1868 South Australian House of Assembly election

none March 2026 1868 South Australian colonial election(House of Assembly) 1865 1870 All 36 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 6 April – 4 May 1868 11,243 (46.9%) N/A Independent politicians in Australia 36 36 100.0 Premier Henry Ayers Henry Ayers The 1868 South Australian House of Assembly election was held between 6 April and 4 May 1868 to elect all 36 members of the South Australian House of Assembly as part of the 1868 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 48–50 Overall results +House of Assembly (AV) – Turnout 46.9% (Non-CV)File:South Australia House of Assembly 1856-1872.svgPartyVotesSeatsVotes %Swing (pp percentage points)SeatsChange Independent 18,070 100.0 ±0.0 36 Total 18,070 100.0 – 36 Formal votes 10,869 96.7–Informal votes 374 3.3–Turnout 11,243 46.9–Enrolled voters 23,982––Source: Electoral Commission of South Australia Results by district Uncontested Electoral district Members elected The Burra James BoucautJohn Neales Encounter Bay Neville BlythWilliam Everard Noarlunga John CarrJohn Colton Barossa 1868 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 48–50 Richard Chaffey Baker (elected 1) 283 38.5 +38.5 Philip Santo (elected 2) 277 37.7 +37.7 Joseph Skelton 175 23.8 +23.8 458 99.3 +99.3 3 0.7 +0.7 461 35.6 +35.6 East Adelaide 1868 South Australian colonial election: East 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 48–50 Thomas Reynolds (elected 1) 458 36.8 -10.2 Robert Cottrell (elected 2) 400 32.2 +32.2 James Boucaut 386 31.0 +31.0 815 95.4 -3.0 39 4.6 +3.0 854 61.9 +36.0 East Torrens 1868 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 48–50 Daniel Fisher (elected 1) 464 29.4 +6.8 George Pearce (elected 2) 369 23.4 +23.4 Augustine Stow 350 22.2 +22.2 Boyle Travers Finniss 345 21.8 +21.8 Samuel Raphael 52 3.3 +3.3 880 98.3 +1.2 15 1.7 -1.2 895 56.1 -16.1 Flinders 1868 South Australian colonial election: Flindershttps://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 Alfred Watts (elected 1) 128 34.2 -0.7 William Ranson Mortlock (elected 2) 126 33.7 +33.7 Hampton Gleeson 120 32.1 +32.1 237 94.0 – 15 6.0 – 252 17.7 – Gumeracha 1868 South Australian colonial election: Gumerachahttps://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 Alexander Hay (elected 1) 308 31.9 +31.9 William Sandover (elected 2) 226 23.4 +23.4 John Robertson 167 17.3 +17.3 Ebenezer Ward 166 17.2 +17.2 Arthur Hardy 98 10.2 +10.2 584 95.9 +95.9 25 4.1 +4.1 609 43.7 +43.7 Light 1868 South Australian colonial election: Lighthttps://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 John Hart (elected 1) 636 33.5 +33.5 William Lewis (elected 2) 629 33.1 +33.1 GM Allen 392 20.7 +20.7 HFA Kruger 223 11.7 +11.7 John Barrow 18 1.0 +1.0 1,148 97.7 +1.6 27 2.3 -1.6 1,175 47.9 -46.1 Mount Barker 1868 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 48–50 John Cheriton (elected 1) 606 35.4 +35.4 William Rogers (elected 2) 561 32.8 +32.8 John Dunn 544 31.8 -3.7 1,074 96.0 -1.2 45 4.0 +1.2 1,119 67.3 -8.6 Onkaparinga 1868 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 48–50 William Townsend (elected 1) 409 44.4 +6.8 Thomas Playford (elected 2) 307 33.3 +33.3 Friedrich Krichauff 205 22.3 +22.3 593 95.5 +1.6 28 4.5 -1.6 621 43.4 -22.8 Port Adelaide 1868 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 48–50 David Bower (elected 1) 828 33.1 +5.0 Henry Hill (elected 2) 707 28.2 +28.2 Patrick Boyce Coglin 665 26.6 +5.0 W Sagar 303 12.1 +12.1 1,526 99.0 +2.1 16 1.0 -2.1 1,542 52.7 -9.8 Stanley 1868 South Australian colonial election: Stanleyhttps://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 Henry Edward Bright (elected 1) 457 45.2 +3.4 George Strickland Kingston (elected 2) 331 32.7 -14.7 GM Allen 191 18.9 +18.9 J Watts 33 3.3 +3.3 616 98.6 +7.1 9 1.4 -7.1 625 33.1 +5.3 The Sturt 1868 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 48–50 Joseph Fisher (elected 1) 266 42.2 +42.2 Richard Bullock Andrews (elected 2) 239 37.9 +37.9 Alexander Murray 114 18.1 +18.1 Edward Collett Homersham 12 1.9 +1.9 362 94.8 +94.8 20 5.2 +5.2 382 44.5 +44.5 Victoria 1868 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 48–50 John Riddoch (elected 1) 681 41.6 +8.4 Henry Kent Hughes (elected 2) 551 33.7 +33.7 William Alexander E West 404 24.7 +24.7 957 96.3 +0.7 37 3.7 -0.7 994 51.1 +0.9 West Adelaide 1868 South Australian colonial election: West 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 48–50 William Knox Simms (elected 1) 426 38.1 +38.1 Henry Robert Fuller (elected 2) 400 35.8 +5.4 Samuel Raphael 292 26.1 +26.1 684 96.2 -1.0 27 3.8 +1.0 711 41.9 -31.3 West Torrens 1868 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 48–50 George Bean (elected 1) 358 27.9 +27.9 Henry Strangways (elected 2) 326 25.4 -15.9 John Pickering 324 25.3 +25.3 John Temple Sagar 275 21.4 +21.4 675 92.8 +0.1 52 7.2 -0.1 727 60.6 -7.9 Yatala 1868 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 48–50 Wentworth Cavenagh (elected 1) 196 42.7 +42.7 Lavington Glyde (elected 2) 176 38.3 +38.3 John Pirt 87 19.0 +19.0 260 94.2 +94.2 16 5.8 +5.8 276 33.0 +33.0 References Category:Results of South Australian elections