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South Australian state election 19 March 1938 1 House of Assembly lt lt 1933 1941 gt gt Enrolled voters 364 884Votes cast 233 136 Turnout 63 31 3 86 Informal votes 14 811 Informal 2 16 2 71 Summary of votes by partyParty 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 2Total 218 325 39 This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1938 South Australian state election Contents 1 Results by electoral district 1 1 Adelaide 1 2 Albert 1 3 Alexandra 1 4 Angas 1 5 Burnside 1 6 Burra 1 7 Chaffey 1 8 Eyre 1 9 Flinders 1 10 Frome 1 11 Gawler 1 12 Glenelg 1 13 Goodwood 1 14 Gouger 1 15 Gumeracha 1 16 Hindmarsh 1 17 Light 1 18 Mitcham 1 19 Mount Gambier 1 20 Murray 1 21 Newcastle 1 22 Norwood 1 23 Onkaparinga 1 24 Port Adelaide 1 25 Port Pirie 1 26 Prospect 1 27 Ridley 1 28 Rocky River 1 29 Semaphore 1 30 Stanley 1 31 Stirling 1 32 Stuart 1 33 Thebarton 1 34 Torrens 1 35 Unley 1 36 Victoria 1 37 Wallaroo 1 38 Yorke Peninsula 1 39 Young 2 See also 3 ReferencesResults by electoral district editAdelaide edit 1938 South Australian state election Adelaide Party Candidate Votes Independent Labor Bert Edwards 2 740 29 8Independent Labor Doug Bardolph 2 367 25 8Liberal and Country Duncan Menzies 1 541 16 8Labor Bob Dale 1 250 13 6Independent Patrick Flannagan 1 146 12 5Independent Labor John Atkins 144 1 6Total formal votes 9 188 94 9Informal votes 492 5 1Turnout 9 680 64 3Two candidate preferred resultIndependent Labor Doug Bardolph 5 502 59 9Independent Labor Bert Edwards 3 686 40 1Independent Labor gain from Labor SwingAlbert edit 1938 South Australian state election Albert Party Candidate Votes Liberal and Country Malcolm McIntosh 2 146 54 6Independent Gwynfred Oram 1 237 31 5Independent John McNamara 549 14 0Total formal votes 3 932 98 6Informal votes 57 1 4Turnout 3 989 71 9Liberal and Country hold Swing N APreferences were not distributed Alexandra edit 1938 South Australian state election Alexandra Party Candidate Votes Independent George Connor 2 085 50 4Liberal and Country Herbert Hudd 2 056 49 6Total formal votes 4 141 98 6Informal votes 59 1 4Turnout 4 200 64 3Independent gain from Liberal and Country SwingAngas edit 1938 South Australian state election Angas Party Candidate Votes Liberal and Country Reginald Rudall 1 998 47 3Independent Walter Langdon Parsons 684 16 2Labor Karl Metz 669 15 8Independent William Haese 478 11 3Independent Albert Mills 399 9 4Total formal votes 4 228 97 1Informal votes 128 2 9Turnout 4 356 74 9After distribution of preferencesLiberal and Country Reginald Rudall 2 171 51 3Independent Walter Langdon Parsons 1 182 28 0Labor Karl Metz 875 20 7Liberal and Country hold SwingPreferences were not distributed to completion Burnside edit 1938 South Australian state election Burnside Party Candidate Votes Liberal and Country Charles Abbott 4 400 47 1Independent Stanley Gray 2 624 28 1Labor Herbert Slater 1 366 14 6Democratic Women s Jeanne Young 961 10 3Total formal votes 9 351 98 3Informal votes 162 1 7Turnout 9 513 60 1Two party preferred resultLiberal and Country Charles Abbott 4 795 51 3Independent Stanley Gray 4 556 48 7Liberal and Country hold SwingBurra edit 1938 South Australian state election Burra Party Candidate Votes Liberal and Country Archibald McDonald 1 530 39 1Labor Thomas Canny 1 181 30 2Independent Even George 742 19 0Independent Maurice Collins 456 11 7Total formal votes 3 909 98 8Informal votes 48 1 2Turnout 3 957 75 3Two party preferred resultLiberal and Country Archibald McDonald 2 305 59 0Labor Thomas Canny 1 604 41 0Liberal and Country hold SwingChaffey edit 1938 South Australian state election Chaffey Party Candidate Votes Independent William MacGillivray 975 29 7Liberal and Country Cuthbert Ruston 881 26 8Independent Henry Denman 529 16 1Labor Robert Lambert 522 15 8Liberal and Country Alan Kelly 381 11 6Total formal votes 3 288 95 8Informal votes 143 4 2Turnout 3 431 59 7Two party preferred resultIndependent William MacGillivray 1 960 59 6Liberal and Country Cuthbert Ruston 1 328 40 4Independent gain from Liberal and Country SwingEyre edit 1938 South Australian state election Eyre Party Candidate Votes Liberal and Country Arthur Christian 1 869 50 6Independent Arnold Schubert 994 26 9Independent Carl Bohlin 831 22 5Total formal votes 3 694 96 9Informal votes 118 3 1Turnout 3 812 63 5Liberal and Country hold SwingPreferences were not distributed Flinders edit 1938 South Australian state election Flinders Party Candidate Votes Single Tax League Edward Craigie 1 451 34 9Liberal and Country Rex Pearson 1 272 30 6Labor John O Leary 1 117 26 9Independent Percy Provis 315 7 6Total formal votes 4 155 97 6Informal votes 103 2 4Turnout 4 258 69 9Two candidate preferred resultSingle Tax League Edward Craigie 2 516 60 6Liberal and Country Rex Pearson 1 639 39 4Single Tax League hold SwingFrome edit 1938 South Australian state election Frome Party Candidate Votes Labor Mick O Halloran 1 604 51 0Liberal and Country Frederick Adams 1 174 37 3Independent Samuel Jones 369 11 7Total formal votes 3 147 98 5Informal votes 49 1 5Turnout 3 196 77 2Preferences were not distributed Gawler edit 1938 South Australian state election Gawler Party Candidate Votes Labor Leslie Duncan 1 178 29 0Independent William Duggan 1 123 27 7Liberal and Country William Noack 1 090 26 9Independent Adolph Ey 443 10 9Independent Lindsay Yelland 224 5 5Total formal votes 4 058 97 3Informal votes 111 2 7Turnout 4 169 74 9Two party preferred resultLabor Leslie Duncan 2 464 60 7Liberal and Country William Noack 1 594 39 3Labor hold SwingGlenelg edit 1938 South Australian state election Glenelg Party Candidate Votes Independent William Fisk 3 831 40 5Liberal and Country Ernest Anthoney 3 793 40 1Labor Thomas Barker 1 825 19 3Total formal votes 9 449 98 4Informal votes 154 1 6Turnout 9 603 59 9Two candidate preferred resultIndependent William Fisk 5 295 56 0Liberal and Country Ernest Anthoney 4 154 44 0Independent gain from Liberal and Country SwingGoodwood edit 1938 South Australian state election Goodwood Party Candidate Votes Labor David Fraser 3 214 42 0Independent George Illingworth 2 062 26 9Liberal and Country Alfred Cox 1 483 19 4Independent Jack Hick 901 11 8Total formal votes 7 660 97 9Informal votes 166 2 1Turnout 7 826 55 6Two candidate preferred resultIndependent George Illingworth 3 946 51 5Labor David Fraser 3 714 48 5Independent gain from Labor SwingGouger edit 1938 South Australian state election Gouger Party Candidate Votes Independent Albert Robinson 2 123 54 8Liberal and Country Henry Crosby 1 751 45 2Total formal votes 3 874 98 4Informal votes 64 1 6Turnout 3 938 74 8Independent gain from Liberal and Country SwingGumeracha edit 1938 South Australian state election Gumeracha Party Candidate Votes Liberal and Country Thomas Playford 2 081 65 3Independent Robert Hunter 556 17 5Labor Arthur Edwards 549 17 2Total formal votes 3 186 98 3Informal votes 55 1 7Turnout 3 241 56 4Liberal and Country hold SwingPreferences were not distributed Hindmarsh edit 1938 South Australian state election Hindmarsh Party Candidate Votes Labor John McInnes 4 920 52 7Independent James Treloar 4 424 47 3Total formal votes 9 344 98 0Informal votes 188 2 0Turnout 9 532 54 2Labor hold SwingLight edit 1938 South Australian state election Light Party Candidate Votes Liberal and Country Richard Butler 2 463 48 9Independent Moses Gabb 1 598 31 7Labor Kevin McEntee 558 11 1Independent Edmund Craig 267 5 3Independent Edgar Willis 148 2 9Total formal votes 5 034 97 8Informal votes 111 2 2Turnout 5 145 82 9After distribution of preferencesLiberal and Country Richard Butler 2 518 50 0Independent Moses Gabb 1 886 37 5Labor Kevin McEntee 630 12 5Liberal and Country hold SwingPreferences were not distributed to completion Mitcham edit 1938 South Australian state election Mitcham Party Candidate Votes Liberal and Country Henry Dunks 5 019 54 2Labor Frank Walsh 1 966 21 2Independent Clarence Goode 1 559 16 8Independent Nelson Clark 722 7 8Total formal votes 9 266 98 5Informal votes 136 1 5Turnout 9 402 61 4Liberal and Country hold SwingPreferences were not distributed Mount Gambier edit 1938 South Australian state election Mount Gambier Party Candidate Votes Independent John Fletcher 1 694 36 1Labor Francis Young 1 689 36 0Liberal and Country Henry Kennedy 1 312 27 9Total formal votes 4 695 98 2Informal votes 87 1 8Turnout 4 782 71 8Two candidate preferred resultIndependent John Fletcher 2 725 58 0Labor Francis Young 1 970 42 0Independent gain from Labor SwingMurray edit 1938 South Australian state election Murray Party Candidate Votes Independent Labor Richard McKenzie 1 494 34 1Liberal and Country George Morphett 1 445 33 0Independent P H Suter 858 19 6Labor John Cassidy 583 13 3Total formal votes 4 380 98 4Informal votes 72 1 6Turnout 4 452 69 7Two candidate preferred resultIndependent Richard McKenzie 2 434 55 6Liberal and Country George Morphett 1 946 44 4Independent gain from Liberal and Country SwingNewcastle edit 1938 South Australian state election Newcastle Party Candidate Votes Liberal and Country George Jenkins 2 060 67 5Labor James Marner 993 32 5Total formal votes 3 053 97 8Informal votes 68 2 2Turnout 3 121 64 7Liberal and Country hold SwingNorwood edit 1938 South Australian state election Norwood Party Candidate Votes Labor Frank Nieass 3 050 33 7Liberal and Country Walter Hamilton 2 614 28 9Women s Non Party Millicent Bowering 1 821 20 1Independent Henry Austin 788 8 7Independent William Hardy 785 8 7Total formal votes 9 058 96 6Informal votes 322 3 4Turnout 9 380 56 6Two party preferred resultLabor Frank Nieass 4 803 53 0Liberal and Country Walter Hamilton 4 255 47 0Labor gain from Liberal and Country SwingOnkaparinga edit 1938 South Australian state election Onkaparinga Party Candidate Votes Liberal and Country Howard Shannon 1 870 44 0Independent Frank Staniford 1 396 32 9Labor Tom Howard 984 23 2Total formal votes 4 250 98 4Informal votes 71 1 6Turnout 4 321 63 8Two candidate preferred resultLiberal and Country Howard Shannon 2 175 51 2Independent Frank Staniford 2 075 48 8Liberal and Country hold SwingPort Adelaide edit 1938 South Australian state election Port Adelaide Party Candidate Votes Labor James Stephens 6 590 75 2Independent Raphael Cilento 2 179 24 8Total formal votes 8 769 96 6Informal votes 310 3 4Turnout 9 079 53 1Labor hold SwingPort Pirie edit 1938 South Australian state election Port Pirie Party Candidate Votes Labor Andrew Lacey unopposedLabor hold SwingProspect edit 1938 South Australian state election Prospect Party Candidate Votes Liberal and Country Elder Whittle 4 758 46 3Labor Joseph Connelly 3 021 29 4Independent Arthur Gray 2 249 21 9Independent Ruth Ravenscroft 241 2 4Total formal votes 10 269 98 6Informal votes 141 1 4Turnout 10 410 62 9Two party preferred resultLiberal and Country Elder Whittle 6 262 61 0Labor Joseph Connelly 4 007 39 0Liberal and Country hold SwingRidley edit 1938 South Australian state election Ridley Party Candidate Votes Independent Tom Stott 2 985 65 6Liberal and Country Francis Petch 1 565 34 4Total formal votes 4 550 99 2Informal votes 38 0 8Turnout 4 588 70 7Independent hold SwingRocky River edit 1938 South Australian state election Rocky River Party Candidate Votes Liberal and Country John Lyons 2 041 50 2Independent Michael Noonan 712 17 5Labor Edgar Russell 707 17 4Independent William Nicholls 603 14 8Total formal votes 4 063 98 4Informal votes 66 1 6Turnout 4 129 78 5Liberal and Country hold SwingPreferences were not distributed Semaphore edit 1938 South Australian state election Semaphore Party Candidate Votes Labor Albert Thompson 4 849 58 4Independent Charles Grant 1 261 15 2Independent Harry Bray 1 211 14 6Independent Herbert Guthrie 984 11 8Total formal votes 8 305 97 6Informal votes 203 2 4Turnout 8 508 56 2Labor hold SwingStanley edit 1938 South Australian state election Stanley Party Candidate Votes Liberal and Country Alexander Melrose 1 441 35 1Independent Percy Quirke 1 344 32 7Independent Liberal Samuel Dennison 1 320 32 2Total formal votes 4 105 99 0Informal votes 41 1 0Turnout 4 146 75 8Two candidate preferred resultLiberal and Country Alexander Melrose 2 272 55 3Independent Percy Quirke 1 833 44 7Liberal and Country hold SwingStirling edit 1938 South Australian state election Stirling Party Candidate Votes Independent Samuel Pearce 1 597 37 0Independent Herbert Dunn 1 503 34 8Liberal and Country Percy Heggaton 1 214 28 1Total formal votes 4 314 98 7Informal votes 58 1 3Turnout 4 372 68 2Two candidate preferred resultIndependent Herbert Dunn 2 401 55 7Independent Samuel Pearce 1 913 44 3Independent gain from Liberal and Country SwingStuart edit 1938 South Australian state election Stuart Party Candidate Votes Labor Lindsay Riches unopposedLabor hold SwingThebarton edit 1938 South Australian state election Thebarton Party Candidate Votes Labor Marie Skitch 2 735 31 8Independent Jules Langdon 2 373 27 5Independent Charles Lloyd 1 876 21 8Independent Alfred Blackwell 1 171 13 6Independent Leonard Smith 449 5 2Total formal votes 8 604 96 5Informal votes 313 3 5Turnout 8 917 55 1Two candidate preferred resultIndependent Jules Langdon 5 122 59 5Labor Marie Skitch 3 482 40 5Independent hold SwingTorrens edit 1938 South Australian state election Torrens Party Candidate Votes Liberal and Country Shirley Jeffries 4 777 44 4Labor Raymond Davis 3 537 32 9Independent Ernest Hannaford 2 444 22 7Total formal votes 10 758 97 9Informal votes 228 2 1Turnout 10 986 59 1Two party preferred resultLiberal and Country Shirley Jeffries 5 959 55 4Labor Raymond Davis 4 799 44 6Liberal and Country hold SwingUnley edit 1938 South Australian state election Unley Party Candidate Votes Independent John McLeay 4 356 40 7Liberal and Country Horace Hogben 3 750 35 0Labor Thomas Grealy 2 596 24 3Total formal votes 10 702 98 5Informal votes 161 1 5Turnout 10 863 60 5Two candidate preferred resultIndependent John McLeay 6 076 56 8Liberal and Country Horace Hogben 4 626 43 2Independent gain from Liberal and Country SwingVictoria edit 1938 South Australian state election Victoria Party Candidate Votes Independent Clement Smith 1 755 36 3Liberal and Country Vernon Petherick 1 678 34 8Labor John Daly 1 396 28 9Total formal votes 4 829 97 8Informal votes 107 2 2Turnout 4 936 70 6Two candidate preferred resultIndependent Clement Smith 2 816 58 3Liberal and Country Vernon Petherick 2 013 41 7Independent gain from Liberal and Country SwingWallaroo edit 1938 South Australian state election Wallaroo Party Candidate Votes Labor Robert Richards 2 475 54 2Independent Cecil Chapman 2 091 45 8Total formal votes 4 566 98 5Informal votes 67 1 5Turnout 4 633 79 7Labor hold SwingYorke Peninsula edit 1938 South Australian state election Yorke Peninsula Party Candidate Votes Independent Daniel Davies 2 725 56 3Liberal and Country Alexander Ferguson 2 114 43 7Total formal votes 4 839 99 1Informal votes 44 0 9Turnout 4 883 73 4Independent hold SwingYoung edit 1938 South Australian state election Young Party Candidate Votes Liberal and Country Robert Nicholls 2 111 63 7Independent Leonard Young 733 22 1Independent Herman Dolling 468 14 1Total formal votes 3 312 97 9Informal votes 70 2 1Turnout 3 382 70 5Liberal and Country hold SwingPreferences were not distributed See also editCandidates of the 1938 South Australian state election Members of the South Australian House of Assembly 1938 1941References edit Summary of 1938 Election University of Western Australia Retrieved 7 July 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Results of the 1938 South Australian state election House of Assembly amp oldid 1199789683, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
