,755	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Jennifer Adamson	9,445	58.4	−0.6
	Labor	Ray Rains	6,734	41.6	+0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−0.6

Custance

1985 South Australian state election: Custance

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Olsen	10,611	63.0	−1.0
	Labor	Arthur Rich	5,236	31.0	+3.0
	Democrats	John Smyth	1,010	6.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			16,857	97.6
Informal votes			412	2.4
Turnout			17,269	95.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Olsen	11,184	66.3	−3.7
	Labor	Arthur Rich	5,673	33.7	+3.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.7

Davenport

1985 South Australian state election: Davenport

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dean Brown	6,991	40.6	−25.4
	Independent Liberal	Stan Evans	5,224	30.3	+30.3
	Labor	Mark Boughey	4,307	25.0	+3.0
	Democrats	Kevin Angove	711	4.1	−7.9
Total formal votes			17,233	98.2
Informal votes			309	1.8
Turnout			17,542	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dean Brown	11,943	69.3	−2.7
	Labor	Mark Boughey	5,290	30.7	+2.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent Liberal	Stan Evans	9,062	52.6	+52.6
	Liberal	Dean Brown	8,171	47.4	−24.6
	Independent Liberal gain from Liberal		Swing	+52.6

Elizabeth

1985 South Australian state election: Elizabeth

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sonia Argirov	6,508	43.0	−26.0
	Independent Labor	Martyn Evans	5,500	36.2	+36.2
	Liberal	Josephine Gapper	2,692	17.8	−2.2
	Democrats	Carolyn Tan	452	3.0	−8.0
Total formal votes			15,152	96.1
Informal votes			610	3.9
Turnout			15,762	92.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sonia Argirov	11,061	73.0	−1.0
	Liberal	Josephine Gapper	4,091	27.0	+1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent Labor	Martyn Evans	8,179	54.0	+54.0
	Labor	Sonia Argirov	6,973	46.0	−28.0
	Independent Labor gain from Labor		Swing	+54.0

Eyre

1985 South Australian state election: Eyre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Graham Gunn	9,577	63.8	−0.2
	Labor	Jennie Lee	4,781	31.8	−3.2
	Democrats	Jillian Polkinghorne	656	4.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			15,014	95.6
Informal votes			692	4.4
Turnout			15,706	88.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Graham Gunn	9,879	65.8	+0.8
	Labor	Jennie Lee	5,135	34.2	−0.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.8

Fisher

1985 South Australian state election: Fisher

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Philip Tyler	9,908	48.4	+6.7
	Liberal	Grant Chapman	9,612	46.9	+0.7
	Democrats	Audrey Sibly	961	4.7	−7.4
Total formal votes			20,481	98.1
Informal votes			387	1.9
Turnout			20,868	94.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Philip Tyler	10,469	51.1	+3.2
	Liberal	Grant Chapman	10,012	48.9	−3.2
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.2

Flinders

1985 South Australian state election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	National	Peter Blacker	6,864	39.4	−12.6
	Liberal	Arthur Whyte	6,740	38.7	+14.7
	Labor	Terrence Krieg	3,446	19.8	−3.2
	Democrats	George Jukes	380	2.2	+1.2
Total formal votes			17,430	98.1
Informal votes			331	1.9
Turnout			17,761	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Arthur Whyte	12,933	74.2	−0.8
	Labor	Terrence Krieg	4,497	25.8	+0.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	National	Peter Blacker	10,161	58.3
	Liberal	Arthur Whyte	7,269	41.7
	National hold		Swing	N/A

Florey

1985 South Australian state election: Florey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Gregory	9,961	55.5	+2.5
	Liberal	Martin Luther	7,047	39.3	−0.7
	Democrats	Andrew Sickerdick	934	5.2	−0.8
Total formal votes			17,942	97.1
Informal votes			537	2.9
Turnout			18,479	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Gregory	10,450	58.2	+2.2
	Liberal	Martin Luther	7,492	41.8	−2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Gilles

1985 South Australian state election: Gilles

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Slater	10,083	60.6	+3.6
	Liberal	Lois Bell	5,492	33.0	0.0
	Democrats	Brian Fain	1,072	6.4	−3.6
Total formal votes			16,647	96.4
Informal votes			629	3.6
Turnout			17,276	94.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Slater	10,689	64.2	+2.2
	Liberal	Lois Bell	5,958	35.8	−2.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.2

Goyder

1985 South Australian state election: Goyder

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Meier	11,533	59.6	+2.6
	Labor	Michael Wright	6,932	35.8	+5.8
	Democrats	Rosemary Dow	898	4.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			19,363	97.4
Informal votes			518	2.6
Turnout			19,881	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Meier	12,077	62.4	−5.6
	Labor	Michael Wright	7,286	37.6	+5.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.6

Hanson

1985 South Australian state election: Hanson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Heini Becker	8,552	48.9	−2.1
	Labor	Ann Pengelly	8,289	47.4	+5.4
	Democrats	Ian Haines	650	3.7	−3.3
Total formal votes			17,491	97.3
Informal votes			488	2.7
Turnout			17,979	93.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Heini Becker	8,895	50.9	−3.1
	Labor	Ann Pengelly	8,596	49.1	+3.1
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.1

Hartley

1985 South Australian state election: Hartley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Groom	10,347	59.6	+7.6
	Liberal	Rilka Warbanoff	6,114	35.2	−1.0
	Democrats	Cathi Tucker-Lee	911	5.2	−6.5
Total formal votes			17,372	95.9
Informal votes			740	4.1
Turnout			18,112	93.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Groom	10,853	62.5	+3.5
	Liberal	Rilka Warbanoff	6,519	37.5	−3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.5

Hayward

1985 South Australian state election: Hayward

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	June Appleby	8,678	50.1	+3.1
	Liberal	Julian Glynn	7,730	44.6	−2.4
	Democrats	John Stapledon	908	5.2	−0.8
Total formal votes			17,316	97.7
Informal votes			405	2.3
Turnout			17,721	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	June Appleby	9,146	52.8	+2.8
	Liberal	Julian Glynn	8,170	47.2	−2.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.8

Henley Beach

1985 South Australian state election: Henley Beach

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Ferguson	9,876	54.6	+2.6
	Liberal	Bob Randall	7,204	39.8	−3.2
	Democrats	Gladys Wells	753	4.2	−0.8
	Independent	Joe Rossi	264	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			18,097	96.8
Informal votes			595	3.2
Turnout			18,692	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Ferguson	10,373	57.3	+3.3
	Liberal	Bob Randall	7,724	42.7	−3.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.3

Heysen

1985 South Australian state election: Heysen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	David Wotton	9,418	54.4	−2.6
	Labor	Elizabeth Harvey	6,497	37.5	+4.5
	Democrats	Merilyn Pedrick	1,095	6.3	−3.7
	National	Douglas Lindley	304	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			17,314	97.4
Informal votes			460	2.6
Turnout			17,774	93.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	David Wotton	10,175	58.8	−3.2
	Labor	Elizabeth Harvey	7,139	41.2	+3.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	−3.2

Kavel

1985 South Australian state election: Kavel

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	10,842	59.5	+2.5
	Labor	Lance Jones	6,380	35.0	−3.0
	Independent	Paul Reader	1,002	5.5	+5.5
Total formal votes			18,224	97.0
Informal votes			555	3.0
Turnout			18,779	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Roger Goldsworthy	11,250	61.8	+1.8
	Labor	Lance Jones	6,974	38.2	−1.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.8

Light

1985 South Australian state election: Light

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	10,012	55.6	−6.4
	Labor	Tony Piccolo	6,756	37.5	+4.5
	Democrats	Nicholas Wedge	828	4.6	−0.4
	Independent	Eric Gerlach	410	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			18,006	95.4
Informal votes			877	4.6
Turnout			18,883	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Bruce Eastick	10,675	59.3	−5.7
	Labor	Tony Piccolo	7,331	40.7	+5.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−5.7

Mawson

1985 South Australian state election: Mawson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Susan Lenehan	11,152	62.8	+5.8
	Liberal	Raija Havu	5,502	31.0	−5.1
	Democrats	Tim Wells	1,095	6.2	−0.8
Total formal votes			17,749	97.1
Informal votes			528	2.9
Turnout			18,277	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Susan Lenehan	11,740	66.1	+5.1
	Liberal	Raija Havu	6,009	33.9	−5.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.1

Mitcham

1985 South Australian state election: Mitcham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Stephen Baker	9,859	55.5	+6.5
	Labor	Barbara Hughes	6,689	37.6	+8.6
	Democrats	Guy Harley	1,230	6.9	−15.1
Total formal votes			17,778	96.9
Informal votes			578	3.1
Turnout			18,356	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Stephen Baker	10,368	58.3	−1.7
	Labor	Barbara Hughes	7,410	41.7	+1.7
	Liberal hold		Swing	−1.7

Mitchell

1985 South Australian state election: Mitchell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Payne	10,408	60.8	+3.8
	Liberal	Mark Hanckel	5,876	34.4	−2.6
	Democrats	Peter Mann	821	4.8	−1.2
Total formal votes			17,105	96.4
Informal votes			636	3.6
Turnout			17,741	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ron Payne	10,864	63.5	+3.5
	Liberal	Mark Hanckel	6,241	36.5	−3.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.5

Morphett

1985 South Australian state election: Morphett

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	John Oswald	8,987	52.7	−2.3
	Labor	Trevor Peikert	7,329	43.0	+3.0
	Democrats	Sue Carver	725	4.3	−0.7
Total formal votes			17,041	97.3
Informal votes			476	2.7
Turnout			17,517	93.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	John Oswald	9,318	54.7	−2.3
	Labor	Trevor Peikert	7,723	45.3	+2.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	−2.3

Mount Gambier

1985 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Harold Allison	10,292	58.9	+8.9
	Labor	Peter Humphries	6,789	38.9	−6.1
	Democrats	Glenn Taylor	380	2.2	−2.8
Total formal votes			17,461	97.2
Informal votes			510	2.8
Turnout			17,971	95.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Harold Allison	10,457	59.9	+6.9
	Labor	Peter Humphries	7,004	40.1	−6.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.9

Murray-Mallee

1985 South Australian state election: Murray-Mallee

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Peter Lewis	10,454	58.2	−3.8
	Labor	Peter Dickson	5,068	28.2	+3.2
	National	Gavin Doecke	1,562	8.7	−2.3
	Independent	Steve Wilkinson	515	2.9	+2.9
	Democrats	Don French	367	2.0	0.0
Total formal votes			17,966	97.2
Informal votes			525	2.8
Turnout			18,491	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Peter Lewis	12,319	68.6	+0.6
	Labor	Peter Dickson	5,647	31.4	−0.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.6

Napier

1985 South Australian state election: Napier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry Hemmings	10,744	66.8	+1.8
	Liberal	Brenda Bates	3,350	20.8	−2.2
	Independent	John Campbell	1,317	8.2	+8.2
	Democrats	Barbara Barlow	666	4.1	−7.9
Total formal votes			16,077	95.9
Informal votes			693	4.1
Turnout			16,770	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry Hemmings	11,814	73.5	+2.5
	Liberal	Brenda Bates	4,263	26.5	−2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

Newland

1985 South Australian state election: Newland

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	{{{candidate}}}	9,213	49.1	+3.1
	Liberal	Scott Ashenden	8,708	46.4	−1.6
	Democrats	Mike Bolt	851	4.5	−0.5
Total formal votes			18,772	97.6
Informal votes			459	2.4
Turnout			19,231	95.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	{{{candidate}}}	9,665	51.5	+2.5
	Liberal	Scott Ashenden	9,107	48.5	−2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

• Newland became a notional Liberal held seat in the redistribution. Scott Ashenden was the sitting member for the district of Todd.

Norwood

1985 South Australian state election: Norwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Greg Crafter	8,990	53.2	+0.2
	Liberal	Sue Graham	7,074	41.8	+0.8
	Democrats	Rodney Roberts	848	5.0	−1.0
Total formal votes			16,912	97.3
Informal votes			479	2.7
Turnout			17,391	92.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Greg Crafter	9,526	56.3	+0.3
	Liberal	Sue Graham	7,386	43.7	−0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.3

Peake

1985 South Australian state election: Peake

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Keith Plunkett	10,593	61.9	−3.1
	Liberal	Steve Peake	5,401	31.6	+1.6
	Democrats	Jeff Wild	794	4.6	−1.4
	Independent	Ian Frances	313	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			17,101	93.0
Informal votes			1,294	7.0
Turnout			18,395	93.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Keith Plunkett	11,232	65.7	−1.3
	Liberal	Steve Peake	5,869	34.3	+1.3
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.3

Playford

1985 South Australian state election: Playford

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Terry McRae	11,289	66.3	+6.3
	Liberal	Dorothy Kotz	4,782	28.1	−2.9
	Democrats	Eileen Farmer	955	5.6	−3.4
Total formal votes			17,026	93.9
Informal votes			1,104	6.1
Turnout			18,130	94.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Terry McRae	11,810	69.4	+5.4
	Liberal	Dorothy Kotz	5,216	30.6	−5.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.4

Price

1985 South Australian state election: Price

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Murray De Laine	12,163	69.4	−4.6
	Liberal	Jean Lawrie	4,144	23.7	−1.3
	Democrats	Don Bond	1,216	6.9	+5.9
Total formal votes			17,523	94.8
Informal votes			961	5.2
Turnout			18,484	92.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Murray De Laine	13,025	74.3	−0.7
	Liberal	Jean Lawrie	4,498	25.7	+0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.7

Ramsay

1985 South Australian state election: Ramsay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lynn Arnold	12,959	74.2	+3.2
	Liberal	Jim Davis	4,516	25.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			17,475	95.4
Informal votes			839	4.6
Turnout			18,314	93.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.2

Ross Smith

1985 South Australian state election: Ross Smith

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Bannon	11,415	65.9	−1.1
	Liberal	Darryl Watson	5,106	29.5	−1.5
	Democrats	Kate Hannaford	790	4.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			17,311	96.1
Informal votes			696	3.9
Turnout			18,007	93.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Bannon	11,895	68.7	+0.7
	Liberal	Darryl Watson	5,416	31.3	−0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.7

Semaphore

1985 South Australian state election: Semaphore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labor	Norm Peterson	7,226	41.7	−3.3
	Labor	Rod Sawford	7,104	41.0	+15.0
	Liberal	Mark Laing	2,831	16.3	−11.7
	Democrats	F Goncalves	177	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			17,338	97.1
Informal votes			526	2.9
Turnout			17,864	94.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent Labor	Norm Peterson	9,939	57.3
	Labor	Rod Sawford	7,399	42.7
	Independent Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Spence

1985 South Australian state election: Spence

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Roy Abbott	11,349	64.8	−6.2
	Liberal	Joe Ryan	5,231	29.8	+2.9
	Democrats	Elizabeth Sanderson	942	5.4	+3.4
Total formal votes			17,522	96.0
Informal votes			727	4.0
Turnout			18,249	93.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Roy Abbott	11,978	68.4	−3.6
	Liberal	Joe Ryan	5,544	31.6	+3.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.6

Stuart

1985 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gavin Keneally	11,164	67.5	−2.5
	Liberal	Bob Smith	4,130	24.9	+3.0
	Independent	Peter Clark	728	4.4	+4.4
	Democrats	Harm Folkers	526	3.2	−4.8
Total formal votes			16,548	93.0
Informal votes			1,237	7.0
Turnout			17,785	94.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gavin Keneally	11,920	72.0	−2.0
	Liberal	Bob Smith	4,628	28.0	+2.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−2.0

Todd

1985 South Australian state election: Todd

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Klunder	9,203	53.2	+3.3
	Liberal	Jeff Nicholas	7,287	42.2	−2.8
	Democrats	Aussie Kanck	792	4.6	−0.4
Total formal votes			17,282	96.7
Informal votes			582	3.3
Turnout			17,864	94.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Klunder	9,669	55.9	+3.9
	Liberal	Jeff Nicholas	7,613	44.1	−3.9
	Labor gain from Liberal		Swing	+3.9

• Todd became a notionally Labor held seat in the redistribution.

Unley

1985 South Australian state election: Unley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kym Mayes	8,797	51.2	+1.3
	Liberal	Denis Sheridan	7,314	42.6	−2.5
	Nuclear Disarmament	Barbara Boden	685	4.0	+4.0
	Independent	Peter Kallas	385	2.2	+2.2
Total formal votes			17,181	96.7
Informal votes			590	3.3
Turnout			17,771	90.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kym Mayes	9,444	55.0	+3.0
	Liberal	Denis Sheridan	7,737	45.0	−3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.0

Victoria

1985 South Australian state election: Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dale Baker	9,074	49.4	−10.6
	Labor	Bill Hender	4,972	27.1	−1.9
	National	Geoff Clothier	3,797	20.7	+12.7
	Democrats	Roy Milne	518	2.8	+0.2
Total formal votes			18,361	96.5
Informal votes			662	3.5
Turnout			19,023	94.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal	Dale Baker	12,549	68.3	+0.3
	Labor	Bill Hender	5,812	31.7	−0.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+0.3

Walsh

1985 South Australian state election: Walsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Trainer	9,422	56.7	+2.7
	Liberal	Lenore Triplow	5,709	34.3	−4.7
	Independent	Reece Jennings	868	5.2	+5.2
	Democrats	Helen Brasted	629	3.8	−3.2
Total formal votes			16,628	94.4
Informal votes			980	5.6
Turnout			17,608	92.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Trainer	10,091	60.7	+2.7
	Liberal	Lenore Triplow	6,537	39.3	−2.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.7

Whyalla

1985 South Australian state election: Whyalla

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Blevins	8,877	53.9	−7.1
	Liberal	Laurie Wilks	3,890	23.6	+4.6
	Independent Labor	Peter Murphy	2,780	16.9	+0.9
	Democrats	Graham Gloede	345	2.1	+2.1
	Independent	Andy Fleming	225	1.4	+1.4
	Nuclear Disarmament	Jack Berry	193	1.2	+1.2
	National	Fred Wilson	166	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			16,476	96.3
Informal votes			633	3.7
Turnout			17,109	92.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Blevins	11,047	67.0	−8.0
	Liberal	Laurie Wilks	5,429	33.0	+8.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.0

See also

• Candidates of the 1985 South Australian state election
• Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1985–1989