# 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) |