1857 South Australian House of Assembly election

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1857 South Australian colonial election. ^[1]

Results

House of Assembly (BV) – Turnout 56.5% (Non-CV)

Party			Votes			Seats
			Votes	%	Swing (pp)	Seats	Change
	Independent		16,115	100.00	New	36	36
Total			16,115	100.00	–	36	36
Turnout			6,913	56.50	+56.50
Registered voters			12,235	–	–
Source: ECSA [1]

Results by electoral district

City of Adelaide

1857 South Australian colonial election: City of Adelaide ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Robert Richard Torrens (elected 1)		1,208	16.0	+16.0
Richard Davies Hanson (elected 2)		1,179	15.6	+15.6
Francis Stacker Dutton (elected 3)		1,145	15.2	+15.2
Boyle Travers Finniss (elected 4)		1,103	14.6	+14.6
John Bentham Neales (elected 5)		959	12.7	+12.7
William Henville Burford (elected 6)		620	8.2	+8.2
Patrick Boyce Coglin		413	5.5	+5.5
William Parkin		325	4.3	+4.3
W Pearce		310	4.1	+4.1
EC Homersham		272	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes		1,703	94.9	+94.9
Informal votes		92	5.1	+5.1
Turnout		1,795	52.8	+52.8

Barossa

1857 South Australian colonial election: Barossa ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Walter Duffield (elected 1)		406	36.3	+36.3
Horace Dean (elected 2)		337	30.1	+30.1
William Bakewell		220	19.7	+19.7
C Jacob		155	13.9	+13.9
Total formal votes		665	95.1	+95.1
Informal votes		34	3.9	+3.9
Turnout		699	68.2	+68.2

The Burra and Clare

1857 South Australian colonial election: The Burra and Clare ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
George Strickland Kingston (elected 1)		481	31.0	+31.0
Morris Lyon Marks (elected 2)		374	24.1	+24.1
Edward John Peake (elected 3)		343	22.1	+22.1
George Charles Hawker		267	17.2	+17.2
W Gubbins		88	5.7	+5.7
Total formal votes		705	96.2	+96.2
Informal votes		28	3.8	+3.8
Turnout		733	50.2	+50.2

East Torrens

1857 South Australian colonial election: East Torrens ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%
Charles Bonney (elected 1)		Unopposed	N/A
George Marsden Waterhouse (elected 2)		Unopposed	N/A

Encounter Bay

1857 South Australian colonial election: Encounter Bay ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Benjamin Herschel Babbage (elected 1)		160	38.7	+38.7
Arthur Fydell Lindsay (elected 2)		128	31.0	+31.0
Charles Thomas Hewett		71	17.2	+17.2
J Norman		54	13.1	+13.1
Total formal votes		229	95.8	+95.8
Informal votes		10	4.2	+4.2
Turnout		239	42.8	+42.8

Flinders

1857 South Australian colonial election: Flinders ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%
Marshall MacDermott (elected 1)		Unopposed	N/A

Gumeracha

1857 South Australian colonial election: Gumeracha ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%
Arthur Blyth (elected 1)		Unopposed	N/A
Alexander Hay (elected 2)		Unopposed	N/A

Light

1857 South Australian colonial election: Light ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%
John Tuthill Bagot (elected 1)		Unopposed	N/A
Carrington Smedley (elected 2)		Unopposed	N/A

Mount Barker

1857 South Australian colonial election: Mount Barker ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Friedrich Eduard Heinrich Wulf Krichauff (elected 1)		352	34.4	+34.4
John Dunn, sen. (elected 2)		332	32.4	+32.4
Richard Bullock Andrews		183	17.9	+17.9
A Lorimer		118	11.5	+11.5
W Patterson		39	3.8	+3.8
Turnout		612	60.4	+60.4

The Murray

1857 South Australian colonial election: The Murray ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%
David Wark (elected 1)		Unopposed	N/A

Noarlunga

1857 South Australian colonial election: Noarlunga ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Thomas Young (elected 1)		232	41.7	+41.7
Henry Mildred (elected 2)		181	32.6	+32.6
Alexander Anderson		143	25.7	+25.7
Total formal votes		331	98.5	+98.5
Informal votes		5	1.5	+1.5
Turnout		336	62.8	+62.8

Onkaparinga

1857 South Australian colonial election: Onkaparinga ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
William Milne (elected 1)		333	36.4	+36.4
William Bower Dawes (elected 2)		317	34.7	+34.7
William Townsend		264	28.9	+28.9
Total formal votes		547	96.6	+96.6
Informal votes		20	3.5	+3.5
Turnout		567	80.2	+80.2

Port Adelaide

1857 South Australian colonial election: Port Adelaide ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
John Hart (elected 1)		281	44.5	+44.5
John Bristow Hughes (elected 2)		203	32.2	+32.2
A France		147	23.3	+23.3
Total formal votes		367	97.6	+97.6
Informal votes		9	2.4	+2.4
Turnout		376	63.3	+63.3

The Sturt

1857 South Australian colonial election: The Sturt ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Thomas Reynolds (elected 1)		272	37.0	+37.0
John Hallett (elected 2)		168	22.9	+22.9
J Allen		120	16.3	+16.3
W Jones		89	12.1	+12.1
A Allen		86	11.7	+11.7
Turnout		495	55.2	+55.2

Victoria

1857 South Australian colonial election: Victoria ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%
Robert Rowland Leake (elected 1)		Unopposed	N/A

West Torrens

1857 South Australian colonial election: West Torrens ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Luther Scammell (elected 1)		274	39.1	+39.1
James William Cole (elected 2)		168	24.0	+24.0
WM Smith		139	19.9	+19.9
RL Milne		60	8.6	+8.6
James White		59	8.4	+8.4
Total formal votes		449	95.7	+95.7
Informal votes		20	4.3	+4.3
Turnout		469	50.0	+50.0

Yatala

1857 South Australian colonial election: Yatala ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
John Harvey (elected 1)		233	24.9	+24.9
Charles Simeon Hare (elected 2)		211	22.5	+22.5
J Umpherstone		181	19.3	+19.3
William Henry Maturin		180	19.2	+19.2
J Ragless		116	12.4	+12.4
P McCarron		16	1.7	+1.7
Turnout		592	50.5	+50.5

References

1. Jaencsh, Dean (March 2007). "History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1" (PDF). pp. 26–27 – via Internet Archive.