Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1921–1924

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This is a list of members of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1921 to 1924, as elected at the 1921 state election:

NameParty Electorate Term of office
Peter Allen Liberal [3] Yorke Peninsula 1902–1912, 1915–1925
Ernest Anthoney Liberal [3] Sturt 1921–1938
Henry Barwell Liberal [3] Stanley 1915–1925
Frederick Birrell Labor North Adelaide 1921–1933
Alfred Blackwell Labor West Torrens 1918–1938
Hon Sir Richard Butler Liberal [3] Barossa 1890–1924
Richard Layton Butler Liberal [3] Wooroora 1915–1918, 1921–1938
Thomas Butterfield Labor Newcastle 1915–1917, 1918–1933
John Chapman Farmers and Settlers/
Country Party [1]
Flinders 1918–1924
Henry Crosby Liberal [3] Barossa 1917–1924, 1924–1930, 1933–1938
Bill Denny Labor Adelaide 1900–1905, 1906–1933
Samuel Dickson Liberal [3] Burra Burra 1921–1924
Bert Edwards Labor Adelaide 1917–1931
John Fitzgerald Labor Port Pirie 1918–1936
John Godfree Liberal [3] Murray 1921–1927
John Gunn Labor Adelaide 1915–1917, 1918–1926
William Hague Liberal [3] Barossa 1912–1924
Walter Hamilton Liberal [3] East Torrens 1917–1924, 1925–1930, 1933–1938
Joseph Anthony Harper Liberal [3] East Torrens 1921–1924
William Harvey Labor Newcastle 1918–1933
Thomas Hawke Farmers and Settlers/
Country Party [1]
Burra Burra 1921–1924
Percy Heggaton [2] Liberal [3] Alexandra 1906–1915, 1923–1938
Lionel Hill Labor Port Pirie 1915–1917, 1918–1933
Herbert Hudd Liberal [3] Alexandra 1912–1915, 1920–1938, 1941–1948
Leslie Claude Hunkin Labor East Torrens 1921–1927
George Hussey Liberal [3] Sturt 1921–1924
George Jenkins Liberal [3] Burra Burra 1918–1924, 1927–1930, 1933–1956
George Laffer Liberal [3] Alexandra 1913–1933
John McInnes Labor West Torrens 1918–1950
Malcolm McIntosh Farmers and Settlers/
Country Party [1]
Albert 1921–1959
James McLachlan Liberal [3] Wooroora 1918–1930
Frederick McMillan Farmers and Settlers/
Country Party [1]
Albert 1921–1933
James Moseley Liberal [3] Flinders 1910–1933
Robert Nicholls Liberal [3] Stanley 1915–1956
John Pedler Labor Wallaroo 1918–1938
Vernon Petherick Liberal [3] Victoria 1918–1924; 1941–1945
John Price Labor Port Adelaide 1915–1925
John Randell Liberal [3] Murray 1921–1924
Peter Reidy National/
Liberal [3]
Victoria 1915–1932
Herbert Richards Liberal [3] Sturt 1921–1930
Robert Richards Labor Wallaroo 1918–1949
George Ritchie [2] Liberal [3] Alexandra 1902–1922
Albert Robinson Liberal [3] Wooroora 1915–1924, 1934–1943
Henry Tossell Liberal [3] Yorke Peninsula 1915–1930
John Stanley Verran Labor Port Adelaide 1918–1924, 1925–1927
Stanley Whitford Labor North Adelaide 1921–1927
Harry Dove Young Liberal [3] Murray 1912–1927
1 The parliamentary wing of the Farmers and Settlers Association had been referred to by a variety of labels prior to this term of parliament, and had contested the 1921 election independently of the National-dominated "Progressive Country Party". After the 1921 election, the party formally adopted the "Country Party" name, consistent with their federal counterparts.
2 Alexandra Liberal MHA George Ritchie resigned on 2 November 1922. Liberal candidate Percy Heggaton won the resulting by-election on 20 January 1923.
3 The Liberal Union and the National Party merged in October 1923 to form the Liberal Federation.

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