Results of the 1930 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 5 April 1930 House of Assembly << 1927–1933 >>
Enrolled voters		325,244
Votes cast		222,819		Turnout	71.36%	–6.07%
Informal votes		12,715		Informal	5.71%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	102,194	48.64%	+0.65%	30	+ 14
	Liberal Federation	74,930	35.66%	–4.34%	13	– 10
	Country	14,555	6.93%	+1.43%	2	– 3
	Single Tax League	2,777	1.32%	+1.32%	1	+ 1
	Communist	696	0.33%	+0.33%	0	± 0
	Independent	14,952	7.11%	+0.57%	0	± 0
Total		210,104			46

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1930 South Australian state election. Each district elected multiple members.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1930 South Australian state election: Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bill Denny (elected)	5,761	81.7
	Labor	Bert Edwards (elected)	317	4.5
	Labor	Herbert George (elected)	241	3.4
	Independent Labor	Alfred Wilson	401	5.7
	Communist	James Cullen	336	4.8
Total formal votes			7,056	92.2
Informal votes			597	7.8
Turnout			7,653	58.9
Party total votes
	Labor		6,319	89.6
	Independent Labor	Alfred Wilson	401	5.7
	Communist		336	4.8

Albert

1930 South Australian state election: Albert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Federation	Malcolm McIntosh (elected)	3,613	36.7
	Liberal Federation	Frederick McMillan (elected)	256	2.6
	Labor	Henry Dalziel	3,303	33.5
	Labor	Richard McKenzie	416	4.2
	Country	Arthur Petch	1,799	18.3
	Country	Ernest Rowe	461	4.7
Total formal votes			9,848	94.1
Informal votes			612	5.9
Turnout			10,460	74.0
Party total votes
	Liberal Federation		3,869	39.3
	Labor		3,719	37.8
	Country		2,260	22.9

Alexandra

1930 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Federation	Percy Heggaton (elected)	3,209	42.3
	Liberal Federation	Herbert Hudd (elected)	946	12.5
	Liberal Federation	George Laffer (elected)	635	8.4
	Country	Frederick Ayers	1,936	25.5
	Country	William Scarborough	508	6.7
	Country	Lindsay Yelland	352	4.6
Total formal votes			7,586	91.5
Informal votes			706	8.5
Turnout			8,292	61.4
Party total votes
	Liberal Federation		4,790	63.1
	Country		2,796	36.9

Barossa

1930 South Australian state election: Barossa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	George Cooke (elected)	4,114	43.0
	Labor	Thomas Edwards (elected)	235	2.5
	Labor	Leonard Hopkins (elected)	116	1.2
	Liberal Federation	Henry Crosby	3,276	34.2
	Liberal Federation	Herbert Lyons	299	3.1
	Independent	Herbert Basedow	1,383	14.5
	People	Richard Thompson	80	0.8
	People	Horace Barnes	66	0.7
Total formal votes			9,569	93.5
Informal votes			666	6.5
Turnout			10,235	78.5
Party total votes
	Labor		4,465	46.7
	Liberal Federation		3,575	37.4
	Independent	Herbert Basedow	1,383	14.5
	People		146	1.5

Burra Burra

1930 South Australian state election: Burra Burra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Critchley (elected)	3,983	41.0
	Labor	Sydney McHugh (elected)	990	10.2
	Labor	Even George (elected)	144	1.5
	Liberal Federation	George Jenkins	3,604	37.1
	Liberal Federation	Reginald Carter	575	5.9
	Liberal Federation	Philip McBride	413	4.3
Total formal votes			9,709	93.8
Informal votes			636	6.2
Turnout			10,345	78.3
Party total votes
	Labor		5,117	52.7
	Liberal Federation		4,592	47.3

East Torrens

1930 South Australian state election: East Torrens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Beasley Kearney (elected)	11,240	44.8
	Labor	Frank Nieass (elected)	864	3.5
	Labor	Arthur McArthur (elected)	460	1.8
	Liberal Federation	Frederick Coneybeer	10,426	41.6
	Liberal Federation	Walter Hamilton	1,538	6.1
	Liberal Federation	Albert Sutton	541	2.2
Total formal votes			25,069	94.7
Informal votes			1,389	5.3
Turnout			26,458	69.9
Party total votes
	Labor		12,564	50.1
	Liberal Federation		12,505	49.9

Flinders

1930 South Australian state election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Single Tax League	Edward Craigie (elected)	2,777	34.0
	Liberal Federation	James Moseley (elected)	1,927	23.6
	Liberal Federation	Alfred Barns	518	6.4
	Labor	Myles Cronin	1,014	12.4
	Labor	David Whait	340	4.2
	Country	Edwin Barraud	511	6.3
	Country	Albert Wishart	311	3.8
	Independent Labor	John O'Connor	763	9.4
Total formal votes			8,161	95.6
Informal votes			377	4.4
Turnout			8,538	70.6
Party total votes
	Single Tax League		2,777	34.0
	Liberal Federation		2,445	30.0
	Labor		1,354	16.6
	Country		822	10.1
	Independent Labor	John O'Connor	763	9.4

Murray

1930 South Australian state election: Murray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Federation	Hermann Homburg	2,436	26.8
	Liberal Federation	Ernest Hannaford	1,061	11.7
	Liberal Federation	George Morphett	1,027	11.3
	Labor	Clement Collins (elected)	3,622	29.8
	Labor	Frank Staniford (elected)	613	6.7
	Labor	Robert Hunter (elected)	81	0.9
	Independent	Raphael Cilento	264	2.9
Total formal votes			9,104	91.4
Informal votes			857	8.6
Turnout			9,961	75.3
Party total votes
	Liberal Federation		4,524	49.7
	Labor		4,316	47.4
	Independent	Raphael Cilento	264	2.9

Newcastle

1930 South Australian state election: Newcastle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Butterfield (elected)	unopposed
	Labor	William Harvey (elected)	unopposed

North Adelaide

1930 South Australian state election: North Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frederick Birrell (elected)	6,953	45.9
	Labor	Walter Warne (elected)	977	6.5
	Liberal Federation	Shirley Jeffries	5,955	39.3
	Liberal Federation	Victor Newland	1,265	8.4
Total formal votes			15,150	97.0
Informal votes			465	3.0
Turnout			15,615	72.4
Party total votes
	Labor		7,930	52.4
	Liberal Federation		7,220	47.6

Port Adelaide

1930 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Jonas (elected)	13,460	68.5
	Labor	Albert Thompson (elected)	2,073	10.5
	Independent Labor	Harold Butler	3,544	18.0
	Independent Labor	Joshua Pedlar	588	3.0
Total formal votes			19,665	95.0
Informal votes			1,024	5.0
Turnout			20,689	70.8
Party total votes
	Labor		15,533	79.0
	Independent Labor		4,132	21.0

Port Pirie

1930 South Australian state election: Port Pirie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lionel Hill (elected)	unopposed
	Labor	John Fitzgerald (elected)	unopposed

Stanley

1930 South Australian state election: Stanley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Federation	John Lyons (elected)	2,802	43.1
	Liberal Federation	Robert Nicholls (elected)	914	14.1
	Country	Oliver Badman	2,512	38.6
	Country	Henry Sargent	273	4.2
Total formal votes			6,501	94.9
Informal votes			346	5.1
Turnout			6,847	73.7
Party total votes
	Liberal Federation		3,716	57.2
	Country		2,785	42.8

Sturt

1930 South Australian state election: Sturt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Bob Dale (elected)	16,116	47.1
	Labor	Thomas Grealy	1,218	3.6
	Labor	Edgar Dawes (elected)	511	1.5
	Liberal Federation	Ernest Anthoney (elected)	13,034	38.1
	Liberal Federation	Herbert Richards	1,413	4.1
	Liberal Federation	Edward Vardon	646	1.9
	Women's Non-Party	Leonora Polkinghorne	1,255	3.7
Total formal votes			34,193	93.4
Informal votes			2,423	6.6
Turnout			36,616	69.5
Party total votes
	Labor		17,845	52.2
	Liberal Federation		15,093	44.1
	Women's Non-Party	Leonora Polkinghorne	1,255	3.7

Victoria

1930 South Australian state election: Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Federation	Peter Reidy (elected)	4,217	41.2
	Liberal Federation	Vernon Petherick	1,066	10.4
	Labor	Eric Shepherd (elected)	4,614	45.1
	Labor	Francis Young	329	3.2
Total formal votes			10,226	94.3
Informal votes			612	5.7
Turnout			10,838	94.5
Party total votes
	Liberal Federation		5,283	51.7
	Labor		4,913	48.3

Wallaroo

1930 South Australian state election: Wallaroo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Pedler (elected)	2,263	50.1
	Labor	Robert Richards (elected)	423	9.4
	Independent	Frank Filmer	1,039	23.0
	Independent	Richard Kitto	551	12.2
	Independent	William Price	238	5.3
Total formal votes			4,514	96.1
Informal votes			183	3.9
Turnout			4,697	83.7
Party total votes
	Labor		2,686	59.5
	Independent	Frank Filmer	1,039	23.0
	Independent	Richard Kitto	551	12.2
	Independent	William Price	238	5.3

West Torrens

1930 South Australian state election: West Torrens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alfred Blackwell (elected)	14,311	69.7
	Labor	John McInnes (elected)	1,092	5.3
	Independent Labor	Clive Caldicott	3,638	17.7
	Independent Labor	Louis Crosby	1,142	5.6
	Communist	Thomas McGillick	360	1.8
Total formal votes			20,543	94.8
Informal votes			1,131	5.2
Turnout			21,674	65.3
Party total votes
	Labor		15,403	75.0
	Independent Labor		4,780	23.3
	Communist		360	1.8

Wooroora

1930 South Australian state election: Wooroora

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country	Archie Cameron (elected)	3,970	48.8
	Country	Brian Richardson	106	1.3
	Country	Samuel Dennison (elected)	95	1.2
	Liberal Federation	Richard Butler (elected)	3,714	45.6
	Liberal Federation	Friedrich Heinrich	143	1.8
	Liberal Federation	William Marshman	114	1.4
Total formal votes			8,142	95.0
Informal votes			429	5.0
Turnout			8,571	81.2
Party total votes
	Country		4,171	51.2
	Liberal Federation		3,971	48.8

Yorke Peninsula

1930 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Federation	Edward Giles (elected)	1,987	39.2
	Liberal Federation	Baden Pattinson (elected)	1,360	26.8
	Country	Joseph Honner	1,509	29.8
	Country	Stepney Pontifex	212	4.2
Total formal votes			5,068	95.1
Informal votes			262	4.9
Turnout			5,330	73.5
Party total votes
	Liberal Federation		3,347	66.0
	Country		1,721	34.0

See also

• Candidates of the 1930 South Australian state election
• Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1930–1933