1984 Elizabeth state by-election

A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Elizabeth on 1 December 1984. This was triggered by the resignation of former state Labor MHA Peter Duncan, who moved to the federal seat of Makin. The seat had been retained by Labor since it was created and first contested at the 1970 state election.

Results

Independent Labor candidate Martyn Evans won the seat from Labor.

Elizabeth state by-election, 1 December 1984[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Martyn Evans	7,376	43.9	+43.9
	Labor	Raymond Roe	5,766	34.3	-30.0
	Liberal	Josephine Gapper	2,601	15.5	-8.9
	Democrats	Barbara Barlow	1,066	6.3	-5.1
Total formal votes			16,809	93.5	+1.9
Informal votes			1,158	6.5	-1.9
Turnout			17,967	86.1	-5.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Martyn Evans	10,743	63.9	N/A
	Labor	Raymond Roe	6,066	36.1	N/A
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

See also

• List of South Australian state by-elections

References

1. History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
2. History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006 Volume 1: ECSA