Results of the 1950 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

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South Australian state election, 4 March 1950 [1]
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Enrolled voters311,658
Votes cast290,306 Turnout 93.15%–0.22%
Informal votes9,667Informal3.33%–0.30%
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 134,95248.09%–0.55%12– 1
  Liberal and Country 113,67340.51%+0.12%23± 0
  Communist 3,7491.34%–1.63%0± 0
  Independent 28,26510.07%+3.87%4+ 1
Total280,639  39 
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal and Country 51.30%–0.70%
  Labor 48.70%+0.70%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1950 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1950 South Australian state election: Adelaide [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sam Lawn 4,85738.3-12.4
Independent Bert Edwards 4,17733.0+33.0
Independent Doug Bardolph 1,94015.3-23.0
Independent W J Welsh1,69513.4+13.4
Total formal votes12,66992.3+2.6
Informal votes1,0597.7−2.6
Turnout 13,72890.7+1.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Sam Lawn 7,16156.5
Independent Bert Edwards 5,50843.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Albert

1950 South Australian state election: Albert
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Malcolm McIntosh unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Alexandra

1950 South Australian state election: Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country David Brookman unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Angas

1950 South Australian state election: Angas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Berthold Teusner 4,41875.9+5.6
Independent Henry Schneider1,40324.1+24.1
Total formal votes5,82197.0−0.4
Informal votes1793.0+0.4
Turnout 6,00096.3+0.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Burnside

1950 South Australian state election: Burnside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Geoffrey Clarke unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Burra

1950 South Australian state election: Burra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country George Hawker 2,63361.3+2.8
Labor Even George 1,66138.7-2.8
Total formal votes4,29499.0+0.2
Informal votes441.0−0.2
Turnout 4,33894.7−0.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing +2.8

Chaffey

1950 South Australian state election: Chaffey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent William MacGillivray 2,71140.3-19.0
Liberal and Country Ross Story 2,36335.1+35.1
Labor Robert Lambert1,65324.6-16.1
Total formal votes6,72797.3−0.2
Informal votes1862.7+0.2
Turnout 6,91395.4+1.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent William MacGillivray 4,08460.7+1.4
Liberal and Country Ross Story 2,64339.3+39.3
Independent hold Swing N/A

Eyre

1950 South Australian state election: Eyre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Arthur Christian unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Flinders

1950 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Rex Pearson unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Frome

1950 South Australian state election: Frome
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Mick O'Halloran unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Gawler

1950 South Australian state election: Gawler
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Leslie Duncan 3,17954.2+0.5
Liberal and Country Eldred Riggs2,68645.8-0.5
Total formal votes5,86598.9+0.5
Informal votes641.1−0.5
Turnout 5,92995.4+0.3
Labor hold Swing +0.5

Glenelg

1950 South Australian state election: Glenelg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Baden Pattinson 13,67362.3+1.7
Labor John Sexton8,27237.7+2.3
Total formal votes21,94597.3+0.2
Informal votes6172.7−0.2
Turnout 22,56293.90.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Goodwood

1950 South Australian state election: Goodwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Walsh 11,13154.5+3.5
Liberal and Country Herbert Kemp9,28845.5-3.5
Total formal votes20,41998.4+1.2
Informal votes3411.6−1.2
Turnout 20,76092.9−0.4
Labor hold Swing +3.5

Gouger

1950 South Australian state election: Gouger
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Rufus Goldney 4,03670.5+6.5
Labor Archibald Riddoch1,68529.5-6.5
Total formal votes5,72197.8−0.2
Informal votes1272.2+0.2
Turnout 5,84895.6+0.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing +6.5

Gumeracha

1950 South Australian state election: Gumeracha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Thomas Playford unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Hindmarsh

1950 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Cyril Hutchens unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Light

1950 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Herbert Michael unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Mitcham

1950 South Australian state election: Mitcham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Henry Dunks 12,38468.5+1.4
Labor Charles Smith5,68431.5-1.4
Total formal votes18,06898.4+0.4
Informal votes2911.6−0.4
Turnout 18,35992.5−0.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.4

Mount Gambier

1950 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent John Fletcher 4,90564.4-2.0
Labor John Shepherdson2,71735.6+2.0
Total formal votes7,62298.4+0.2
Informal votes1251.6−0.2
Turnout 7,74793.7−0.7
Independent hold Swing -2.0

Murray

1950 South Australian state election: Murray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Richard McKenzie 3,24750.8-4.6
Liberal and Country Hector White 3,14349.2+4.6
Total formal votes6,39098.3−0.2
Informal votes1081.7+0.2
Turnout 6,49895.4−0.5
Labor hold Swing -4.6

Newcastle

1950 South Australian state election: Newcastle
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country George Jenkins 2,60171.3-28.7
Labor Leonard Pilton1,04828.7+28.7
Total formal votes3,64998.9
Informal votes401.1
Turnout 3,68986.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Norwood

1950 South Australian state election: Norwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Roy Moir 9,08154.3+2.9
Labor Edward Souter7,33643.9-4.7
Communist Alfred Watt3051.8+1.8
Total formal votes16,72294.9−2.4
Informal votes8945.1+2.4
Turnout 17,61693.7+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Roy Moir 54.5+3.1
Labor Edward Souter45.5-3.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing +3.1

Onkaparinga

1950 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Howard Shannon 4,53061.1+10.7
Labor Frank Staniford 2,88738.9+5.1
Total formal votes7,41798.6+0.7
Informal votes1071.4−0.7
Turnout 7,52494.9−0.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Port Adelaide

1950 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor James Stephens 20,09190.2+7.6
Communist Peter Symon 2,1859.8-7.6
Total formal votes22,27694.6+2.2
Informal votes1,2775.4−2.2
Turnout 23,55392.8−0.9
Labor hold Swing +7.6

Port Pirie

1950 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Charles Davis 4,96569.5-30.5
Independent Charles Emery1,15516.2+16.2
Independent Leslie Kyte1,02714.4+14.4
Total formal votes7,14790.9
Informal votes7149.1
Turnout 7,86195.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Prospect

1950 South Australian state election: Prospect
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Elder Whittle 10,60355.5+1.2
Labor James Marner7,88341.2-4.5
Communist Alan Finger 6263.3+3.3
Total formal votes19,11295.5−2.3
Informal votes8924.5+2.3
Turnout 20,00494.5+0.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Elder Whittle 55.8+1.5
Labor James Marner44.2-1.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing +1.5

Ridley

1950 South Australian state election: Ridley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tom Stott unopposed
Independent hold Swing

Rocky River

1950 South Australian state election: Rocky River
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country James Heaslip unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Semaphore

1950 South Australian state election: Semaphore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harold Tapping 15,17380.5-19.5
Independent Joseph Talbot3,68119.5+19.5
Total formal votes18,85494.2
Informal votes1,1555.8
Turnout 20,00992.1
Labor hold Swing N/A

Stanley

1950 South Australian state election: Stanley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Percy Quirke 2,33547.2+47.2
Liberal and Country Alexander Knappstein1,75535.5-14.4
Labor Cyril Hasse85617.3-32.8
Total formal votes4,94698.8−0.1
Informal votes601.2+0.1
Turnout 5,00696.9+1.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Percy Quirke 2,97060.0
Liberal and Country Alexander Knappstein1,97640.0
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A

Stirling

1950 South Australian state election: Stirling
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Herbert Dunn 3,71156.6-43.4
Independent William Jenkins 2,84443.4+43.4
Total formal votes6,55598.3
Informal votes1151.7
Turnout 6,67095.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Stuart

1950 South Australian state election: Stuart
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lindsay Riches 8,21992.8+5.3
Communist John Sendy 6337.2-5.3
Total formal votes8,85296.20.0
Informal votes3523.80.0
Turnout 9,20485.5−0.3
Labor hold Swing +5.3

Thebarton

1950 South Australian state election: Thebarton
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Walsh unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Torrens

1950 South Australian state election: Torrens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Shirley Jeffries 9,95454.5-0.5
Labor Herbert Baldock 8,29945.5+0.5
Total formal votes18,25398.2+0.9
Informal votes3391.8−0.9
Turnout 18,59292.2−0.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing -0.5

Unley

1950 South Australian state election: Unley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Colin Dunnage 10,04857.8-1.3
Labor Leslie McLean Wright7,33542.2+1.3
Total formal votes17,38398.0+0.5
Informal votes3602.0−0.5
Turnout 17,74392.3−0.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing -1.3

Victoria

1950 South Australian state election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Roy McLachlan 4,71652.7+2.5
Labor Jim Corcoran 4,23547.3-2.5
Total formal votes8,95199.0+2.2
Informal votes901.0−2.2
Turnout 9,04194.4−2.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing +2.5

Wallaroo

1950 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Hughie McAlees 2,53951.0-10.1
Liberal and Country Leslie Heath 2,05041.2+2.3
Independent Spence Crosby3927.9+7.9
Total formal votes4,98197.4−0.9
Informal votes1312.6+0.9
Turnout 5,11295.2+0.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Hughie McAlees 58.1-3.0
Liberal and Country Leslie Heath 41.9+3.0
Labor hold Swing -3.0

Yorke Peninsula

1950 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Cecil Hincks unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Young

1950 South Australian state election: Young
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Robert Nicholls unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

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  1. ↑ "Summary of 1950 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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