Results of the 1933 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

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South Australian state election, 8 April 1933 [1]
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Enrolled voters338,576
Votes cast182,693 Turnout 59.45%–11.91%
Informal votes8,904Informal4.87%-0.84%
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Liberal and Country 60,15934.62%*29*
  Labor 48,27327.78%–20.86%6– 24
  Parliamentary Labor 28,31916.30%*4*
  Lang Labor 6,3983.68%*3*
  Single Tax League 5,4293.12%+1.80%1± 0
  Communist 1,9081.10%+0.77%0± 0
  Independent 23,30313.41%+11.09%3+ 3
Total173,789  46 

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1933 South Australian state election. Each district elected multiple members.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1933 South Australian state election: Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Lang Labor Doug Bardolph (elected 1)2,66935.4+35.4
Lang Labor Bob Dale (elected 2)1532.0+2.0
Lang Labor Tom Howard (elected 3)300.4+0.4
Labor Martin Collaton 1,51620.1+20.1
Labor Herbert George 2403.2-0.2
Labor Edward McDonnell1812.4+2.4
Parliamentary Labor Bill Denny 1,07214.2-67.5
Parliamentary Labor Clement Wells1802.4+2.4
Parliamentary Labor Martin Dwyer250.3+0.3
Liberal and Country Kingsley Hilton1,07314.2+14.2
Liberal and Country Duncan Menzies640.9+0.9
Liberal and Country J Trego-Williams390.5+0.5
Communist Tom Garland 3074.1+4.1
Total formal votes7,54991.4−0.8
Informal votes7138.6+0.8
Turnout 8,26261.2+2.3
Party total votes
Lang Labor 2,84737.7+37.7
Labor 1,93725.7-63.9
Parliamentary Labor 1,27716.9+16.9
Liberal and Country 1,17615.6+15.6
Communist 3074.1-0.7

Albert

1933 South Australian state election: Albert
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Malcolm McIntosh (elected 1)3,69540.7+4.0
Liberal and Country Frederick McMillan 1872.1-0.5
Independent Tom Stott (elected 2)3,01333.2+33.2
Single Tax League Jacob Groth1,90821.0+21.0
Single Tax League Oscar Kunoth2773.1+3.1
Total formal votes9,08094.10.0
Informal votes3653.90.0
Turnout 9,44561.1−12.9
Party total votes
Liberal and Country 3,88242.8+3.5
Independent Tom Stott 3,01333.2+33.2
Single Tax League 2,18524.1+24.1

Alexandra

1933 South Australian state election: Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country George Laffer (elected 1)unopposed
Liberal and Country Herbert Hudd (elected 2)unopposed
Liberal and Country Percy Heggaton (elected 3)unopposed

Barossa

1933 South Australian state election: Barossa
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Henry Crosby (elected 1)3,52239.5+5.3
Liberal and Country Reginald Rudall 1842.1+2.1
Liberal and Country Herbert Lyons (elected 3)1241.4-1.7
Parliamentary Labor Thomas Edwards 2,00722.5+20.0
Parliamentary Labor Harold Zadow540.6+0.6
Parliamentary Labor Arthur McArthur 470.5+0.5
Independent Herbert Basedow (elected 2)1,67218.8-4.3
Independent Lindsay Yelland640.7+0.7
Labor Leslie McMullin1,13512.7+12.7
Labor John Whitfield640.7+0.7
Labor Sid O'Flaherty 380.4+0.4
Total formal votes8,91194.9+1.4
Informal votes4745.1−1.4
Turnout 9,38566.6−11.9
Party total votes
Liberal and Country 3,83043.0+5.6
Parliamentary Labor 2,10823.7+23.7
Independent 1,73619.5+5.0
Labor 1,23713.9-32.8

Burra Burra

1933 South Australian state election: Burra Burra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country George Jenkins (elected 1)3,46439.0+1.9
Liberal and Country Alexander Melrose (elected 2)1992.2+2.2
Liberal and Country Archibald McDonald (elected 3)1721.9+1.9
Parliamentary Labor Jack Critchley 1,94021.8-19.2
Parliamentary Labor Sydney McHugh 4675.3-4.9
Parliamentary Labor Even George 2242.5+1.0
Labor Thomas Canny2,20824.8+24.8
Labor Leonard Wilcott1601.8+1.8
Labor James Marner630.7+0.7
Total formal votes8,89796.0+2.2
Informal votes3754.0−2.2
Turnout 9,27271.2−7.1
Party total votes
Liberal and Country 3,83543.1-4.2
Parliamentary Labor 2,63129.6+29.6
Labor 2,43127.3-25.1

East Torrens

1933 South Australian state election: East Torrens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Charles Abbott (elected 1)8,20740.3+40.3
Liberal and Country Walter Hamilton (elected 2)4702.3-3.8
Liberal and Country Frank Perry (elected 3)4602.3+2.3
Labor Loftus Fenwick6,17930.3+30.3
Labor Beasley Kearney 4962.4-42.4
Labor Cecil Nicholls2221.1+1.1
Parliamentary Labor Herbert Byrne3,66318.0+18.0
Parliamentary Labor Herman Dankel5212.6+2.6
Parliamentary Labor Clarence Cooke1440.7+0.7
Total formal votes20,36294.9+0.2
Informal votes1,0975.1−0.2
Turnout 21,45955.7−14.2
Party total votes
Liberal and Country 9,13744.9-5.0
Labor 6,89733.9-16.2
Parliamentary Labor 4,32821.3+21.3

Flinders

1933 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Single Tax League Edward Craigie (elected 1)3,19041.0+7.0
Single Tax League James Moore540.7+0.7
Liberal and Country Arthur Christian (elected 2)2,18628.1+28.1
Liberal and Country James McDonald3584.6+4.6
Labor Leo Cash1,41918.2+18.2
Labor Thomas Cash1722.2+2.2
Independent Albert Pfitzner4115.3+5.3
Total formal votes7,79095.7+0.1
Informal votes3534.3−0.1
Turnout 8,14364.1−6.5
Party total votes
Single Tax League 3,24441.7+7.7
Liberal and Country 2,54432.7+2.7
Labor 1,59120.4+3.8
Independent Albert Pfitzner4115.3+5.3

Murray

1933 South Australian state election: Murray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country George Morphett (elected 1)3,30441.3+30.0
Liberal and Country Thomas Playford (elected 2)3414.3+4.3
Liberal and Country Howard Shannon (elected 3)2332.9+2.9
Parliamentary Labor Clement Collins 1,80022.5-7.3
Parliamentary Labor Frank Staniford 1,00912.6+5.9
Parliamentary Labor Robert Hunter 460.6-0.3
Labor John Cassidy1,12414.1+14.1
Labor Davis Fraser881.1+1.1
Labor Herbert Gersch560.7+0.7
Total formal votes8,00195.1+3.7
Informal votes4114.9−3.7
Turnout 8,41259.1−16.2
Party total votes
Liberal and Country 3,87848.5-1.2
Parliamentary Labor 2,85535.7+35.7
Labor 1,26815.8-31.6

Newcastle

1933 South Australian state election: Newcastle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Beerworth (elected 1)1,63940.5
Labor Lindsay Riches (elected 2)1684.2
Liberal and Country Corba Sunman1,05926.2
Liberal and Country Robert McEwin1634.0
Parliamentary Labor Thomas Butterfield 88621.9
Parliamentary Labor William Harvey 1313.2
Total formal votes4,04696.1
Informal votes1633.9
Turnout 4,20968.9
Party total votes
Labor 1,80744.7
Liberal and Country 1,22230.2
Parliamentary Labor 1,01725.1

North Adelaide

1933 South Australian state election: North Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Shirley Jeffries (elected 1)4,90440.7+1.4
Liberal and Country Victor Newland (elected 2)4673.9-4.5
Labor Walter Warne 3,43628.5+22.0
Labor Frank Wilton1751.5+1.5
Parliamentary Labor A S Horne2,94024.4+24.4
Parliamentary Labor C G Johnson1291.1+1.1
Total formal votes12,05195.8−1.2
Informal votes5284.2+1.2
Turnout 12,57957.2−15.2
Party total votes
Liberal and Country 5,37144.6-3.0
Labor 3,61130.0-22.3
Parliamentary Labor 3,06925.4+25.4

Port Adelaide

1933 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Stephens (elected 1)5,56234.0+34.0
Labor Albert Thompson (elected 2)2,41614.8+4.5
Independent Ernest Evans3,04618.6+18.6
Independent Arthur Lewis1,4118.6+8.6
Lang Labor Arthur Dadleff2,22313.6+13.6
Lang Labor Frederick Hearne1921.2+1.2
Communist John Zwolsman8975.5+5.5
Independent Charles Hayter6193.8+3.8
Total formal votes16,36694.6−0.4
Informal votes9275.4+0.4
Turnout 17,29358.5−12.3
Party total votes
Labor 7,97848.7-30.3
Independent 4,45727.2+27.2
Lang Labor 2,41514.8+14.8
Communist 8975.5+5.5
Independent Charles Hayter6193.8+3.8

Port Pirie

1933 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Andrew Lacey (elected 1)unopposed
Labor John Fitzgerald (elected 2)unopposed

Stanley

1933 South Australian state election: Stanley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Robert Nicholls (elected 1)unopposed
Liberal and Country John Lyons (elected 2)unopposed

Sturt

1933 South Australian state election: Sturt
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Ernest Anthoney (elected 1)13,42350.7+12.6
Liberal and Country Henry Dunks (elected 2)6202.3+2.3
Liberal and Country Horace Hogben (elected 3)5121.9+1.9
Labor Edgar Dawes 10,97541.4+39.9
Labor Thomas Grealy6732.5-1.1
Labor James Hawke2931.1+1.1
Total formal votes26,49695.2+1.8
Informal votes1,3354.8−1.8
Turnout 27,83151.2−18.3
Party total votes
Liberal and Country 14,55554.9+10.8
Labor 11,94145.1-7.1

Victoria

1933 South Australian state election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Vernon Petherick (elected 1)3,31535.7+25.3
Liberal and Country Ronald Hunt (elected 2)7137.7+7.7
Parliamentary Labor Eric Shepherd 1,94921.0-24.1
Parliamentary Labor Jim Corcoran 1,64117.7+17.7
Independent Anthony Sutton1,22513.2+13.2
Independent Peter Crafter4534.9+4.9
Total formal votes9,29696.2+1.9
Informal votes3643.8−1.9
Turnout 9,66068.3−16.3
Party total votes
Liberal and Country 4,02843.3-8.4
Parliamentary Labor 3,59038.6+38.6
Independent Anthony Sutton1,22513.2+13.2
Independent Peter Crafter4534.9+4.9

Wallaroo

1933 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Parliamentary Labor Robert Richards (elected 1)2,19742.9+33.5
Parliamentary Labor John Pedler (elected 2)1613.2-46.9
Independent Cecil Chapman1,29325.8+25.8
Independent Frank Filmer2945.9-17.1
Labor Percival Chynoweth99319.8+19.8
Labor John Phillips701.4+1.4
Total formal votes5,00897.0+0.9
Informal votes1563.0−0.9
Turnout 5,16484.5+0.8
Party total votes
Parliamentary Labor 2,35847.1+47.1
Independent 1,58731.7-3.5
Labor 1,06321.2-38.3

West Torrens

1933 South Australian state election: West Torrens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Horace Barnes5,53431.5+31.5
Labor Harry Kneebone 9785.6+5.6
Parliamentary Labor John McInnes (elected 1)3,43819.5-14.2
Parliamentary Labor Alfred Blackwell (elected 2)1,6489.4-60.3
Independent Jules Langdon 3,69921.0+21.0
Independent Charles Lloyd4602.6+2.6
Lang Labor Joseph Naylon1,0646.1+6.1
Lang Labor Arthur Sonnemann670.4+0.4
Communist Thomas McGillick7044.0+2.2
Total formal votes17,59294.0−0.8
Informal votes1,1136.0+0.8
Turnout 18,70553.9−11.4
Party total votes
Labor 6,51237.0-38.0
Parliamentary Labor 5,08628.9+28.9
Independent 4,15923.6+23.6
Lang Labor 1,1316.4+6.4
Communist 7044.0+2.2

Wooroora

1933 South Australian state election: Wooroora
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Richard Butler (elected 1)3,25646.3+0.7
Liberal and Country Archie Cameron (elected 2)4816.8-42.0
Liberal and Country Samuel Dennison (elected 3)2784.0+2.8
Independent Maurice Collins 2,02428.8+28.8
Independent Alfred Parker83311.8+11.8
Independent Edgar Wills1652.3+2.3
Total formal votes7,03795.1+0.1
Informal votes3664.9−0.1
Turnout 7,40367.0−14.2
Party total votes
Liberal and Country 4,01557.1+8.3
Independent Maurice Collins 2,02428.8+28.8
Independent Alfred Parker83311.8+11.8
Independent Edgar Wills1652.3+2.3

Yorke Peninsula

1933 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Baden Pattinson (elected 2)2,25442.5+15.7
Liberal and Country Edward Giles 4328.1+31.1
Independent Daniel Davies (elected 1)2,26342.6+42.6
Independent Hugh Hudson3586.8+6.8
Total formal votes5,30797.0+1.9
Informal votes1643.0−1.9
Turnout 5,47171.8−1.7
Party total votes
Liberal and Country 2,68650.6-15.4
Independent 2,62149.6+49.6

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