1887 South Australian colonial election
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Colonial elections were held in South Australia from 19 March to 21 April 1887.[1] All 52 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election.
Since the inaugural
floor of the house, he would tender his resignation to the Governor of South Australia
, which would result in another member deemed to have the support of the House of Assembly being sworn in by the Governor as the next Premier.
However, from this election there began a growing informal division between groups of members who were loosely described as ‘conservative’ and ‘radical’ by the press. The ‘conservatives’ found their leaders in
United Labor Party would be formed in 1891, while the National Defence League
would be formed later in the same year.
John Colton defeated the Bray government in June 1884, in the early days of the new parliament. He was replaced by Downer one year later, who took the parliament into the 1887 election.
See also
Notes
- ^ "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 to 2009" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2016.