Candidates of the 1982 South Australian state election

The 1982 South Australian state election was held on 6 November 1982.

Retiring Members

Labor

• Des Corcoran MHA (Hartley)
• Gil Langley MHA (Unley)

Liberal

• Keith Russack MHA (Goyder)
• John Carnie MLC
• Boyd Dawkins MLC
• Don Laidlaw 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	Labor	Jack Wright	Terry McClean	Catherine Hannaford
Albert Park	Labor	Kevin Hamilton	Graham Ingerson	Ben Michael
Alexandra	Liberal	Helen McSkimming	Ted Chapman	Andrew Mills	Rex Tilbrook (Nat)
Ascot Park	Labor	John Trainer	Chris Gellie	Michael Rogers
Baudin	Labor	Don Hopgood	Deane Clough	Ivor Childs
Bragg	Liberal	Neill Lean	David Tonkin	Guy Harley
Brighton	Liberal	June Appleby	Dick Glazbrook	Bob Ralph
Chaffey	Liberal	Roland Telfer	Peter Arnold	Mike Elliott
Coles	Liberal	Rosalie McDonald	Jennifer Adamson	Stephen Swift
Davenport	Liberal	Emanuel Frossinakis	Dean Brown	Merilyn Pedrick
Elizabeth	Labor	Peter Duncan	Esmond McKeown	Barbara Barlow
Eyre	Liberal	Christina Phillis	Graham Gunn
Fisher	Liberal	Annice Vass	Stan Evans	John Coulter
Flinders	National	Terrence Krieg	Rex Mader	Helen Breakey	Peter Blacker (Nat)
Florey	Labor	Bob Gregory	Philip Bayly	Andrew Sickerdick
Gilles	Labor	Jack Slater	Gregory Minuzzo	Eileen Farmer
Glenelg	Liberal	Robert Dancer	John Mathwin	Ronald Moulds
Goyder	Liberal	Stephan Oulianoff	John Meier	Kevin Jones	Terence Halford (Nat)
Hanson	Liberal	Derek Robertson	Heini Becker	Clifford Boyd
Hartley	Labor	Terry Groom	Barry James	George Belperio
Henley Beach	Liberal	Don Ferguson	Bob Randall	Trevor Turner
Kavel	Liberal	Geoffrey Anderson	Roger Goldsworthy	Brian Fain
Light	Liberal	William Young	Bruce Eastick	Nicholas Wedge
Mallee	Liberal	Norman Napper	Peter Lewis	Samuel Pope	Guy Wheal (Nat)
Mawson	Liberal	Susan Lenehan	Ivar Schmidt	Jay McMerrick
Mitcham	Democrats	John Hill	Stephen Baker	Heather Southcott
Mitchell	Labor	Ron Payne	David Phelps	Kevin Whitby
Morphett	Liberal	Stephen Blight	John Oswald	Graham Pamount
Mount Gambier	Liberal	Kenneth Bonython	Harold Allison	Meg Lees
Murray	Liberal	Geoffrey McCulloch	David Wotton	Gerhard Weissmann
Napier	Labor	Terry Hemmings	Eric Bates	John Ferguson
Newland	Liberal	John Klunder	Brian Billard	Robert Mason	Glen Stevens (Nat)
Norwood	Labor	Greg Crafter	Lynton Crosby	Josephine Read
Peake	Labor	Keith Plunkett	Laurie Whitelaw	Jim Mitchell
Playford	Labor	Terry McRae	Bill Arnold	Colin Nieass
Price	Labor	George Whitten	Sue Crew
Rocky River	Liberal	Denis Crisp	John Olsen	Gordon Weber	John Reilly (Nat)
Ross Smith	Labor	John Bannon	Ruth Squire
Salisbury	Labor	Lynn Arnold	Derrick Rich	David Vigor
Semaphore	Independent	Peter Bicknell	Macleay Lawrie	Peter Gagliardi	Norm Peterson (Ind)
Spence	Labor	Roy Abbott	Elizabeth Bronisz
Stuart	Labor	Gavin Keneally	Sydney Cheesman	David Chapman
Todd	Liberal	John Lewis	Scott Ashenden	Sandra Kanck	Rex Senior (Nat)
Torrens	Liberal	Mike Duigan	Michael Wilson	Joseph Zingarelli
Unley	Labor	Kym Mayes	Robert Nicholls	Margaret-Ann Williams	Allan Osmond (Nat)
Victoria	Liberal	Simon Bryant	Allan Rodda	Peter Butcher	Geoffrey Clothier (Nat)
Whyalla	Labor	Max Brown	Vivienne Cruickshank	Mary Good	Peter Murphy (Ind)

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. The Labor Party was defending six seats, although sitting MLC Norm Foster was running as an independent. The Liberal Party was defending five seats.

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Democrats candidates	National candidates	Communist candidates	Group F candidates	Other candidates
Chris Sumner* Anne Levy* John Cornwall* Frank Blevins* John Phillips Mario Feleppa* Colleen Hutchison Terry Roberts Michael Marinos Myles McCallum Kenneth Case	Murray Hill* Martin Cameron* Diana Laidlaw* Peter Dunn* Bruce Edwards Kent Andrew Rob Lucas*	Ian Gilfillan* Donald Chisholm Peter Adamson John Longhurst Carolyn Tan Robert Manhire Raymond Buttery Patricia Shortridge Doone Lee Martin Holt Stuart Brasted	Warwick Dunkley Pamela Ross Robin Dixon-Thompson Raymond Farrelly	Peter Murphy Alan Bone	Norm Foster Graham Jamieson	Ted Dunstan (Ind) Mark Eckermann (Ind) Charmaine Rogers (Libt)