Results of the 1947 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

Last updated August 19, 2024

South Australian state election, 8 March 1947^[1] House of Assembly << 1944–1950 >> 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		306,059
Votes cast		285,765		Turnout	{{{turnout %}}}	+4.84%
Informal votes		10,366		Informal	3.63%	+0.41%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	133,959	48.6%	+6.12%	13	– 3
	Liberal and Country	111,216	40.3%	–5.46%	23	+ 3
	Communist	8,178	2.9%	+0.90%	0	± 0
	Independent	17,083	6.2%	–0.43%	3	± 0
	Independent Labor	4,963	1.80%	–0.45%	0	± 0
Total		275,399			39
Two-party-preferred
	Liberal and Country		52.00%	+5.30%
	Labor		48.00%	–5.30%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1947 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1947 South Australian state election: Adelaide ^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Herbert George	6,556	50.7	+13.5
	Independent	Doug Bardolph	4,963	38.3	-5.2
	Communist	Alfred Watt	1,425	11.0	-8.4
Total formal votes			12,944	89.7	−3.4
Informal votes			1,490	10.3	+3.4
Turnout			14,434	89.5	+6.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Preferences were not distributed.

Albert

1947 South Australian state election: Albert
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Malcolm McIntosh	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Alexandra

1947 South Australian state election: Alexandra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Herbert Hudd	4,502	65.9	-34.1
	Labor	Albert Taverner	1,442	21.1	+21.1
	Independent	Ethel Wache	887	13.0	+13.0
Total formal votes			6,831	97.5
Informal votes			173	2.5
Turnout			7,004	95.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Preferences were not distributed.

Angas

1947 South Australian state election: Angas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Berthold Teusner	3,960	70.3	+17.7
	Independent	Frank Rieck	1,672	29.7	+29.7
Total formal votes			5,632	97.4	−1.4
Informal votes			152	2.6	+1.4
Turnout			5,784	96.0	+5.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Burnside

1947 South Australian state election: Burnside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Geoffrey Clarke	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Burra

1947 South Australian state election: Burra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	George Hawker	2,566	58.5	+2.8
	Labor	Michael Cronin	1,819	41.5	-2.8
Total formal votes			4,385	98.8	+1.2
Informal votes			52	1.2	−1.2
Turnout			4,437	95.3	+5.3
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+2.8

Chaffey

1947 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	William MacGillivray	3,795	59.3	-2.6
	Labor	Robert Lambert	2,603	40.7	+2.6
Total formal votes			6,398	97.5	+0.9
Informal votes			164	2.5	−0.9
Turnout			6,562	94.1	+6.9
	Independent hold		Swing	-2.6

Eyre

1947 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Christian	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Flinders

1947 South Australian state election: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Rex Pearson	4,205	68.6	+26.5
	Labor	William Gosling	1,925	31.4	+4.7
Total formal votes			6,130	98.2	+0.7
Informal votes			112	1.8	−0.7
Turnout			6,242	93.9	+4.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+9.6

Frome

1947 South Australian state election: Frome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Mick O'Halloran	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Gawler

1947 South Australian state election: Gawler
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Leslie Duncan	3,054	53.7	-3.0
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Shanahan	2,637	46.3	+3.0
Total formal votes			5,691	98.4	+0.7
Informal votes			91	1.6	−0.7
Turnout			5,782	95.1	+4.3
	Labor hold		Swing	-3.0

Glenelg

1947 South Australian state election: Glenelg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Baden Pattinson	11,696	60.6	+3.6
	Labor	Ralph Wells	6,832	35.4	-7.6
	Independent	Andrew Low	768	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			19,296	97.1	+0.7
Informal votes			576	2.9	−0.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Preferences were not distributed.

Goodwood

1947 South Australian state election: Goodwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Walsh	8,720	51.0	-8.5
	Liberal and Country	Herbert Kemp	8,388	49.0	+8.5
Total formal votes			17,108	97.2	+0.7
Informal votes			489	2.8	−0.7
Turnout			17,597	93.3	+5.7
	Labor hold		Swing	-8.5

Gouger

1947 South Australian state election: Gouger
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Rufus Goldney	3,537	64.0	+13.0
	Labor	John Brown	1,991	36.0	-13.0
Total formal votes			5,528	98.0	+0.1
Informal votes			110	2.0	−0.1
Turnout			5,638	95.0	+4.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+13.0

Gumeracha

1947 South Australian state election: Gumeracha
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Playford	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Hindmarsh

1947 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John McInnes	16,719	87.9	-12.1
	Communist	James Moss	2,306	12.1	+12.1
Total formal votes			19,025	90.9
Informal votes			1,911	9.1
Turnout			20,936	92.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Light

1947 South Australian state election: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Herbert Michael	3,595	66.8	+9.5
	Labor	John Power	1,623	30.2	-12.5
	Independent	Henry Schneider	161	3.0	+3.0
Total formal votes			5,379	97.8	−0.1
Informal votes			119	2.2	+0.1
Turnout			5,498	94.9	+3.3
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Preferences were not distributed.

Mitcham

1947 South Australian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Henry Dunks	11,650	67.1	+7.2
	Labor	John Borthwick	5,700	32.9	-7.2
Total formal votes			17,350	98.0	+1.1
Informal votes			359	2.0	−1.1
Turnout			17,709	92.9	+5.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+7.2

Mount Gambier

1947 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	John Fletcher	4,742	66.4	+0.1
	Labor	John Shepherdson	2,396	33.6	-0.1
Total formal votes			7,138	98.2	+0.2
Informal votes			128	1.8	−0.2
Turnout			7,266	94.4	+4.8
	Independent hold		Swing	+0.1

Murray

1947 South Australian state election: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Richard McKenzie	3,386	55.4	-1.8
	Liberal and Country	Maurice Parish	2,731	44.6	+7.4
Total formal votes			6,117	98.5	+1.1
Informal votes			92	1.5	−1.1
Turnout			6,209	95.9	+5.4
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Newcastle

1947 South Australian state election: Newcastle
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	George Jenkins	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Norwood

1947 South Australian state election: Norwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Roy Moir	8,839	51.4	+5.0
	Labor	Frank Nieass	8,352	48.6	-5.0
Total formal votes			17,191	97.3	+2.0
Informal votes			469	2.7	−2.0
Turnout			17,660	93.2	+4.8
	Liberal and Country gain from Labor		Swing	+5.0

Onkaparinga

1947 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Howard Shannon	3,528	50.7	-3.2
	Labor	Herbert Burnley	2,349	33.8	-12.3
	Independent	Frank Halleday	1,082	15.5	+15.5
Total formal votes			6,959	97.9	+1.1
Informal votes			152	2.1	−1.1
Turnout			7,111	94.7	+5.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Preferences were not distributed.

Port Adelaide

1947 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Stephens	16,222	82.6	-17.4
	Communist	Alan Finger	3,418	17.4	+17.4
Total formal votes			19,640	92.4
Informal votes			1,613	7.6
Turnout			21,253	93.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Port Pirie

1947 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Charles Davis	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Prospect

1947 South Australian state election: Prospect
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Elder Whittle	10,001	54.3	+8.4
	Labor	Bert Shard	8,433	45.7	+7.4
Total formal votes			18,434	97.8	+0.3
Informal votes			412	2.2	−0.3
Turnout			18,846	93.8	+3.9
	Liberal and Country gain from Labor		Swing	+6.6

Ridley

1947 South Australian state election: Ridley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tom Stott	3,976	75.2	+1.1
	Labor	John Lloyd	1,313	24.8	-1.1
Total formal votes			5,289	97.7	−0.5
Informal votes			127	2.3	+0.5
Turnout			5,416	96.1	+6.2
	Independent hold		Swing	+1.1

Rocky River

1947 South Australian state election: Rocky River
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	John Lyons	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Semaphore

1947 South Australian state election: Semaphore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Tapping	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Stanley

1947 South Australian state election: Stanley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Percy Quirke	2,444	50.1	-7.6
	Liberal and Country	Gordon Bails	1,512	31.0	-11.3
	Liberal and Country	Clive Hannaford	923	18.9	+18.9
Total formal votes			4,879	98.9	+0.6
Informal votes			55	1.1	−0.6
Turnout			4,934	95.5	+4.1
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Preferences were not distributed.

Stirling

1947 South Australian state election: Stirling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Herbert Dunn	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Stuart

1947 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lindsay Riches	7,227	87.5	-12.5
	Communist	Edward Robertson	1,029	12.5	+12.5
Total formal votes			8,256	96.2
Informal votes			328	3.8
Turnout			8,584	85.8
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Thebarton

1947 South Australian state election: Thebarton
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Walsh	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Torrens

1947 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Shirley Jeffries	10,185	55.0	+6.0
	Labor	Herbert Baldock	8,317	45.0	-6.0
Total formal votes			18,502	97.3	+1.2
Informal votes			505	2.7	−1.2
Turnout			19,007	92.6	+5.4
	Liberal and Country gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Unley

1947 South Australian state election: Unley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Colin Dunnage	10,680	59.1	+4.9
	Labor	Douglas Finlayson	7,401	40.9	-4.9
Total formal votes			18,081	97.5	+1.2
Informal votes			457	2.5	−1.2
Turnout			18,538	93.1	+5.6
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	+4.9

Victoria

1947 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Roy McLachlan	4,193	50.2	+0.3
	Labor	Jim Corcoran	4,167	49.8	+3.9
Total formal votes			8,360	98.3	+0.2
Informal votes			146	1.7	−0.2
Turnout			8,506	96.8	+6.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	-1.9

Wallaroo

1947 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert Richards	2,968	61.1	-3.7
	Liberal and Country	Leslie Heath	1,888	38.9	+38.9
Total formal votes			4,856	98.3	+0.4
Informal votes			84	1.7	−0.4
Turnout			4,940	95.1	+4.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Yorke Peninsula

1947 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Cecil Hincks	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Young

1947 South Australian state election: Young
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Robert Nicholls	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

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References

↑ "Summary of 1947 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 1947 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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