1971 Adelaide state by-election

The Adelaide state by-election, 1971 was a by-election held on 3 July 1971 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Adelaide. This was triggered by the death of state Labor MHA Sam Lawn.

Results

The Communist Party, who contested the previous election on 4.9 percent of the vote, did not contest the by-election. Labor easily retained the seat.

Adelaide state by-election, 3 July 1971[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Jack Wright	6,898	59.0	-3.9
	Liberal and Country	Helen Finch	4,211	36.0	+3.8
	Australia	Frederick Thompson	575	4.9	+4.9
Total formal votes			11,684	95.4	-1.6
Informal votes			562	4.6	+1.6
Turnout			12,246	74.3	-19.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

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