one seat to the Democrats, but regained the seat they had lost when Norm Foster resigned from the Labor party earlier that year. Foster stood as an Independent Labor member in the Legislative Council, but was not re-elected. Aftermath After the election loss, Tonkin resigned as Liberal leader and was succeeded by John Olsen, who won a leadership ballot against Dean Brown. A heart complaint caused Tonkin to leave parliament soon after at which a 1983 Bragg by-election was triggered, with the Liberals easily retaining the seat. A 1984 Elizabeth by-election saw Independent Labor candidate Martyn Evans win the seat from Labor. This gave Labor a minority government (23 out of 47 seats), though it continued to govern with the support of Independent Labor members Evans and Norm Peterson. Key dates Issue of writ: 18 October 1982 Close of nominations: 26 October 1982 Polling day: 6 November 1982 Return of writ: On or before 4 December 1982 Results House of Assembly |} Seats changing hands Legislative Council |} Post-election pendulum See also Results of the South Australian state election, 1982 (House of Assembly) Results of the 1982 South Australian state election (Legislative Council) Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1982-1985 Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1982-1985 References External links Historical lower house results Historical upper house results State and federal election results in Australia since 1890 Elections in South Australia 1982 elections in Australia 1980s in South Australia November 1982 events in Australia