State elections were held in South Australia on 8 March 1947. All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal and Country League government led by Premier of South Australia Thomas Playford IV defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Robert Richards.[1][2][3]
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Background edit
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 edit
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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 | 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 | 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 edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b Jaensch, Dean (March 2007). "The 1947 General Election - Formed the 32nd Parliament". History of South Australian elections 1857-2006: House of Assembly, Volume 1. State Electoral Office South Australia. pp. 263–265. ISBN 9780975048634. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2015 – via Electoral Commission of South Australia.
- ^ a b Tilby Stock, Jenny (1996). "The 'Playmander', Its origins, operation and effect on South Australia". In O'Neil, Bernard; Raftery, Judith; Round, Kerrie (eds.). Playford's South Australia: essays on the history of South Australia, 1933-1968. Association of Professional Historians. pp. 73–90. 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.