1893 South Australian colonial election

The 1893 South Australian colonial election was held between 15 April and 6 May 1893 to elect members to the 14th Parliament of South Australia. All 54 seats in the House of Assembly (the lower house, whose members were elected at the 1890 election) were up for re-election. This was the first state election contested by political parties; United Labor was formed in January 1891, which also led to the formation of the conservative National Defence League that same year. Independents won 26 seats, making them the largest contingency in the House. John Downer, the leader of the National Defence League, remained Premier for eight days after the formation of the new Parliament before he was replaced by Charles Kingston, who would remain Premier for six years.

The election used non-compulsory plurality block voting, in which electors voted for as many candidates as they wished. Members of the House of Assembly were elected to 27 multi-member districts consisting of two seats each. Suffrage extended to men (including Aboriginals) over 21 years of age, unless they were "attainted or convicted of treason or felony".