The South Australian Liberal Party is asking for a recount in the Fisher by-election after Labor's narrow win on preferences.
Labor's Nat Cook claimed a tight win over Liberal Heidi Harris on Saturday night, taking the seat by just 23 votes.
Ms Cook had knocked out independent candidate Dan Woodyatt by 226 votes and claimed most of his preferences to win.
Shadow treasurer Rob Lucas said the party would ask for an official recount, which they had been told would take a day.
He said the scrutiny on which votes should be counted as formal and which votes shouldn't could have been tighter.
"We think that's important," Mr Lucas told AAP on Sunday.
Mr Lucas said given how tight the vote was, the parties had to make sure the ballots were counted correctly.
He said the recount could be done on Monday or Tuesday, in time for the declaration of the polls on Wednesday.
The seat of Fisher was held by Bob Such, an independent who died of a brain tumour in October.
If Ms Cook is declared the winner, Labor will have a majority in South Australia's lower house for the first time since the March election.
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