Results of the 1950 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 4 March 1950^[1] House of Assembly << 1947–1953 >>
Enrolled voters		311,658
Votes cast		290,306		Turnout	93.15%	–0.22%
Informal votes		9,667		Informal	3.33%	–0.30%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	134,952	48.09%	–0.55%	12	– 1
	Liberal and Country	113,673	40.51%	+0.12%	23	± 0
	Communist	3,749	1.34%	–1.63%	0	± 0
	Independent	28,265	10.07%	+3.87%	4	+ 1
Total		280,639			39
Two-party-preferred
	Liberal and Country		51.30%	–0.70%
	Labor		48.70%	+0.70%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1950 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1950 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sam Lawn	4,857	38.3	−12.4
	Independent	Bert Edwards	4,177	33.0	+33.0
	Independent	Doug Bardolph	1,940	15.3	−23.0
	Independent	W J Welsh	1,695	13.4	+13.4
Total formal votes			12,669	92.3	+2.6
Informal votes			1,059	7.7	−2.6
Turnout			13,728	90.7	+1.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Sam Lawn	7,161	56.5
	Independent	Bert Edwards	5,508	43.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Albert

1950 South Australian state election: Albert
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Malcolm McIntosh	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Alexandra

1950 South Australian state election: Alexandra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Angas

1950 South Australian state election: Angas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Berthold Teusner	4,418	75.9	+5.6
	Independent	Henry Schneider	1,403	24.1	+24.1
Total formal votes			5,821	97.0	−0.4
Informal votes			179	3.0	+0.4
Turnout			6,000	96.3	+0.3
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Burnside

1950 South Australian state election: Burnside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Geoffrey Clarke	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Burra

1950 South Australian state election: Burra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	George Hawker	2,633	61.3	+2.8
	Labor	Even George	1,661	38.7	−2.8
Total formal votes			4,294	99.0	+0.2
Informal votes			44	1.0	−0.2
Turnout			4,338	94.7	−0.6
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+2.8

Chaffey

1950 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William MacGillivray	2,711	40.3	−19.0
	Liberal and Country	Ross Story	2,363	35.1	+35.1
	Labor	Robert Lambert	1,653	24.6	−16.1
Total formal votes			6,727	97.3	−0.2
Informal votes			186	2.7	+0.2
Turnout			6,913	95.4	+1.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	William MacGillivray	4,084	60.7	+1.4
	Liberal and Country	Ross Story	2,643	39.3	+39.3
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Eyre

1950 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Christian	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Flinders

1950 South Australian state election: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Rex Pearson	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Frome

1950 South Australian state election: Frome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mick O'Halloran	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Gawler

1950 South Australian state election: Gawler
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leslie Duncan	3,179	54.2	+0.5
	Liberal and Country	Eldred Riggs	2,686	45.8	−0.5
Total formal votes			5,865	98.9	+0.5
Informal votes			64	1.1	−0.5
Turnout			5,929	95.4	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.5

Glenelg

1950 South Australian state election: Glenelg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Baden Pattinson	13,673	62.3	+1.7
	Labor	John Sexton	8,272	37.7	+2.3
Total formal votes			21,945	97.3	+0.2
Informal votes			617	2.7	−0.2
Turnout			22,562	93.9	0.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Goodwood

1950 South Australian state election: Goodwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Walsh	11,131	54.5	+3.5
	Liberal and Country	Herbert Kemp	9,288	45.5	−3.5
Total formal votes			20,419	98.4	+1.2
Informal votes			341	1.6	−1.2
Turnout			20,760	92.9	−0.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.5

Gouger

1950 South Australian state election: Gouger
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Rufus Goldney	4,036	70.5	+6.5
	Labor	Archibald Riddoch	1,685	29.5	−6.5
Total formal votes			5,721	97.8	−0.2
Informal votes			127	2.2	+0.2
Turnout			5,848	95.6	+0.6
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+6.5

Gumeracha

1950 South Australian state election: Gumeracha
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Playford	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Hindmarsh

1950 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cyril Hutchens	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Light

1950 South Australian state election: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Herbert Michael	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Mitcham

1950 South Australian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Henry Dunks	12,384	68.5	+1.4
	Labor	Charles Smith	5,684	31.5	−1.4
Total formal votes			18,068	98.4	+0.4
Informal votes			291	1.6	−0.4
Turnout			18,359	92.5	−0.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+1.4

Mount Gambier

1950 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Fletcher	4,905	64.4	−2.0
	Labor	John Shepherdson	2,717	35.6	+2.0
Total formal votes			7,622	98.4	+0.2
Informal votes			125	1.6	−0.2
Turnout			7,747	93.7	−0.7
	Independent hold		Swing	−2.0

Murray

1950 South Australian state election: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Richard McKenzie	3,247	50.8	−4.6
	Liberal and Country	Hector White	3,143	49.2	+4.6
Total formal votes			6,390	98.3	−0.2
Informal votes			108	1.7	+0.2
Turnout			6,498	95.4	−0.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.6

Newcastle

1950 South Australian state election: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	George Jenkins	2,601	71.3	−28.7
	Labor	Leonard Pilton	1,048	28.7	+28.7
Total formal votes			3,649	98.9
Informal votes			40	1.1
Turnout			3,689	86.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Norwood

1950 South Australian state election: Norwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Roy Moir	9,081	54.3	+2.9
	Labor	Edward Souter	7,336	43.9	−4.7
	Communist	Alfred Watt	305	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			16,722	94.9	−2.4
Informal votes			894	5.1	+2.4
Turnout			17,616	93.7	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Roy Moir		54.5	+3.1
	Labor	Edward Souter		45.5	−3.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+3.1

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Onkaparinga

1950 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Howard Shannon	4,530	61.1	+10.7
	Labor	Frank Staniford	2,887	38.9	+5.1
Total formal votes			7,417	98.6	+0.7
Informal votes			107	1.4	−0.7
Turnout			7,524	94.9	−0.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Port Adelaide

1950 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Stephens	20,091	90.2	+7.6
	Communist	Peter Symon	2,185	9.8	−7.6
Total formal votes			22,276	94.6	+2.2
Informal votes			1,277	5.4	−2.2
Turnout			23,553	92.8	−0.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.6

Port Pirie

1950 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Davis	4,965	69.5	−30.5
	Independent	Charles Emery	1,155	16.2	+16.2
	Independent	Leslie Kyte	1,027	14.4	+14.4
Total formal votes			7,147	90.9
Informal votes			714	9.1
Turnout			7,861	95.0
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Preferences were not distributed.

Prospect

1950 South Australian state election: Prospect
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Elder Whittle	10,603	55.5	+1.2
	Labor	James Marner	7,883	41.2	−4.5
	Communist	Alan Finger	626	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			19,112	95.5	−2.3
Informal votes			892	4.5	+2.3
Turnout			20,004	94.5	+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Elder Whittle		55.8	+1.5
	Labor	James Marner		44.2	−1.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+1.5

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Ridley

1950 South Australian state election: Ridley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tom Stott	unopposed
	Independent hold		Swing

Rocky River

1950 South Australian state election: Rocky River
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	James Heaslip	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Semaphore

1950 South Australian state election: Semaphore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Tapping	15,173	80.5	−19.5
	Independent	Joseph Talbot	3,681	19.5	+19.5
Total formal votes			18,854	94.2
Informal votes			1,155	5.8
Turnout			20,009	92.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Stanley

1950 South Australian state election: Stanley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Percy Quirke	2,335	47.2	+47.2
	Liberal and Country	Alexander Knappstein	1,755	35.5	−14.4
	Labor	Cyril Hasse	856	17.3	−32.8
Total formal votes			4,946	98.8	−0.1
Informal votes			60	1.2	+0.1
Turnout			5,006	96.9	+1.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Percy Quirke	2,970	60.0
	Liberal and Country	Alexander Knappstein	1,976	40.0
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Stirling

1950 South Australian state election: Stirling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Herbert Dunn	3,711	56.6	−43.4
	Independent	William Jenkins	2,844	43.4	+43.4
Total formal votes			6,555	98.3
Informal votes			115	1.7
Turnout			6,670	95.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Stuart

1950 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lindsay Riches	8,219	92.8	+5.3
	Communist	John Sendy	633	7.2	−5.3
Total formal votes			8,852	96.2	0.0
Informal votes			352	3.8	0.0
Turnout			9,204	85.5	−0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.3

Thebarton

1950 South Australian state election: Thebarton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Walsh	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Torrens

1950 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Shirley Jeffries	9,954	54.5	−0.5
	Labor	Herbert Baldock	8,299	45.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			18,253	98.2	+0.9
Informal votes			339	1.8	−0.9
Turnout			18,592	92.2	−0.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−0.5

Unley

1950 South Australian state election: Unley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Colin Dunnage	10,048	57.8	−1.3
	Labor	Leslie McLean Wright	7,335	42.2	+1.3
Total formal votes			17,383	98.0	+0.5
Informal votes			360	2.0	−0.5
Turnout			17,743	92.3	−0.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−1.3

Victoria

1950 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Roy McLachlan	4,716	52.7	+2.5
	Labor	Jim Corcoran	4,235	47.3	−2.5
Total formal votes			8,951	99.0	+2.2
Informal votes			90	1.0	−2.2
Turnout			9,041	94.4	−2.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+2.5

Wallaroo

1950 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Hughie McAlees	2,539	51.0	−10.1
	Liberal and Country	Leslie Heath	2,050	41.2	+2.3
	Independent	Spence Crosby	392	7.9	+7.9
Total formal votes			4,981	97.4	−0.9
Informal votes			131	2.6	+0.9
Turnout			5,112	95.2	+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Hughie McAlees		58.1	−3.0
	Liberal and Country	Leslie Heath		41.9	+3.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.0

Two party preferred vote was estimated.

Yorke Peninsula

1950 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Cecil Hincks	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Young

1950 South Australian state election: Young
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Robert Nicholls	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

References

^ "Summary of 1950 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[1] "Summary of 1950 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

[2] "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

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Results of the 1950 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

Albert

Alexandra

Angas

Burnside

Burra

Chaffey

Eyre

Flinders

Frome

Gawler

Glenelg

Goodwood

Gouger

Gumeracha

Hindmarsh

Light

Mitcham

Mount Gambier

Murray

Newcastle

Norwood

Onkaparinga

Port Adelaide

Port Pirie

Prospect

Ridley

Rocky River

Semaphore

Stanley

Stirling

Stuart

Thebarton

Torrens

Unley

Victoria

Wallaroo

Yorke Peninsula

Young

See also

References