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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Martin

South Australia election: Labor wins government as Liberal premier Steven Marshall concedes

Peter Malinauskas and his wife Annabel celebrate victory for Labor on Saturday night
Peter Malinauskas and his wife Annabel celebrate victory for Labor on Saturday night. Photograph: Matt Turner/AAP

Labor leader Peter Malinauskas has won a landslide victory in the South Australian election, pledging to use the win to deliver a “fairer, better, society”.

After recording a more than 7% primary vote swing towards it across the state, Labor was on track to win 26 seats and form majority government, ending Steven Marshall’s Liberal government after just one term.

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