1973 Semaphore state by-election

April 2022 The 1973 Semaphore state by-election was a by-election held on 2 June 1973 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Semaphore. This was triggered by the death of state Labor MHA Reg Hurst. The seat had been retained by Labor since it was created and first contested at the 1970 state election. Results The Socialist Party, who contested the previous election on 3.7 percent of the vote, did not contest the by-election. Labor easily retained the seat. Semaphore state by-election, 2 June 1973History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - 978-0-9750486-3-4History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006 Volume 1: ECSA Jack Olson Labor SA 9,959 71.9 -0.8 John Howarth LCL 3,892 28.1 +4.5 13,851 96.2 +0.5 542 3.8 -0.5 14,393 81.3 -13.5 Labor SA N/A See also List of South Australian state by-elections References Category:South Australian state by-elections Category:1973 elections in Australia Category:1970s in South Australia Category:June 1973 in Australia