1868 South Australian colonial election

none April 2022 June 2020 1868 South Australian colonial election South Australia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg parliamentary no 1865 South Australian colonial election 1865 1870 South Australian colonial election 1870 outgoing members elected members All 36 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 6 April – 4 May 1868 Henry Ayers 3.jpeg 180 120 160 20 25 888 Henry Ayers Legislative Council 1868 South Australian colonial election.svg Results by electoral district for the House of Assembly Premier Henry Ayers Henry Ayers The 1868 South Australian colonial election was held between 6 April and 4 May 1868 to elect members to the 5th Parliament of South Australia. All 36 seats in the House of Assembly (the lower house, whose members were elected at the 1865 election) were up for re-election. The election used non-compulsory plurality block voting, in which electors voted for as many candidates as they wished. Members of the House of Assembly were elected to 18 multi-member districts consisting of two seats each. Suffrage extended to men (including Aboriginals) over 21 years of age, unless they were "attainted or convicted of treason or felony". No parties or solid groupings would be formed until after the 1890 election, which resulted in frequent changes of the Premier. If the incumbent Premier lost sufficient support through a successful motion of no confidence at any time, he would tender his resignation to the Governor, which would result in another member being elected and sworn in by the Governor as the next Premier. Results House of Assembly +House of Assembly (BV) – Turnout N/A (Non-CV)File:South Australia House of Assembly 1856-1872.svgPartyVotesSeatsVotes %Swing (pp percentage points)SeatsChange Independent 18,070 100.0 ±0.0 36 0Total18,070100.0–36 Registered voters 23,982––Source: ECSAhttps://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 48–50 See also Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1868–1870 References http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/AboutParliament/From1836/Documents/StatisticalRecordoftheLegislature1836to20093.pdf Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836–2007 24 April 2007 Parliament of South Australia https://web.archive.org/web/20110312023915/http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/AboutParliament/From1836/Documents/StatisticalRecordoftheLegislature1836to20093.pdf 12 March 2011 dead Category:Elections in South Australia Category:1868 elections in Australia Category:1860s in South Australia Category:April 1868 in Australia Category:May 1868 in Australia