Candidates of the 1947 South Australian state election

The 1947 South Australian state election was held on 8 March 1947.

Retiring Members

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Labor

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House of Assembly

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Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.[1]

Electorate Held by Labor candidate LCL candidate Other candidates
Adelaide Labor Herbert George Doug Bardolph (Ind.)
Alfred Watt (Comm)
Albert LCL Malcolm McIntosh
Alexandra LCL Albert Taverner Herbert Hudd Ethel Wache (Ind.)
Angas LCL Berthold Teusner Frank Rieck (Ind)
Burnside LCL Geoffrey Clarke
Burra LCL Michael Cronin George Hawker
Chaffey Independent Robert Lambert William MacGillivray (Ind)
Eyre LCL Arthur Christian
Flinders LCL Rex Pearson
Frome Labor Mick O'Halloran
Gawler Labor Leslie Duncan Thomas Shanahan
Glenelg LCL Ralph Wells Baden Pattinson Andrew Low (Ind)
Goodwood Labor Frank Walsh Herbert Kemp
Gouger LCL John Brown Rufus Goldney
Gumeracha LCL Thomas Playford
Hindmarsh Labor John McInnes James Moss (Comm)
Light LCL John Power Herbert Michael Henry Schneider (Ind)
Mitcham LCL John Borthwick Henry Dunks
Mount Gambier Independent John Shepherdson John Fletcher (Ind)
Murray Labor Richard McKenzie Maurice Parish
Newcastle LCL George Jenkins
Norwood Labor Frank Nieass Roy Moir
Onkaparinga LCL Herbert Burnley Howard Shannon Frank Halleday (Ind)
Port Adelaide Labor James Stephens Alan Finger (Comm)
Port Pirie Labor Charles Davis
Prospect Labor Bert Shard Elder Whittle
Ridley Independent John Lloyd Tom Stott (Ind.)
Rocky River LCL John Lyons
Semaphore Labor Harold Tapping
Stanley Labor Percy Quirke Gordon Bails
Clive Hannaford
Stirling LCL Herbert Dunn
Stuart Labor Lindsay Riches Edward Robertson (Comm)
Thebarton Labor Fred Walsh
Torrens Labor Herbert Baldock Shirley Jeffries
Unley LCL Douglas Finlayson Colin Dunnage
Victoria Labor Jim Corcoran Roy McLachlan
Wallaroo Labor Robert Richards Leslie Heath
Yorke Peninsula LCL Cecil Hincks
Young LCL Robert Nicholls

Legislative Council

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Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour and identified by an asterisk (*).

District Held by Labor candidates LCL candidates Other candidates
Central No. 1 2 Labor Ken Bardolph*
Oscar Oates*
George Yates (Ind.)
Central No. 2 2 LCL Michael Smedley
Colin Evans
William Ahern
Collier Cudmore*
Ernest Anthoney*
Frank Perry
Midland 2 LCL Alexander Melrose*
Douglas Gordon*
Ernest Castine (Ind.)
Northern 1 Labor
1 LCL
James Beerworth
Ron Loveday
Percy Blesing*
William Robinson*
Southern 2 LCL Charles Lloyd
Frank Staniford
Norman Brookman*
Jack Bice*

References

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  1. ^ Jaensch, Dean. "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". State Electoral Office South Australia. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2022.