State elections were held in South Australia on 11 October 1997. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Premier of
John Olsen
Mike Rann
State elections were held in South Australia on 7 December 1985. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Premier of Sou
1997 South Australian state election
…respectively, to support the Liberals over the privatisation of ETSA. This also meant the Democrats lost sole balance of power for the first time since 1985. The 1997 result put Labor within striking distance of winning government at the next election in 2002. John Olsen was left with internal disquiet over…
John Charles Bannon 1943 2015