1930 South Australian state election

State elections were held in South Australia on 5 April 1930. All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Federation government led by Premier of South Australia Richard L. Butler was defeated by the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Lionel Hill.

1930 South Australian state election
5 April 1930 (1930-04-05)
All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly
24 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Lionel Hill Richard L. Butler
Party Labor Liberal Federation
Leader since 28 August 1926 17 December 1925
Leader's seat Port Pirie Wooroora
Last election 16 seats 23 seats
Seats won 30 seats 13 seats
Seat change Increase14 Decrease10
Percentage 48.64% 35.66%
Swing Increase0.65 Decrease4.36
Premier before election

Richard L. Butler
Liberal Federation

 Elected Premier

Lionel Hill
Labor

Each district elected multiple members. This election saw the change from first past the post (plurality) to instant-runoff (preferential) voting, which also meant that electors cast a single vote rather than multiple votes. With 30 of 46 seats in the House of Assembly, the election remains South Australian Labor's biggest seat win.

Results

South Australian state election, 5 April 1930[1]
House of Assembly
<< 1927–1933 >>

Enrolled voters 325,244
Votes cast 222,819 Turnout 71.36% –6.07%
Informal votes 12,715 Informal 5.71%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes  % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 102,194 48.64% +0.65% 30 + 14
  Liberal Federation 74,930 35.66% –4.34% 13 – 10
  Country 14,555 6.93% +1.43% 2 – 3
  Single Tax League 2,777 1.32% +1.32% 1 + 1
  Communist 696 0.33% +0.33% 0 ± 0
  Independent 14,952 7.11% +0.57% 0 ± 0
Total 210,104     46  

See also

References
Specific
  1. "Summary of 1930 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
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