Results of the 1962 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

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South Australian state election, 3 March 1962 [1]
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Enrolled voters531,228
Votes cast417,461 Turnout 93.98%+0.03%
Informal votes10,267Informal2.46%-0.43%
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 219,79053.98%+4.63%19+ 2
  Liberal and Country 140,50734.51%–2.44%18– 2
  Democratic Labor 31,5437.75%+2.09%0± 0
  Communist 2,5280.62%–0.80%0± 0
  Independent 12,8273.15%–2.78%2± 0
Total407,195  39 
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal and Country 45.70%–4.60%
  Labor 54.30%+4.60%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1962 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1962 South Australian state election: Adelaide [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Sam Lawn 12,70676.9+3.9
Democratic Labor William Ahem3,06218.5+1.0
Communist Elliott Johnston 7574.6−4.9
Total formal votes16,52595.0+0.8
Informal votes8635.0−0.8
Turnout 17,38891.1+1.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Sam Lawn 13,27480.3+0.2
Democratic Labor William Ahem3,25119.7−0.2
Labor hold Swing +0.2

Albert

1962 South Australian state election: Albert
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Bill Nankivell unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Alexandra

1962 South Australian state election: Alexandra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country David Brookman 4,34858.8−41.2
Labor Ralph Dettman2,35331.8+31.8
Independent Frank Halleday 6989.4+9.4
Total formal votes7,39998.6
Informal votes1011.4
Turnout 7,50095.7
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country David Brookman 4,69763.5−36.5
Labor Ralph Dettman2,70236.5+36.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Angas

1962 South Australian state election: Angas
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Berthold Teusner unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Barossa

1962 South Australian state election: Barossa
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Condor Laucke 6,17285.9−14.1
Communist Fred Slater1,01114.1+14.1
Total formal votes7,18392.9
Informal votes5497.1
Turnout 7,73294.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Burnside

1962 South Australian state election: Burnside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Joyce Steele 16,10358.5+1.4
Labor Henry McMaster9,45534.4+34.4
Democratic Labor Gordon Kimpton1,6706.1−7.2
Independent Frank Rieck2911.1−2.7
Total formal votes27,51997.7−1.1
Informal votes6552.3+1.1
Turnout 28,17494.2+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Joyce Steele 17,56864.2−5.8
Labor Henry McMaster9,85135.8+35.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Burra

1962 South Australian state election: Burra
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Percy Quirke 3,21856.5+4.4
Liberal and Country John Bailey2,48143.5−4.4
Total formal votes5,69998.8+0.1
Informal votes671.2−0.1
Turnout 5,76695.7−0.2
Independent hold Swing +4.4

Chaffey

1962 South Australian state election: Chaffey
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Reg Curren 3,51950.1+19.6
Liberal and Country Harold King 3,50449.9+5.4
Total formal votes7,02397.8−0.6
Informal votes1562.2+0.6
Turnout 7,17995.9+0.1
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +8.3

Edwardstown

1962 South Australian state election: Edwardstown
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Frank Walsh 19,51371.6+14.9
Democratic Labor Daniel Faulkner7,75628.4+20.7
Total formal votes27,26996.1−1.9
Informal votes1,1143.9+1.9
Turnout 28,38394.7+0.3
Labor hold Swing N/A

Enfield

1962 South Australian state election: Enfield
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Jennings 23,22577.7+9.4
Democratic Labor Keith Cornell6,67122.3+14.3
Total formal votes29,89695.80.0
Informal votes1,3244.20.0
Turnout 31,22093.90.0
Labor hold Swing N/A

Eyre

1962 South Australian state election: Eyre
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country George Bockelberg unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Flinders

1962 South Australian state election: Flinders
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Glen Pearson 3,47153.5−6.6
Labor James Hudson3,01346.5+6.6
Total formal votes6,48498.2−0.6
Informal votes1211.8+0.6
Turnout 6,60595.5+0.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing -6.6

Frome

1962 South Australian state election: Frome
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Tom Casey 2,93255.6+4.0
Liberal and Country Maxwell Hams2,12440.3−1.9
Democratic Labor John McMahon2174.1−2.1
Total formal votes5,27399.0+0.4
Informal votes531.0−0.4
Turnout 5,32691.5+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Tom Casey 2,96556.2+3.7
Liberal and Country Maxwell Hams2,30843.8−3.7
Labor hold Swing +3.7

Gawler

1962 South Australian state election: Gawler
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Clark 12,14466.3−1.4
Liberal and Country Kevin Breen5,40429.5−2.8
Democratic Labor Eduard Smulders7624.2+4.2
Total formal votes18,31097.9+0.7
Informal votes3882.1−0.7
Turnout 18,69892.4−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Clark 12,25866.9−0.8
Liberal and Country Kevin Breen6,05233.1+0.8
Labor hold Swing -0.8

Glenelg

1962 South Australian state election: Glenelg
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Baden Pattinson 15,10949.9−5.8
Labor Ian Charles13,34644.1+7.7
Democratic Labor Nathaniel Bishop1,8096.0−1.9
Total formal votes30,26498.5+0.5
Informal votes4451.5−0.5
Turnout 30,70994.2+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Baden Pattinson 16,12853.3−9.1
Labor Ian Charles14,13646.7+9.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing -9.1

Gouger

1962 South Australian state election: Gouger
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Steele Hall unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Gumeracha

1962 South Australian state election: Gumeracha
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Thomas Playford 5,20281.1+7.7
Democratic Labor Patrick Coffey1,21118.9+18.9
Total formal votes6,41395.4−3.0
Informal votes3094.6+3.0
Turnout 6,72295.8+0.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Hindmarsh

1962 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Cyril Hutchens unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Light

1962 South Australian state election: Light
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country John Freebairn 2,60643.9−27.9
Labor Colin Wurst2,00533.8+5.6
Independent Eli Hambour1,32222.3+22.3
Total formal votes5,93399.1+0.5
Informal votes540.9−0.5
Turnout 5,98797.4+2.0
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Freebairn 3,61460.9−10.9
Labor Colin Wurst2,31939.1+10.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing -10.9

Millicent

1962 South Australian state election: Millicent
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Des Corcoran 3,53053.1−1.4
Liberal and Country Ren DeGaris 3,01245.3−0.2
Democratic Labor Neil Henderson1061.6+1.6
Total formal votes6,64899.3+0.1
Informal votes470.7−0.1
Turnout 6,69596.5+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Des Corcoran 3,54653.3−1.2
Liberal and Country Ren DeGaris 3,10246.7+1.2
Labor hold Swing -1.2

Mitcham

1962 South Australian state election: Mitcham
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Robin Millhouse 13,74663.8−3.4
Labor Eric Thorp6,54230.4+1.2
Democratic Labor Edward Farrell1,2595.8+2.2
Total formal votes21,54798.8+0.6
Informal votes2641.2−0.6
Turnout 21,81192.5−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Robin Millhouse 14,81668.8−1.4
Labor Eric Thorp6,73131.2+1.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing -1.4

Mount Gambier

1962 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ron Ralston 5,89668.7+10.4
Liberal and Country Frank Haines2,68131.3−10.4
Total formal votes8,57798.6−0.7
Informal votes1241.4+0.7
Turnout 8,70195.0−0.8
Labor hold Swing +10.4

Murray

1962 South Australian state election: Murray
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gabe Bywaters 5,26370.6+5.8
Liberal and Country Clement Wilkin2,19229.4−3.9
Total formal votes7,45598.4−0.2
Informal votes1221.6+0.2
Turnout 7,57796.30.0
Labor hold Swing +5.5

Norwood

1962 South Australian state election: Norwood
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Don Dunstan 11,31558.1+4.0
Liberal and Country Richard Wegener7,23737.2−2.7
Democratic Labor Francis Dempsey9204.7−1.3
Total formal votes19,47298.1+0.5
Informal votes3831.9−0.5
Turnout 19,85593.8−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Don Dunstan 11,45358.8+3.8
Liberal and Country Richard Wegener8,40241.2−3.8
Labor hold Swing +3.8

Onkaparinga

1962 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Howard Shannon 3,68256.4−6.9
Labor Peter Staniford2,84643.6+6.9
Total formal votes6,52898.8+0.9
Informal votes771.2−0.9
Turnout 6,60595.8+1.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing -6.9

Port Adelaide

1962 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Ryan 17,83483.3+3.1
Democratic Labor George Basivovs2,81113.1−0.4
Communist James Moss7703.6−2.8
Total formal votes21,41596.0+1.2
Informal votes8854.0−1.2
Turnout 22,30093.6−0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor John Ryan 18,41286.0+1.1
Democratic Labor George Basivovs3,00314.0−1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1

Port Pirie

1962 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Dave McKee 5,51390.8+31.7
Independent Ralph Rinaldi5599.2+9.2
Total formal votes6,07296.9−1.0
Informal votes1953.1+1.0
Turnout 6,26794.8−0.7
Labor hold Swing N/A

Ridley

1962 South Australian state election: Ridley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Tom Stott 2,52438.7−4.0
Liberal and Country Jack Andrew2,36636.3−1.4
Labor Darcy Nielsen1,63025.0+5.4
Total formal votes6,52099.00.0
Informal votes681.00.0
Turnout 6,58896.2−0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Tom Stott 3,73457.3+0.6
Liberal and Country Jack Andrew2,78642.7−0.6
Independent hold Swing +0.6

Rocky River

1962 South Australian state election: Rocky River
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country James Heaslip unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Semaphore

1962 South Australian state election: Semaphore
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harold Tapping unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Stirling

1962 South Australian state election: Stirling
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country William Jenkins 4,49766.2−33.8
Independent Clifford Thorpe2,29333.8+33.8
Total formal votes6,79098.5
Informal votes1021.5
Turnout 6,89296.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Stuart

1962 South Australian state election: Stuart
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lindsay Riches 6,49688.0−0.4
Independent James Yates88912.0+0.4
Total formal votes7,38596.4+0.3
Informal votes2723.6−0.3
Turnout 7,65793.3−0.1
Labor hold Swing -0.4

Torrens

1962 South Australian state election: Torrens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country John Coumbe 9,64249.8−4.1
Labor Chris Hurford 8,77045.3+5.9
Democratic Labor Ursula Cock9334.8−1.9
Total formal votes19,34598.4+0.1
Informal votes3121.6−0.1
Turnout 19,65794.0+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country John Coumbe 10,42153.9−5.7
Labor Christopher Hurford8,65246.1+5.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing -5.7

Unley

1962 South Australian state election: Unley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Gil Langley 9,42450.5+8.7
Liberal and Country Colin Dunnage 8,06343.2−7.0
Independent William Dempsey1,1796.3+6.3
Total formal votes18,66697.8+0.2
Informal votes4252.2−0.2
Turnout 19,09192.7−1.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gil Langley 10,01353.6+10.6
Liberal and Country Colin Dunnage 8,65346.4−10.6
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +10.6

Victoria

1962 South Australian state election: Victoria
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Leslie Harding 3,65153.7−3.0
Labor Alfred Donnelly3,14746.3+8.5
Total formal votes6,79899.00.0
Informal votes671.00.0
Turnout 6,86595.1−0.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing -7.7

Wallaroo

1962 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lloyd Hughes 3,78462.9+4.0
Liberal and Country Arthur Philbey2,23137.1−4.0
Total formal votes6,01598.8−0.1
Informal votes711.2+0.1
Turnout 6,08696.6−0.3
Labor hold Swing +4.0

West Torrens

1962 South Australian state election: West Torrens
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Fred Walsh 16,45357.5+6.9
Liberal and Country Parker Morton10,98338.4−5.5
Democratic Labor Thomas Keain1,1774.1−1.4
Total formal votes28,61398.6+1.0
Informal votes3921.4−1.0
Turnout 29,00593.8+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Fred Walsh 16,63058.1+6.7
Liberal and Country Parker Morton11,98341.9−6.7
Labor hold Swing +6.7

Whyalla

1962 South Australian state election: Whyalla
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Ron Loveday 7,12687.3+2.4
Independent Allan Mossop1,03312.7−2.4
Total formal votes8,15996.9+0.5
Informal votes2623.1−0.5
Turnout 8,42188.6−0.2
Labor hold Swing +2.4

Yorke Peninsula

1962 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal and Country Cecil Hincks unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

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