Results of the South Australian state election, 1938 (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 19 March 1938[1]
House of Assembly
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Enrolled voters 364,884
Votes cast 233,136 Turnout 63.31% +3.86%
Informal votes 14,811 Informal 2.16% -2.71%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal and Country 63,317 33.14% –1.18% 15 – 14
  Labor 57,124 26.16% –1.61% 9 + 3
  Single Tax League 1,451 0.66% –2.46% 0 ± 0
  Independent 74,412 34.08% +20.67% 12 + 9
  Independent Labor 12,340 5.65% * 2 + 2
Total 218,325     39  

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1938 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

South Australian state election, 1938: Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Labor Bert Edwards 2,740 29.8
Independent Labor Doug Bardolph 2,367 25.8
Liberal and Country Duncan Menzies 1,541 16.8
Labor Bob Dale 1,250 13.6
Independent Patrick Flannagan 1,146 12.5
Independent Labor John Atkins 144 1.6
Total formal votes 9,188 94.9
Informal votes 492 5.1
Turnout 9,680 64.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Labor Doug Bardolph 5,502 59.9
Independent Labor Bert Edwards 3,686 40.1
Independent Labor gain from Labor Swing

Albert

South Australian state election, 1938: Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Malcolm McIntosh 2,146 54.6
Independent Gwynfred Oram 1,237 31.5
Independent John McNamara 549 14.0
Total formal votes 3,932 98.6
Informal votes 57 1.4
Turnout 3,989 71.9
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Alexandra

South Australian state election, 1938: Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent George Connor 2,085 50.4
Liberal and Country Herbert Hudd 2,056 49.6
Total formal votes 4,141 98.6
Informal votes 59 1.4
Turnout 4,200 64.3
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Angas

South Australian state election, 1938: Angas
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Reginald Rudall 1,998 47.3
Independent Walter Langdon Parsons 684 16.2
Labor Karl Metz 669 15.8
Independent William Haese 478 11.3
Independent Albert Mills 399 9.4
Total formal votes 4,228 97.1
Informal votes 128 2.9
Turnout 4,356 74.9
After distribution of preferences
Liberal and Country Reginald Rudall 2,171 51.3
Independent Walter Langdon Parsons 1,182 28.0
Labor Karl Metz 875 20.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Burnside

South Australian state election, 1938: Burnside
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Charles Abbott 4,400 47.1
Independent Stanley Gray 2,624 28.1
Labor Herbert Slater 1,366 14.6
Independent Jeanne Young 961 10.3
Total formal votes 9,351 98.3
Informal votes 162 1.7
Turnout 9,513 60.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Charles Abbott 4,795 51.3
Independent Stanley Gray 4,556 48.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Burra

South Australian state election, 1938: Burra
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Archibald McDonald 1,530 39.1
Labor Thomas Canny 1,181 30.2
Independent Even George 742 19.0
Independent Maurice Collins 456 11.7
Total formal votes 3,909 98.8
Informal votes 48 1.2
Turnout 3,957 75.3
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Archibald McDonald 2,305 59.0
Labor Thomas Canny 1,604 41.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Chaffey

South Australian state election, 1938: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent William MacGillivray 975 29.7
Liberal and Country Cuthbert Ruston 881 26.8
Independent Henry Denman 529 16.1
Labor Robert Lambert 522 15.8
Liberal and Country Alan Kelly 381 11.6
Total formal votes 3,288 95.8
Informal votes 143 4.2
Turnout 3,431 59.7
Two-party-preferred result
Independent William MacGillivray 1,960 59.6
Liberal and Country Cuthbert Ruston 1,328 40.4
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Eyre

South Australian state election, 1938: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Arthur Christian 1,869 50.6
Independent Arnold Schubert 994 26.9
Independent Carl Bohlin 831 22.5
Total formal votes 3,694 96.9
Informal votes 118 3.1
Turnout 3,812 63.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Flinders

South Australian state election, 1938: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Single Tax League Edward Craigie 1,451 34.9
Liberal and Country Rex Pearson 1,272 30.6
Labor John O'Leary 1,117 26.9
Independent Percy Provis 315 7.6
Total formal votes 4,155 97.6
Informal votes 103 2.4
Turnout 4,258 69.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Single Tax League Edward Craigie 2,516 60.6
Liberal and Country Rex Pearson 1,639 39.4
Single Tax League hold Swing

Frome

South Australian state election, 1938: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Mick O'Halloran 1,604 51.0
Liberal and Country Frederick Adams 1,174 37.3
Independent Samuel Jones 369 11.7
Total formal votes 3,147 98.5
Informal votes 49 1.5
Turnout 3,196 77.2

Gawler

South Australian state election, 1938: Gawler
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Leslie Duncan 1,178 29.0
Independent William Duggan 1,123 27.7
Liberal and Country William Noack 1,090 26.9
Independent Adolph Ey 443 10.9
Independent Leslie Yelland 224 5.5
Total formal votes 4,058 97.3
Informal votes 111 2.7
Turnout 4,169 74.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Leslie Duncan 2,464 60.7
Liberal and Country William Noack 1,594 39.3
Labor hold Swing

Glenelg

South Australian state election, 1938: Glenelg
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent William Fisk 3,831 40.5
Liberal and Country Ernest Anthoney 3,793 40.1
Labor Thomas Barker 1,825 19.3
Total formal votes 9,449 98.4
Informal votes 154 1.6
Turnout 9,603 59.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent William Fisk 5,295 56.0
Liberal and Country Ernest Anthoney 4,154 44.0
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Goodwood

South Australian state election, 1938: Goodwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor David Fraser 3,214 42.0
Independent George Illingworth 2,062 26.9
Liberal and Country Alfred Cox 1,483 19.4
Independent Jack Hick 901 11.8
Total formal votes 7,660 97.9
Informal votes 166 2.1
Turnout 7,826 55.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent George Illingworth 3,946 51.5
Labor David Fraser 3,714 48.5
Independent gain from Labor Swing

Gouger

South Australian state election, 1938: Gouger
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Albert Robinson 2,123 54.8
Liberal and Country Henry Crosby 1,751 45.2
Total formal votes 3,874 98.4
Informal votes 64 1.6
Turnout 3,938 74.8
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Gumeracha

South Australian state election, 1938: Gumeracha
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Thomas Playford 2,081 65.3
Independent Robert Hunter 556 17.5
Labor Arthur Edwards 549 17.2
Total formal votes 3,186 98.3
Informal votes 55 1.7
Turnout 3,241 56.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Hindmarsh

South Australian state election, 1938: Hindmarsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor John McInnes 4,920 52.7
Independent James Treloar 4,424 47.3
Total formal votes 9,344 98.0
Informal votes 188 2.0
Turnout 9,532 54.2
Labor hold Swing

Light

South Australian state election, 1938: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Richard Butler 2,463 48.9
Independent Moses Gabb 1,598 31.7
Labor Kevin McEntee 558 11.1
Independent Edmund Craig 267 5.3
Independent Edgar Willis 148 2.9
Total formal votes 5,034 97.8
Informal votes 111 2.2
Turnout 5,145 82.9
After distribution of preferences
Liberal and Country Richard Butler 2,518 50.0
Independent Moses Gabb 1,886 37.5
Labor Kevin McEntee 630 12.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Mitcham

South Australian state election, 1938: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Henry Dunks 5,019 54.2
Labor Frank Walsh 1,966 21.2
Independent Clarence Goode 1,559 16.8
Independent Nelson Clark 722 7.8
Total formal votes 9,266 98.5
Informal votes 136 1.5
Turnout 9,402 61.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Mount Gambier

South Australian state election, 1938: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent John Fletcher 1,694 36.1
Labor Francis Young 1,689 36.0
Liberal and Country Henry Kennedy 1,312 27.9
Total formal votes 4,695 98.2
Informal votes 87 1.8
Turnout 4,782 71.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent John Fletcher 2,725 58.0
Labor Francis Young 1,970 42.0
Independent gain from Labor Swing

Murray

South Australian state election, 1938: Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Labor Richard McKenzie 1,494 34.1
Liberal and Country George Morphett 1,445 33.0
Independent P H Suter 858 19.6
Labor John Cassidy 583 13.3
Total formal votes 4,380 98.4
Informal votes 72 1.6
Turnout 4,452 69.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Richard McKenzie 2,434 55.6
Liberal and Country George Morphett 1,946 44.4
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Newcastle

South Australian state election, 1938: Newcastle
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country George Jenkins 2,060 67.5
Labor James Marner 993 32.5
Total formal votes 3,053 97.8
Informal votes 68 2.2
Turnout 3,121 64.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Norwood

South Australian state election, 1938: Norwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Frank Nieass 3,050 33.7
Liberal and Country Walter Hamilton 2,614 28.9
Independent Millicent Bowering 1,821 20.1
Independent Henry Austin 788 8.7
Independent William Hardy 785 8.7
Total formal votes 9,058 96.6
Informal votes 322 3.4
Turnout 9,380 56.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Frank Nieass 4,803 53.0
Liberal and Country Walter Hamilton 4,255 47.0
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Onkaparinga

South Australian state election, 1938: Onkaparinga
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Howard Shannon 1,870 44.0
Independent Frank Staniford 1,396 32.9
Labor Tom Howard 984 23.2
Total formal votes 4,250 98.4
Informal votes 71 1.6
Turnout 4,321 63.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Howard Shannon 2,175 51.2
Independent Frank Staniford 2,075 48.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Port Adelaide

South Australian state election, 1938: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor James Stephens 6,590 75.2
Independent Raphael Cilento 2,179 24.8
Total formal votes 8,769 96.6
Informal votes 310 3.4
Turnout 9,079 53.1
Labor hold Swing

Port Pirie

South Australian state election, 1938: Port Pirie
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Andrew Lacey unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Prospect

South Australian state election, 1938: Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Elder Whittle 4,758 46.3
Labor Joseph Connelly 3,021 29.4
Independent Arthur Gray 2,249 21.9
Independent Ruth Ravenscroft 241 2.4
Total formal votes 10,269 98.6
Informal votes 141 1.4
Turnout 10,410 62.9
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Elder Whittle 6,262 61.0
Labor Joseph Connelly 4,007 39.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Ridley

South Australian state election, 1938: Ridley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Tom Stott 2,985 65.6
Liberal and Country Francis Petch 2,985 65.6
Total formal votes 4,550 99.2
Informal votes 38 0.8
Turnout 4,588 70.7
Independent hold Swing

Rocky River

South Australian state election, 1938: Rocky River
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country John Lyons 2,041 50.2
Independent Michael Noonan 712 17.5
Labor Edgar Russell 707 17.4
Independent William Nicholls 603 14.8
Total formal votes 4,063 98.4
Informal votes 66 1.6
Turnout 4,129 78.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Semaphore

South Australian state election, 1938: Semaphore
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Albert Thompson 4,849 58.4
Independent Charles Grant 1,261 15.2
Independent Harry Bray 1,211 14.6
Independent Herbert Guthrie 984 11.8
Total formal votes 8,305 97.6
Informal votes 203 2.4
Turnout 8,508 56.2
Labor hold Swing

Stanley

South Australian state election, 1938: Stanley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Alexander Melrose 1,441 35.1
Independent Percy Quirke 1,344 32.7
Independent Liberal Samuel Dennison 1,320 32.2
Total formal votes 4,105 99.0
Informal votes 41 1.0
Turnout 4,146 75.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Liberal and Country Alexander Melrose 2,272 55.3
Independent Percy Quirke 1,833 44.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Stirling

South Australian state election, 1938: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Samuel Pearce 1,597 37.0
Independent Herbert Dunn 1,503 34.8
Liberal and Country Percy Heggaton 1,214 28.1
Total formal votes 4,314 98.7
Informal votes 58 1.3
Turnout 4,372 68.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Herbert Dunn 2,401 55.7
Independent Samuel Pearce 1,913 44.3
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Stuart

South Australian state election, 1938: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Lindsay Riches unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Thebarton

South Australian state election, 1938: Thebarton
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Marie Skitch 2,735 31.8
Independent Jules Langdon 2,373 27.5
Independent Charles Lloyd 1,876 21.8
Independent Alfred Blackwell 1,171 13.6
Independent Leonard Smith 449 5.2
Total formal votes 8,604 96.5
Informal votes 313 3.5
Turnout 8,917 55.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Jules Langdon 5,122 59.5
Labor Marie Skitch 3,482 40.5
Independent hold Swing

Torrens

South Australian state election, 1938: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Shirley Jeffries 4,777 44.4
Labor Raymond Davis 3,537 32.9
Independent Ernest Hannaford 2,444 22.7
Total formal votes 10,758 97.9
Informal votes 228 2.1
Turnout 10,986 59.1
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Shirley Jeffries 5,959 55.4
Labor Raymond Davis 4,799 44.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Unley

South Australian state election, 1938: Unley
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent John McLeay 4,356 40.7
Liberal and Country Horace Hogben 3,750 35.0
Labor Thomas Grealy 2,596 24.3
Total formal votes 10,702 98.5
Informal votes 161 1.5
Turnout 10,863 60.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent John McLeay 6,076 56.8
Liberal and Country Horace Hogben 4,626 43.2
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Victoria

South Australian state election, 1938: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Clement Smith 1,755 36.3
Liberal and Country Vernon Petherick 1,678 34.8
Labor John Daly 1,396 28.9
Total formal votes 4,829 97.8
Informal votes 107 2.2
Turnout 4,936 70.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Clement Smith 2,816 58.3
Liberal and Country Vernon Petherick 2,013 41.7
Independent gain from Liberal and Country Swing

Wallaroo

South Australian state election, 1938: Wallaroo
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Robert Richards 2,475 54.2
Independent Cecil Chapman 2,091 45.8
Total formal votes 4,566 98.5
Informal votes 67 1.5
Turnout 4,633 79.7
Labor hold Swing

Yorke Peninsula

South Australian state election, 1938: Yorke Peninsula
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Daniel Davies 2,725 56.3
Liberal and Country Alexander Ferguson 2,114 43.7
Total formal votes 4,839 99.1
Informal votes 44 0.9
Turnout 4,883 73.4
Independent hold Swing

Young

South Australian state election, 1938: Young
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Liberal and Country Robert Nicholls 2,111 63.7
Independent Leonard Young 733 22.1
Independent Herman Dolling 468 14.1
Total formal votes 3,312 97.9
Informal votes 70 2.1
Turnout 3,382 70.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Summary of 1938 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
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