Results of the 1947 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1947 South Australian state election.
South Australian state election, 8 March 1947[1] | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Enrolled voters | 306,059 | |||||
Votes cast | 285,765 | Turnout | {{{turnout %}}} | +4.84% | ||
Informal votes | 10,366 | Informal | 3.63% | +0.41% | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 133,959 | 48.6% | +6.12% | 13 | – 3 | |
Liberal and Country | 111,216 | 40.3% | –5.46% | 23 | + 3 | |
Communist | 8,178 | 2.9% | +0.90% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Independent | 17,083 | 6.2% | –0.43% | 3 | ± 0 | |
Independent Labor | 4,963 | 1.80% | –0.45% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Total | 275,399 | 39 | ||||
Two-party-preferred | ||||||
Liberal and Country | 52.00% | +5.30% | ||||
Labor | 48.00% | –5.30% |
Results by electoral district
Adelaide
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Herbert George | 6,556 | 50.7 | +13.5 | |
Independent | Doug Bardolph | 4,963 | 38.3 | -5.2 | |
Communist | Alfred Watt | 1,425 | 11.0 | -8.4 | |
Total formal votes | 12,944 | 89.7 | -3.4 | ||
Informal votes | 1,490 | 10.3 | +3.4 | ||
Turnout | 14,434 | 89.5 | +6.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Albert
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Malcolm McIntosh | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | ||||
Alexandra
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | David Brookman | 4,502 | 65.9 | -34.1 | |
Labor | Albert Taverner | 1,442 | 21.1 | +21.1 | |
Independent | Ethel Wache | 887 | 13.0 | +13.0 | |
Total formal votes | 6,831 | 97.5 | |||
Informal votes | 173 | 2.5 | |||
Turnout | 7,004 | 95.1 | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Angas
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Berthold Teusner | 3,960 | 70.3 | +17.7 | |
Independent | Frank Rieck | 1,672 | 29.7 | +29.7 | |
Total formal votes | 5,632 | 97.4 | -1.4 | ||
Informal votes | 152 | 2.6 | +1.4 | ||
Turnout | 5,784 | 96.0 | +5.8 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Burnside
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Geoffrey Clarke | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | ||||
Burra
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | George Hawker | 2,566 | 58.5 | +2.8 | |
Labor | Michael Cronin | 1,819 | 41.5 | -2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 4,385 | 98.8 | +1.2 | ||
Informal votes | 52 | 1.2 | -1.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,437 | 95.3 | +5.3 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +2.8 | |||
Chaffey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William MacGillivray | 3,795 | 59.3 | -2.6 | |
Labor | Robert Lambert | 2,603 | 40.7 | +2.6 | |
Total formal votes | 6,398 | 97.5 | +0.9 | ||
Informal votes | 164 | 2.5 | -0.9 | ||
Turnout | 6,562 | 94.1 | +6.9 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | -2.6 | |||
Eyre
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Arthur Christian | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | ||||
Flinders
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Rex Pearson | 4,205 | 68.6 | +26.5 | |
Labor | William Gosling | 1,925 | 31.4 | +4.7 | |
Total formal votes | 6,130 | 98.2 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 112 | 1.8 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 6,242 | 93.9 | +4.9 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +9.6 | |||
Frome
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Mick O'Halloran | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Gawler
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Leslie Duncan | 3,054 | 53.7 | -3.0 | |
Liberal and Country | Thomas Shanahan | 2,637 | 46.3 | +3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 5,691 | 98.4 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 91 | 1.6 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 5,782 | 95.1 | +4.3 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -3.0 | |||
Glenelg
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Baden Pattinson | 11,696 | 60.6 | +3.6 | |
Labor | Ralph Wells | 6,832 | 35.4 | -7.6 | |
Independent | Andrew Low | 768 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
Total formal votes | 19,296 | 97.1 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 576 | 2.9 | -0.7 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Goodwood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Walsh | 8,720 | 51.0 | -8.5 | |
Liberal and Country | Herbert Kemp | 8,388 | 49.0 | +8.5 | |
Total formal votes | 17,108 | 97.2 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 489 | 2.8 | -0.7 | ||
Turnout | 17,597 | 93.3 | +5.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | -8.5 | |||
Gouger
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Rufus Goldney | 3,537 | 64.0 | +13.0 | |
Labor | John Brown | 1,991 | 36.0 | -13.0 | |
Total formal votes | 5,528 | 98.0 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 110 | 2.0 | -0.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,638 | 95.0 | +4.8 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +13.0 | |||
Gumeracha
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Thomas Playford | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | ||||
Hindmarsh
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John McInnes | 16,719 | 87.9 | -12.1 | |
Communist | James Moss | 2,306 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
Total formal votes | 19,025 | 90.9 | |||
Informal votes | 1,911 | 9.1 | |||
Turnout | 20,936 | 92.1 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Light
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Herbert Michael | 3,595 | 66.8 | +9.5 | |
Labor | John Power | 1,623 | 30.2 | -12.5 | |
Independent | Henry Schneider | 161 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 5,379 | 97.8 | -0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 119 | 2.2 | +0.1 | ||
Turnout | 5,498 | 94.9 | +3.3 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Mitcham
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Henry Dunks | 11,650 | 67.1 | +7.2 | |
Labor | John Borthwick | 5,700 | 32.9 | -7.2 | |
Total formal votes | 17,350 | 98.0 | +1.1 | ||
Informal votes | 359 | 2.0 | -1.1 | ||
Turnout | 17,709 | 92.9 | +5.4 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +7.2 | |||
Mount Gambier
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Fletcher | 4,742 | 66.4 | +0.1 | |
Labor | John Shepherdson | 2,396 | 33.6 | -0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 7,138 | 98.2 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 128 | 1.8 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,266 | 94.4 | +4.8 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | +0.1 | |||
Murray
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Richard McKenzie | 3,386 | 55.4 | -1.8 | |
Liberal and Country | Maurice Parish | 2,731 | 44.6 | +7.4 | |
Total formal votes | 6,117 | 98.5 | +1.1 | ||
Informal votes | 92 | 1.5 | -1.1 | ||
Turnout | 6,209 | 95.9 | +5.4 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Newcastle
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | George Jenkins | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | ||||
Norwood
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Roy Moir | 8,839 | 51.4 | +5.0 | |
Labor | Frank Nieass | 8,352 | 48.6 | -5.0 | |
Total formal votes | 17,191 | 97.3 | +2.0 | ||
Informal votes | 469 | 2.7 | -2.0 | ||
Turnout | 17,660 | 93.2 | +4.8 | ||
Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | +5.0 | |||
Onkaparinga
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Howard Shannon | 3,528 | 50.7 | -3.2 | |
Labor | Herbert Burnley | 2,349 | 33.8 | -12.3 | |
Independent | Frank Halleday | 1,082 | 15.5 | +15.5 | |
Total formal votes | 6,959 | 97.9 | +1.1 | ||
Informal votes | 152 | 2.1 | -1.1 | ||
Turnout | 7,111 | 94.7 | +5.8 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Port Adelaide
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James Stephens | 16,222 | 82.6 | -17.4 | |
Communist | Alan Finger | 3,418 | 17.4 | +17.4 | |
Total formal votes | 19,640 | 92.4 | |||
Informal votes | 1,613 | 7.6 | |||
Turnout | 21,253 | 93.7 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Port Pirie
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Charles Davis | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Prospect
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Elder Whittle | 10,001 | 54.3 | +8.4 | |
Labor | Bert Shard | 8,433 | 45.7 | +7.4 | |
Total formal votes | 18,434 | 97.8 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 412 | 2.2 | -0.3 | ||
Turnout | 18,846 | 93.8 | +3.9 | ||
Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | +6.6 | |||
Ridley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Tom Stott | 3,976 | 75.2 | +1.1 | |
Labor | John Lloyd | 1,313 | 24.8 | -1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 5,289 | 97.7 | -0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 127 | 2.3 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 5,416 | 96.1 | +6.2 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | +1.1 | |||
Rocky River
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | John Lyons | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | ||||
Semaphore
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Harold Tapping | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Stanley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Percy Quirke | 2,444 | 50.1 | -7.6 | |
Liberal and Country | Gordon Bails | 1,512 | 31.0 | -11.3 | |
Liberal and Country | Douglas Hannaford | 923 | 18.9 | +18.9 | |
Total formal votes | 4,879 | 98.9 | +0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 55 | 1.1 | -0.6 | ||
Turnout | 4,934 | 95.5 | +4.1 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Stirling
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Herbert Dunn | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | ||||
Stuart
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Lindsay Riches | 7,227 | 87.5 | -12.5 | |
Communist | Edward Robertson | 1,029 | 12.5 | +12.5 | |
Total formal votes | 8,256 | 96.2 | |||
Informal votes | 328 | 3.8 | |||
Turnout | 8,584 | 85.8 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Thebarton
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Fred Walsh | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Torrens
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Shirley Jeffries | 10,185 | 55.0 | +6.0 | |
Labor | Herbert Baldock | 8,317 | 45.0 | -6.0 | |
Total formal votes | 18,502 | 97.3 | +1.2 | ||
Informal votes | 505 | 2.7 | -1.2 | ||
Turnout | 19,007 | 92.6 | +5.4 | ||
Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |||
Unley
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Colin Dunnage | 10,680 | 59.1 | +4.9 | |
Labor | Douglas Finlayson | 7,401 | 40.9 | -4.9 | |
Total formal votes | 18,081 | 97.5 | +1.2 | ||
Informal votes | 457 | 2.5 | -1.2 | ||
Turnout | 18,538 | 93.1 | +5.6 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +4.9 | |||
Victoria
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Roy McLachlan | 4,193 | 50.2 | +0.3 | |
Labor | Jim Corcoran | 4,167 | 49.8 | +3.9 | |
Total formal votes | 8,360 | 98.3 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 146 | 1.7 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 8,506 | 96.8 | +6.7 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -1.9 | |||
Wallaroo
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Robert Richards | 2,968 | 61.1 | -3.7 | |
Liberal and Country | Leslie Heath | 1,888 | 38.9 | +38.9 | |
Total formal votes | 4,856 | 98.3 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 84 | 1.7 | -0.4 | ||
Turnout | 4,940 | 95.1 | +4.2 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Yorke Peninsula
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Cecil Hincks | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | ||||
Young
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Robert Nicholls | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- "Summary of 1947 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
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