All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 24 seats were needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Leader
Don Dunstan
David Tonkin
Party
Labor
Liberal
Leader since
1 June 1967
24 July 1975
Leader's seat
Norwood
Bragg
Seats before
23
21
Seats won
27
17
Seat change
4
4
Popular vote
383,831
306,356
Percentage
51.64%
41.21%
Swing
5.31
9.68
TPP
53.40%
46.60%
TPP swing
4.20
4.20
Third party
Fourth party
DEM
NAT
Leader
Robin Millhouse
Peter Blacker
Party
Democrats
National
Leader's seat
Mitcham
Flinders
Seats before
0
1
Seats won
1
1
Seat change
1
Popular vote
25,855
11,825
Percentage
3.48%
1.59%
Swing
New
1.18
Premier before election
Don Dunstan
Labor
Elected Premier
Don Dunstan
Labor
State elections were held in South Australia on 17 September 1977. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Premier of South Australia Don Dunstan won a fourth term in government, defeating the Liberal Party of Australia led by Leader of the Opposition David Tonkin.
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