1884 South Australian colonial election

none April 2022 June 2020 1884 South Australian colonial election South Australia 1876 parliamentary no 1881 South Australian colonial election 1881 1887 South Australian colonial election 1887 All seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 8−23 April 1884 Colonial elections were held in South Australia from 8 April to 23 April 1884.https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/AboutParliament/From1836/Documents/StatisticalRecordoftheLegislature1836to20093.pdf Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 to 2009 Parliament of South Australia 2 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20150327051115/https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/AboutParliament/From1836/Documents/StatisticalRecordoftheLegislature1836to20093.pdf 2015-03-27 dead All 52 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The government led by William Morgan was defeated by John Cox Bray only two months after the 1881 election. Bray took the parliament into the 1884 election after a full term. The election was held on April 8 and 23, and was contested on new boundaries. A redistribution returned to uniform numbers of member per electorate, with twenty six 2-member electorates. Since the inaugural 1857 election, no parties or solid groupings had been formed, which resulted in frequent changes of the Premier. If for any reason the incumbent Premier of South Australia lost sufficient support through a successful motion of no confidence at any time on the floor of the house, he would tender his resignation to the Governor of South Australia, which would result in another member deemed to have the support of the House of Assembly being sworn in by the Governor as the next Premier. Informal groupings began and increased government stability occurred from the 1887 election. The United Labor Party would be formed in 1891, while the National Defence League would be formed later in the same year. See also Premier of South Australia Notes References History of South Australian elections 1857-2006, volume 1: ECSA Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836-2007: SA Parliament Category:Elections in South Australia Category:1884 elections in Australia Category:1880s in South Australia Category:April 1884 in Australia