1941 South Australian state election

none April 2022 1941 South Australian state election South Australia parliamentary no 1938 South Australian state election 1938 1944 South Australian state election 1944 All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 20 seats were needed for a majority yes 1941 03 29 150x150px Thomas Playford 5 November 1938 Liberal and Country League Gumeracha 37.55% 4.12 15 seats 20 seats 5 150x150px Robert Richards 1 April 1938 Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch) Wallaroo 33.25% 7.08 9 seats 11 seats 2 Premier Thomas Playford Liberal and Country League Thomas Playford Liberal and Country League State elections were held in South Australia on 29 March 1941. All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal and Country League government led by Premier of South Australia Thomas Playford IV defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Robert Richards. Background Though the LCL was in minority government with 15 of 39 seats following the 1938 election, where 14 of 39 lower house MPs were elected as independents which as a grouping won more than either major party with 40 percent of the primary vote, the Playford LCL won a one-seat majority government following the 1941 election. Turnout crashed to a record-low 50 percent, triggering the government to institute compulsory voting from the 1944 election. Results thumb|400px|right|Arrangement of the House of Assembly after the 1941 state election. South Australian state election, 29 March 1941Summary of 1941 Election http://elections.uwa.edu.au/elecdetail.lasso?keyvalue=823 University of Western Australia 7 July 2015 House of Assembly South Australian state election 1938 1944 339,263 171,978 50.69% -12.62% 3,365 1.96% -0.20% yes LCL 63,317 37.55% +4.12% 20 + 5 Labor SA 56,062 33.25% +7.08% 11 + 2 Independent 41,487 24.60% –9.48% 5 – 7 Independent Labor SA 5,090 3.02% –2.63% 2 ± 0 Independent Liberal Independent Liberal 2,657 1.58% * 1 + 1 168,613 39 |} See also Results of the South Australian state election, 1941 (House of Assembly) Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1941-1944 Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1941–1944 Playmander References History of South Australian elections 1857-2006, volume 1: ECSA State and federal election results https://web.archive.org/web/20150118085343/http://elections.uwa.edu.au/ 18 January 2015 in Australia since 1890 Category:Elections in South Australia Category:1941 elections in Australia Category:1940s in South Australia Category:March 1941 in Australia