1857 South Australian House of Assembly election

September 2025 none 1857 South Australian colonial election(House of Assembly) 1860 All 36 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 1857 03 09 y 6,877 (56.2%) N/A Independent politicians in Australia 0 36 100.0 1857 South Australian colonial election.svg Results by electoral district Premier Boyle Travers Finniss Boyle Travers Finniss The 1857 South Australian House of Assembly election was held on 9 March 1857 to elect all 36 members of the South Australian House of Assembly as part of the 1857 South Australian colonial election.https://ia600203.us.archive.org/25/items/history-of-south-australian-elections-1857-2006-house-of-assembly-volume-1/HISTORY%20OF%20SOUTH%20AUSTRALIAN%20ELECTIONS%20-%C2%A01857%20-%202006%C2%A0House%20of%20Assembly%2C%C2%A0Volume%201%C2%A0by%20Dean%20Jaensch%20%28PDF%207MB%29.pdf History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1 Dean Jaencsh March 2007 Internet Archive 25–27 Overall results +House of Assembly (AV) – Turnout 56.2% (Non-CV)File:South Australia House of Assembly 1856-1872.svgPartyVotesSeatsVotes %Swing (pp percentage points)SeatsChange Independent 16,115 100.0 New 36 36Total 16,115 100.0 – 36 36Formal votes N/Ainformal Informal voting details were not published for Mount Barker, The Sturt, and Yatala. In the other eight electorates, the formal vote was 6,877 (96.9%) and the informal votes was 218 (3.1%).––Informal votes N/Ainformal––Turnout 6,877 56.2 +56.2Enrolled voters 12,235enrolment Total enrolment across all electorates, including those uncontested, was 15,538.––Source: Electoral Commission of South Australiahttps://ia600203.us.archive.org/25/items/history-of-south-australian-elections-1857-2006-house-of-assembly-volume-1/HISTORY%20OF%20SOUTH%20AUSTRALIAN%20ELECTIONS%20-%C2%A01857%20-%202006%C2%A0House%20of%20Assembly%2C%C2%A0Volume%201%C2%A0by%20Dean%20Jaensch%20%28PDF%207MB%29.pdf History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1 Dean Jaencsh March 2007 Internet Archive 25–27 Results by district Uncontested Electoral district Members elected East Torrens Charles BonneyGeorge Waterhouse Flinders Marshall MacDermott Gumeracka Arthur BlythAlexander Hay Light John Tuthill BagotCarrington Smedley The Murray David Wark Victoria Robert Leake City of Adelaide 1857 South Australian colonial election: City of Adelaidehttps://ia600203.us.archive.org/25/items/history-of-south-australian-elections-1857-2006-house-of-assembly-volume-1/HISTORY%20OF%20SOUTH%20AUSTRALIAN%20ELECTIONS%20-%C2%A01857%20-%202006%C2%A0House%20of%20Assembly%2C%C2%A0Volume%201%C2%A0by%20Dean%20Jaensch%20%28PDF%207MB%29.pdf History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1 Dean Jaencsh March 2007 Internet Archive 25–27 Robert Richard Torrens (elected 1) 1,208 16.0 +16.0 Richard Hanson (elected 2) 1,179 15.6 +15.6 Francis Dutton (elected 3) 1,145 15.2 +15.2 Boyle Travers Finniss (elected 4) 1,103 14.6 +14.6 John Neales (elected 5) 959 12.7 +12.7 William Henville Burford (elected 6) 620 8.2 +8.2 Patrick Boyce Coglin 413 5.5 +5.5 William Parkin 325 4.3 +4.3 William Pearce 310 4.1 +4.1 Edward Homersham 272 3.6 +3.6 1,703 94.9 +94.9 92 5.1 +5.1 1,795 52.8 +52.8 Barossa 1857 South Australian colonial election: Barossahttps://ia600203.us.archive.org/25/items/history-of-south-australian-elections-1857-2006-house-of-assembly-volume-1/HISTORY%20OF%20SOUTH%20AUSTRALIAN%20ELECTIONS%20-%C2%A01857%20-%202006%C2%A0House%20of%20Assembly%2C%C2%A0Volume%201%C2%A0by%20Dean%20Jaensch%20%28PDF%207MB%29.pdf History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1 Dean Jaencsh March 2007 Internet Archive 25–27 Walter Duffield (elected 1) 406 36.3 +36.3 Horace Dean (elected 2) 337 30.1 +30.1 William Bakewell 220 19.7 +19.7 C William Jacob 155 13.9 +13.9 665 95.1 +95.1 34 3.9 +3.9 699 68.2 +68.2 The Burra and Clare 1857 South Australian colonial election: The Burra and Clarehttps://ia600203.us.archive.org/25/items/history-of-south-australian-elections-1857-2006-house-of-assembly-volume-1/HISTORY%20OF%20SOUTH%20AUSTRALIAN%20ELECTIONS%20-%C2%A01857%20-%202006%C2%A0House%20of%20Assembly%2C%C2%A0Volume%201%C2%A0by%20Dean%20Jaensch%20%28PDF%207MB%29.pdf History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1 Dean Jaencsh March 2007 Internet Archive 25–27 George Strickland Kingston (elected 1) 481 31.0 +31.0 Morris Lyon Marks (elected 2) 374 24.1 +24.1 Edward John Peake (elected 3) 343 22.1 +22.1 George Charles Hawker 267 17.2 +17.2 W John Gubbins 88 5.7 +5.7 705 96.2 +96.2 28 3.8 +3.8 733 50.2 +50.2 Encounter Bay 1857 South Australian colonial election: Encounter Bayhttps://ia600203.us.archive.org/25/items/history-of-south-australian-elections-1857-2006-house-of-assembly-volume-1/HISTORY%20OF%20SOUTH%20AUSTRALIAN%20ELECTIONS%20-%C2%A01857%20-%202006%C2%A0House%20of%20Assembly%2C%C2%A0Volume%201%C2%A0by%20Dean%20Jaensch%20%28PDF%207MB%29.pdf History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1 Dean Jaencsh March 2007 Internet Archive 25–27 Benjamin Herschel Babbage (elected 1) 160 38.7 +38.7 Arthur Fydell Lindsay (elected 2) 128 31.0 +31.0 Charles Thomas Hewett 71 17.2 +17.2 J Norman 54 13.1 +13.1 229 95.8 +95.8 10 4.2 +4.2 239 42.8 +42.8 Mount Barker 1857 South Australian colonial election: Mount Barkerhttps://ia600203.us.archive.org/25/items/history-of-south-australian-elections-1857-2006-house-of-assembly-volume-1/HISTORY%20OF%20SOUTH%20AUSTRALIAN%20ELECTIONS%20-%C2%A01857%20-%202006%C2%A0House%20of%20Assembly%2C%C2%A0Volume%201%C2%A0by%20Dean%20Jaensch%20%28PDF%207MB%29.pdf History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1 Dean Jaencsh March 2007 Internet Archive 25–27 Friedrich Krichauff (elected 1) 352 34.4 +34.4 John Dunn (elected 2) 332 32.4 +32.4 Richard Bullock Andrews 183 17.9 +17.9 A Lorimer 118 11.5 +11.5 W Patterson 39 3.8 +3.8 N/A – – N/A – – 612 60.4 +60.4 Noarlunga 1857 South Australian colonial election: Noarlungahttps://ia600203.us.archive.org/25/items/history-of-south-australian-elections-1857-2006-house-of-assembly-volume-1/HISTORY%20OF%20SOUTH%20AUSTRALIAN%20ELECTIONS%20-%C2%A01857%20-%202006%C2%A0House%20of%20Assembly%2C%C2%A0Volume%201%C2%A0by%20Dean%20Jaensch%20%28PDF%207MB%29.pdf History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1 Dean Jaencsh March 2007 Internet Archive 25–27 Thomas Young (elected 1) 232 41.7 +41.7 Henry Mildred (elected 2) 181 32.6 +32.6 Alexander Anderson 143 25.7 +25.7 331 98.5 +98.5 5 1.5 +1.5 336 62.8 +62.8 Onkaparinga 1857 South Australian colonial election: Onkaparingahttps://ia600203.us.archive.org/25/items/history-of-south-australian-elections-1857-2006-house-of-assembly-volume-1/HISTORY%20OF%20SOUTH%20AUSTRALIAN%20ELECTIONS%20-%C2%A01857%20-%202006%C2%A0House%20of%20Assembly%2C%C2%A0Volume%201%C2%A0by%20Dean%20Jaensch%20%28PDF%207MB%29.pdf History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1 Dean Jaencsh March 2007 Internet Archive 25–27 William Milne (elected 1) 333 36.4 +36.4 William Bower Dawes (elected 2) 317 34.7 +34.7 William Townsend 264 28.9 +28.9 547 96.6 +96.6 20 3.5 +3.5 567 80.2 +80.2 Port Adelaide 1857 South Australian colonial election: Port Adelaidehttps://ia600203.us.archive.org/25/items/history-of-south-australian-elections-1857-2006-house-of-assembly-volume-1/HISTORY%20OF%20SOUTH%20AUSTRALIAN%20ELECTIONS%20-%C2%A01857%20-%202006%C2%A0House%20of%20Assembly%2C%C2%A0Volume%201%C2%A0by%20Dean%20Jaensch%20%28PDF%207MB%29.pdf History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1 Dean Jaencsh March 2007 Internet Archive 25–27 John Hart (elected 1) 281 44.5 +44.5 John Bristow Hughes (elected 2) 203 32.2 +32.2 Alfred France 147 23.3 +23.3 367 97.6 +97.6 9 2.4 +2.4 376 63.3 +63.3 The Sturt 1857 South Australian colonial election: The Sturthttps://ia600203.us.archive.org/25/items/history-of-south-australian-elections-1857-2006-house-of-assembly-volume-1/HISTORY%20OF%20SOUTH%20AUSTRALIAN%20ELECTIONS%20-%C2%A01857%20-%202006%C2%A0House%20of%20Assembly%2C%C2%A0Volume%201%C2%A0by%20Dean%20Jaensch%20%28PDF%207MB%29.pdf History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1 Dean Jaencsh March 2007 Internet Archive 25–27 Thomas Reynolds (elected 1) 272 37.0 +37.0 John Hallett (elected 2) 168 22.9 +22.9 James Allen 120 16.3 +16.3 William Jones 89 12.1 +12.1 A Allen 86 11.7 +11.7 N/A – – N/A – – 495 55.2 +55.2 West Torrens 1857 South Australian colonial election: West Torrenshttps://ia600203.us.archive.org/25/items/history-of-south-australian-elections-1857-2006-house-of-assembly-volume-1/HISTORY%20OF%20SOUTH%20AUSTRALIAN%20ELECTIONS%20-%C2%A01857%20-%202006%C2%A0House%20of%20Assembly%2C%C2%A0Volume%201%C2%A0by%20Dean%20Jaensch%20%28PDF%207MB%29.pdf History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1 Dean Jaencsh March 2007 Internet Archive 25–27 Luther Scammell (elected 1) 274 39.1 +39.1 James Cole (elected 2) 168 24.0 +24.0 W Matthew Smith 139 19.9 +19.9 Robert Lyon Milne 60 8.6 +8.6 James White 59 8.4 +8.4 449 95.7 +95.7 20 4.3 +4.3 469 50.0 +50.0 Yatala 1857 South Australian colonial election: Yatalahttps://ia600203.us.archive.org/25/items/history-of-south-australian-elections-1857-2006-house-of-assembly-volume-1/HISTORY%20OF%20SOUTH%20AUSTRALIAN%20ELECTIONS%20-%C2%A01857%20-%202006%C2%A0House%20of%20Assembly%2C%C2%A0Volume%201%C2%A0by%20Dean%20Jaensch%20%28PDF%207MB%29.pdf History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1 Dean Jaencsh March 2007 Internet Archive 25–27 John Harvey (elected 1) 233 24.9 +24.9 Charles Simeon Hare (elected 2) 211 22.5 +22.5 John Umpherstone 181 19.3 +19.3 William Maturin 180 19.2 +19.2 John Ragless 116 12.4 +12.4 Patrick McCarron 16 1.7 +1.7 N/A – – N/A – – 592 50.5 +50.5 See also 1857 South Australian Legislative Council election Notes References Category:Results of South Australian elections