In a measured speech claiming victory before 10pm, newly elected Premier Peter Malinauskas warned against triumphalism and vowed to deliver "a fairer, better society and more opportunity for those who need it most".
"It is not lost on me the significance of the privilege and the size of the responsibility that you’ve invested in me, in my team,'' the premier-elect said.
"Naturally, people of South Australian Labor are right to feel satisfied tonight, but true satisfaction for us comes in realising our ambition, our ideal of delivering a fairer, better society and more opportunity for those who need it most."
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Newly elected Premier Peter Malinauskas has addresses the state and his predecessor Steven Marshall has conceded victory. Follow our live coverage of election night here.
Premier Steven Marshall called Labor leader Peter Malinauskas about 9pm to concede the 2022 election and congratulate him on becoming the state’s 47th premier.
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Elated Malinauskas has addressed the state
Upbeat Marshall addresses the Liberal faithful
Premier Steven Marshall has called Labor leader Peter Malinauskas to concede the 2022 election and congratulate him on becoming the state’s 47th premier.
An upbeat Mr Marshall addressed the Liberal faithful at the Robin Hood hotel in his seat of Dunstan as he acknowledged the massive swing against his party left it with no chance of continuing in government after a single term in power.
Mr Marshall, who is also in danger of losing his own seat, said despite the massive swing he was proud of what he had achieved in the last four years.
‘Today the people of South Australia have spoken and they’ve elected a new government, but it doesn’t take away from the work that we have done in South Australia over the last four years,’’ Mr Marshall said.
“We came to government four years ago promising more jobs, lower costs and more services when the figures came out this week we had record full-time employment in South Australia, we have more young people coming back and staying in South Australia than ever before. We’ve got the fastest growing economy in the country.
“We’ve become a magnet over the course of the coronavirus for some of the largest national and international companies and I’ve just so proud, so proud of the way that the people of South Australia have responded to the coronavirus and not had it break them, not had it destroy them.
“I think we have immeasurably changed South Australia. We put it on a new trajectory going forward. It is a very positive trajectory. And I’ve got to say I’ve never felt more positive, more positive about the future of the state than I do at the moment.’’
– Michael McGuire, Paul Starick
Labor deputy praises team's 'hard-fought victory'
Labor deputy leader Susan Close arrived at Labor HQ just prior to Mr Marshall's concession speech.
She praised Labor's team of candidates and said it had been a hard-fought victory.
"I went into this thinking – just work really hard, but don't assume we're going to win," she said.
"I kept looking for evidence that was there that we wouldn't win and I was increasingly not able to find it."
– Kathryn Bermingham
Marshall concedes victory to Malinauskas
Premier Steven Marshall has conceded and congratulated Peter Malinauskas on Labor's victory.
"Ladies and gentlemen it's been an honour and a pleasure and privilege to lead this state. I love this state."
"We leave this state in an immeasurably better state than we found it four years ago."
"I feel very grateful that we live in a democracy where everbody gets to have their say and today the people of South Australia have spoken."
Despite losing today's election, Mr Marshall said he was proud of the work his government had done over the last four years.
Mr Marshall said his government had created more jobs, lowered costs and stopped the "brain drain".
"I'm just so proud of the way South Austrlalians have responded to a global pandemic. We come out of this stronger than before."
Mr Marshall thanked the people of Dunstan for re-electing him.
"I say thank you very much. I love my electorate I've been out of it for some time with some of the complexities I've had to deal with with the pandemic."
Lucy Hood claims victory in Adelaide seat
Lucy Hood has arrived at Labor's main election party at Adelaide Oval, where she claimed victory in the seat of Adelaide.
"We've been campaigning for two years, it's a community I love and I really can't believe tonight's result," she said.
"I'm incredibly humbled and grateful to everyone who has supported us tonight."
– Kathryn Bermingham
Premier pulls back ahead in Dunstan
Steven Marshall has pulled back ahead in his seat of Dunstan.
He is sitting just above 51 in two-party preferred terms and a result won’t be known tonight.
Basham poised to lose Finniss to independent challenger
The Liberal government is gone but salt is being rubbed into the wounds.
Liberal MP David Basham is poised to lose Finniss to independent challenger Lou Nicholson.
In Hammond, Liberal MP Adrian Pederick’s first preference vote is down 12 per cent.
The former deputy premier Dan van Holst Pellekaan is in strife in his seat and it won’t be known tonight if the independent challenger may take that.
Liberal turncoat, Speaker Dan Cregan has had a massive win in his Hills seat or Kavel.
Labor MP Tom Koutsantonis told the ABC it could be the first time in South Australian history that the premier and deputy premier could lose their seats.
Analyst calls it: Labor sweeps to power
Steven Marshall and the Liberal Party have been swept from power in South Australia.
Labor has won in a canter with the election called by the ABC election analyst Antony Green just after 8pm.
“The government’s been defeated,” he said.
Penberthy: Malinauskas will lead a sensible Labor government
Premier-in-waiting Peter Malinauskas will lead a sensible Labor government after running a brilliant campaign, The Advertiser columnist David Penberthy told Sky.
“I feel sorry for Steven Marshall,” Mr Penberthy said.
“Peter Malinauskas is the only opposition leader who survived the coronavirus. He did it by being collegiate.
“He didn’t sound like he was taking pot shots from the cheap seats and then he emerged and went all guns blazing for the past six months.
“Steven Marshall is a terrifically likeable bloke. You can’t underestimate the huge likability of Peter Malinauskas. He’s not a woke lefty. There’s not going to be an edict on Monday for people in the public service saying they have to put their pronouns on their business cards.”
Mr Penberthy said Mr Marshall’s greatest political flaw was appearing “insipid” and he became “expendable.”
He said he would take advice and relay advice rather than lead from the front.
Postal votes 'won't save' Sanderson
Rachel Sanderson said campaigning was a “second job” on top of her role as child protection minister. She said her opponent and likely successor, Lucy Hood, could campaign full-time.
Liberal Minister Ms Sanderson declined to declare defeat, saying Covid meant there would be more postal votes than previously.
“Until it’s completely counted, I hold hope,” Ms Sanderson said.
ABC election analyst Antony Green says the swing is so great postal votes won’t save Ms Sanderson.
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