1882 South Australian Legislative Council election

none November 2018 November 2018 A special election was held on 29 May 1882 in South Australia to increase the size of the Legislative Council from 18 to 24 members. The change in size of the council was a consequence of the Constitution Act Further Amendment Act 1881 which had been passed the previous year. A total of 14 candidates stood for election to the six seats.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article77566325 The Border Watch, The Border Watch XXII 1937 South Australia 27 May 1882 6 November 2018 2 National Library of Australia The successful candidates were:.https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/AboutParliament/From1836/Documents/StatisticalRecordoftheLegislature1836to20093.pdf Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 to 2009 Parliament of South Australia 6 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20150327051115/https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/AboutParliament/From1836/Documents/StatisticalRecordoftheLegislature1836to20093.pdf 27 March 2015 dead George Witherage Cotton William Dening Glyde Alexander Hay Thomas English Maurice Salom David Murray References Category:Elections in South Australia Category:1882 elections in Australia Category:May 1882 in Australia Category:1880s in South Australia