1992 Alexandra state by-election

A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Alexandra on 9 May 1992. This was triggered by the resignation of former state Liberal MHA Ted Chapman. The seat had been retained by the Liberals since it was created and first contested at the 1973 state election. The by-election was held on the same day as the Kavel state by-election.

Results

The Liberals retained the seat after preferences.

Alexandra state by-election, 9 May 1992^[1]^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal	Dean Brown	9,662	47.9	−11.3
	Independent	Ivar Schmidt	2,889	14.3	+14.3
	Democrats	Anthony Dickson	2,484	12.3	−2.9
	Labor	Johanna van der Velde	2,290	11.3	−13.3
	Independent	Peter Charles	1,219	6.0	+6.0
	Australian Independent Alliance	Roger Oates	998	4.9	+4.9
	Australian Independent Alliance	Reg Macey	644	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			20,186	95.5	−2.4
Informal votes			943	4.5	+2.4
Turnout			21,129	88.4	−6.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal	Dean Brown	12,155	60.2	−5.8
	Independent	Ivar Schmidt	8,031	39.8	+39.8
	Liberal hold		Swing	N/A