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Senior members of the South Australian Liberal Party say the organisation has avoided a bloodbathin the wake of the party's election losses at a state and federal level earlier this year.

A rumoured conservative takeover of the party's executive failed to eventuate at today's state branch annual general meeting, although a member of the faction was elected as the state president.

The meeting was held at the Hungarian Club in Norwood, rather than at the Adelaide Convention Centre,with speeches and extra events cancelled out of respect for the Queen.

Despite rumours of a conservative takeover following a recruitment drive by Right faction senator Alex Antic, the result was more mixed.

The membership strongly supported former candidate for Kavel, Rowan Mumford, asthe new state president but, after the meeting, Senator Antic was not prepared to declare the result a success.

"I just love democracy, I love coming to these meetings, hanging out with like-minded friends, good result, good people," he said.

Other executive positions were won by a mix of conservative and moderate candidates.

The party appointed moderate Alex May as state director in July, whileDavid Speirs a conservative was chosen as Opposition Leader in April after the election loss in March.

Mr Speirs today claimeda win for balance and harmony with the party "not lurching over to the far right" or "trying to out-left the Left".

"Contrary to all the public speculation, no takeover has occurred by one particular group within the party and this is exactly what I was after," he said.

All three of the party's leaders are in their 30s.

"The generational shift for our party has been dramatic over the last few months," Mr Speirs said.

"It's refreshed, it's renewed, it's reinvigorated."

Members told ABC News the party administration badly needed updating to make the Liberals electorally competitive again.

Party elders were relieved that factional fighting did not take centre stage.

"Common sense has prevailed," former federal Liberal MP Trish Worth said.

"It shows that we can have confidence in the wisdom and integrity of state council delegates because they've elected people from the broad church."

Former MP Christopher Pyne said the media had over-hyped the divisions in the party.

"I think you're all being a bit dramatic," he said ahead of the meeting.

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SA Liberals opt for 'generational shift' rather than conservative takeover at annual general meeting - ABC News