# Candidates of the 1989 South Australian state election

The 1989 South Australian state election was held on 25 November 1989.

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* Roy Abbott MHA (Spence)
* Gavin Keneally MHA (Stuart)
* Terry McRae MHA (Playford)
* Ron Payne MHA (Mitchell)
* Keith Plunkett MHA (Peake)
* Jack Slater MHA (Gilles)

## 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 | CTA candidate | Other candidates |
| Adelaide | Labor | Mike Duigan | Michael Armitage | Peter Mann | Howard Shepherd | |
| Albert Park | Labor | Kevin Hamilton | Roger Hayes | Jim Mitchell | | |
| Alexandra | Liberal | Jacqueline Horton | Ted Chapman | Judith Logan | | |
| Baudin | Labor | Don Hopgood | Pamela Howard | Nicholas Wedge | | Lyall McDonald (Ind) |
| Bragg | Liberal | Jennifer Richardson | Graham Ingerson | Margaret-Ann Williams | | |
| Briggs | Labor | Mike Rann | Terry Stuart | Colin Maas | | |
| Bright | Labor | Derek Robertson | Wayne Matthew | Ingrid O'Sullivan | Wayne Ellis | |
| Chaffey | Liberal | William Parsons | Peter Arnold | Mark Lobban | | Rowland Beech (Ind) |
| Coles | Liberal | Rohan Claessen | Jennifer Cashmore | Pam Kelly | | |
| Custance | Liberal | Charles Greeneklee | John Olsen | Harm Folkers | Bruce Slee | Grantley Siviour (Nat) |
| Davenport | Liberal | Bruce Whyatt | Stan Evans | Judy Smith | | Lorraine Foster (Ind) |
| Elizabeth | Independent | Catherine Watkins | Peter Bates | Stephen Perkins | David Griffiths | Martyn Evans (Ind) Arnold Ollivier (Ind) |
| Eyre | Liberal | Gregory Giddens | Graham Gunn | Jack Babbage | | Jillian Anderson (Nat) |
| Fisher | Labor | Philip Tyler | Bob Such | Terry Clark | John Watson | Alison Kent (Ind) |
| Flinders | National | Terrence Krieg | Kieran Kelly | Trevor Blood | | Peter Blacker (Nat) |
| Florey | Labor | Bob Gregory | Richard Luther | Steve Bartholomew | Cathryn Linedale | Deborah Moran (Ind) |
| Gilles | Labor | Colin McKee | Steven Beardon | Stephen Swift | | |
| Goyder | Liberal | Brenton Walker | John Meier | Derek Emery | | |
| Hanson | Liberal | Ian Peak | Heini Becker | Mary McEwen | | |
| Hartley | Labor | Terry Groom | Joe Scalzi | Arlyn Tombleson | | |
| Hayward | Labor | June Appleby | Mark Brindal | Elizabeth Williams | Reg Macey | Mary Down (Ind) |
| Henley Beach | Labor | Don Ferguson | Bob Randall | Keith Lees | Peter Thompson | |
| Heysen | Liberal | Jillian Bromley | David Wotton | Merilyn Pedrick | | |
| Kavel | Liberal | Warren Smith | Roger Goldsworthy | Michel Francis | Graeme Watts | |
| Light | Liberal | Tony Piccolo | Bruce Eastick | John Joyes | Theodor Stiller | Eric Gerlach (Ind) |
| Mawson | Labor | Susan Lenehan | Craig Spencer | Dennis Dorney | | |
| Mitcham | Liberal | Timothy Campbell | Stephen Baker | Matthew Greenwood | | |
| Mitchell | Labor | Paul Holloway | Darryl Parslow | Sue Ann Carver | | |
| Morphett | Liberal | Trevor Peikert | John Oswald | Rosalina Bouchee | | |
| Mount Gambier | Liberal | Brenton Lynch | Harold Allison | Glenn Taylor | Johannes Bastiaens | |
| Murray-Mallee | Liberal | Jane Milek | Peter Lewis | Jeannette Jolley | | Douglas Lindley (Nat) |
| Napier | Labor | Terry Hemmings | Rilda Sharp | William Adams | | |
| Newland | Labor | Di Gayler | Dorothy Kotz | Patrick Kavanagh | Dennis Brown | |
| Norwood | Labor | Greg Crafter | Robert Jackson | Cathi Tucker-Lee | Belle Harris | Alison Cox (Ind) |
| Peake | Labor | Vic Heron | Darcy Constantine | Stephen Crabbe | Terry Lear | Philippa Skinner (Soc.) |
| Playford | Labor | John Quirke | Peter Panagaris | Andrew Sickerdick | | |
| Price | Labor | Murray De Laine | Bernice Pfitzner | Martin Kay | | |
| Ramsay | Labor | Lynn Arnold | Brenda Bates | Shylie Holden | | |
| Ross Smith | Labor | John Bannon | Christopher Pyne | Brian Fain | | |
| Semaphore | Independent | Kevin Foley | Terence Daviess | Eric Mack | | Norm Peterson (Ind) |
| Spence | Labor | Michael Atkinson | Rod Scarborough | Brian O'Leary | Catherine Sparrow | Florence Pens (Grey) Dennis White (Soc.) |
| Stuart | Labor | Colleen Hutchison | Simon Dawson | Kaye Matthews | David Squirrell | Joy Baluch (Ind) |
| Todd | Labor | John Klunder | Ernest Harders de Braconier | David Ball | Tom Curnow | |
| Unley | Labor | Kym Mayes | Joy Nimon | Mark Basham | David Peake | Jennie Williams (Ind) |
| Victoria | Liberal | Ray Tunks | Dale Baker | Johannes Cullen | | |
| Walsh | Labor | John Trainer | Douglas Rowe | Richard Bennett | | |
| Whyalla | Labor | Frank Blevins | Naomi Perry | Rosemary Gloede | | George Crowe (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. Labor were defending five seats. The Liberals were defending five seats. The Democrats were defending one seat.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Democrats candidates | Nationals SA candidates | CTA candidates | Grey Power candidates |
| Chris Sumner* Anne Levy* Mario Feleppa* George Weatherill* Ron Roberts* Bill Hender Janine Hanckel | Rob Lucas* Martin Cameron* Diana Laidlaw* Peter Dunn* Julian Stefani* Maureen Andrews George Mercer | Ian Gilfillan* Sandra Kanck Graham Pamount Phillip Druce Kenneth Farmer Patricia Shortridge | Terry Mullan Donald Hunt Stuart Robinson | Stewart Leggett Robert Brown Peter Frogley | Don Jessop Jack Holder |
| Conservative candidates | Ungrouped candidates | | | | |
| Keith Tidswell John Horgan James Atkinson | Michael Lamb Anastasios Giannouklas Max Tatnell | | | | |