Results of the 1930 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

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South Australian state election, 5 April 1930 [1]
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Enrolled voters325,244
Votes cast222,819 Turnout 71.36%–6.07%
Informal votes12,715Informal5.71%
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 102,19448.64%+0.65%30+ 14
  Liberal Federation 74,93035.66%–4.34%13– 10
  Country 14,5556.93%+1.43%2– 3
  Single Tax League 2,7771.32%+1.32%1+ 1
  Communist 6960.33%+0.33%0± 0
  Independent 14,9527.11%+0.57%0± 0
Total210,104  46 

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1930 South Australian state election. Each district elected multiple members.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1930 South Australian state election: Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bill Denny (elected)5,76181.7
Labor Bert Edwards (elected)3174.5
Labor Herbert George (elected)2413.4
Independent Labor Alfred Wilson4015.7
Communist James Cullen3364.8
Total formal votes7,05692.2
Informal votes5977.8
Turnout 7,65358.9
Party total votes
Labor 6,31989.6
Independent Labor Alfred Wilson4015.7
Communist 3364.8

Albert

1930 South Australian state election: Albert
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Federation Malcolm McIntosh (elected)3,61336.7
Liberal Federation Frederick McMillan (elected)2562.6
Labor Henry Dalziel3,30333.5
Labor Richard McKenzie 4164.2
Country Arthur Petch1,79918.3
Country Ernest Rowe4614.7
Total formal votes9,84894.1
Informal votes6125.9
Turnout 10,46074.0
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 3,86939.3
Labor 3,71937.8
Country 2,26022.9

Alexandra

1930 South Australian state election: Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Federation Percy Heggaton (elected)3,20942.3
Liberal Federation Herbert Hudd (elected)94612.5
Liberal Federation George Laffer (elected)6358.4
Country Frederick Ayers1,93625.5
Country William Scarborough5086.7
Country Lindsay Yelland3524.6
Total formal votes7,58691.5
Informal votes7068.5
Turnout 8,29261.4
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 4,79063.1
Country 2,79636.9

Barossa

1930 South Australian state election: Barossa
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor George Cooke (elected)4,11443.0
Labor Thomas Edwards (elected)2352.5
Labor Leonard Hopkins (elected)1161.2
Liberal Federation Henry Crosby 3,27634.2
Liberal Federation Herbert Lyons 2993.1
Independent Herbert Basedow 1,38314.5
PeopleRichard Thompson800.8
PeopleHorace Barnes660.7
Total formal votes9,56993.5
Informal votes6666.5
Turnout 10,23578.5
Party total votes
Labor 4,46546.7
Liberal Federation 3,57537.4
Independent Herbert Basedow 1,38314.5
People1461.5

Burra Burra

1930 South Australian state election: Burra Burra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Critchley (elected)3,98341.0
Labor Sydney McHugh (elected)99010.2
Labor Even George (elected)1441.5
Liberal Federation George Jenkins 3,60437.1
Liberal Federation Reginald Carter 5755.9
Liberal Federation Philip McBride 4134.3
Total formal votes9,70993.8
Informal votes6366.2
Turnout 10,34578.3
Party total votes
Labor 5,11752.7
Liberal Federation 4,59247.3

East Torrens

1930 South Australian state election: East Torrens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Beasley Kearney (elected)11,24044.8
Labor Frank Nieass (elected)8643.5
Labor Arthur McArthur (elected)4601.8
Liberal Federation Frederick Coneybeer 10,42641.6
Liberal Federation Walter Hamilton 1,5386.1
Liberal Federation Albert Sutton 5412.2
Total formal votes25,06994.7
Informal votes1,3895.3
Turnout 26,45869.9
Party total votes
Labor 12,56450.1
Liberal Federation 12,50549.9

Flinders

1930 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Single Tax League Edward Craigie (elected)2,77734.0
Liberal Federation James Moseley (elected)1,92723.6
Liberal Federation Alfred Barns5186.4
Labor Myles Cronin1,01412.4
Labor David Whait3404.2
Country Edwin Barraud5116.3
Country Albert Wishart3113.8
Independent Labor John O'Connor 7639.4
Total formal votes8,16195.6
Informal votes3774.4
Turnout 8,53870.6
Party total votes
Single Tax League 2,77734.0
Liberal Federation 2,44530.0
Labor 1,35416.6
Country 82210.1
Independent Labor John O'Connor 7639.4

Murray

1930 South Australian state election: Murray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Federation Hermann Homburg 2,43626.8
Liberal Federation Ernest Hannaford 1,06111.7
Liberal Federation George Morphett 1,02711.3
Labor Clement Collins (elected)3,62229.8
Labor Frank Staniford (elected)6136.7
Labor Robert Hunter (elected)810.9
Independent Raphael Cilento2642.9
Total formal votes9,10491.4
Informal votes8578.6
Turnout 9,96175.3
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 4,52449.7
Labor 4,31647.4
Independent Raphael Cilento2642.9

Newcastle

1930 South Australian state election: Newcastle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Thomas Butterfield (elected)unopposed
Labor William Harvey (elected)unopposed

North Adelaide

1930 South Australian state election: North Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frederick Birrell (elected)6,95345.9
Labor Walter Warne (elected)9776.5
Liberal Federation Shirley Jeffries 5,95539.3
Liberal Federation Victor Newland 1,2658.4
Total formal votes15,15097.0
Informal votes4653.0
Turnout 15,61572.4
Party total votes
Labor 7,93052.4
Liberal Federation 7,22047.6

Port Adelaide

1930 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Jonas (elected)13,46068.5
Labor Albert Thompson (elected)2,07310.5
Independent Labor Harold Butler3,54418.0
Independent Labor Joshua Pedlar5883.0
Total formal votes19,66595.0
Informal votes1,0245.0
Turnout 20,68970.8
Party total votes
Labor 15,53379.0
Independent Labor 4,13221.0

Port Pirie

1930 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lionel Hill (elected)unopposed
Labor John Fitzgerald (elected)unopposed

Stanley

1930 South Australian state election: Stanley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Federation John Lyons (elected)2,80243.1
Liberal Federation Robert Nicholls (elected)91414.1
Country Oliver Badman 2,51238.6
Country Henry Sargent2734.2
Total formal votes6,50194.9
Informal votes3465.1
Turnout 6,84773.7
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 3,71657.2
Country 2,78542.8

Sturt

1930 South Australian state election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Dale (elected)16,11647.1
Labor Thomas Grealy1,2183.6
Labor Edgar Dawes (elected)5111.5
Liberal Federation Ernest Anthoney (elected)13,03438.1
Liberal Federation Herbert Richards 1,4134.1
Liberal Federation Edward Vardon 6461.9
Women's Non-Party Leonora Polkinghorne 1,2553.7
Total formal votes34,19393.4
Informal votes2,4236.6
Turnout 36,61669.5
Party total votes
Labor 17,84552.2
Liberal Federation 15,09344.1
Women's Non-Party Leonora Polkinghorne 1,2553.7

Victoria

1930 South Australian state election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Federation Peter Reidy (elected)4,21741.2
Liberal Federation Vernon Petherick 1,06610.4
Labor Eric Shepherd (elected)4,61445.1
Labor Francis Young3293.2
Total formal votes10,22694.3
Informal votes6125.7
Turnout 10,83894.5
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 5,28351.7
Labor 4,91348.3

Wallaroo

1930 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Pedler (elected)2,26350.1
Labor Robert Richards (elected)4239.4
Independent Frank Filmer1,03923.0
Independent Richard Kitto55112.2
Independent William Price2385.3
Total formal votes4,51496.1
Informal votes1833.9
Turnout 4,69783.7
Party total votes
Labor 2,68659.5
Independent Frank Filmer1,03923.0
Independent Richard Kitto55112.2
Independent William Price2385.3

West Torrens

1930 South Australian state election: West Torrens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Alfred Blackwell (elected)14,31169.7
Labor John McInnes (elected)1,0925.3
Independent Labor Clive Caldicott3,63817.7
Independent Labor Louis Crosby1,1425.6
Communist Thomas McGillick3601.8
Total formal votes20,54394.8
Informal votes1,1315.2
Turnout 21,67465.3
Party total votes
Labor 15,40375.0
Independent Labor 4,78023.3
Communist 3601.8

Wooroora

1930 South Australian state election: Wooroora
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Archie Cameron (elected)3,97048.8
Country Brian Richardson1061.3
Country Samuel Dennison (elected)951.2
Liberal Federation Richard Butler (elected)3,71445.6
Liberal Federation Friedrich Heinrich1431.8
Liberal Federation William Marshman1141.4
Total formal votes8,14295.0
Informal votes4295.0
Turnout 8,57181.2
Party total votes
Country 4,17151.2
Liberal Federation 3,97148.8

Yorke Peninsula

1930 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Federation Edward Giles (elected)1,98739.2
Liberal Federation Baden Pattinson (elected)1,36026.8
Country Joseph Honner1,50929.8
Country Stepney Pontifex2124.2
Total formal votes5,06895.1
Informal votes2624.9
Turnout 5,33073.5
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 3,34766.0
Country 1,72134.0

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