1971 Adelaide state by-election

The 1971 Adelaide state by-election was a by-election held on 3 July 1971 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Adelaide. This was triggered by the death of state [Australian Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)|Labor Party (South Australian Branch)|Labor] MHA Sam Lawn.

Results

The Communist Party, who contested the previous election on 4.9 percent of the vote, did not contest the by-election. Labor easily retained the seat.