Results of the 1921 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 9 April 1921^[1] House of Assembly << 1918–1924 >>
Enrolled voters		289,843
Votes cast		161,165		Turnout	62.71%	-1.06%
Informal votes		1,774		Informal	N/A
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	179,308	44.62%	-0.07%	16	- 1
	Liberal Union	140,229	34.90%	+6.96%	25	+ 3
	Progressive Country	51,603	12.84%	-5.82%	1	- 5
	Farmers and Settlers	16,417	4.09%	-0.18%	4	+ 3
	Independent	14,288	3.56%	-0.28%	0	± 0
Total		401,845			46

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1921 South Australian state election. Each district elected multiple members.

Every voter would receive a ballot paper where they would cast 2 or 3 votes for different candidates. In electorates that were not unopposed, the 2 or 3 candidates with the most votes would be elected.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1921 South Australian state election: Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Gunn (elected)	7,150	31.1	+6.4
	Labor	Bill Denny (elected)	7,021	30.5	-0.3
	Labor	Bert Edwards (elected)	6,503	28.2	+3.6
	Progressive Country	James Mitchell	2,352	10.2	+10.2
Total formal votes			23,026 8,838 ballots	98.1	-0.7
Informal votes			171	1.9	+0.7
Turnout			9,009	51.3	+15.2
Party total votes
	Labor		20,674	89.8	+10.3
	Progressive Country		2,352	10.2	–8.3

Albert

1921 South Australian state election: Albert

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Farmers and Settlers	Malcolm McIntosh (elected)	2,111	18.7	+18.7
	Farmers and Settlers	Frederick McMillan (elected)	2,105	18.6	+18.6
	Liberal Union	Richard O'Connor	2,103	18.6	-0.6
	Liberal Union	William Angus	1,995	17.6	+0.2
	Labor	Joshua Pedlar	1,514	13.4	+13.4
	Labor	Thomas Knuckey	1,479	13.1	+13.1
Total formal votes			11,307 5,696 ballots	98.1	+0.1
Informal votes			109	1.9	-0.1
Turnout			5,805	56.3	+2.3
Party total votes
	Farmers and Settlers		4,216	37.3	+3.2
	Liberal Union		4,098	36.2	-0.4
	Labor		2,993	26.5	-2.7

Alexandra

1921 South Australian state election: Alexandra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Union	George Ritchie (elected)	4,344	27.7	+5.9
	Liberal Union	George Laffer (elected)	4,291	27.4	+5.4
	Liberal Union	Herbert Hudd (elected)	4,197	26.8	+26.8
	Labor	Matthew Hunt	1,657	10.6	-0.6
	Progressive Country	Walter Furler	1,192	7.6	+3.8
Total formal votes			15,681 6,214 ballots	98.8	+0.4
Informal votes			77	1.2	-0.4
Turnout			6,291	51.9	-0.7
Party total votes
	Liberal Union		12,832	81.8	+17.9
	Labor		1,657	10.6	-21.7
	Progressive Country		1,192	7.6	+7.6

Barossa

1921 South Australian state election: Barossa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Union	William Hague (elected)	4,766	18.7	+2.4
	Liberal Union	Henry Crosby (elected)	4,649	18.3	+2.3
	Liberal Union	Richard Butler (elected)	4,264	16.8	+0.9
	Labor	George Cooke	3,817	15.0	-0.3
	Labor	Leonard Hopkins	3,549	13.9	+13.9
	Labor	Edwin Parham	3,317	13.0	+13.0
	Progressive Country	Albert Nairne	1,091	4.3	+4.3
Total formal votes			25,453 8,665 ballots	99.0	+0.4
Informal votes			86	1.0	-0.4
Turnout			8,751	74.4	+10.9
Party total votes
	Liberal Union		13,679	53.7	+5.5
	Labor		10,683	42.0	-4.6
	Progressive Country		1,091	4.3	+4.3

Burra Burra

1921 South Australian state election: Burra Burra

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Farmers and Settlers	Thomas Hawke (elected)	4,315	16.6	+16.6
	Liberal Union	George Jenkins (elected)	4,214	16.2	+4.2
	Liberal Union	Samuel Dickson (elected)	3,986	15.3	+3.5
	Labor	Mick O'Halloran	3,864	14.9	+2.8
	Labor	Harry Buxton	3,739	14.4	+2.2
	Labor	Leonard Wilcott	3,611	13.9	+1.9
	Progressive Country	James McDonald	1,480	5.7	+5.7
	Independent	Edward Craigie	816	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			26,025 8,939 ballots	98.6	-0.6
Informal votes			123	1.4	+0.6
Turnout			9,062	68.9	+6.8
Party total votes
	Labor		11,214	43.1	+6.8
	Liberal Union		8,200	31.5	+7.7
	Farmers and Settlers		4,315	16.6	-11.5
	Progressive Country		1,480	5.7	-6.0
	Independent	Edward Craigie	816	3.1	+3.1

East Torrens

1921 South Australian state election: East Torrens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Union	Walter Hamilton (elected)	7,827	14.1	-2.7
	Liberal Union	Joseph Harper (elected)	7,386	13.3	+13.3
	Labor	Leslie Hunkin (elected)	7,115	12.8	+12.8
	Liberal Union	Albert Sutton	6,988	12.6	+12.6
	Labor	Herbert George	6,715	12.1	-1.6
	Labor	James Flaherty	6,491	11.7	+11.7
	Progressive Country	Frederick Coneybeer	5,548	10.0	-8.7
	Progressive Country	Alexander Jolly	3,805	6.9	+6.9
	Progressive Country	Thomas Buttery	3,683	6.6	+6.6
Total formal votes			55,558 18,745 ballots	98.9	+0.4
Informal votes			207	1.1	-0.4
Turnout			18,952	63.2	+16.8
Party total votes
	Liberal Union		22,201	40.0	+23.2
	Labor		20,321	36.6	-4.7
	Progressive Country		13,036	23.5	-11.4

Flinders

1921 South Australian state election: Flinders

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Union	James Moseley (elected)	2,582	26.2	-7.1
	Farmers and Settlers	John Chapman (elected)	2,427	24.6	-1.5
	Independent	Samuel Lindsay	1,332	13.5	-8.2
	Labor	Michael Murphy	1,218	12.4	+12.4
	Labor	Thomas Lyons	1,159	11.8	+12.4
	Independent	Harr Frick	1,130	11.5	+11.5
Total formal votes			9,848 4,973 ballots	98.4	+0.1
Informal votes			83	1.6	-0.1
Turnout			5,056	61.4	+10.9
Party total votes
	Liberal Union		2,582	26.2	-26.0
	Farmers and Settlers		2,427	24.6	-1.5
	Labor		2,377	24.1	+24.1
	Independent	Samuel Lindsay	1,332	13.5	-8.2
	Independent	Harr Frick	1,130	11.5	+11.5

Murray

1921 South Australian state election: Murray

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Union	Harry Young (elected)	4,100	19.1	+0.6
	Liberal Union	John Godfree (elected)	3,749	17.5	+17.5
	Liberal Union	John Randell (elected)	3,647	17.0	+17.0
	Labor	Frank Staniford	2,948	13.8	+0.3
	Labor	Sid O'Flaherty	2,881	13.4	-1.5
	Labor	Bert Hoare	2,807	13.1	+13.1
	Farmers and Settlers	James Daniel	1,295	6.0	+6.0
Total formal votes			21,427 7,394 ballots	99.2	+0.2
Informal votes			56	0.8	-0.2
Turnout			7,450	61.3	+4.4
Party total votes
	Liberal Union		11,496	53.7	+21.3
	Labor		8,636	40.3	-1.2
	Farmers and Settlers		1,295	6.0	+6.0

Newcastle

1921 South Australian state election: Newcastle

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Thomas Butterfield (elected)	2,396	30.4	-0.5
	Labor	William Harvey (elected)	2,241	28.1	+0.3
	Liberal Union	Edward Twopeny	1,699	21.5	-0.7
	Farmers and Settlers	John Smith	1,554	19.7	+19.7
Total formal votes			7,890 4,003 ballots	98.9	-0.2
Informal votes			46	1.1	+0.2
Turnout			4,049	59.6	+5.9
Party total votes
	Labor		4,637	58.8	-0.2
	Liberal Union		1,699	21.5	-19.5
	Farmers and Settlers		1,554	19.7	+19.7

North Adelaide

1921 South Australian state election: North Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frederick Birrell (elected)	4,486	23.1	+23.1
	Labor	Stanley Whitford (elected)	4,288	22.1	+22.1
	Liberal Union	Charles Butler	4,195	21.6	+21.6
	Progressive Country	Edward Anstey	3,898	20.1	-10.1
	Progressive Country	William Ponder	2,522	13.0	-16.4
Total formal votes			19,389 10,945 ballots	98.6	+0.1
Informal votes			151	1.4	-0.1
Turnout			11,096	65.4	+18.6
Party total votes
	Labor		8,774	45.3	+4.9
	Progressive Country		6,420	33.1	-26.5
	Liberal Union		4,195	21.6	+21.6

Port Adelaide

1921 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Price (elected)	9,319	35.5	+2.8
	Labor	John Verran (elected)	8,769	33.4	+2.3
	Farmers and Settlers	Joseph Lambert	4,281	16.3	+16.3
	Liberal Union	Leon Colley	3,860	14.7	+14.7
Total formal votes			26,229 13,219 ballots	99.1	+2.1
Informal votes			122	0.9	-2.1
Turnout			13,341	61.1	+13.1
Party total votes
	Labor		18,088	69.0	+5.2
	Farmers and Settlers		4,281	16.3	+16.3
	Liberal Union		3,860	14.7	+14.7

Port Pirie

1921 South Australian state election: Port Pirie

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lionel Hill (elected)	3,190	40.8	+7.8
	Labor	John Fitzgerald (elected)	3,074	39.4	+7.0
	Independent	William Blight	1,548	19.8	+19.8
Total formal votes			7,812 4,569 ballots	99.2	0.0
Informal votes			37	0.8	0.0
Turnout			4,606	72.7	+14.2
Party total votes
	Labor		6,264	80.2	+14.8
	Independent		1,548	19.8	+19.8

Stanley

1921 South Australian state election: Stanley

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Union	Robert Nicholls (elected)	4,050	31.5	-2.9
	Liberal Union	Henry Barwell (elected)	3,974	30.9	-2.8
	Labor	Even George	1,828	14.2	+14.2
	Labor	Albert Smith	1,474	11.5	+11.5
	Farmers and Settlers	Henry Sargent	800	6.2	+6.2
	Farmers and Settlers	John Aughey	719	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			12,845 6,563 ballots	97.6	-1.3
Informal votes			163	2.4	+1.3
Turnout			6,726	73.0	+10.0
Party total votes
	Liberal Union		8,024	62.5	-5.6
	Labor		3,302	25.7	+8.2
	Farmers and Settlers		1,519	11.8	-2.6

Sturt

1921 South Australian state election: Sturt

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Union	Herbert Richards (elected)	8,803	14.2	+14.2
	Liberal Union	George Hussey (elected)	8,396	13.5	+13.5
	Liberal Union	Ernest Anthoney (elected)	8,366	13.5	+13.5
	Labor	Harry Kneebone	6,849	11.0	+11.0
	Labor	Thomas Grealy	6,474	10.4	+10.4
	Labor	Tom Howard	6,282	10.1	-1.5
	Progressive Country	Thomas Smeaton	4,865	7.8	-10.2
	Independent	Verge Blunden	4,672	7.5	+7.5
	Progressive Country	John Vaughan	4,494	7.2	+2.0
	Progressive Country	Alfred Morris	2,918	4.7	+4.7
Total formal votes			62,119 21,595 ballots	99.0	+0.4
Informal votes			212	1.0	-0.4
Turnout			21,807	64.2	+20.2
Party total votes
	Liberal Union		25,565	41.2	+5.0
	Labor		19,605	31.6	-3.8
	Progressive Country		12,277	19.8	-3.4
	Independent	Verge Blunden	4,672	7.5	+7.5

Victoria

1921 South Australian state election: Victoria

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Country	Peter Reidy (elected)	4,677	27.5	+2.9
	Liberal Union	Vernon Petherick (elected)	4,527	26.6	+1.6
	Labor	Eric Shepherd	4,078	24.0	+24.0
	Labor	Charles McHugh	3,718	21.9	+0.2
Total formal votes			17,000 8,625 ballots	99.3	+0.9
Informal votes			64	0.7	-0.9
Turnout			8,689	69.8	+5.3
Party total votes
	Labor		7,796	45.9	+2.6
	Progressive Country		4,677	27.5	+2.9
	Liberal Union		4,527	26.6	+1.6

Wallaroo

1921 South Australian state election: Wallaroo

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Robert Richards (elected)	3,465	35.2	+1.9
	Labor	John Pedler (elected)	3,359	34.1	+1.2
	Independent	John Verran	3,020	30.7	+13.0
Total formal votes			9,844 6,343 ballots	99.5	+0.2
Informal votes			32	0.5	-0.2
Turnout			6,275	80.1	+4.3
Party total votes
	Labor		6,824	69.3	+3.1
	Independent	John Verran	3,020	30.7	+30.7

West Torrens

1921 South Australian state election: West Torrens

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alfred Blackwell (elected)	8,437	30.8	-1.4
	Labor	John McInnes (elected)	7,868	28.7	-1.9
	Progressive Country	Henry Chesson	5,888	21.5	+2.9
	Liberal Union	William Dring	5,236	19.1	+19.1
Total formal votes			27,429 13,921 ballots	98.5	+0.5
Informal votes			209	1.5	-0.5
Turnout			14,130	60.6	+12.3
Party total votes
	Labor		16,305	59.4	-3.4
	Progressive Country		5,888	21.5	-15.7
	Liberal Union		5,236	19.1	+19.1

Wooroora

1921 South Australian state election: Wooroora

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Union	James McLachlan (elected)	4,303	18.7	+0.9
	Liberal Union	Richard Butler (elected)	4,137	18.0	+3.9
	Liberal Union	Albert Robinson (elected)	3,595	15.7	+0.9
	Labor	Allan Robertson	3,303	14.4	-1.2
	Labor	Arthur McArthur	2,971	12.9	+12.9
	Labor	Alfred Tonkin	2,884	12.6	+12.6
	Independent	David James	929	4.0	+4.0
	Independent	Ruphert Bowey	841	3.7	+3.7
Total formal votes			22,963 7,890 ballots	99.2	+0.1
Informal votes			66	0.8	-0.1
Turnout			7,956	71.7	+6.5
Party total votes
	Liberal Union		12,035	52.4	+5.7
	Labor		9,158	39.9	-3.6
	Independent	David James	929	4.0	+4.0
	Independent	Ruphert Bowey	841	3.7	+3.7

Yorke Peninsula

1921 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Union	Peter Allen (elected)	unopposed
	Liberal Union	Henry Tossell (elected)	unopposed

See also

• Candidates of the 1921 South Australian state election
• Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1921–1924

References

1. "Summary of 1921Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2019.