“A massive thank you to the people of South Australia who have put their trust, their faith in me and the Liberal team for a new dawn, a new dawn for South Australia!” he said. Outgoing Labor premier Jay Weatherill had announced a plan in February to create a network of 50,000 home solar systems backed by Tesla Powerwall batteries. Of the one seat remaining, it appeared that the Greens MLC Tammy Franks would retain her seat ahead of the Australian Conservatives’ Robert Brokenshire. “I feel like a horse that’s won four Melbourne Cups and the handicap has just been put up.”

Weatherill expressed pride in the achievements of Labor’s long stint in power, which began with the election of the Rann government in 2002, before Weatherill took power in 2011.
The SA Liberals win a majority of seats in South Australia's lower house, ending 16 years of Labor Party government in the state.