1860 South Australian House of Assembly election

none September 2025 1860 South Australian colonial election(House of Assembly) 1857 1862 All 36 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 9 March – 3 April 1860 N/Aturnout N/A Independent politicians in Australia 36 36 100.0 1860 South Australian colonial election.svg Results by electoral district Premier Richard Hanson Richard Hanson The 1860 South Australian House of Assembly election was held between 9 March and 3 April 1860 to elect all 36 members of the South Australian House of Assembly as part of the 1860 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 31–33 Overall results +House of Assembly (AV) – Turnout N/A (Non-CV)File:South Australia House of Assembly 1856-1872.svgPartyVotesSeatsVotes %Swing (pp percentage points)SeatsChange Independent 16,495 100.0 ±0.0 36 Total 16,495 100.0 – 36 Formal votes N/Ainformal Informal voting details were not published for Barossa, Mount Barker, and Port Adelaide. In the other nine electorates, the formal vote was 5,389 (92.2%) and the informal vote was 493 (8.4%).––Informal votes N/Ainformal––Turnout N/Aturnout Turnout was not published for Barossa and Mount Barker. In the other ten electorates, the turnout was 6,409 (43.7%).––Enrolled voters 17,681enrolment Total enrolment across all electorates, including those uncontested, was 22,265.––Source: Electoral Commission of South Australia Results by district Uncontested Electoral district Members elected Flinders William James Browne Gumeracha Arthur BlythAlexander Hay Light John Tuthill BagotFrancis Dutton The Murray David Wark Onkaparinga William MilneWilliam Townsend City of Adelaide 1860 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 31–33 Thomas Reynolds (elected 1) 1,036 15.4 +15.4 Matthew Moorhouse (elected 2) 935 13.9 +13.9 Philip Santo (elected 3) 883 13.1 +13.1 Samuel Bakewell (elected 4) 766 11.4 +11.4 Richard Hanson (elected 5) 656 9.8 –5.8 William Parkin (elected 6) 635 9.4 –5.1 W Osborne 608 9.0 +9.0 Boyle Travers Finniss 583 8.7 –5.9 Francis Dutton 368 5.5 –9.7 Edward Collett Homersham 252 3.7 +0.1 1,414 91.9 +1.8 138 8.9 –1.0 1,552 45.9 +16.6 Barossa 1860 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 31–33 Edward Grundy (elected 1) 270 41.2 +41.2 Walter Duffield (elected 2) 203 31.0 –5.3 Thomas Giles 181 27.7 +27.7 N/A – – 62 – – N/A – – The Burra and Clare 1860 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 31–33 William Dale (elected 1) 645 24.7 +24.7 George Cole (elected 2) 641 24.5 +24.5 William Lennon (elected 3) 630 24.1 +24.1 George Strickland Kingston 312 11.9 –19.1 JH Browne 226 8.7 +8.7 L Cullen 157 6.0 +6.0 932 89.9 +89.9 105 10.1 +10.1 1,037 36.2 +36.2 East Torrens 1860 South Australian colonial election: East 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 31–33 Henry Mildred (elected 1) 486 43.5 +43.5 Neville Blyth (elected 2) 350 31.3 +31.3 Lavington Glyde 282 25.2 +25.2 702 94.0 +94.0 45 6.0 +6.0 747 51.9 +51.9 Encounter Bay 1860 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 31–33 John Lindsay (elected 1) 221 39.5 +8.5 Henry Strangways (elected 2) 179 32.0 +32.0 R Higgins 160 28.6 +28.6 321 97.0 +0.4 10 3.0 –0.4 331 32.1 +25.8 Mount Barker 1860 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 31–33 Boyle Travers Finniss (elected 1) 564 41.9 +41.9 John Dunn (elected 2) 332 25.0 –7.4 William Rogers 331 24.6 –27.6 Thomas Biddles 119 8.8 +8.8 N/A – – 36 – – N/A – – Noarlunga 1860 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 31–33 David Sutherland (elected 1) 256 38.8 +38.8 Alexander Anderson (elected 2) 240 36.4 +10.7 Charles Thomas Hewett 163 24.7 +24.7 390 92.4 –6.1 32 7.6 +6.1 422 37.5 –25.3 Port Adelaide 1860 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 31–33 William Owen (elected 1) 315 37.3 +37.3 Patrick Boyce Coglin (elected 2) 290 34.3 +34.3 John Neales 240 28.4 +28.4 N/A – – N/A – – 527 – – The Sturt 1860 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 31–33 Joseph Peacock (elected 1) 223 40.8 +40.8 John Hallett (elected 2) 163 29.9 +7.0 Richard Bullock Andrews 160 29.3 +29.3 511 93.6 N/A 35 6.4 N/A 546 58.6 N/A Victoria 1860 South Australian colonial election: Victoriahttps://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 31–33 George Charles Hawker (elected 1) 242 66.1 +66.1 James Umpherston 124 33.9 +33.9 366 95.5 +95.5 17 4.4 +4.4 383 46.4 +46.4 West Torrens 1860 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 31–33 Thomas Magarey (elected 1) 319 42.0 +42.0 George Morphett (elected 2) 229 30.1 +30.1 John Pickering 212 27.9 +27.9 452 90.9 –4.8 46 9.1 +4.8 498 49.8 –0.2 Yatala 1860 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 31–33 Lavington Glyde (elected 1) 215 42.2 +42.2 Edward McEllister (elected 2) 190 37.3 +37.3 Edmund Bowman 87 17.1 +17.1 Thomas Smoker 17 3.3 +3.3 301 82.2 N/A 65 17.8 N/A 366 35.7 –54.8 See also 1860 South Australian Legislative Council by-election Notes References Category:Results of South Australian elections