Results of the 1933 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 8 April 1933[1]
House of Assembly
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Enrolled voters 338,576
Votes cast 182,693 Turnout 59.45% –11.91%
Informal votes 8,904 Informal 4.87% -0.84%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal and Country 60,159 34.62% * 29 *
  Labor 48,273 27.78% –20.86% 6 – 24
  Parliamentary Labor 28,319 16.30% * 4 *
  Lang Labor 6,398 3.68% * 3 *
  Single Tax League 5,429 3.12% +1.80% 1 ± 0
  Communist 1,908 1.10% +0.77% 0 ± 0
  Independent 23,303 13.41% +11.09% 3 + 3
Total 173,789     46  

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1933 South Australian state election. Each district elected multiple members.

Results by electoral district

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Adelaide

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1933 South Australian state election: Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Lang Labor Doug Bardolph (elected 1) 2,669 35.4 +35.4
Lang Labor Bob Dale (elected 2) 153 2.0 +2.0
Lang Labor Tom Howard (elected 3) 30 0.4 +0.4
Labor Martin Collaton 1,516 20.1 +20.1
Labor Herbert George 240 3.2 −0.2
Labor Edward McDonnell 181 2.4 +2.4
Parliamentary Labor Bill Denny 1,072 14.2 −67.5
Parliamentary Labor Clement Wells 180 2.4 +2.4
Parliamentary Labor Martin Dwyer 25 0.3 +0.3
Liberal and Country Kingsley Hilton 1,073 14.2 +14.2
Liberal and Country Duncan Menzies 64 0.9 +0.9
Liberal and Country J Trego-Williams 39 0.5 +0.5
Communist Tom Garland 307 4.1 +4.1
Total formal votes 7,549 91.4 −0.8
Informal votes 713 8.6 +0.8
Turnout 8,262 61.2 +2.3
Party total votes
Lang Labor 2,847 37.7 +37.7
Labor 1,937 25.7 −63.9
Parliamentary Labor 1,277 16.9 +16.9
Liberal and Country 1,176 15.6 +15.6
Communist 307 4.1 −0.7

Albert

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1933 South Australian state election: Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Malcolm McIntosh (elected 1) 3,695 40.7 +4.0
Liberal and Country Frederick McMillan 187 2.1 −0.5
Independent Tom Stott (elected 2) 3,013 33.2 +33.2
Single Tax League Jacob Groth 1,908 21.0 +21.0
Single Tax League Oscar Kunoth 277 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 9,080 94.1 0.0
Informal votes 365 3.9 0.0
Turnout 9,445 61.1 −12.9
Party total votes
Liberal and Country 3,882 42.8 +3.5
Independent Tom Stott 3,013 33.2 +33.2
Single Tax League 2,185 24.1 +24.1

Alexandra

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1933 South Australian state election: Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Laffer (elected 1) unopposed
Liberal and Country Herbert Hudd (elected 2) unopposed
Liberal and Country Percy Heggaton (elected 3) unopposed

Barossa

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1933 South Australian state election: Barossa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Henry Crosby (elected 1) 3,522 39.5 +5.3
Liberal and Country Reginald Rudall 184 2.1 +2.1
Liberal and Country Herbert Lyons (elected 3) 124 1.4 −1.7
Parliamentary Labor Thomas Edwards 2,007 22.5 +20.0
Parliamentary Labor Harold Zadow 54 0.6 +0.6
Parliamentary Labor Arthur McArthur 47 0.5 +0.5
Independent Herbert Basedow (elected 2) 1,672 18.8 −4.3
Independent Lindsay Yelland 64 0.7 +0.7
Labor Leslie McMullin 1,135 12.7 +12.7
Labor John Whitfield 64 0.7 +0.7
Labor Sid O'Flaherty 38 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 8,911 94.9 +1.4
Informal votes 474 5.1 −1.4
Turnout 9,385 66.6 −11.9
Party total votes
Liberal and Country 3,830 43.0 +5.6
Parliamentary Labor 2,108 23.7 +23.7
Independent 1,736 19.5 +5.0
Labor 1,237 13.9 −32.8

Burra Burra

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1933 South Australian state election: Burra Burra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Jenkins (elected 1) 3,464 39.0 +1.9
Liberal and Country Alexander Melrose (elected 2) 199 2.2 +2.2
Liberal and Country Archibald McDonald (elected 3) 172 1.9 +1.9
Parliamentary Labor Jack Critchley 1,940 21.8 −19.2
Parliamentary Labor Sydney McHugh 467 5.3 −4.9
Parliamentary Labor Even George 224 2.5 +1.0
Labor Thomas Canny 2,208 24.8 +24.8
Labor Leonard Wilcott 160 1.8 +1.8
Labor James Marner 63 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 8,897 96.0 +2.2
Informal votes 375 4.0 −2.2
Turnout 9,272 71.2 −7.1
Party total votes
Liberal and Country 3,835 43.1 −4.2
Parliamentary Labor 2,631 29.6 +29.6
Labor 2,431 27.3 −25.1

East Torrens

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1933 South Australian state election: East Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Charles Abbott (elected 1) 8,207 40.3 +40.3
Liberal and Country Walter Hamilton (elected 2) 470 2.3 −3.8
Liberal and Country Frank Perry (elected 3) 460 2.3 +2.3
Labor Loftus Fenwick 6,179 30.3 +30.3
Labor Beasley Kearney 496 2.4 −42.4
Labor Cecil Nicholls 222 1.1 +1.1
Parliamentary Labor Herbert Byrne 3,663 18.0 +18.0
Parliamentary Labor Herman Dankel 521 2.6 +2.6
Parliamentary Labor Clarence Cooke 144 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 20,362 94.9 +0.2
Informal votes 1,097 5.1 −0.2
Turnout 21,459 55.7 −14.2
Party total votes
Liberal and Country 9,137 44.9 −5.0
Labor 6,897 33.9 −16.2
Parliamentary Labor 4,328 21.3 +21.3

Flinders

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1933 South Australian state election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Single Tax League Edward Craigie (elected 1) 3,190 41.0 +7.0
Single Tax League James Moore 54 0.7 +0.7
Liberal and Country Arthur Christian (elected 2) 2,186 28.1 +28.1
Liberal and Country James McDonald 358 4.6 +4.6
Labor Leo Cash 1,419 18.2 +18.2
Labor Thomas Cash 172 2.2 +2.2
Independent Albert Pfitzner 411 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 7,790 95.7 +0.1
Informal votes 353 4.3 −0.1
Turnout 8,143 64.1 −6.5
Party total votes
Single Tax League 3,244 41.7 +7.7
Liberal and Country 2,544 32.7 +2.7
Labor 1,591 20.4 +3.8
Independent Albert Pfitzner 411 5.3 +5.3

Murray

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1933 South Australian state election: Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Morphett (elected 1) 3,304 41.3 +30.0
Liberal and Country Thomas Playford (elected 2) 341 4.3 +4.3
Liberal and Country Howard Shannon (elected 3) 233 2.9 +2.9
Parliamentary Labor Clement Collins 1,800 22.5 −7.3
Parliamentary Labor Frank Staniford 1,009 12.6 +5.9
Parliamentary Labor Robert Hunter 46 0.6 −0.3
Labor John Cassidy 1,124 14.1 +14.1
Labor Davis Fraser 88 1.1 +1.1
Labor Herbert Gersch 56 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 8,001 95.1 +3.7
Informal votes 411 4.9 −3.7
Turnout 8,412 59.1 −16.2
Party total votes
Liberal and Country 3,878 48.5 −1.2
Parliamentary Labor 2,855 35.7 +35.7
Labor 1,268 15.8 −31.6

Newcastle

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1933 South Australian state election: Newcastle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Beerworth (elected 1) 1,639 40.5
Labor Lindsay Riches (elected 2) 168 4.2
Liberal and Country Corba Sunman 1,059 26.2
Liberal and Country Robert McEwin 163 4.0
Parliamentary Labor Thomas Butterfield 886 21.9
Parliamentary Labor William Harvey 131 3.2
Total formal votes 4,046 96.1
Informal votes 163 3.9
Turnout 4,209 68.9
Party total votes
Labor 1,807 44.7
Liberal and Country 1,222 30.2
Parliamentary Labor 1,017 25.1

North Adelaide

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1933 South Australian state election: North Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Shirley Jeffries (elected 1) 4,904 40.7 +1.4
Liberal and Country Victor Newland (elected 2) 467 3.9 −4.5
Labor Walter Warne 3,436 28.5 +22.0
Labor Frank Wilton 175 1.5 +1.5
Parliamentary Labor A S Horne 2,940 24.4 +24.4
Parliamentary Labor C G Johnson 129 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 12,051 95.8 −1.2
Informal votes 528 4.2 +1.2
Turnout 12,579 57.2 −15.2
Party total votes
Liberal and Country 5,371 44.6 −3.0
Labor 3,611 30.0 −22.3
Parliamentary Labor 3,069 25.4 +25.4

Port Adelaide

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1933 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Stephens (elected 1) 5,562 34.0 +34.0
Labor Albert Thompson (elected 2) 2,416 14.8 +4.5
Independent Ernest Evans 3,046 18.6 +18.6
Independent Arthur Lewis 1,411 8.6 +8.6
Lang Labor Arthur Dadleff 2,223 13.6 +13.6
Lang Labor Frederick Hearne 192 1.2 +1.2
Communist John Zwolsman 897 5.5 +5.5
Independent Charles Hayter 619 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 16,366 94.6 −0.4
Informal votes 927 5.4 +0.4
Turnout 17,293 58.5 −12.3
Party total votes
Labor 7,978 48.7 −30.3
Independent 4,457 27.2 +27.2
Lang Labor 2,415 14.8 +14.8
Communist 897 5.5 +5.5
Independent Charles Hayter 619 3.8 +3.8

Port Pirie

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1933 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew Lacey (elected 1) unopposed
Labor John Fitzgerald (elected 2) unopposed

Stanley

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1933 South Australian state election: Stanley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Robert Nicholls (elected 1) unopposed
Liberal and Country John Lyons (elected 2) unopposed

Sturt

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1933 South Australian state election: Sturt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Ernest Anthoney (elected 1) 13,423 50.7 +12.6
Liberal and Country Henry Dunks (elected 2) 620 2.3 +2.3
Liberal and Country Horace Hogben (elected 3) 512 1.9 +1.9
Labor Edgar Dawes 10,975 41.4 +39.9
Labor Thomas Grealy 673 2.5 −1.1
Labor James Hawke 293 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 26,496 95.2 +1.8
Informal votes 1,335 4.8 −1.8
Turnout 27,831 51.2 −18.3
Party total votes
Liberal and Country 14,555 54.9 +10.8
Labor 11,941 45.1 −7.1

Victoria

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1933 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Vernon Petherick (elected 1) 3,315 35.7 +25.3
Liberal and Country Ronald Hunt (elected 2) 713 7.7 +7.7
Parliamentary Labor Eric Shepherd 1,949 21.0 −24.1
Parliamentary Labor Jim Corcoran 1,641 17.7 +17.7
Independent Anthony Sutton 1,225 13.2 +13.2
Independent Peter Crafter 453 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 9,296 96.2 +1.9
Informal votes 364 3.8 −1.9
Turnout 9,660 68.3 −16.3
Party total votes
Liberal and Country 4,028 43.3 −8.4
Parliamentary Labor 3,590 38.6 +38.6
Independent Anthony Sutton 1,225 13.2 +13.2
Independent Peter Crafter 453 4.9 +4.9

Wallaroo

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1933 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Parliamentary Labor Robert Richards (elected 1) 2,197 42.9 +33.5
Parliamentary Labor John Pedler (elected 2) 161 3.2 −46.9
Independent Cecil Chapman 1,293 25.8 +25.8
Independent Frank Filmer 294 5.9 −17.1
Labor Percival Chynoweth 993 19.8 +19.8
Labor John Phillips 70 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 5,008 97.0 +0.9
Informal votes 156 3.0 −0.9
Turnout 5,164 84.5 +0.8
Party total votes
Parliamentary Labor 2,358 47.1 +47.1
Independent 1,587 31.7 −3.5
Labor 1,063 21.2 −38.3

West Torrens

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1933 South Australian state election: West Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Horace Barnes 5,534 31.5 +31.5
Labor Harry Kneebone 978 5.6 +5.6
Parliamentary Labor John McInnes (elected 1) 3,438 19.5 −14.2
Parliamentary Labor Alfred Blackwell (elected 2) 1,648 9.4 −60.3
Independent Jules Langdon 3,699 21.0 +21.0
Independent Charles Lloyd 460 2.6 +2.6
Lang Labor Joseph Naylon 1,064 6.1 +6.1
Lang Labor Arthur Sonnemann 67 0.4 +0.4
Communist Thomas McGillick 704 4.0 +2.2
Total formal votes 17,592 94.0 −0.8
Informal votes 1,113 6.0 +0.8
Turnout 18,705 53.9 −11.4
Party total votes
Labor 6,512 37.0 −38.0
Parliamentary Labor 5,086 28.9 +28.9
Independent 4,159 23.6 +23.6
Lang Labor 1,131 6.4 +6.4
Communist 704 4.0 +2.2

Wooroora

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1933 South Australian state election: Wooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Richard Butler (elected 1) 3,256 46.3 +0.7
Liberal and Country Archie Cameron (elected 2) 481 6.8 −42.0
Liberal and Country Samuel Dennison (elected 3) 278 4.0 +2.8
Independent Maurice Collins 2,024 28.8 +28.8
Independent Alfred Parker 833 11.8 +11.8
Independent Edgar Wills 165 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 7,037 95.1 +0.1
Informal votes 366 4.9 −0.1
Turnout 7,403 67.0 −14.2
Party total votes
Liberal and Country 4,015 57.1 +8.3
Independent Maurice Collins 2,024 28.8 +28.8
Independent Alfred Parker 833 11.8 +11.8
Independent Edgar Wills 165 2.3 +2.3

Yorke Peninsula

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1933 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Baden Pattinson (elected 2) 2,254 42.5 +15.7
Liberal and Country Edward Giles 432 8.1 +31.1
Independent Daniel Davies (elected 1) 2,263 42.6 +42.6
Independent Hugh Hudson 358 6.8 +6.8
Total formal votes 5,307 97.0 +1.9
Informal votes 164 3.0 −1.9
Turnout 5,471 71.8 −1.7
Party total votes
Liberal and Country 2,686 50.6 −15.4
Independent 2,621 49.6 +49.6

See also

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References

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