The 1975 South Australian state election was held on 12 July 1975.
Since the previous election, the Liberal and Country League had formally become the South Australian branch of the Liberal Party. However, the breakaway Liberal Movement also contested the election with several sitting members. Seats won by the LCL in 1973 are listed below as Liberal-held, except for Goyder which had been won by the LM at a by-election.
Retiring Members
Labor Ernie Crimes MHA (Spence) Len King MHA (Coles) Dave McKee MHA (Pirie) John Ryan MHA (Price) Alfred Kneebone MLC Bert Shard MLC
Liberal William McAnaney MHA (Heysen) Sir Lyell McEwin MLC Sir Arthur Rymill MLC Victor Springett 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 LM candidate Other candidates Adelaide Labor Jack Wright David Mount Robert Hercus Albert Park Labor Charles Harrison Barry Savage Philip Sutton Alexandra Liberal Ruth Newell Ted Chapman Donald Glazbrook George Graham (NCP)Ascot Park Labor Geoff Virgo George Basisovs Dorothy Heide Bragg Liberal Florence Pens David Tonkin Ross Thomas Brighton Labor Hugh Hudson Ursula Pridham Ronald Moulds Sydney Monks (Ind)Chaffey Liberal John Hooper Peter Arnold Jack Seekamp Coles Labor Des Corcoran Peter Lewis Lawrence Titheradge Davenport Liberal Mark Pickhaver Dean Brown Lawrence Delroy Elizabeth Labor Peter Duncan Geoffrey Crome Shirley Liddiard Eyre Liberal David Uzzell Graham Gunn William Hitchcock (NCP)Fisher Liberal Geoffrey Anderson Stan Evans Maxwell Hall William Donnon (NCP) Ingrid Temple (AP)Flinders NCP Maxwell Glenn Ilimar Tohver William Turner Peter Blacker (NCP)Florey Labor Charles Wells Glyndwr Morgan Edward Smith Frome Liberal James Reese Ernest Allen David Sara Gilles Labor Jack Slater Louis Ravesi Norman Wilson Maxwell Clifton (NCP)Glenelg Liberal Brian Crawford John Mathwin Peter Heysen Gouger Liberal Peter Dewhurst Keith Russack Desmond Ross Donald Herriman (NCP)Goyder LM Irene Krastev Maurice Schulz David Boundy Richard Kitto (NCP)Hanson Liberal Terry Groom Heini Becker Graham Slape Henley Beach Labor Glen Broomhill John Rogers Trevor Vivian Heysen Liberal Myles McCallum David Wotton Terence McAnaney Howard Houck (AP)Kavel Liberal Roy Hobden Roger Goldsworthy Roger Teusner Eric Bartsch (NCP) Harold Booth (NCP)Light Liberal Douglas Harrison Bruce Eastick John Lienert Mallee Liberal Ronald Maczkowiack Bill Nankivell William McConnell John Petch (NCP)Mawson Labor Don Hopgood Neil Bannister Rodney Adam Millicent Labor Brian Corcoran Murray Vandepeer Brian Prowse John Clark (Ind) Donald Ferguson (NCP)Mitcham Liberal Sean Dawes Graham Callister Robin Millhouse Mitchell Labor Ron Payne Robert Alcock Peter Amor Mount Gambier Labor Allan Burdon Harold Allison Brian O'Connor Alwin Crafter (NCP) Neville Ferguson (Ind) Lloyd Hobbs (Ind)Murray Liberal Harold McLaren Ivon Wardle Darian Monjean Beryl Moreton (NCP) John Potts (Ind)Norwood Labor Don Dunstan Barry Briegel Frank Mercorella Peake Labor Don Simmons Mark Tregoning Desmond Moran Pirie Labor John Phelan Alan Beste Ted Connelly* (Ind) Raymond Fullgrabe (Ind) John Hutchins (NCP)Playford Labor Terry McRae Peter Shurven Dennis Paul Reginald Hewitt (NCP)Price Labor George Whitten Terence Hanson Jean Lawrie Rocky River Liberal Hank Van Galen Howard Venning Clement Hampton Ian Bruce (NCP)Ross Smith Labor Jack Jennings James Porter Noel Hodges Salisbury Labor Reg Groth Lancelot Chaplin Ronald Woods Semaphore Labor Jack Olson Willem Van Wyk Rodney Sporn Spence Labor Roy Abbott Anthony Hutton Patrick Carlin Stuart Labor Gavin Keneally Brian Kinnear Brenda Groves Tea Tree Gully Labor Molly Byrne Robert Sloane John Hincksman Barry Leaver (NCP) Emily Perry (Ind)Torrens Liberal Nick Bolkus John Coumbe Brian Billard Unley Labor Gil Langley Ronald Berryman Bruce Wark Victoria Liberal Jean Hillier Allan Rodda Colin Hall Graham Carrick (NCP)Whyalla Labor Max Brown Martinus Vette Arnold Eckersley
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. This was the first time the Legislative Council had been elected as a whole state by proportional representation; two Labor and seven Liberal MLCs up for re-election, as well as an LM member.
Labor candidates Liberal candidates LM candidates NCP candidates Australia candidates Family Movt candidates Norm Foster* Jim Dunford* Anne Levy* Frank Blevins* John Cornwall* Chris Sumner* Terry HemmingsMurray Hill* Don Laidlaw* Boyd Dawkins* Gordon Gilfillan Graham Hancock Judith Roberts Ross StoryMartin Cameron* John Carnie* Richard Clampett Charles Groves Janine Haines Peter AdamsonLester James Richard Morris George OlesnickyMark Lainio David Middleton Colyn Van ReenenJohn Court Raymond Kidney Free Enterprise candidates Ungrouped candidates Marcus Dodd William Forster Robert Hill Frederick KoopMark Higgs (Ind) Alan Miller (SPA)
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