2026 South Australian state election

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A state election was held on 21 March 2026 to elect the members of the 56th Parliament of South Australia. All 47 seats in the House of Assembly (lower house) were up for election, along with 11 of the 22 seats in the Legislative Council (upper house). The incumbent Labor government, led by Premier Peter Malinauskas, was elected to a second four-year term in government in a landslide victory. In terms of both raw seats and percentage of seats available, it is SA Labor's greatest ever victory, exceeding its previous record in 1930, its best showing since the introduction of single-member districts in 1938, and the second-largest majority government in South Australian history. The opposition Liberal Party, led by Ashton Hurn, suffered a large swing against it and received fewer primary votes than right-wing populist party One Nation. They were also reduced to their smallest-ever presence in the legislature, finishing only one seat ahead of One Nation. This marks the first time the Liberal...

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