1924 South Australian state election

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1924 South Australian state election
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  1921 5 April 1924 (1924-04-05) 1927  

All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly
24 seats were needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  JohnGunn.jpg Henry Barwell.jpg
Leader John Gunn Henry Barwell
Party Labor Liberal Federation
Leader since19188 August 1920
Leader's seat Adelaide Stanley
Last election16 seats25 seats
Seats won27 seats17 seats
Seat changeIncrease2.svg11Decrease2.svg8
Percentage48.35%41.70%
SwingIncrease2.svg3.73Increase2.svg6.80

Premier before election

Henry Barwell
Liberal Federation

Elected Premier

John Gunn
Labor

State elections were held in South Australia on 5 April 1924. All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Federation government led by Premier of South Australia Henry Barwell was defeated by the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition John Gunn. Each district elected multiple members, with voters casting multiple votes.

Contents

The Farmers and Settlers Association became known as the Country Party from this election.

Results

South Australian state election, 5 April 1924 [1]
House of Assembly
<< 19211927 >>

Enrolled voters289,843
Votes cast161,165 Turnout 62.71%-1.06%
Informal votes1,774InformalN/A
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes %SwingSeatsChange
  Labor 192,25648.35%+3.73%27+ 11
  Liberal Federation 165,80241.70%+6.80%17- 8
  Country 35,5518.94%+8.94%2+ 2
  Independents 1,8270.46%-3.10%00
 Votes for other parties2,1760.55%+0.55%00
Total397,612  46 

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References

  1. "Summary of 1924 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.