Results of the 1938 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

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South Australian state election, 19 March 1938 [1]
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Enrolled voters364,884
Votes cast233,136 Turnout 63.31%+3.86%
Informal votes14,811Informal2.16%-2.71%
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Liberal and Country 63,31733.14%–1.18%15– 14
  Labor 57,12426.16%–1.61%9+ 3
  Single Tax League 1,4510.66%–2.46%0± 0
  Independent 74,41234.08%+20.67%12+ 9
  Independent Labor 12,3405.65%*2+ 2
Total218,325  39 

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1938 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1938 South Australian state election: Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labor Bert Edwards 2,74029.8
Independent Labor Doug Bardolph 2,36725.8
Liberal and Country Duncan Menzies1,54116.8
Labor Bob Dale 1,25013.6
Independent Patrick Flannagan1,14612.5
Independent Labor John Atkins1441.6
Total formal votes9,18894.9
Informal votes4925.1
Turnout 9,68064.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Labor Doug Bardolph 5,50259.9
Independent Labor Bert Edwards 3,68640.1
Independent Labor gain from Labor Swing

Albert

1938 South Australian state election: Albert
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Malcolm McIntosh 2,14654.6
Independent Gwynfred Oram1,23731.5
Independent John McNamara54914.0
Total formal votes3,93298.6
Informal votes571.4
Turnout 3,98971.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Alexandra

1938 South Australian state election: Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent George Connor 2,08550.4
Liberal and Country Herbert Hudd 2,05649.6
Total formal votes4,14198.6
Informal votes591.4
Turnout 4,20064.3
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Angas

1938 South Australian state election: Angas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Reginald Rudall 1,99847.3
Independent Walter Langdon Parsons 68416.2
Labor Karl Metz66915.8
Independent William Haese47811.3
Independent Albert Mills3999.4
Total formal votes4,22897.1
Informal votes1282.9
Turnout 4,35674.9
After distribution of preferences
Liberal and Country Reginald Rudall 2,17151.3
Independent Walter Langdon Parsons 1,18228.0
Labor Karl Metz87520.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Burnside

1938 South Australian state election: Burnside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Charles Abbott 4,40047.1
Independent Stanley Gray2,62428.1
Labor Herbert Slater1,36614.6
Democratic Women's Jeanne Young 96110.3
Total formal votes9,35198.3
Informal votes1621.7
Turnout 9,51360.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Charles Abbott 4,79551.3
Independent Stanley Gray4,55648.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Burra

1938 South Australian state election: Burra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Archibald McDonald 1,53039.1
Labor Thomas Canny1,18130.2
Independent Even George 74219.0
Independent Maurice Collins 45611.7
Total formal votes3,90998.8
Informal votes481.2
Turnout 3,95775.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Archibald McDonald 2,30559.0
Labor Thomas Canny1,60441.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Chaffey

1938 South Australian state election: Chaffey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William MacGillivray 97529.7
Liberal and Country Cuthbert Ruston88126.8
Independent Henry Denman52916.1
Labor Robert Lambert52215.8
Liberal and Country Alan Kelly38111.6
Total formal votes3,28895.8
Informal votes1434.2
Turnout 3,43159.7
Two-party-preferred result
Independent William MacGillivray 1,96059.6
Liberal and Country Cuthbert Ruston1,32840.4
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Eyre

1938 South Australian state election: Eyre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Arthur Christian 1,86950.6
Independent Arnold Schubert99426.9
Independent Carl Bohlin83122.5
Total formal votes3,69496.9
Informal votes1183.1
Turnout 3,81263.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Flinders

1938 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Single Tax League Edward Craigie 1,45134.9
Liberal and Country Rex Pearson 1,27230.6
Labor John O'Leary1,11726.9
Independent Percy Provis3157.6
Total formal votes4,15597.6
Informal votes1032.4
Turnout 4,25869.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Single Tax League Edward Craigie 2,51660.6
Liberal and Country Rex Pearson 1,63939.4
Single Tax League hold Swing

Frome

1938 South Australian state election: Frome
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mick O'Halloran 1,60451.0
Liberal and Country Frederick Adams1,17437.3
Independent Samuel Jones36911.7
Total formal votes3,14798.5
Informal votes491.5
Turnout 3,19677.2

Gawler

1938 South Australian state election: Gawler
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Leslie Duncan 1,17829.0
Independent William Duggan1,12327.7
Liberal and Country William Noack1,09026.9
Independent Adolph Ey44310.9
Independent Lindsay Yelland2245.5
Total formal votes4,05897.3
Informal votes1112.7
Turnout 4,16974.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Leslie Duncan 2,46460.7
Liberal and Country William Noack1,59439.3
Labor hold Swing

Glenelg

1938 South Australian state election: Glenelg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William Fisk 3,83140.5
Liberal and Country Ernest Anthoney 3,79340.1
Labor Thomas Barker1,82519.3
Total formal votes9,44998.4
Informal votes1541.6
Turnout 9,60359.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent William Fisk 5,29556.0
Liberal and Country Ernest Anthoney 4,15444.0
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Goodwood

1938 South Australian state election: Goodwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor David Fraser3,21442.0
Independent George Illingworth 2,06226.9
Liberal and Country Alfred Cox1,48319.4
Independent Jack Hick90111.8
Total formal votes7,66097.9
Informal votes1662.1
Turnout 7,82655.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent George Illingworth 3,94651.5
Labor David Fraser3,71448.5
Independent gain from Labor Swing

Gouger

1938 South Australian state election: Gouger
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Albert Robinson 2,12354.8
Liberal and Country Henry Crosby 1,75145.2
Total formal votes3,87498.4
Informal votes641.6
Turnout 3,93874.8
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Gumeracha

1938 South Australian state election: Gumeracha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Thomas Playford 2,08165.3
Independent Robert Hunter 55617.5
Labor Arthur Edwards54917.2
Total formal votes3,18698.3
Informal votes551.7
Turnout 3,24156.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Hindmarsh

1938 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John McInnes 4,92052.7
Independent James Treloar4,42447.3
Total formal votes9,34498.0
Informal votes1882.0
Turnout 9,53254.2
Labor hold Swing

Light

1938 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Richard Butler 2,46348.9
Independent Moses Gabb 1,59831.7
Labor Kevin McEntee55811.1
Independent Edmund Craig2675.3
Independent Edgar Willis1482.9
Total formal votes5,03497.8
Informal votes1112.2
Turnout 5,14582.9
After distribution of preferences
Liberal and Country Richard Butler 2,51850.0
Independent Moses Gabb 1,88637.5
Labor Kevin McEntee63012.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Mitcham

1938 South Australian state election: Mitcham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Henry Dunks 5,01954.2
Labor Frank Walsh 1,96621.2
Independent Clarence Goode 1,55916.8
Independent Nelson Clark7227.8
Total formal votes9,26698.5
Informal votes1361.5
Turnout 9,40261.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Mount Gambier

1938 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Fletcher 1,69436.1
Labor Francis Young1,68936.0
Liberal and Country Henry Kennedy1,31227.9
Total formal votes4,69598.2
Informal votes871.8
Turnout 4,78271.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent John Fletcher 2,72558.0
Labor Francis Young1,97042.0
Independent gain from Labor Swing

Murray

1938 South Australian state election: Murray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Labor Richard McKenzie 1,49434.1
Liberal and Country George Morphett 1,44533.0
Independent P H Suter85819.6
Labor John Cassidy58313.3
Total formal votes4,38098.4
Informal votes721.6
Turnout 4,45269.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Richard McKenzie 2,43455.6
Liberal and Country George Morphett 1,94644.4
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Newcastle

1938 South Australian state election: Newcastle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country George Jenkins 2,06067.5
Labor James Marner99332.5
Total formal votes3,05397.8
Informal votes682.2
Turnout 3,12164.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Norwood

1938 South Australian state election: Norwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Nieass 3,05033.7
Liberal and Country Walter Hamilton 2,61428.9
Women's Non-Party Millicent Bowering1,82120.1
Independent Henry Austin7888.7
Independent William Hardy7858.7
Total formal votes9,05896.6
Informal votes3223.4
Turnout 9,38056.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Nieass 4,80353.0
Liberal and Country Walter Hamilton 4,25547.0
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Onkaparinga

1938 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Howard Shannon 1,87044.0
Independent Frank Staniford 1,39632.9
Labor Tom Howard 98423.2
Total formal votes4,25098.4
Informal votes711.6
Turnout 4,32163.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Howard Shannon 2,17551.2
Independent Frank Staniford 2,07548.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Port Adelaide

1938 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Stephens 6,59075.2
Independent Raphael Cilento2,17924.8
Total formal votes8,76996.6
Informal votes3103.4
Turnout 9,07953.1
Labor hold Swing

Port Pirie

1938 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Andrew Lacey unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Prospect

1938 South Australian state election: Prospect
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Elder Whittle 4,75846.3
Labor Joseph Connelly3,02129.4
Independent Arthur Gray2,24921.9
Independent Ruth Ravenscroft2412.4
Total formal votes10,26998.6
Informal votes1411.4
Turnout 10,41062.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Elder Whittle 6,26261.0
Labor Joseph Connelly4,00739.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Ridley

1938 South Australian state election: Ridley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tom Stott 2,98565.6
Liberal and Country Francis Petch1,56534.4
Total formal votes4,55099.2
Informal votes380.8
Turnout 4,58870.7
Independent hold Swing

Rocky River

1938 South Australian state election: Rocky River
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country John Lyons 2,04150.2
Independent Michael Noonan71217.5
Labor Edgar Russell 70717.4
Independent William Nicholls60314.8
Total formal votes4,06398.4
Informal votes661.6
Turnout 4,12978.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Semaphore

1938 South Australian state election: Semaphore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Albert Thompson 4,84958.4
Independent Charles Grant1,26115.2
Independent Harry Bray1,21114.6
Independent Herbert Guthrie98411.8
Total formal votes8,30597.6
Informal votes2032.4
Turnout 8,50856.2
Labor hold Swing

Stanley

1938 South Australian state election: Stanley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Alexander Melrose 1,44135.1
Independent Percy Quirke 1,34432.7
Independent Liberal Samuel Dennison 1,32032.2
Total formal votes4,10599.0
Informal votes411.0
Turnout 4,14675.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Alexander Melrose 2,27255.3
Independent Percy Quirke 1,83344.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Stirling

1938 South Australian state election: Stirling
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Samuel Pearce1,59737.0
Independent Herbert Dunn 1,50334.8
Liberal and Country Percy Heggaton 1,21428.1
Total formal votes4,31498.7
Informal votes581.3
Turnout 4,37268.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Herbert Dunn 2,40155.7
Independent Samuel Pearce1,91344.3
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Stuart

1938 South Australian state election: Stuart
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lindsay Riches unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Thebarton

1938 South Australian state election: Thebarton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Marie Skitch2,73531.8
Independent Jules Langdon 2,37327.5
Independent Charles Lloyd1,87621.8
Independent Alfred Blackwell 1,17113.6
Independent Leonard Smith4495.2
Total formal votes8,60496.5
Informal votes3133.5
Turnout 8,91755.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Jules Langdon 5,12259.5
Labor Marie Skitch3,48240.5
Independent hold Swing

Torrens

1938 South Australian state election: Torrens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Shirley Jeffries 4,77744.4
Labor Raymond Davis3,53732.9
Independent Ernest Hannaford 2,44422.7
Total formal votes10,75897.9
Informal votes2282.1
Turnout 10,98659.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Shirley Jeffries 5,95955.4
Labor Raymond Davis4,79944.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Unley

1938 South Australian state election: Unley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John McLeay 4,35640.7
Liberal and Country Horace Hogben 3,75035.0
Labor Thomas Grealy2,59624.3
Total formal votes10,70298.5
Informal votes1611.5
Turnout 10,86360.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent John McLeay 6,07656.8
Liberal and Country Horace Hogben 4,62643.2
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Victoria

1938 South Australian state election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Clement Smith 1,75536.3
Liberal and Country Vernon Petherick 1,67834.8
Labor John Daly 1,39628.9
Total formal votes4,82997.8
Informal votes1072.2
Turnout 4,93670.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Clement Smith 2,81658.3
Liberal and Country Vernon Petherick 2,01341.7
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Wallaroo

1938 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Robert Richards 2,47554.2
Independent Cecil Chapman2,09145.8
Total formal votes4,56698.5
Informal votes671.5
Turnout 4,63379.7
Labor hold Swing

Yorke Peninsula

1938 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Daniel Davies 2,72556.3
Liberal and Country Alexander Ferguson2,11443.7
Total formal votes4,83999.1
Informal votes440.9
Turnout 4,88373.4
Independent hold Swing

Young

1938 South Australian state election: Young
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Robert Nicholls 2,11163.7
Independent Leonard Young73322.1
Independent Herman Dolling46814.1
Total formal votes3,31297.9
Informal votes702.1
Turnout 3,38270.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ "Summary of 1938 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
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