1941 South Australian state election
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State elections were held in
Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Robert Richards
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Background
Though the LCL was in minority government with 15 of 39 seats following the 1938 election, where 14 of 39 lower house MPs were elected as independents which as a grouping won more than either major party with 40 percent of the primary vote, the Playford LCL won a one-seat majority government following the 1941 election.
Turnout crashed to a record-low 50 percent, triggering the government to institute compulsory voting from the 1944 election.
Results
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South Australian state election, 29 March 1941[1] | ||||||
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| Enrolled voters | 339,263 | |||||
| Votes cast | 171,978 | Turnout | 50.69% | -12.62% | ||
| Informal votes | 3,365 | Informal | 1.96% | -0.20% | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Liberal and Country
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63,317 | 37.55% | +4.12% | 20 | + 5 | |
| Labor | 56,062 | 33.25% | +7.08% | 11 | + 2 | |
| Independent | 41,487 | 24.60% | –9.48% | 5 | – 7 | |
| Independent Labor | 5,090 | 3.02% | –2.63% | 2 | ± 0 | |
Liberal
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2,657 | 1.58% | * | 1 | + 1 | |
| Total | 168,613 | 39 | ||||
See also
- Results of the South Australian state election, 1941 (House of Assembly)
- Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1941-1944
- Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1941–1944
- Playmander
References
- ^ "Summary of 1941 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- History of South Australian elections 1857-2006, volume 1: ECSA
- State and federal election results Archived 18 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine in Australia since 1890