1862 South Australian colonial election

none April 2022 June 2020 1862 South Australian colonial election South Australia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg parliamentary no 1860 South Australian colonial election 1860 1865 South Australian colonial election 1865 outgoing members elected members All 36 seats in the House of Assembly 21,841 N/Ainformal 10–24 November 1862 George Marsden Waterhouse.jpg 180 120 160 15 25 888 George Marsden Waterhouse Legislative Council 1862 South Australian colonial election.svg Results by electoral district for the House of Assembly Premier George Marsden Waterhouse George Marsden Waterhouse The 1862 South Australian colonial election was held between 10 and 24 November 1862 to elect members to the 3rd Parliament of South Australia. All 36 seats in the House of Assembly (the lower house) 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 1862 South Australian House of Assembly election Overall results y See also Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1862–1865 1861 South Australian Legislative Council election Notes 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:1862 elections in Australia Category:1860s in South Australia Category:November 1862 in Australia