Craftian general election, 1982

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1979 ← 	16 January 1982 	→ 1984
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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 	Theodore Wright 	Jim McIntyre
Party 	Liberty 	National
Leader since 	24 September 1980 	25 October 1969
Leader's seat 	Makalay 	Oronton
Last election 	18 seats, 24.78% 	49 seats, 41.80%
Seats won 	37 	35
Seat change 	19 	14
Popular vote 	157,015 	112,591
Percentage 	39.48% 	28.31%
Swing 	14.70% 	13.49%
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Leader 	Joe De Araujo 	Edwin Stevenson
Party 	Independent Craftia 	Protection
Leader since 	26 September 1977 	15 July 1981
Leader's seat 	Lake Sydney 	Coastalis
Last election 	4 seats, 8.32% 	23 seats, 22.46%
Seats won 	12 	9
Seat change 	8 	14
Popular vote 	59,020 	52,100
Percentage 	14.84% 	13.10%
Swing 	6.52% 	9.36%
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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 	Theodore WrightLiberty
A general election was held on Saturday, 16 January 1982 to determine the members of the 17th Provincial Parliament of the Province of Craftia. The second wartime election, the results were a hung parliament with no party winning a majority. The incumbent third-term centre-right National Party of Craftia government, led by Premier Jim McIntyre, was defeated by the new centre-left Craftia Liberty Party, led by Theodore Wright, ending a record 8 years of National government. The Liberty Party was able to form a confidence and supply agreement with the Independent Craftia Party for a minority government. The ICP became the third-largest party for the first time, overtaking the right-wing Protection of Craftia Party.
==Results==
===Legislative Assembly===
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37 	12 	9 	35
Liberty	ICP	PCP	National
Party	Party 	Votes 	Percentage	Percentage	Swing	Seats	Change
 	Craftia Liberty Party 	157,015	39.48 	  	14.70	37 	19
 	National Party of Craftia 	112,591	28.31 	  	13.49	35 	14
 	Independent Craftia Party 	59,020 	14.84 	  	6.52 	12 	8
 	Protection of Craftia Party	52,100 	13.10 	  	9.36 	9 	14
 	Other 	16,982 	4.27 	  	1.63 	1 	1
Total	Total 	397,708	 	 	 	94