1950 South Australian state election
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All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 20 seats were needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | | | | Leader | Thomas Playford | Mick O'Halloran | Party | Liberal and Country League | Labor | Leader since | 5 November 1938 | 10 October 1949 | Leader's seat | Gumeracha | Frome | Last election | 23 seats | 13 seats | Seats won | 23 seats | 12 seats | Seat change | 0 | 1 | Percentage | 51.3% | 48.7% | Swing | 0.7 | 0.7 | |
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State elections were held in South Australia on 4 March 1950. All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal and Country League led by Premier of South Australia Thomas Playford IV defeated the Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Mick O'Halloran.[1][2][3][4]
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
- The primary vote figures were from contested seats, while the statewide two-party-preferred vote figures were estimated from all seats.
Post-election pendulum
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Jaensch, Dean (March 2007). "The 1950 General Election - Formed the 33rd Parliament". History of South Australian elections 1857-2006: House of Assembly, Volume 1. State Electoral Office South Australia. pp. 266–269. 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).
- ^ "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.
External links
- Two-party preferred figures since 1950, ABC News Online