1865 South Australian colonial election

none April 2022 June 2020 1865 South Australian colonial election South Australia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg parliamentary no 1862 South Australian colonial election 1862 1868 South Australian colonial election 1868 outgoing members elected members All 36 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly8 (of the 18) seats in the South Australian Legislative Council 1–13 March 1865 ArthurBlyth.jpg 220 120 160 50 30 888 Arthur Blyth Gumeracha Francis Dutton.jpg 250 120 160 60 888 Francis Dutton Light 1865 South Australian colonial election.svg Results by electoral district for the House of Assembly Premier Arthur Blyth Francis Dutton The 1865 South Australian colonial election was held between 1 and 13 March 1865 to elect members to the 4th Parliament of South Australia. All 36 seats in the House of Assembly (the lower house, whose members were elected at the 1862 election), and eight of the 18 seats in the Legislative Council (the upper house, which had two casual vacancies to be filled) 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. Members of the Legislative Council were elected in a single 18-member district. Suffrage extended to men (including Aboriginals) over 21 years of age (who owned property worth at least £50, for the Legislative Council), 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 13,339 100.0 ±0.0 36 0Total13,339100.0–36 Registered voters 14,256––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 42–44 Legislative Council +Legislative Council (BV) – Turnout 30.0% (Non-CV)File:South Australia Legislative Council 1856-1881.svgPartyVotesSeatsVotes %Swing (pp percentage points)SeatsChange Independent 27,818 100.0 ±0.0 18 0Total 27,818100.0–18 Informal votes 188 4.7 –2.6Turnout 3,992 30.0 +8.7Registered voters 13,291––Source: ECSAhttps://ia800902.us.archive.org/9/items/history-of-south-australian-elections-1857-2006-legislative-council-volume-2/HISTORY%20OF%20SOUTH%20AUSTRALIAN%20ELECTIONS%20-%C2%A01857%20-%202006%20Legislative%20Council%2C%C2%A0Volume%202%20by%20Dean%20Jaensch%20%28PDF%203.8MB%29.pdf History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, Legislative Council, Volume 2 Dean Jaencsh March 2007 Internet Archive 43 See also Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1865–1868 Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1865–1869 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:1865 elections in Australia Category:1860s in South Australia Category:March 1865 in Australia