1947 South Australian state election
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State elections were held in
Background
The LCL won three seats—metropolitan Norwood, Prospect and Torrens—from Labor.[4] The LCL won back rural Victoria after losing it to Labor at a by-election in 1945.[1][2][5]
Results
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South Australian state election, 8 March 1947[6] | ||||||
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| Enrolled voters | 306,059 | |||||
| Votes cast | 285,765 | Turnout | 93.37% | +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 | 48.64% | +6.12% | 13 | – 3 | |
Liberal and Country
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111,216 | 40.38% | –5.46% | 23 | + 3 | |
| Communist | 8,178 | 2.97% | +0.90% | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Independent | 17,083 | 6.20% | –0.43% | 3 | ± 0 | |
| Independent Labor | 4,963 | 1.80% | –0.45% | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Total | 275,399 | 39 | ||||
| Two-party-preferred | ||||||
Liberal and Country
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52.00% | +5.30% | ||||
| Labor | 48.00% | –5.30% | ||||
- The primary vote figures were from contested seats, while the state-wide two-party-preferred vote figures were estimated from all seats.
See also
- Results of the South Australian state election, 1947 (House of Assembly)
- Candidates of the 1947 South Australian state election
- Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1947-1950
- Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1947-1950
- Playmander
Notes
- ^ ISBN 9780975048634. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2015 – via Electoral Commission of South Australia.
- ^ ISBN 9780646290928– via Professional Historians Association (South Australia).
- ^ "Liberals Win: Gains in S.A. Elections". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 March 1947. Retrieved 12 January 2016 – via Trove.
- ^ "Liberals win in SA: Gain Three Seats". The Mercury. 10 March 1947. Retrieved 12 January 2016 – via Trove.
- ^ "L.C.L Wins Victoria". The Border Watch. 15 March 1947. Retrieved 12 January 2016 – via Trove.
- ^ "Summary of 1947 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.