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Labor Wins South Australian Election Emphatically Amid One Nation Surge

The story of the night is One Nation achieving an 18.8 percent swing towards it with the Liberals suffering a 17 percent swing against it.
Labor Wins South Australian Election Emphatically Amid One Nation Surge
Premier of South Australia Peter Malinauskas at press conference during day one of LIV Adelaide at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide, Australia on Feb. 12, 2026. Sarah Reed/Getty Images
Monica O’Shea
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The Malinauskas Labor government has recorded a landslide win in the South Australian state election on track to win 31 of 47 seats in the state’s lower house, the House of Assembly.

At this stage, the centre-left Labor Party has also picked up several centre-right Liberal seats, guaranteeing them victory at the March 21 election.

Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]