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 | 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 | |
Independent Liberal | 2,657 | 1.58% | * | 1 | + 1 | |
Total | 168,613 | 39 |
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1941 South Australian state election.
Results by electoral district
editAdelaide
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Doug Bardolph | 2,903 | 57.2 | +31.4 | |
Labor | Bob Dale | 1,645 | 32.4 | +18.8 | |
Independent | Tom Garland | 530 | 10.4 | +10.4 | |
Total formal votes | 5,078 | 95.9 | +1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 216 | 4.1 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 5,294 | 37.0 | −27.3 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Albert
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Malcolm McIntosh | 2,059 | 62.2 | +7.6 | |
Independent | Alfred Parker | 664 | 20.1 | +20.1 | |
Independent | John Cronin | 588 | 17.8 | +17.8 | |
Total formal votes | 3,311 | 98.4 | −0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 54 | 1.6 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,365 | 60.5 | −11.4 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Alexandra
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Herbert Hudd | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing |
Angas
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Reginald Rudall | 1,842 | 50.2 | +2.9 | |
Independent | William Haese | 1,105 | 30.1 | +18.8 | |
Labor | Johann Schulz | 723 | 19.7 | +3.9 | |
Total formal votes | 3,670 | 98.3 | +1.2 | ||
Informal votes | 63 | 1.7 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,733 | 64.0 | −10.9 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Burnside
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Charles Abbott | 5,652 | 73.7 | +26.6 | |
Labor | Stanley Pyle | 1,387 | 18.1 | +3.5 | |
Independent | Edgar Chaston | 628 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
Total formal votes | 7,667 | 98.1 | −0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 148 | 1.9 | +0.2 | ||
Turnout | 7,815 | 46.8 | −13.3 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Burra
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Archibald McDonald | 1,744 | 58.1 | +19.0 | |
Labor | Thomas Canny | 1,260 | 41.9 | +11.7 | |
Total formal votes | 3,004 | 98.3 | −0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 53 | 1.7 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,057 | 61.5 | −13.8 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -0.9 |
Chaffey
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | William MacGillivray | 1,723 | 63.6 | +33.9 | |
Labor | Robert Curren | 985 | 36.4 | +20.6 | |
Total formal votes | 2,708 | 97.5 | +1.7 | ||
Informal votes | 70 | 2.5 | −1.7 | ||
Turnout | 2,778 | 46.2 | −13.5 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | +4.0 |
Eyre
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Arthur Christian | 1,839 | 66.0 | +15.4 | |
Independent | James Moore | 949 | 34.0 | +34.0 | |
Total formal votes | 2,788 | 97.9 | +1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 59 | 2.1 | −1.0 | ||
Turnout | 2,847 | 48.8 | −14.7 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A |
Flinders
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Single Tax League | Edward Craigie | 1,301 | 38.0 | +3.1 | |
Liberal and Country | Rex Pearson | 1,169 | 34.1 | +3.5 | |
Labor | Richard Poole | 958 | 28.0 | +1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 3,428 | 99.1 | +1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 30 | 0.9 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,458 | 55.2 | −14.7 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Rex Pearson | 1,831 | 53.4 | +14.0 | |
Single Tax League | Edward Craigie | 1,597 | 46.6 | -14.0 | |
Liberal and Country gain from Single Tax League | Swing | +14.0 |
Frome
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Mick O'Halloran | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Gawler
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Francis Waddy | 1,534 | 39.7 | +12.8 | |
Labor | Leslie Duncan | 1,243 | 32.2 | +3.2 | |
Independent | William Duggan | 1,083 | 28.1 | +0.4 | |
Total formal votes | 3,860 | 99.0 | +1.7 | ||
Informal votes | 39 | 1.0 | −1.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,899 | 68.9 | −6.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Leslie Duncan | 2,046 | 53.0 | -7.7 | |
Liberal and Country | Francis Waddy | 1,814 | 47.0 | +7.7 | |
Labor hold | Swing | -7.7 |
Glenelg
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Frank Smith | 5,232 | 64.8 | +24.7 | |
Labor | Sydney Gay | 2,847 | 35.2 | +15.9 | |
Total formal votes | 8,079 | 96.9 | −1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 257 | 3.1 | +1.5 | ||
Turnout | 8,336 | 47.6 | −12.3 | ||
Liberal and Country gain from Independent | Swing | N/A |
Goodwood
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Walsh | 3,103 | 44.8 | +2.8 | |
Liberal and Country | Hartley Dall | 2,094 | 30.2 | +10.8 | |
Independent | George Illingworth | 1,732 | 25.0 | -1.9 | |
Total formal votes | 6,929 | 98.4 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 109 | 1.6 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 7,038 | 44.4 | −11.2 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Frank Walsh | 3,516 | 50.7 | +2.2 | |
Liberal and Country | Hartley Dall | 3,413 | 49.3 | +49.3 | |
Labor gain from Independent | Swing | N/A |
Gouger
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Albert Robinson | 1,728 | 52.0 | -2.8 | |
Liberal and Country | Hedley Chapman | 1,593 | 48.0 | +2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 3,321 | 98.4 | 0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 54 | 1.6 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,375 | 64.8 | −10.0 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | -2.8 |
Gumeracha
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Thomas Playford | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing |
Hindmarsh
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | John McInnes | 5,030 | 59.9 | +7.2 | |
Independent | William Stratton | 2,047 | 24.4 | +24.4 | |
Independent | Bessie Mountford | 1,318 | 15.7 | +15.7 | |
Total formal votes | 8,395 | 97.4 | −0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 228 | 2.6 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 8,623 | 45.7 | −8.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Light
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Sydney McHugh | 2,152 | 50.0 | +38.9 | |
Liberal and Country | Herbert Michael | 1,865 | 43.3 | -5.6 | |
Independent | Laurie Ellis | 286 | 6.7 | +6.7 | |
Total formal votes | 4,303 | 99.3 | +1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 33 | 0.8 | −1.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,336 | 71.7 | −11.2 | ||
Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Mitcham
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Henry Dunks | 5,321 | 64.0 | +9.8 | |
Labor | Leonard Pilton | 1,639 | 19.7 | -1.5 | |
Independent | Herbert Kemp | 1,351 | 16.3 | +16.3 | |
Total formal votes | 8,311 | 98.6 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 118 | 1.4 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 8,429 | 50.8 | −10.6 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Mount Gambier
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | John Fletcher | 2,093 | 46.4 | +10.3 | |
Labor | Francis Young | 1,406 | 31.2 | -4.8 | |
Liberal and Country | Leonard Laslett | 1,010 | 22.4 | -5.5 | |
Total formal votes | 4,509 | 98.7 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 57 | 1.3 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,566 | 66.5 | −5.3 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | John Fletcher | 2,958 | 65.6 | +7.6 | |
Labor | Francis Young | 1,551 | 34.4 | -7.6 | |
Independent hold | Swing | +7.6 |
Murray
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent Labor | Richard McKenzie | 2,187 | 54.6 | +20.5 | |
Liberal and Country | George Morphett | 1,173 | 29.3 | -3.7 | |
Labor | Clement Collins | 647 | 16.1 | +2.8 | |
Total formal votes | 4,007 | 98.6 | +0.2 | ||
Informal votes | 57 | 1.4 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 4,064 | 64.6 | −5.1 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Newcastle
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | George Jenkins | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing |
Norwood
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Frank Nieass | 3,504 | 47.3 | +13.6 | |
Liberal and Country | Roy Moir | 3,442 | 46.5 | +17.6 | |
Independent | Raymond Davis | 459 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
Total formal votes | 7,405 | 97.9 | +1.3 | ||
Informal votes | 155 | 2.1 | −1.3 | ||
Turnout | 7,560 | 45.6 | −11.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Roy Moir | 3,754 | 50.7 | +3.7 | |
Labor | Frank Nieass | 3,651 | 49.3 | -3.7 | |
Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | +3.7 |
Onkaparinga
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Howard Shannon | 1,876 | 43.0 | -1.0 | |
Labor | Cyril Hasse | 1,501 | 34.4 | +11.2 | |
Independent Labor | Frank Staniford | 988 | 22.6 | -10.3 | |
Total formal votes | 4,365 | 98.5 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 65 | 1.5 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 4,430 | 62.8 | −1.0 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Howard Shannon | 2,242 | 51.4 | +0.2 | |
Labor | Cyril Hasse | 2,123 | 48.6 | +48.6 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +0.2 |
Port Adelaide
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | James Stephens | 5,102 | 75.9 | +0.7 | |
Independent | Gerard Coffey | 1,622 | 24.1 | +24.1 | |
Total formal votes | 6,724 | 96.6 | 0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 235 | 3.4 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,959 | 38.6 | −14.5 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Port Pirie
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Andrew Lacey | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Prospect
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Elder Whittle | 4,916 | 55.1 | +8.8 | |
Labor | Thomas Lawton | 3,088 | 34.6 | +5.2 | |
Independent | Marcus Dodd | 914 | 10.3 | +10.3 | |
Total formal votes | 8,918 | 98.7 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 120 | 1.3 | −0.1 | ||
Turnout | 9,038 | 52.1 | −10.8 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Ridley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Tom Stott | 2,330 | 61.3 | -4.3 | |
Labor | John Lloyd | 536 | 14.1 | +14.1 | |
Liberal and Country | John Strangman | 510 | 13.4 | -21.0 | |
Liberal and Country | William Blight | 428 | 11.3 | +11.3 | |
Total formal votes | 3,804 | 98.6 | −0.6 | ||
Informal votes | 53 | 1.4 | +0.6 | ||
Turnout | 3,857 | 62.1 | −8.6 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Rocky River
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | John Lyons | 2,256 | 72.4 | +22.2 | |
Labor | John Henry Jenner | 860 | 27.6 | +10.2 | |
Total formal votes | 3,116 | 98.0 | −0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 65 | 2.0 | +0.4 | ||
Turnout | 3,181 | 61.6 | −16.9 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A |
Semaphore
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Albert Thompson | 3,883 | 64.3 | +5.9 | |
Independent | H J Harden | 2,158 | 35.7 | +35.7 | |
Total formal votes | 6,041 | 96.6 | −1.0 | ||
Informal votes | 214 | 3.4 | +1.0 | ||
Turnout | 6,255 | 38.4 | −17.8 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Stanley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Percy Quirke | 1,961 | 53.0 | +53.0 | |
Liberal and Country | Henry Bohnsack | 1,741 | 47.0 | +11.9 | |
Total formal votes | 3,702 | 98.5 | −0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 56 | 1.5 | +0.5 | ||
Turnout | 3,758 | 70.6 | −5.2 | ||
Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | N/A |
Stirling
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Herbert Dunn | 1,306 | 35.9 | -1.1 | |
Liberal and Country | Alick Fuller | 1,057 | 29.0 | +0.9 | |
Independent | Frederick Keen | 1,040 | 28.6 | +28.6 | |
Independent | Lindsay Yelland | 240 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
Total formal votes | 3,643 | 98.7 | 0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 47 | 1.3 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 3,690 | 57.6 | −10.6 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Independent | Herbert Dunn | 2,113 | 58.0 | +2.3 | |
Independent | Frederick Keen | 1,530 | 42.0 | +42.0 | |
Independent hold | Swing | N/A |
Stuart
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Lindsay Riches | 2,396 | 80.4 | -19.6 | |
Single Tax League | Charles Hobbs | 585 | 19.6 | +19.6 | |
Total formal votes | 2,981 | 98.3 | |||
Informal votes | 52 | 1.7 | |||
Turnout | 3,033 | 38.6 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | N/A |
Thebarton
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Jules Langdon | 3,484 | 52.6 | +25.1 | |
Labor | Sid O'Flaherty | 3,141 | 47.4 | +15.6 | |
Total formal votes | 6,625 | 97.0 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 204 | 3.0 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 6,829 | 40.5 | −14.6 | ||
Independent hold | Swing | -6.9 |
Torrens
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Shirley Jeffries | 5,290 | 53.3 | +8.9 | |
Labor | J L Atkinson | 2,868 | 28.9 | -3.0 | |
Independent | Charles Lloyd | 1,760 | 17.7 | +17.7 | |
Total formal votes | 9,918 | 98.3 | +0.4 | ||
Informal votes | 167 | 1.7 | −0.4 | ||
Turnout | 10,085 | 53.4 | −5.7 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Unley
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Colin Dunnage | 3,647 | 40.3 | +5.3 | |
Independent | John McLeay | 3,030 | 33.5 | -7.2 | |
Independent | Ada Bromham | 2,376 | 26.2 | +26.2 | |
Total formal votes | 9,053 | 98.2 | −0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 169 | 1.8 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 9,222 | 50.0 | −10.5 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Colin Dunnage | 5,361 | 59.2 | +16.0 | |
Independent | John McLeay | 3,692 | 40.8 | -16.0 | |
Liberal and Country gain from Independent | Swing | +16.0 |
Victoria
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Vernon Petherick | 1,741 | 37.0 | +2.2 | |
Labor | John Daly | 1,604 | 34.1 | +5.2 | |
Independent | Clement Smith | 1,361 | 28.9 | -7.4 | |
Total formal votes | 4,706 | 98.3 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 79 | 1.7 | −0.5 | ||
Turnout | 4,785 | 60.9 | −9.7 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Liberal and Country | Vernon Petherick | 2,670 | 56.7 | -1.6 | |
Labor | John Daly | 2,036 | 43.3 | +43.3 | |
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A |
Wallaroo
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Robert Richards | unopposed | |||
Labor hold | Swing |
Yorke Peninsula
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Cecil Hincks | 2,286 | 53.9 | +10.2 | |
Independent | Daniel Davies | 1,365 | 32.2 | -24.1 | |
Labor | Herman Dolling | 593 | 14.0 | +14.0 | |
Total formal votes | 4,244 | 99.1 | 0.0 | ||
Informal votes | 39 | 0.9 | 0.0 | ||
Turnout | 4,283 | 65.3 | −8.1 | ||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A |
- Preferences were not distributed.
Young
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal and Country | Robert Nicholls | unopposed | |||
Liberal and Country hold | Swing |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Summary of 1941 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.