# Candidates of the 1979 South Australian state election

The 1979 South Australian state election was held on 15 September 1979.

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* Glen Broomhill MHA (Henley Beach)
* Reg Groth MHA (Salisbury)
* Charles Harrison MHA (Albert Park)
* Jack Olson MHA (Semaphore)
* Don Simmons MHA (Peake)
* Geoff Virgo MHA (Ascot Park)
* Charles Wells MHA (Florey)
* Don Banfield MLC
* Tom Casey MLC

### Liberal

* Howard Venning MHA (Rocky River)
* Jessie Cooper MLC
* Richard Geddes 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 | Reginald Goldsworthy | Howard Houck (AP) |
| Albert Park | Labor | Kevin Hamilton | Hans Ehmann | Rosalyn Lawson | |
| Alexandra | Liberal | Helen McSkimming | Ted Chapman | Kaye Gibbs | |
| Ascot Park | Labor | John Trainer | Frank Chapman | Kenneth Johnson | |
| Baudin | Labor | Don Hopgood | Thomas Mitchell | Paul Dawe | |
| Bragg | Liberal | Carolyn Latta | David Tonkin | Guy Harley | |
| Brighton | Labor | Hugh Hudson | Dick Glazbrook | Ronald Moulds | |
| Chaffey | Liberal | Roland Telfer | Peter Arnold | Rowland Beech | |
| Coles | Liberal | Andrew Cunningham | Jennifer Adamson | Jennifer Hill | Jim Bourne (Ind) |
| Davenport | Liberal | David Cox | Dean Brown | John Phillips | |
| Elizabeth | Labor | Peter Duncan | Dick Pratt | Colin Nieass | |
| Eyre | Liberal | Barry Piltz | Graham Gunn | | |
| Fisher | Liberal | Alvan Roman | Stan Evans | Robert Hercus | |
| Flinders | NCP | Terrence Krieg | Brian Fitzgerald | | Peter Blacker (NCP) |
| Florey | Labor | Harold O'Neill | Lois Bell | Shylie Gilfillan | |
| Gilles | Labor | Jack Slater | Jodi Tabalotny | Eileen Farmer | |
| Glenelg | Liberal | Maurice Hearn | John Mathwin | Diana Harte | |
| Goyder | Independent | Roger Thomas | Keith Russack | | |
| Hanson | Liberal | Peter Rowe | Heini Becker | Stanley Gilbie | |
| Hartley | Labor | Des Corcoran | David Parish | Geoffrey Brown | |
| Henley Beach | Labor | Don Ferguson | Bob Randall | Kenneth Maguire | |
| Kavel | Liberal | Sydney Tilmouth | Roger Goldsworthy | Ivor Childs | |
| Light | Liberal | William Young | Bruce Eastick | Barrie Tornquist | |
| Mallee | Liberal | Dale Thiel | Peter Lewis | | Ronald Hentschke (Ind) Guy Wheal (NCP) |
| Mawson | Labor | Leslie Drury | Ivar Schmidt | Jay McMerrick | |
| Mitcham | Democrats | Rosemary Crowley | Robert Worth | Robin Millhouse | Ian Modistach (AP) |
| Mitchell | Labor | Ron Payne | Thomas Wallace | Kevin Whitby | |
| Morphett | Labor | Terry Groom | John Oswald | Elizabeth Topperwien | |
| Mount Gambier | Liberal | Graham Bath | Harold Allison | | |
| Murray | Liberal | Jack Pitcher | David Wotton | Gerhard Weissmann | |
| Napier | Labor | Terry Hemmings | Eric Bates | John Ferguson | |
| Newland | Labor | John Klunder | Brian Billard | Stephen Farrelly | |
| Norwood | Labor | Greg Crafter | Frank Webster | Jeffrey Heath | |
| Peake | Labor | Keith Plunkett | Marko Milosevic | | |
| Playford | Labor | Terry McRae | Neville Mitchell | John Longhurst | |
| Price | Labor | George Whitten | David Beames | Robert Manhire | |
| Rocky River | Liberal | Denis Crisp | John Olsen | | Helen Tiller (NCP) |
| Ross Smith | Labor | John Bannon | Ruth Squire | Margaret-Ann Williams | |
| Salisbury | Labor | Lynn Arnold | Derrick Rich | | |
| Semaphore | Labor | George Apap | Mac Lawrie | Dean Richards | Norm Peterson (Ind Lab) |
| Spence | Labor | Roy Abbott | Barry Lewis | | |
| Stuart | Labor | Gavin Keneally | Sydney Cheesman | | |
| Todd | Labor | Molly Byrne | Scott Ashenden | Michael Reglar | |
| Torrens | Liberal | Ralph Clarke | Michael Wilson | Stuart Brasted | |
| Unley | Labor | Gil Langley | Robert Nicholls | Albert Apponyi | |
| Victoria | Liberal | Terry Roberts | Allan Rodda | | |
| Whyalla | Labor | Max Brown | Vivienne Cruickshank | Ella Smith | David Sims (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 four seats. The Liberal Party was defending six seats. There was one additional new seat, not held by any party.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Democrats candidates | NCP candidates | Group D candidates | Other candidates |
| Brian Chatterton* Cecil Creedon* Gordon Bruce* Barbara Wiese* James Hennessy Erwin Williamson Giovanni Vassallo | Ren DeGaris* Trevor Griffin* Arthur Whyte* Legh Davis* John Burdett* Robert Ritson* Amanda Vanstone | Lance Milne* Christopher Harte Raymond Buttery Nicholas Theologou Brian Fain Robert North | Warren Norton Allan Woolford Wayne Murphy | Harold Steele Emily Perry Peter Clifton | Stephen Dimitriou (AMP) Screw Parasites (Ind) |