Results of the 1985 South Australian state election (Legislative Council)

South Australian state election, 7 December 1985 Legislative Council << 1982–1989 >>
Enrolled voters		905,507
Votes cast		846,250		Turnout	93.46	+0.67
Informal votes		31,312		Informal	3.70	–6.37
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats won	Seats held
	Labor	391,076	47.99	+0.40	5	10
	Liberal	320,055	39.27	–2.15	5	10
	Democrats	44,988	5.52	–0.04	1	2
	Call to Australia	24,666	3.03	+3.03	0	0
	National	13,276	1.63	–0.37	0	0
	Nuclear Disarmament	12,098	1.48	+1.48	0	0
	Other	8,779	1.08	*	0	0
Total		814,938			11	22

This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the 1985 South Australian state election.

Continuing members

The following MLCs were not up for re-election this year.

Member		Party	Term
	Martin Cameron	Liberal	1982–1989
	Peter Dunn	Liberal	1982–1989
	Murray Hill	Liberal	1982–1988
	Diana Laidlaw	Liberal	1982–1989
	Rob Lucas	Liberal	1982–1989
	John Cornwall	Labor	1982–1989
	Mario Feleppa	Labor	1982–1989
	Anne Levy	Labor	1982–1989
	Chris Sumner	Labor	1982–1989
	vacant seat	Labor	1982–1989
	Ian Gilfillan	Democrats	1982–1989

Election results

1985 South Australian state election: Legislative Council

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			67,912
	Labor	1. Brian Chatterton (elected 1) 2. Gordon Bruce (elected 3) 3. Barbara Wiese (elected 5) 4. Terry Roberts (elected 7) 5. Carolyn Pickles (elected 9) 6. Colleen Hutchison 7. Brian Smith 8. Denis Crisp	391,076	48.0	+0.4
	Liberal	1. Trevor Griffin (elected 2) 2. Legh Davis (elected 4) 3. Robert Ritson (elected 6) 4. Jamie Irwin (elected 8) 5. John Burdett (elected 10) 6. Sue Crew 7. Alan Ferguson	320,055	39.3	−2.2
	Democrats	1. Mike Elliott (elected 11) 2. Heather Southcott 3. Donald Chisholm 4. Meg Lees 5. Sandra Kanck 6. Anthony Roberts	44,988	5.5	−0.1
	Call to Australia	1. Robert Brown 2. William Pomery 3. Cathryn Linedale 4. Carl Wieland 5. Wayne Ledger 6. David Aitken 7. William Wright	24,666	3.0	+3.0
	National	1. Kelvin Carter 2. Robin Dixon-Thompson 3. Neville Agars 4. Donald Hunt	13,276	1.6	−0.4
	Nuclear Disarmament	1. Frances Mowling 2. Ian Modistach	11,986	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Stephen Dimitriou	8,337	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Josephine Mountwinter	442	0.1	+0.1
Total formal votes			814,938	96.3	+6.4
Informal votes			31,312	3.7	−6.4
Turnout			846,250	93.5	+0.7

See also

• Candidates of the 1985 South Australian state election
• Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1985–1989