1861 South Australian Legislative Council election

none October 2025 October 2025 1861 South Australian Legislative Council election South Australia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg parliamentary no 1860 South Australian Legislative Council by-election 1860 1863 South Australian Legislative Council by-election 1863 outgoing members elected members 6 (of the 18) seats in the South Australian Legislative Council 28 March 1861 The 1861 South Australian Legislative Council election was held on 28 March 1861. Six of the 18 seats in the Legislative Council (the upper 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 were elected in a single 18-member district, with suffrage extended to men (including Aboriginals) over 21 years of age who owned property worth at least £50, unless they were "attainted or convicted of treason or felony". As per section eight of the Constitution Act 1856, six members of the Legislative Council must vacate their seats every four years. Outgoing members The outgoing members vacated their seats on 2 February 1861.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 23 https://web.archive.org/web/20110312023915/http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/AboutParliament/From1836/Documents/StatisticalRecordoftheLegislature1836to20093.pdf 12 March 2011 dead Five of the six members contested the election. Names in bold won re-election, whilst names in italic ran unsuccessfully. Member Date elected Charles Hervey Bagot 9 March 1857 John Baker 9 March 1857 Samuel Davenport 9 March 1857 Anthony Forster 9 March 1857 Abraham Scott 9 March 1857 William Younghusband 9 March 1857 Results +Legislative Council (BV) – Turnout 21.3% (Non-CV)File:South Australia Legislative Council 1856-1881.svgPartyVotesSeatsVotes %Swing (pp percentage points)SeatsChange Independent 13,214 100.0 ±0.0 18 0Total 13,214 100.0 – 18 Informal votes 214 7.3 –6.3Turnout 2,921 21.3 –35.4Registered voters 13,731––Source: ECSAhttps://ia800902.us.archive.org/9/items/history-of-south-australian-elections-1857-2006-legislative-council-volume-2/HISTORY%20OF%20SOUTH%20AUSTRALIAN%20ELECTIONS%20-%C2%A01857%20-%202006%20Legislative%20Council%2C%C2%A0Volume%202%20by%20Dean%20Jaensch%20%28PDF%203.8MB%29.pdf History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, Legislative Council, Volume 2 Dean Jaencsh March 2007 Internet Archive 27 The Province 1861 South Australian Legislative Council election: The Province John Henry Barrow (elected 1) 1,706 12.9 +12.9 Samuel Davenport (elected 2) 1,616 12.2 +8.5 Anthony Forster (elected 3) 1,491 11.3 +6.5 Abraham Scott (elected 4) 1,455 11.0 +6.7 Judah Moss Solomon (elected 5) 1,225 9.3 +9.3 William Peacock (elected 6) 1,185 9.0 +5.9 William Giles 1,123 8.5 +8.5 William Younghusband 1,080 8.2 +3.0 John Bentham Neales 933 7.1 +7.1 John Baker 901 6.8 +2.5 Arthur Hardy 318 2.4 –0.4 Edward Collett Homersham 181 1.4 +1.4 2,707 92.7 +6.3 214 7.3 –6.3 2,921 21.3 –35.4 See also Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1861–1865 References Category:Results of South Australian elections Category:Elections in South Australia Category:1861 elections in Australia Category:1860s in South Australia Category:March 1861 in Australia