1947 South Australian state election

1947 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
First party Second party   Leader Thomas Playford Robert Richards Party Liberal and Country League Labor Leader since 5 November 1938 1 April 1938 Leader's seat Gumeracha Wallaroo Last election 20 seats 16 seats Seats won 23 seats 13 seats Seat change 3 3 Percentage 52.0% 48.0% Swing 5.3 5.3
Premier before election Thomas Playford Liberal and Country League Elected Premier Thomas Playford Liberal and Country League

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]}

Background

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

Arrangement of the House of Assembly after the 1947 state election.

South Australian state election, 8 March 1947 [6] House of Assembly << 1944–1950 >>
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

• Results of the South Australian state election, 1947 (House of Assembly)
• Candidates of the 1947 South Australian state election
• Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1947-1950
• Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1947-1950
• Playmander

Notes

1. 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.
2. 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).
3. "Liberals Win: Gains in S.A. Elections". The Sydney Morning Herald . 10 March 1947. Retrieved 12 January 2016– via Trove.
4. "Liberals win in SA: Gain Three Seats". The Mercury . 10 March 1947. Retrieved 12 January 2016– via Trove.
5. "L.C.L Wins Victoria". The Border Watch . 15 March 1947. Retrieved 12 January 2016– via Trove.
6. "Summary of 1947 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.