About ECSA
We publish a wide range of educational materials designed to inform and educate South Australians about our electoral processes. Brochures, guides, and videos range in accessibility levels and are produced in multiple languages to cater for everyone.
- Easy read guides
- ECSA TV explainer videos
- Funding and disclosure forms
- Funding and disclosure guides
- Funding and disclosure glossary
- Language guides (how to enrol and vote)
Living in an area to vote
Which council or electoral district do you vote in?
- What is an electorate district?
- Downloadable pdfs of district maps
- Electoral boundary redistributions
- Find your State electorate (interactive map)
- Find your Local Government Area (Council)
Understanding elections and voting
- Council election fast facts
- Counting the votes for the house of assembly
- Counting the votes for the legislative council
- Counting the votes for council elections
- How to complete your ballot papers
External resources
ECSA can support or help run your school elections
Are you voting for School Captains, House Captains, or SRC? Do you want support or help to run the election? Contact Paula to ask how we can support the practice of active citizenship at your school.
Tailored civics and democracy programs
Paula is available to discuss your learning requirements or grand plans, to explore how ECSA can support your ideation.
Faculty support – How to run an election in your own class
We’ll teach YOU. Upskill your staff on how to run an authentic election in their classroom and count the votes using the preferential system.
Booking a program
Identify:
- which year levels are participating
- what you need to support education outcomes
- approximately how many students will be involved
- proposed dates for the incursion
Partnerships
In partnership with the Parliament Community Education Office:
- Civics in the City - education.parliament.sa.gov.au/schools/civics-in-the-city/
- Regional Tours - education.parliament.sa.gov.au/book/schools/regional-programs/
CONTACT
Paula Hensing – ECSA Education Officer
(08) 8429 0507
Democracy Dash Game
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Downloadable Game Board (PDF) Cards (PDF) Instructions (PDF) |
Downloadable electoral education resources
- Ballot Paper TEMPLATE
- C&C Glossary Word Search
- C&C Glossary Terms Year 5
- Democracy Workbook
- Electoral districts Word Search 2026
- Electoral districts Worksheet
- Learning about elections Year 5 C&C
- Local Councils Word Search
- Local Councils Worksheet
- MYSTERY Word Quiz
- State Government Elections Word Search
- State Government Leaders Worksheet
- Understanding democracy through elections Year 7 - 9
- Year 7 C&C Having Your Say
- Year 7 - 10 C&C AC Election links
- Year 5 C&C AC Election Links
ECSA explainers
How the House of Assembly result is determined
Australian Election Commission (AEC) Resources
DemocraCity (external website link)
After each state election and by-election, ECSA produces a report which is tabled in Parliament and made publicly available. The reports cover all aspects of an election, including a summary of the results.
Detailed results are made available in statistics reports, or on our past state election results page.
- 2024 Dunstan and Black By-election Report (PDF)
- 2024 Dunstan By-election Electors Survey Report (PDF, 808KB)
- 2022 SA State Election and Bragg By-election Report (PDF, 4.1MB)
- 2022 SA State Election and Bragg By-election Report - Recommendations (PDF, 1.9MB)
- 2022 SA State Election and Bragg By-election Report (HTML)
- 2022 State Election Electors Survey Report (PDF, 3.2MB)
- 2019 Cheltenham and Enfield By-Elections Report (PDF, 9.8MB)
- 2019 Electors Survey Report (PDF, 859KB)
- 2018 State Election Report (PDF, 13.7MB)
- 2018 State Election Report (HTML)
- 2018 State Election Statistics Report (PDF, 18MB)
- 2018 Electors Surveys Report (PDF, 2.7MB)
- 2018 State Election Service Charter (PDF, 3.7MB)
- 2014 State Election Report including Fisher and Davenport by-elections (PDF, 7MB)
- 2014 State Election Statistics (PDF, 11.9MB)
- 2012 Port Adelaide and Ramsay By-Elections Report and Statistics (PDF, 3.4MB)
- 2010 State Election Report (PDF, 3.8MB)
- 2010 State Election Statistics (PDF, 9.7MB)
- 2009 Frome By-Election Report and Statistics (PDF, 1.9MB)
- 2006 State Election Report (PDF, 3.6MB)
- 2006 State Election Statistics (PDF, 7.4MB)
- 2002 State Election Report (PDF, 1.9MB)
- 2002 State Election Statistics (PDF, 7.5MB)
- 1997 State Election Report (PDF, 1.2MB)