1950 South Australian state election

none April 2022 1950 South Australian state election South Australia parliamentary no 1947 South Australian state election 1947 1953 South Australian state election 1953 All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 20 seats were needed for a majority yes 1950 03 04 150x150px Thomas Playford 5 November 1938 Liberal and Country League Gumeracha 51.3% 0.7 23 seats 23 seats 0 150x150px Mick O'Halloran 10 October 1949 Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch) Frome 48.7% 0.7 13 seats 12 seats 1 Premier Thomas Playford Liberal and Country League Thomas Playford Liberal and Country League State elections were held in South Australia on 4 March 1950. All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal and Country League led by Premier of South Australia Thomas Playford IV defeated the Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Mick O'Halloran.Jaensch Dean http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/publications?view=document&id=480 History of South Australian elections 1857-2006: House of Assembly, Volume 1 March 2007 The 1950 General Election - Formed the 33rd Parliament Electoral Commission of South Australia State Electoral Office South Australia 266–269 9780975048634 2015-07-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20140302093736/http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/publications?view=document&id=480 2014-03-02 deadhttp://www.catalog.slsa.sa.gov.au/record=b1290920 Tilby Stock Jenny O'Neil Bernard Raftery Judith Round Kerrie Playford's South Australia: essays on the history of South Australia, 1933-1968 1996 Association of Professional Historians 73–90 http://www.sahistorians.org.au/175/documents/the-playmander-its-origins-operation-and-effect-on.shtml The 'Playmander', Its origins, operation and effect on South Australia Professional Historians Association (South Australia) 9780646290928http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article42659266 Playford Government's Convincing Win 6 March 1950 The Cairns Post Trove 13 January 2016http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50207449 Mr. Playford's Fourth Election Victory 6 March 1950 The Advertiser Trove 13 January 2016 Background Only one seat changed hands, rural Stanley saw the Labor member re-elected as an independent member.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22814433 L.-C.P. Win S.A. Elections 6 March 1950 The Examiner Trove In Stanley electorate Mr.Quirke, sitting Labour member, who was expelled from-the party during the last Parliamentary session, but stood again as Independent, appears certain to defeat the Official Labour nominee, Mr, Hasse. 13 January 2016http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22814433 No Seat Was Lost in S.A. Poll 6 March 1950 The Argus Trove The two Independent sitting members, Mr. MacGillvray (Chaffey) and Mr. Quirke (Stanley) were hard pressed to retain their seats. 13 January 2016 Notably, neither major party contested the independent-held seat of Ridley. Results thumb|400px|right|Arrangement of the House of Assembly after the 1950 state election. South Australian state election, 4 March 1950Summary of 1950 Election http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=826 University of Western Australia 7 July 2015 House of Assembly South Australian state election 1947 1953 311,658 290,306 93.15% –0.22% 9,667 3.33% –0.30% Labor SA 134,952 48.09% –0.55% 12 – 1 yes LCL 113,673 40.51% +0.12% 23 ± 0 Communist 3,749 1.34% –1.63% 0 ± 0 Independent 28,265 10.07% +3.87% 4 + 1 280,639 39 LCL 51.30% –0.70% Labor SA 48.70% +0.70% |} The primary vote figures were from contested seats, while the statewide two-party-preferred vote figures were estimated from all seats.Two-party preferred figures since 1950, ABC News Online Post-election pendulum LCL seats (23)MarginalVictoriaRoy McLachlanLCL2.7% NorwoodRoy MoirLCL4.5%TorrensShirley JeffriesLCL4.5%ProspectElder WhittleLCL5.8%Fairly safeStirlingHerbert DunnLCL6.6% v INDUnleyColin DunnageLCL7.8%SafeOnkaparingaHoward ShannonLCL11.1%BurraGeorge HawkerLCL11.3%GlenelgBaden PattinsonLCL12.3%MitchamHenry DunksLCL18.5%GougerRufus GoldneyLCL 20.5%NewcastleGeorge JenkinsLCL21.3%AngasBerthold TeusnerLCL25.9% v INDAlbertMalcolm McIntoshLCLunopposedAlexandraDavid BrookmanLCLunopposedBurnsideGeoffrey ClarkeLCL unopposedEyreArthur ChristianLCLunopposedFlindersRex PearsonLCLunopposedGumerachaThomas PlayfordLCLunopposedLightHerbert MichaelLCLunopposedRocky RiverJames HeaslipLCLunopposedYorke PeninsulaCecil HincksLCLunopposed YoungRobert NichollsLCLunopposed Labor seats (12)Marginal MurrayRichard McKenzieALP0.8% GawlerLeslie DuncanALP4.2% GoodwoodFrank WalshALP4.5%Fairly safeAdelaideSam LawnALP6.5% v IND WallarooHughie McAleesALP8.1%SafeSemaphoreHarold TappingALP30.5% v INDPort AdelaideJames StephensALP40.2% v COMStuartLindsay RichesALP 42.8% v COM Port PirieCharles DavisALP undistributed FromeMick O'HalloranALPunopposedHindmarshCyril HutchensALPunopposed ThebartonFred WalshALPunopposedCrossbench seats (4)StanleyPercy QuirkeIND10.0% v LCLChaffeyWilliam MacGillivrayIND10.7% v LCL Mount GambierJohn FletcherIND14.4% v ALPRidleyTom StottINDunopposed See also Results of the South Australian state election, 1950 (House of Assembly) Candidates of the 1950 South Australian state election Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1950-1953 Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1950-1953 Playmander Notes External links Two-party preferred figures since 1950, ABC News Online Category:Elections in South Australia Category:1950 elections in Australia Category:1950s in South Australia Category:March 1950 in Australia