Labor can govern South Australia in its own right after a recount delivered it the seat of Fisher, which had been held by an independent

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Labor has won the Adelaide seat of Fisher by just nine votes after a recount.

Electoral commissioner Kay Mousley said the recount, which finished about 9.30pm on Monday, delivered the narrow win to Labor’s Nat Cook.

The Liberal party requested the recount after Cook won the Saturday byelection by 23 votes.

After the distribution of preferences on Saturday, Cook won the seat with 10,299 votes to 10,276 for the Liberals’ Heidi Harris.

The Liberals had been expected to win back the seat, which had been held by former Liberal Bob Such, who became an independent in 2000 and died from a brain tumour in October.

Labor’s win means the Weatherill government will have 24 lower house seats and will be able to pass legislation without the support of independents Martin Hamilton-Smith and Geoff Brock.