1950 South Australian state election
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State elections were held in
Background
Only one seat changed hands, rural Stanley saw the Labor member re-elected as an independent member.[5][6] Notably, neither major party contested the independent-held seat of Ridley.[1][2]
Results
South Australian state election, 4 March 1950[7] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 311,658 | |||||
Votes cast | 290,306 | Turnout | 93.15% | –0.22% | ||
Informal votes | 9,667 | Informal | 3.33% | –0.30% | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 134,952 | 48.09% | –0.55% | 12 | – 1 | |
Liberal and Country
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113,673 | 40.51% | +0.12% | 23 | ± 0 | |
Communist | 3,749 | 1.34% | –1.63% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Independent | 28,265 | 10.07% | +3.87% | 4 | + 1 | |
Total | 280,639 | 39 | ||||
Two-party-preferred | ||||||
Liberal and Country
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51.30% | –0.70% | ||||
Labor | 48.70% | +0.70% |
- The primary vote figures were from contested seats, while the statewide two-party-preferred vote figures were estimated from all seats.
Post-election pendulum
LCL seats (23) | |||
Marginal | |||
Victoria | Roy McLachlan | LCL | 2.7% |
Norwood | Roy Moir | LCL | 4.5% |
Torrens | Shirley Jeffries | LCL | 4.5% |
Prospect | Elder Whittle | LCL | 5.8% |
Fairly safe | |||
Stirling | Herbert Dunn | LCL | 6.6% v IND |
Unley | Colin Dunnage | LCL | 7.8% |
Safe | |||
Onkaparinga | Howard Shannon | LCL | 11.1% |
Burra | George Hawker | LCL | 11.3% |
Glenelg | Baden Pattinson | LCL | 12.3% |
Mitcham | Henry Dunks | LCL | 18.5% |
Gouger | Rufus Goldney | LCL | 20.5% |
Newcastle | George Jenkins | LCL | 21.3% |
Angas | Berthold Teusner | LCL | 25.9% v IND |
Albert | Malcolm McIntosh | LCL | unopposed |
Alexandra | David Brookman | LCL | unopposed |
Burnside | Geoffrey Clarke | LCL | unopposed |
Eyre | Arthur Christian | LCL | unopposed |
Flinders | Rex Pearson | LCL | unopposed |
Gumeracha | Thomas Playford | LCL | unopposed |
Light | Herbert Michael | LCL | unopposed |
Rocky River | James Heaslip | LCL | unopposed |
Yorke Peninsula | Cecil Hincks | LCL | unopposed |
Young | Robert Nicholls | LCL | unopposed |
Labor seats (12) | |||
Marginal | |||
Murray | Richard McKenzie | ALP | 0.8% |
Gawler | Leslie Duncan | ALP | 4.2% |
Goodwood | Frank Walsh | ALP | 4.5% |
Fairly safe | |||
Adelaide | Sam Lawn | ALP | 6.5% v IND |
Wallaroo | Hughie McAlees | ALP | 8.1% |
Safe | |||
Semaphore | Harold Tapping | ALP | 30.5% v IND |
Port Adelaide | James Stephens | ALP | 40.2% v COM |
Stuart | Lindsay Riches | ALP | 42.8% v COM |
Port Pirie | Charles Davis | ALP | undistributed |
Frome | Mick O'Halloran | ALP | unopposed |
Hindmarsh | Cyril Hutchens | ALP | unopposed |
Thebarton | Fred Walsh | ALP | unopposed |
Crossbench seats (4) | |||
Stanley | Percy Quirke | IND | 10.0% v LCL |
Chaffey | William MacGillivray | IND | 10.7% v LCL |
Mount Gambier | John Fletcher | IND | 14.4% v ALP |
Ridley | Tom Stott | IND | unopposed |
See also
- Results of the South Australian state election, 1950 (House of Assembly)
- Candidates of the 1950 South Australian state election
- Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1950-1953
- Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1950-1953
- 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).
- ^ "Playford Government's Convincing Win". The Cairns Post. 6 March 1950. Retrieved 13 January 2016 – via Trove.
- ^ "Mr. Playford's Fourth Election Victory". The Advertiser. 6 March 1950. Retrieved 13 January 2016 – via Trove.
- ^ "L.-C.P. Win S.A. Elections". The Examiner. 6 March 1950. Retrieved 13 January 2016 – via Trove.
In Stanley electorate Mr.Quirke, sitting Labour member, who was expelled from-the party during the last Parliamentary session, but stood again as Independent, appears certain to defeat the Official Labour nominee, Mr, Hasse.
- ^ "No Seat Was Lost in S.A. Poll". The Argus. 6 March 1950. Retrieved 13 January 2016 – via Trove.
The two Independent sitting members, Mr. MacGillvray (Chaffey) and Mr. Quirke (Stanley) were hard pressed to retain their seats.
- ^ "Summary of 1950 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.