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Results of the 1927 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

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South Australian state election, 26 March 1927[1]
House of Assembly
<< 1924–1930 >>

Enrolled voters 309,588
Votes cast 214,738 Turnout 77.43% +14.71%
Informal votes 3,943 Informal N/A
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 243,450 47.99% +0.65% 16 – 11
  Liberal Federation 203,050 40.02% –1.68% 23 + 6
  Country 27,617 5.44% –3.56% 5 + 3
  Protestant Labor 10,560 2.08% +2.08% 1 + 1
  Single Tax League 1,923 0.40% –0.20% 0 ± 0
  Independent 20,720 5.10% +4.60% 1 + 1
Total 507,320     46  

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1927 South Australian state election. Each district elected multiple members.

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

Results by electoral district

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Adelaide

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1927 South Australian state election: Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bill Denny (elected) 7,412 25.4 −4.8
Labor Bert Edwards (elected) 7,149 24.5 −5.1
Labor Herbert George (elected) 7,095 24.3 +24.3
Liberal Federation Donald Kerr 2,688 9.2 +9.2
Liberal Federation Francis Hicks 2,200 7.5 +7.5
Liberal Federation Agnes Goode 2,189 7.5 +0.7
Independent Cecil Skitch 503 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 29,236
10,299 ballots 		97.5 −0.5
Informal votes 266 2.5 +0.5
Turnout 10,565 73.4 +22.7
Party total votes
Labor 21,656 74.1 −16.9
Liberal Federation 7,077 24.2 +17.4
Independent Cecil Skitch 503 1.7 +1.7

Albert

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1927 South Australian state election: Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Malcolm McIntosh (elected) 5,809 29.7 −8.5
Country Frederick McMillan (elected) 5,643 28.9 −8.5
Labor Richard McKenzie 4,092 20.9 +20.9
Labor Henry Dalziel 4,000 20.5 +20.5
Total formal votes 19,544
10,067 ballots 		98.8 −0.6
Informal votes 120 1.2 +0.6
Turnout 10,187 76.1 +22.8
Party total votes
Country 11,452 58.6 −17.0
Labor 8,092 41.4 +41.4

Alexandra

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1927 South Australian state election: Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Federation Percy Heggaton (elected) unopposed
Liberal Federation Herbert Hudd (elected) unopposed
Liberal Federation George Laffer (elected) unopposed

Barossa

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1927 South Australian state election: Barossa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Herbert Basedow (elected) 5,766 18.4 +10.2
Labor George Cooke (elected) 5,241 16.7 +0.4
Liberal Federation Henry Crosby (elected) 5,152 16.4 +1.1
Liberal Federation Reginald Rudall 5,056 16.1 +16.1
Labor Leonard Hopkins 5,014 16.0 +0.4
Liberal Federation Herbert Lyons 4,870 15.5 +15.5
Independent Albert Davies 282 0.9 +0.9
Total formal votes 31,371
10,816 ballots 		98.9 +0.4
Informal votes 123 1.1 −0.4
Turnout 10,939 86.0 +15.6
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 15,078 48.0 +1.9
Labor 10,255 32.7 +0.8
Independent Herbert Basedow 5,766 18.4 +10.2
Independent Albert Davies 282 0.9 +0.9

Burra Burra

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1927 South Australian state election: Burra Burra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Federation George Jenkins (elected) 5,719 17.6 +5.0
Country Reginald Carter (elected) 5,420 16.7 +11.6
Liberal Federation Francis Jettner (elected) 5,407 16.7 +5.8
Labor Albert Hawke 5,396 16.7 +1.9
Labor Sydney McHugh 5,239 16.2 +1.2
Labor Mick O'Halloran 5,231 16.1 +0.1
Total formal votes 32,412
11,040 ballots 		98.8 +0.8
Informal votes 133 1.2 −0.8
Turnout 11,173 82.5 +13.5
Party total votes
Labor 15,866 49.0 +3.2
Liberal Federation 11,126 34.3 −1.7
Country 5,420 16.7 −1.6

East Torrens

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1927 South Australian state election: East Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Federation Frederick Coneybeer (elected) 15,372 20.1 +3.3
Liberal Federation Walter Hamilton (elected) 14,330 18.8 +3.1
Liberal Federation Albert Sutton (elected) 13,790 18.1 +2.4
Labor Leslie Hunkin 12,619 16.5 −1.6
Labor Beasley Kearney 10,111 13.2 +13.2
Labor James Flaherty 10,109 13.2 +13.2
Total formal votes 76,331
26,387 ballots 		98.2 −0.8
Informal votes 494 1.8 +0.8
Turnout 26,881 75.8 +13.1
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 43,492 57.0 +8.8
Labor 32,839 43.0 −8.8

Flinders

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1927 South Australian state election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Federation James Moseley (elected) 3,680 25.6 +8.1
Country Edward Coles (elected) 3,459 24.0 +24.0
Labor John O'Connor 3,318 23.1 +8.7
Labor James Pollard 2,017 14.0 +14.0
Single Tax League Edward Craigie 1,923 13.4 +3.0
Total formal votes 14,397
7,704 ballots 		98.2 −0.4
Informal votes 140 1.8 +0.4
Turnout 7,844 75.5 +11.7
Party total votes
Labor 5,335 37.1 +8.5
Liberal Federation 3,680 25.6 −2.7
Country 3,459 24.0 0.0
Single Tax League 1,923 13.4 −5.8

Murray

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1927 South Australian state election: Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clement Collins (elected) 5,031 17.0 −0.7
Liberal Federation Hermann Homburg (elected) 4,993 16.8 +1.0
Liberal Federation Ernest Hannaford (elected) 4,893 16.5 +16.5
Liberal Federation John Randell 4,715 15.9 −0.6
Labor Frank Staniford 4,327 14.6 −3.1
Labor Alec Gniel 4,158 14.0 +14.0
Independent John Godfree 1,561 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 29,678
10,191 ballots 		98.4 −1.0
Informal votes 172 1.6 +1.0
Turnout 10.363 83.2 +19.6
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 14,601 49.2 −0.5
Labor 13,516 45.6 −4.7
Independent John Godfree 1,561 5.3 +5.3

Newcastle

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1927 South Australian state election: Newcastle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Butterfield (elected) 2,776 30.5 −9.4
Labor William Harvey (elected) 2,678 29.5 −8.2
Liberal Federation Philip McBride 1,853 20.4 +20.4
Country Sydney Castine 1,785 19.6 +19.6
Total formal votes 9,092
4,670 ballots 		98.2 −0.1
Informal votes 85 1.8 +0.1
Turnout 4,755 76.5 +12.1
Party total votes
Labor 5,454 60.0 −17.6
Liberal Federation 1,853 20.4 −2.0
Country 1,785 19.6 +19.6

North Adelaide

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1927 South Australian state election: North Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frederick Birrell (elected) 7,875 25.5 −2.0
Liberal Federation Shirley Jeffries (elected) 7,811 25.3 +2.1
Liberal Federation Victor Newland 7,705 25.0 +25.0
Labor Stanley Whitford 7,450 24.2 −2.9
Total formal votes 30,841
15,765 ballots 		97.8 −1.2
Informal votes 352 2.2 +1.2
Turnout 16,117 78.0 +15.4
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 15,516 50.3 +4.9
Labor 15,325 49.7 −4.9

Port Adelaide

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1927 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Jonas (elected) 14,512 40.9 +40.9
Protestant Labor Thomas Thompson (elected) 10,560 29.8 +29.8
Labor Frank Condon 10,375 29.3 −11.7
Total formal votes 35,447
20,507 ballots 		98.4 −0.6
Informal votes 334 1.6 +0.6
Turnout 20,841 77.2 +13.1
Party total votes
Labor 24,887 70.2 −15.2
Protestant Labor 10,560 29.8 +29.8

Port Pirie

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1927 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Fitzgerald (elected) unopposed
Labor Lionel Hill (elected) unopposed

Stanley

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1927 South Australian state election: Stanley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Federation John Lyons (elected) 5,066 39.8 +39.8
Liberal Federation Robert Nicholls (elected) 5,002 29.3 −1.3
Independent Peter Gillen 2,648 20.8 +20.8
Total formal votes 12,716
7,530 ballots 		98.3 +0.1
Informal votes 130 1.7 −0.1
Turnout 7,660 79.8 +9.8
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 10,068 79.2 +22.4
Independent Peter Gillen 2,648 20.8 +20.8

Sturt

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1927 South Australian state election: Sturt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Federation Herbert Richards (elected) 19,642 19.1 +1.4
Liberal Federation Ernest Anthoney (elected) 19,485 19.0 +1.5
Liberal Federation Edward Vardon (elected) 18,939 18.4 +1.3
Labor Bob Dale 14,114 13.7 +13.7
Labor Thomas Grealy 14,015 13.6 −2.9
Labor Francis McCabe 13,417 13.1 +13.1
Independent Edmund Craig 3,162 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 102,774
35,272 ballots 		97.6 −1.6
Informal votes 865 2.4 +1.6
Turnout 36,137 75.3 +17.5
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 58,066 56.5 +4.2
Labor 41,546 40.4 −7.3
Independent Edward Craig 3,162 3.1 +3.1

Victoria

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1927 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Federation Peter Reidy (elected) 6,079 29.1 +1.7
Labor Eric Shepherd (elected) 5,410 25.9 +0.1
Liberal Federation Vernon Petherick 5,122 24.5 −0.1
Labor Francis Young 4,291 20.5 +20.5
Total formal votes 20,902
10,630 ballots 		99.2 −0.1
Informal votes 81 0.8 +0.1
Turnout 10,711 89.4 +14.8
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 11,201 53.6 +1.6
Labor 9,701 46.4 −1.6

Wallaroo

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1927 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Pedler (elected) unopposed
Labor Robert Richards (elected) unopposed

West Torrens

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1927 South Australian state election: West Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alfred Blackwell (elected) 15,549 42.3
Labor John McInnes (elected) 14,369 39.1
Independent Raphael Cilento 6,808 18.5
Total formal votes 36,726
21,103 ballots 		97.4
Informal votes 572 2.6
Turnout 21,675 71.2
Party total votes
Labor 29,918 82.5
Independent Raphael Cilento 6,808 18.5

Wooroora

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1927 South Australian state election: Wooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Federation James McLachlan (elected) 5,719 22.1 +8.7
Liberal Federation Richard Butler (elected) 5,573 21.6 +8.9
Country Archie Cameron (elected) 5,501 21.3 +11.5
Labor Allan Robertson 3,370 13.0 +0.9
Labor Reginald Reincke 2,857 11.1 +11.1
Labor William Jarrad 2,833 11.0 +11.0
Total formal votes 25,853
8,814 ballots 		99.1 −0.1
Informal votes 76 0.9 +0.1
Turnout 8,890 80.3 +7.4
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 11,292 43.7 +5.7
Labor 9,060 35.1 +0.7
Country 5,501 21.3 −6.4

Yorke Peninsula

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1927 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Federation Edward Giles (elected) unopposed
Liberal Federation Henry Tossell (elected) unopposed

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Summary of 1927 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
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