1924 South Australian state election
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All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 24 seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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State elections were held in
Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition John Gunn
. Each district elected multiple members, with voters casting multiple votes.
The
Farmers and Settlers Association
became known as the Country Party from this election.
Results
South Australian state election, 5 April 1924[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 289,843 | |||||
Votes cast | 161,165 | Turnout | 62.71% | -1.06% | ||
Informal votes | 1,774 | Informal | N/A | |||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 192,256 | 48.35% | +3.73% | 27 | + 11 | |
Liberal Federation | 165,802 | 41.70% | +6.80% | 17 | - 8 | |
Country | 35,551 | 8.94% | +8.94% | 2 | + 2 | |
Independents | 1,827 | 0.46% | -3.10% | 0 | 0 | |
Votes for other parties | 2,176 | 0.55% | +0.55% | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 397,612 | 46 |
See also
- Results of the South Australian state election, 1924 (House of Assembly)
- Candidates of the South Australian state election, 1924
- Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1924–1927
- Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1924–1927
References
- ^ "Summary of 1924 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- History of South Australian elections 1857-2006, volume 1: ECSA
- State and federal election results in Australia since 1890