title: 1992 Kavel state by-election
text: # 1992 Kavel state by-election
  
  A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Kavel on 9 May 1992. This was triggered by the resignation of former state Liberal Deputy Premier Eric Roger Goldsworthy. The seat had been retained by the Liberals since it was created and first contested at the 1970 state election. The by-election was held on the same day as the Alexandra by-election.
  
  ## Results
  
  Call to Australia, who contested the previous election and gained 5.1 percent, did not contest the by-election. The Liberals retained the seat.
  
  Kavel by-election, 9 May 1992 :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Liberal | John Olsen | 10,381 | 53.4 | -2.4 |
  | | Democrats | John Blundell | 3,054 | 15.7 | +2.7 |
  | | Labor | Lea Stevens | 2,816 | 14.5 | -11.6 |
  | | Australian Independent Alliance | Graeme Watts | 1,591 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
  | | Grey Power | Stan Batten | 1,127 | 5.8 | +5.8 |
  | | Independent | John Henderson | 457 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,426 | 96.4 | -1.4 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 716 | 3.6 | +1.4 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,142 | 83.9 | -11.7 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Liberal | John Olsen | 11,989 | 61.7 | -3.8 |
  | | Democrats | John Blundell | 7,437 | 38.3 | +38.3 |
  | | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
  