[1] (The first woman candidates for the South Australia Assembly ran in 1918 general election, in Adelaide and Sturt.

[3] Another distinctive aspect of the history of the South Australian Parliament was the "Playmander", a gerrymandering system that instituted a pro-rural electoral malapportionment introduced by the incumbent Liberal and Country League (LCL) government, and in place for 32 years from 1936 to 1968.

Labor won comprehensive majorities of the statewide two-party vote whilst failing to form government in 1944, 1953, 1962 and 1968.

The party or coalition with a majority of seats in the lower house is invited by the Governor to form government.

The leader of that party becomes Premier of South Australia, and their senior colleagues become ministers responsible for various portfolios.

As with the federal parliament and Australian other states and territories, voting in the Assembly is compulsory for all those over the age of 18.

The dominance of Adelaide, combined with a lack of comparatively-sized rural population centres, results in the metropolitan area frequently deciding election outcomes.