lˈeɪbɚ fˈɛl tə dʒˈʌst θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn.wˈʌn pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðə tˈuːpˈɑːɹɾi vˈoʊt fɹʌm ɐ tˈuːpˈɑːɹɾi swˈɪŋ ʌv ˈeɪt.nˈaɪn pɚsˈɛnt—æt ðə tˈaɪm, ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst tˈuːpˈɑːɹɾi swˈɪŋ ɪn sˈaʊθ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən stˈeɪt hˈɪstɚɹi sˈɛkənd ˈoʊnli tə ðə nˈaɪn.fˈoːɹ pɚsˈɛnt swˈɪŋ æt ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən ᵻlˈɛkʃən, ænd stˈɪl ðə lˈɑːɹdʒɪst ðæt ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪn ɐ tʃˈeɪndʒ ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnmənt.
Labor fell to just 39.1 percent of the two-party vote from a two-party swing of 8.9 percent—at the time, the largest two-party swing in South Australian state history (second only to the 9.4 percent swing at the following 1997 election, and still the largest that resulted in a change of government.