Results of the 1944 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

Last updated August 19, 2024

South Australian state election, 29 April 1944^[1] House of Assembly << 1941–1947 >> Contents Results by electoral district Adelaide Albert Alexandra Angas Burnside Burra Chaffey Eyre Flinders Frome Gawler Glenelg Goodwood Gouger Gumeracha Hindmarsh Light Mitcham Mount Gambier Murray Newcastle Norwood Onkaparinga Port Adelaide Port Pirie Prospect Ridley Rocky River Semaphore Stanley Stirling Stuart Thebarton Torrens Unley Victoria Wallaroo Yorke Peninsula Young See also References
Enrolled voters		289,032
Votes cast		255,883		Turnout	88.53%	+37.84%
Informal votes		8,229		Informal	3.22%	+1.26%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal and Country	113,536	45.84%	+8.29%	20	± 0
	Labor	105,298	42.52%	+9.27%	16	+ 5
	Communist	5,136	2.07%	*	0	± 0
	Independent	16,439	6.64%	–17.97%	3	– 2
	Independent Labor	5,587	2.26%	–0.76%	0	– 2
	Independent Liberal	1,658	0.67%	–0.91%	0	– 1
Total		247,654			39
Two-party-preferred
	Liberal and Country		46.70%	*
	Labor		53.30%	*

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1944 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1944 South Australian state election: Adelaide ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Doug Bardolph	5,587	43.5	-13.7
	Labor	Bob Dale	4,775	37.2	+4.8
	Communist	Alfred Watt	2,492	19.4	+19.4
Total formal votes			12,854	93.1	−2.8
Informal votes			947	6.9	+2.8
Turnout			13,801	83.0	+46.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bob Dale	6,734	52.4
	Independent	Doug Bardolph	6,120	47.6
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Albert

1944 South Australian state election: Albert
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Malcolm McIntosh	3,078	66.4	+4.2
	Independent	J P Ryan	1,025	22.1	+22.1
	Labor	John Cronin	531	11.5	+11.5
Total formal votes			4,634	97.8	−0.6
Informal votes			102	2.2	+0.6
Turnout			4,736	88.3	+27.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Preferences were not distributed.

Alexandra

1944 South Australian state election: Alexandra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Herbert Hudd	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Angas

1944 South Australian state election: Angas (supplementary)
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Berthold Teusner	2,767	52.6	+2.4
	Labor	William Robinson	2,099	39.9	-20.2
	Independent	William Haese	397	7.5	-22.6
Total formal votes			5,263	98.8	+0.5
Informal votes			64	1.2	−0.5
Turnout			5,327	90.2	+26.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Preferences were not distributed.

Burnside

1944 South Australian state election: Burnside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Charles Abbott	9,960	64.1	-9.6
	Labor	Frank White	5,568	35.9	+17.8
Total formal votes			15,528	96.4	−1.7
Informal votes			577	3.6	+1.7
Turnout			16,105	88.2	+41.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Burra

1944 South Australian state election: Burra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Archibald McDonald	2,265	55.7	-2.4
	Labor	Ellis Bristow	1,803	44.3	+2.4
Total formal votes			4,068	97.6	−0.7
Informal votes			99	2.4	+0.7
Turnout			4,167	90.0	+28.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-2.4

Chaffey

1944 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William MacGillivray	3,239	61.9	-1.7
	Labor	Robert Curren	1,997	38.1	+1.7
Total formal votes			5,236	96.6	−0.9
Informal votes			186	3.4	+0.9
Turnout			5,422	87.2	+41.0
	Independent hold		Swing	-1.7

Eyre

1944 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Christian	2,618	59.9	-6.1
	Labor	William Gosling	1,193	27.3	+27.3
	Independent	Oliver Eatts	560	12.8	+12.8
Total formal votes			4,371	96.5	−1.4
Informal votes			157	3.5	+1.4
Turnout			4,528	88.0	+39.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Flinders

1944 South Australian state election: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Rex Pearson	2,185	42.1	+8.0
	Labor	John O'Leary	1,383	26.7	-1.3
	Single Tax League	Edward Craigie	1,208	23.3	-14.7
	Unendorsed Liberal	Janette Octoman	410	7.9	+7.9
Total formal votes			5,186	97.5	−1.6
Informal votes			132	2.5	+1.6
Turnout			5,318	89.0	+33.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Rex Pearson	3,059	59.0	+5.6
	Labor	John O'Leary	2,127	41.0	+41.0
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Frome

1944 South Australian state election: Frome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mick O'Halloran	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Gawler

1944 South Australian state election: Gawler
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leslie Duncan	2,985	56.7	+24.5
	Liberal and Country	Elliott Day	2,280	43.3	+3.6
Total formal votes			5,265	97.7	−1.3
Informal votes			126	2.3	+1.3
Turnout			5,391	90.8	+21.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.7

Glenelg

1944 South Australian state election: Glenelg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Frank Smith	9,710	57.0	-7.8
	Labor	John Fitzgerald	7,327	43.0	+7.8
Total formal votes			17,037	96.4	−0.5
Informal votes			637	3.6	+0.5
Turnout			17,674	89.8	+42.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-7.8

Goodwood

1944 South Australian state election: Goodwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Walsh	8,883	59.5	+14.7
	Liberal and Country	Archibald MacMillan	6,051	40.5	+10.3
Total formal votes			14,934	96.5	−1.9
Informal votes			543	3.5	+1.9
Turnout			15,477	87.6	+43.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.8

Gouger

1944 South Australian state election: Gouger
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Rufus Goldney	2,700	51.0	+3.0
	Labor	Horace Bowden	2,595	49.0	+49.0
Total formal votes			5,295	97.9	−0.5
Informal votes			113	2.1	+0.5
Turnout			5,408	90.2	+25.4
	Liberal and Country gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Gumeracha

1944 South Australian state election: Gumeracha
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Playford	3,752	72.1	-27.9
	Labor	Wilfred Holmes	1,451	27.9	+27.9
Total formal votes			5,203	98.2
Informal votes			95	1.8
Turnout			5,298	89.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Hindmarsh

1944 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John McInnes	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Light

1944 South Australian state election: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Herbert Michael	2,987	57.3	+14.0
	Labor	Herman Dolling	2,227	42.7	-7.3
Total formal votes			5,214	97.9	−1.3
Informal votes			110	2.1	+1.3
Turnout			5,324	91.6	+19.9
	Liberal and Country gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Mitcham

1944 South Australian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Henry Dunks	9,303	59.9	-4.1
	Labor	Victor Doble	6,236	40.1	+20.4
Total formal votes			15,539	97.0	−1.6
Informal votes			486	3.0	+1.6
Turnout			16,025	87.5	+36.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Mount Gambier

1944 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Fletcher	4,180	66.3	+19.9
	Labor	Russell Walters	2,120	33.7	+2.5
Total formal votes			6,300	98.0	−0.7
Informal votes			128	2.0	+0.7
Turnout			6,428	89.6	+23.1
	Independent hold		Swing	+0.7

Murray

1944 South Australian state election: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Richard McKenzie	3,177	57.2	+41.1
	Liberal and Country	John Cowan	2,068	37.2	+7.9
	Independent	James Venning	308	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			5,553	97.4	−1.2
Informal votes			146	2.6	+1.2
Turnout			5,699	90.5	+25.9
	Labor gain from Independent Labor		Swing	N/A

Newcastle

1944 South Australian state election: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	George Jenkins	2,229	60.0	-40.0
	Labor	Jock Pick	1,486	40.0	+40.0
Total formal votes			3,715	97.8
Informal votes			84	2.2
Turnout			3,799	83.3
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Norwood

1944 South Australian state election: Norwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Nieass	8,212	53.6	+6.3
	Liberal and Country	Roy Moir	7,095	46.4	-6.3
Total formal votes			15,307	95.3	−2.6
Informal votes			747	4.7	+2.6
Turnout			16,054	88.4	+42.8
	Labor gain from Liberal and Country		Swing	+4.3

Onkaparinga

1944 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Howard Shannon	3,270	53.9	+10.9
	Labor	Cyril Hasse	2,792	46.1	+11.7
Total formal votes			6,062	96.8	−1.7
Informal votes			199	3.2	+1.7
Turnout			6,261	88.9	+26.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+2.5

Port Adelaide

1944 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Stephens	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Port Pirie

1944 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Andrew Lacey	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Prospect

1944 South Australian state election: Prospect
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Elder Whittle	7,726	45.9	-9.2
	Labor	Bert Shard	6,448	38.3	+3.7
	Communist	Alan Finger	2,644	15.7	+15.7
Total formal votes			16,818	97.5	−1.2
Informal votes			433	2.5	+1.2
Turnout			17,251	89.9	+37.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Bert Shard	8,793	52.3
	Liberal and Country	Elder Whittle	8,025	47.7
	Labor gain from Liberal and Country		Swing	N/A

Ridley

1944 South Australian state election: Ridley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tom Stott	3,653	74.1	+12.8
	Labor	Leonard Seymour	1,278	25.9	+11.8
Total formal votes			4,931	98.2	−0.4
Informal votes			92	1.8	+0.4
Turnout			5,023	89.9	+27.8
	Independent hold		Swing	N/A

Rocky River

1944 South Australian state election: Rocky River
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	John Lyons	3,091	71.4	-1.0
	Labor	Leonard Wilcott	1,237	28.6	+1.0
Total formal votes			4,328	96.9	−1.1
Informal votes			136	3.1	+1.1
Turnout			4,464	89.8	+28.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-1.0

Semaphore

1944 South Australian state election: Semaphore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Albert Thompson	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Stanley

1944 South Australian state election: Stanley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Percy Quirke	2,645	57.7	+4.7
	Liberal and Country	Gordon Bails	1,940	42.3	-4.7
Total formal votes			4,585	98.3	−0.2
Informal votes			81	1.7	+0.2
Turnout			4,666	91.4	+20.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.7

Stirling

1944 South Australian state election: Stirling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Herbert Dunn	2,996	54.2	+25.2
	Labor	J McTier	1,284	23.2	+23.2
	Independent	S D Bruce	1,248	22.6	+22.6
Total formal votes			5,528	97.4	−1.3
Informal votes			148	2.6	+1.3
Turnout			5,676	91.1	+33.5
	Liberal and Country gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Sitting MP for Stirling, Herbert Dunn had been elected as an Independent in the previous election, but joined the LCL before this election.

Stuart

1944 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lindsay Riches	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Thebarton

1944 South Australian state election: Thebarton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Walsh	unopposed
	Labor gain from Independent		Swing	N/A

Torrens

1944 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert Baldock	8,635	51.0	+22.1
	Liberal and Country	Shirley Jeffries	8,308	49.0	-4.3
Total formal votes			16,943	96.1	−2.2
Informal votes			688	3.9	+2.2
Turnout			17,631	87.2	+33.8
	Labor gain from Liberal and Country		Swing	N/A

Unley

1944 South Australian state election: Unley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Colin Dunnage	9,051	54.2	+13.9
	Labor	Alexander Saint	7,657	45.8	+45.8
Total formal votes			16,708	96.3	−1.9
Informal votes			645	3.7	+1.9
Turnout			17,353	87.5	+37.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Victoria

1944 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Vernon Petherick	3,530	49.9	+12.9
	Labor	Jim Corcoran	3,244	45.9	+11.8
	Independent	John Gartner	296	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			7,070	98.1	−0.2
Informal votes			135	1.9	+0.2
Turnout			7,205	90.1	+29.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Vernon Petherick	3,687	52.1	-4.6
	Labor	Jim Corcoran	3,383	47.9	+4.6
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-4.6

Wallaroo

1944 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert Richards	2,896	64.8	-35.2
	Independent	Leslie Heath	1,573	35.2	+35.2
Total formal votes			4,469	97.9
Informal votes			93	2.1
Turnout			4,562	90.9
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Yorke Peninsula

1944 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Cecil Hincks	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Young

1944 South Australian state election: Young
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Robert Nicholls	2,576	69.4	-30.6
	Labor	Ernest Allen	1,134	30.6	+30.6
Total formal votes			3,710	97.4
Informal votes			100	2.6
Turnout			3,810	91.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

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References

↑ "Summary of 1944 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
↑ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

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[1] "Summary of 1944 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

[2] "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

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