1993 South Australian state election

State elections were held in South Australia on 11 December 1993. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Labor government, led by Premier Lynn Arnold, was defeated by the Liberal Opposition, led by Dean Brown, in a landslide victory. The Liberals won what is still the largest majority government in South Australian history.

1993 South Australian state election
11 December 1993 (1993-12-11)
All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly
24 seats were needed for a majority
11 (of the 22) seats in the South Australian Legislative Council
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Dean Brown Lynn Arnold Peter Blacker
Party Liberal Labor National
Leader since 11 May 1992 4 September 1992 10 March 1973
Leader's seat Finniss Taylor Flinders
(lost seat)
Seats before 22 seats 23 seats 1 seat
Seats won 37 seats 10 seats 0
Seat change 15 13 1
Popular vote 481,623 277,038 10,157
Percentage 52.80% 30.37% 1.11%
Swing 8.9 8.9 0.1
TPP 60.91% 39.09%
TPP swing 8.87pp 8.87pp
Premier before election

Lynn Arnold
Labor

 Elected Premier

Dean Brown
Liberal

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