Craftian general election, 1979

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1976 ← 	9 November 1979 	→ 1982
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94 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly48 needed for a majority	94 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly48 needed for a majority	94 seats in the Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly48 needed for a majority
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Leader 	Jim McIntyre 	Edwin Stevenson
Party 	National 	Protection
Leader since 	25 October 1969 	14 January 1970
Leader's seat 	Lumina South 	Coastalis
Last election 	58 seats, 42.35% 	20 seats, 25.51%
Seats won 	49 	23
Seat change 	9 	3
Popular vote 	167,358 	89,925
Percentage 	41.80% 	22.46%
Swing 	0.55% 	3.05%
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Leader 	Richy Linas 	Joe De Araujo
Party 	Labour 	Independent Craftia
Leader since 	28 December 1976 	26 September 1977
Leader's seat 	Victoria 	Lake Sydney
Last election 	12 seats, 20.57% 	3 seats, 7.31%
Seats won 	18 	4
Seat change 	6 	1
Popular vote 	99,214 	33,312
Percentage 	24.78% 	8.32%
Swing 	4.21% 	1.01%
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Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly after the election 	Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly after the election 	Craftian Provincial Legislative Assembly after the election
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Premier before election 	Premier before election 	Elected Premier
Jim McIntyreNational 	Jim McIntyreNational 	Jim McIntyreNational
A general election was held on Friday, 9 November 1979 to determine the members of the 16th Provincial Parliament of the Province of Craftia. The incumbent second-term centre-right National Party of Craftia government, led by Premier Jim McIntyre, was re-elected to a third term in office, defeating the right-wing Protection of Craftia Party opposition, led by Edwin Stevenson. The Nationals suffered a nine-seat swing to finish with a slim two-seat majority (49 seats). Protection won 23 seats, still more than the centre-left National Labour Party, which won 18, despite having fewer votes.
==Results==
===Legislative Assembly===
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23 	18 	4 	49
Protection	Labour	ICP	National
Party	Party 	Votes 	Percentage	Percentage	Swing	Seats	Change
 	National Party of Craftia 	167,358	41.80 	  	0.55 	49 	9
 	National Labour Party 	99,214 	24.78 	  	4.21 	18 	6
 	Protection of Craftia Party	89,925 	22.46 	  	3.05 	23 	3
 	Independent Craftia Party 	33,312 	8.32 	  	1.01 	4 	1
 	Other 	10,570 	2.64 	  	0.74 	0 	1
Total	Total 	400,379	 	 	 	94