Results of the 1941 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 29 March 1941 [1] House of Assembly << 1938–1944 >>
Enrolled voters		339,263
Votes cast		171,978		Turnout	50.69%	-12.62%
Informal votes		3,365		Informal	1.96%	-0.20%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal and Country	63,317	37.55%	+4.12%	20	+ 5
	Labor	56,062	33.25%	+7.08%	11	+ 2
	Independent	41,487	24.60%	–9.48%	5	– 7
	Independent Labor	5,090	3.02%	–2.63%	2	± 0
	Independent Liberal	2,657	1.58%	*	1	+ 1
Total		168,613			39

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1941 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1941 South Australian state election: Adelaide ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Doug Bardolph	2,903	57.2	+31.4
	Labor	Bob Dale	1,645	32.4	+18.8
	Independent	Tom Garland	530	10.4	+10.4
Total formal votes			5,078	95.9	+1.0
Informal votes			216	4.1	−1.0
Turnout			5,294	37.0	−27.3
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

Albert

1941 South Australian state election: Albert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Malcolm McIntosh	2,059	62.2	+7.6
	Independent	Alfred Parker	664	20.1	+20.1
	Independent	John Cronin	588	17.8	+17.8
Total formal votes			3,311	98.4	−0.2
Informal votes			54	1.6	+0.2
Turnout			3,365	60.5	−11.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

Alexandra

1941 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Herbert Hudd	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Angas

1941 South Australian state election: Angas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Reginald Rudall	1,842	50.2	+2.9
	Independent	William Haese	1,105	30.1	+18.8
	Labor	Johann Schulz	723	19.7	+3.9
Total formal votes			3,670	98.3	+1.2
Informal votes			63	1.7	−1.2
Turnout			3,733	64.0	−10.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

Burnside

1941 South Australian state election: Burnside

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Charles Abbott	5,652	73.7	+26.6
	Labor	Stanley Pyle	1,387	18.1	+3.5
	Independent	Edgar Chaston	628	8.2	+8.2
Total formal votes			7,667	98.1	−0.2
Informal votes			148	1.9	+0.2
Turnout			7,815	46.8	−13.3
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

Burra

1941 South Australian state election: Burra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Archibald McDonald	1,744	58.1	+19.0
	Labor	Thomas Canny	1,260	41.9	+11.7
Total formal votes			3,004	98.3	−0.5
Informal votes			53	1.7	+0.5
Turnout			3,057	61.5	−13.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-0.9

Chaffey

1941 South Australian state election: Chaffey

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William MacGillivray	1,723	63.6	+33.9
	Labor	Robert Curren	985	36.4	+20.6
Total formal votes			2,708	97.5	+1.7
Informal votes			70	2.5	−1.7
Turnout			2,778	46.2	−13.5
	Independent hold		Swing	+4.0

Eyre

1941 South Australian state election: Eyre

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Christian	1,839	66.0	+15.4
	Independent	James Moore	949	34.0	+34.0
Total formal votes			2,788	97.9	+1.0
Informal votes			59	2.1	−1.0
Turnout			2,847	48.8	−14.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Flinders

1941 South Australian state election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Single Tax League	Edward Craigie	1,301	38.0	+3.1
	Liberal and Country	Rex Pearson	1,169	34.1	+3.5
	Labor	Richard Poole	958	28.0	+1.1
Total formal votes			3,428	99.1	+1.5
Informal votes			30	0.9	−1.5
Turnout			3,458	55.2	−14.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Rex Pearson	1,831	53.4	+14.0
	Single Tax League	Edward Craigie	1,597	46.6	-14.0
	Liberal and Country gain from Single Tax League		Swing	+14.0

Frome

1941 South Australian state election: Frome

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mick O'Halloran	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Gawler

1941 South Australian state election: Gawler

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Francis Waddy	1,534	39.7	+12.8
	Labor	Leslie Duncan	1,243	32.2	+3.2
	Independent	William Duggan	1,083	28.1	+0.4
Total formal votes			3,860	99.0	+1.7
Informal votes			39	1.0	−1.7
Turnout			3,899	68.9	−6.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Leslie Duncan	2,046	53.0	-7.7
	Liberal and Country	Francis Waddy	1,814	47.0	+7.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-7.7

Glenelg

1941 South Australian state election: Glenelg

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Frank Smith	5,232	64.8	+24.7
	Labor	Sydney Gay	2,847	35.2	+15.9
Total formal votes			8,079	96.9	−1.5
Informal votes			257	3.1	+1.5
Turnout			8,336	47.6	−12.3
	Liberal and Country gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Goodwood

1941 South Australian state election: Goodwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Walsh	3,103	44.8	+2.8
	Liberal and Country	Hartley Dall	2,094	30.2	+10.8
	Independent	George Illingworth	1,732	25.0	-1.9
Total formal votes			6,929	98.4	+0.5
Informal votes			109	1.6	−0.5
Turnout			7,038	44.4	−11.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Frank Walsh	3,516	50.7	+2.2
	Liberal and Country	Hartley Dall	3,413	49.3	+49.3
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Gouger

1941 South Australian state election: Gouger

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Albert Robinson	1,728	52.0	-2.8
	Liberal and Country	Hedley Chapman	1,593	48.0	+2.8
Total formal votes			3,321	98.4	0.0
Informal votes			54	1.6	0.0
Turnout			3,375	64.8	−10.0
	Independent hold		Swing	-2.8

Gumeracha

1941 South Australian state election: Gumeracha

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Playford	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Hindmarsh

1941 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John McInnes	5,030	59.9	+7.2
	Independent	William Stratton	2,047	24.4	+24.4
	Independent	Bessie Mountford	1,318	15.7	+15.7
Total formal votes			8,395	97.4	−0.6
Informal votes			228	2.6	+0.6
Turnout			8,623	45.7	−8.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

Light

1941 South Australian state election: Light

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sydney McHugh	2,152	50.0	+38.9
	Liberal and Country	Herbert Michael	1,865	43.3	-5.6
	Independent	Laurie Ellis	286	6.7	+6.7
Total formal votes			4,303	99.3	+1.5
Informal votes			33	0.8	−1.5
Turnout			4,336	71.7	−11.2
	Labor gain from Liberal and Country		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

Mitcham

1941 South Australian state election: Mitcham

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Henry Dunks	5,321	64.0	+9.8
	Labor	Leonard Pilton	1,639	19.7	-1.5
	Independent	Herbert Kemp	1,351	16.3	+16.3
Total formal votes			8,311	98.6	+0.1
Informal votes			118	1.4	−0.1
Turnout			8,429	50.8	−10.6
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

Mount Gambier

1941 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Fletcher	2,093	46.4	+10.3
	Labor	Francis Young	1,406	31.2	-4.8
	Liberal and Country	Leonard Laslett	1,010	22.4	-5.5
Total formal votes			4,509	98.7	+0.5
Informal votes			57	1.3	−0.5
Turnout			4,566	66.5	−5.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	John Fletcher	2,958	65.6	+7.6
	Labor	Francis Young	1,551	34.4	-7.6
	Independent hold		Swing	+7.6

Murray

1941 South Australian state election: Murray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Labor	Richard McKenzie	2,187	54.6	+20.5
	Liberal and Country	George Morphett	1,173	29.3	-3.7
	Labor	Clement Collins	647	16.1	+2.8
Total formal votes			4,007	98.6	+0.2
Informal votes			57	1.4	−0.2
Turnout			4,064	64.6	−5.1
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

Newcastle

1941 South Australian state election: Newcastle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	George Jenkins	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Norwood

1941 South Australian state election: Norwood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Nieass	3,504	47.3	+13.6
	Liberal and Country	Roy Moir	3,442	46.5	+17.6
	Independent	Raymond Davis	459	6.2	+6.2
Total formal votes			7,405	97.9	+1.3
Informal votes			155	2.1	−1.3
Turnout			7,560	45.6	−11.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Roy Moir	3,754	50.7	+3.7
	Labor	Frank Nieass	3,651	49.3	-3.7
	Liberal and Country gain from Labor		Swing	+3.7

Onkaparinga

1941 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Howard Shannon	1,876	43.0	-1.0
	Labor	Cyril Hasse	1,501	34.4	+11.2
	Independent Labor	Frank Staniford	988	22.6	-10.3
Total formal votes			4,365	98.5	+0.1
Informal votes			65	1.5	−0.1
Turnout			4,430	62.8	−1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Howard Shannon	2,242	51.4	+0.2
	Labor	Cyril Hasse	2,123	48.6	+48.6
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+0.2

Port Adelaide

1941 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Stephens	5,102	75.9	+0.7
	Independent	Gerard Coffey	1,622	24.1	+24.1
Total formal votes			6,724	96.6	0.0
Informal votes			235	3.4	0.0
Turnout			6,959	38.6	−14.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Port Pirie

1941 South Australian state election: Port Pirie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Andrew Lacey	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Prospect

1941 South Australian state election: Prospect

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Elder Whittle	4,916	55.1	+8.8
	Labor	Thomas Lawton	3,088	34.6	+5.2
	Independent	Marcus Dodd	914	10.3	+10.3
Total formal votes			8,918	98.7	+0.1
Informal votes			120	1.3	−0.1
Turnout			9,038	52.1	−10.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

Ridley

1941 South Australian state election: Ridley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tom Stott	2,330	61.3	-4.3
	Labor	John Lloyd	536	14.1	+14.1
	Liberal and Country	John Strangman	510	13.4	-21.0
	Liberal and Country	William Blight	428	11.3	+11.3
Total formal votes			3,804	98.6	−0.6
Informal votes			53	1.4	+0.6
Turnout			3,857	62.1	−8.6
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

Rocky River

1941 South Australian state election: Rocky River

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	John Lyons	2,256	72.4	+22.2
	Labor	John Henry Jenner	860	27.6	+10.2
Total formal votes			3,116	98.0	−0.4
Informal votes			65	2.0	+0.4
Turnout			3,181	61.6	−16.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Semaphore

1941 South Australian state election: Semaphore

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Albert Thompson	3,883	64.3	+5.9
	Independent	H J Harden	2,158	35.7	+35.7
Total formal votes			6,041	96.6	−1.0
Informal votes			214	3.4	+1.0
Turnout			6,255	38.4	−17.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Stanley

1941 South Australian state election: Stanley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Percy Quirke	1,961	53.0	+53.0
	Liberal and Country	Henry Bohnsack	1,741	47.0	+11.9
Total formal votes			3,702	98.5	−0.5
Informal votes			56	1.5	+0.5
Turnout			3,758	70.6	−5.2
	Labor gain from Liberal and Country		Swing	N/A

Stirling

1941 South Australian state election: Stirling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Herbert Dunn	1,306	35.9	-1.1
	Liberal and Country	Alick Fuller	1,057	29.0	+0.9
	Independent	Frederick Keen	1,040	28.6	+28.6
	Independent	Lindsay Yelland	240	6.6	+6.6
Total formal votes			3,643	98.7	0.0
Informal votes			47	1.3	0.0
Turnout			3,690	57.6	−10.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Herbert Dunn	2,113	58.0	+2.3
	Independent	Frederick Keen	1,530	42.0	+42.0
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Stuart

1941 South Australian state election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lindsay Riches	2,396	80.4	-19.6
	Single Tax League	Charles Hobbs	585	19.6	+19.6
Total formal votes			2,981	98.3
Informal votes			52	1.7
Turnout			3,033	38.6
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Thebarton

1941 South Australian state election: Thebarton

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jules Langdon	3,484	52.6	+25.1
	Labor	Sid O'Flaherty	3,141	47.4	+15.6
Total formal votes			6,625	97.0	+0.5
Informal votes			204	3.0	−0.5
Turnout			6,829	40.5	−14.6
	Independent hold		Swing	-6.9

Torrens

1941 South Australian state election: Torrens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Shirley Jeffries	5,290	53.3	+8.9
	Labor	J L Atkinson	2,868	28.9	-3.0
	Independent	Charles Lloyd	1,760	17.7	+17.7
Total formal votes			9,918	98.3	+0.4
Informal votes			167	1.7	−0.4
Turnout			10,085	53.4	−5.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

Unley

1941 South Australian state election: Unley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Colin Dunnage	3,647	40.3	+5.3
	Independent	John McLeay	3,030	33.5	-7.2
	Independent	Ada Bromham	2,376	26.2	+26.2
Total formal votes			9,053	98.2	−0.3
Informal votes			169	1.8	+0.3
Turnout			9,222	50.0	−10.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Colin Dunnage	5,361	59.2	+16.0
	Independent	John McLeay	3,692	40.8	-16.0
	Liberal and Country gain from Independent		Swing	+16.0

Victoria

1941 South Australian state election: Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Vernon Petherick	1,741	37.0	+2.2
	Labor	John Daly	1,604	34.1	+5.2
	Independent	Clement Smith	1,361	28.9	-7.4
Total formal votes			4,706	98.3	+0.5
Informal votes			79	1.7	−0.5
Turnout			4,785	60.9	−9.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Vernon Petherick	2,670	56.7	-1.6
	Labor	John Daly	2,036	43.3	+43.3
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Wallaroo

1941 South Australian state election: Wallaroo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert Richards	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Yorke Peninsula

1941 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Cecil Hincks	2,286	53.9	+10.2
	Independent	Daniel Davies	1,365	32.2	-24.1
	Labor	Herman Dolling	593	14.0	+14.0
Total formal votes			4,244	99.1	0.0
Informal votes			39	0.9	0.0
Turnout			4,283	65.3	−8.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.

Young

1941 South Australian state election: Young

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Robert Nicholls	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

See also

• Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1941–1944

References

1. "Summary of 1941 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
2. "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.