SA Election results show massive One Nation surge and record Liberal collapse
Premier Peter Malinauskas has declared a historic landslide win in South Australia's state election, marking Labor's return to power after weeks of uncertainty. The result features an unprecedented rise from the One Nation party and represents what polling predicted would be a record low point for the Liberal Party.
Key Points
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1Labor has secured another term as Premier Peter Malinauskas declared victory following a landslide election result.
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2One Nation achieved significant success, reshaping the political landscape and living up to polling predictions with record support in South Australia.
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3The Liberal Party faced its lowest performance since their entry into state politics after losing ground significantly compared to previous terms.
Developments
South Australia has elected its first returned Labor government with Premier Peter Malinauskis securing 30 seats after One Nation achieved the largest swing in state history. While Liberal leader Ashton Hurn retained her seat, she faces a leadership challenge following significant vote losses and warnings from federal senator Anne Ruston to return toward center-right politics.
South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas has secured a record-breaking second term for Labor with at least 32 seats, while One Nations polling predictions were met as the party is forecast to win two additional seats. Pauline Hanson celebrated her supporters' turnout and warned that she will leave "landmines" in South Australia before returning to federal politics where plans are underway to expand one nation's presence nationally
Labor has won South Australia for a second term with Labor holding nearly half of counted ballots, while One Nation surged to become their largest party and Liberal support dropped significantly in metropolitan seats despite hopes that preferences might help them retain some regional areas. Federal senator Anne Ruston expressed concern over the coalition's deteriorating vote share as voters cast ballot at 600 booths across South Australia on Saturday morning
Premier Peter Malinauskas declared victory after Labor secured a historic landslide win, with Opposition Leader Ashton Hurn conceding defeat. Despite significant swings toward One Nation and against him personally by 7.6 percentage points in his own seat of Croydon, the overall trend did not threaten Labor's majority or its gains from Liberal-held seats.