Labor Retains Power in South Australia, as One Nation Surges
One Nation gained nearly 20% in metropolitan seats, significantly reducing Liberal support while Labor secured a second term amid high early and postal voting.
- On Saturday, March 21, 2026, Labor secured a second term as Premier Peter Malinauskas won a landslide after two hours of counting.
- One Nation's surge followed record early voting with 454,862 votes and 174,000 postal requests from a South Australian electorate of almost 1.3 million, while Aoi/Trent Baxter was disendorsed after a UK arrest warrant surfaced Friday.
- Two-Party estimates put Labor at 59.2/40.8, with the Poll Bludger projecting Labor winning 31 of 47 seats, based on Saturday's figures.
- This outcome hands Labor a parliamentary majority, and analysts including ABC's Casey Briggs warned the landslide will be devastating for the Liberals, possibly impacting Victoria next week, said Croucher.
- Final results could take at least another week, as complex preference flows and pre-poll/postal ballots await counting and the Electoral Commission must realign counts in seats with incorrect two-candidate selections.
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