Results of the 1962 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 3 March 1962^[1] House of Assembly << 1959–1965 >>
Enrolled voters		531,228
Votes cast		417,461		Turnout	93.98%	+0.03%
Informal votes		10,267		Informal	2.46%	-0.43%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	219,790	53.98%	+4.63%	19	+ 2
	Liberal and Country	140,507	34.51%	–2.44%	18	– 2
	Democratic Labor	31,543	7.75%	+2.09%	0	± 0
	Communist	2,528	0.62%	–0.80%	0	± 0
	Independent	12,827	3.15%	–2.78%	2	± 0
Total		407,195			39
Two-party-preferred
	Liberal and Country		45.70%	–4.60%
	Labor		54.30%	+4.60%

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1962 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

1962 South Australian state election: Adelaide^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Sam Lawn	12,706	76.9	+3.9
	Democratic Labor	William Ahem	3,062	18.5	+1.0
	Communist	Elliott Johnston	757	4.6	−4.9
Total formal votes			16,525	95.0	+0.8
Informal votes			863	5.0	−0.8
Turnout			17,388	91.1	+1.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Sam Lawn	13,274	80.3	+0.2
	Democratic Labor	William Ahem	3,251	19.7	−0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.2

Albert

1962 South Australian state election: Albert
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Bill Nankivell	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Alexandra

1962 South Australian state election: Alexandra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	4,348	58.8	−41.2
	Labor	Ralph Dettman	2,353	31.8	+31.8
	Independent	Frank Halleday	698	9.4	+9.4
Total formal votes			7,399	98.6
Informal votes			101	1.4
Turnout			7,500	95.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	David Brookman	4,697	63.5	−36.5
	Labor	Ralph Dettman	2,702	36.5	+36.5
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Angas

1962 South Australian state election: Angas
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Berthold Teusner	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Barossa

1962 South Australian state election: Barossa
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Condor Laucke	6,172	85.9	−14.1
	Communist	Fred Slater	1,011	14.1	+14.1
Total formal votes			7,183	92.9
Informal votes			549	7.1
Turnout			7,732	94.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Burnside

1962 South Australian state election: Burnside
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Joyce Steele	16,103	58.5	+1.4
	Labor	Henry McMaster	9,455	34.4	+34.4
	Democratic Labor	Gordon Kimpton	1,670	6.1	−7.2
	Independent	Frank Rieck	291	1.1	−2.7
Total formal votes			27,519	97.7	−1.1
Informal votes			655	2.3	+1.1
Turnout			28,174	94.2	+0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Joyce Steele	17,568	64.2	−5.8
	Labor	Henry McMaster	9,851	35.8	+35.8
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Burra

1962 South Australian state election: Burra
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Percy Quirke	3,218	56.5	+4.4
	Liberal and Country	John Bailey	2,481	43.5	−4.4
Total formal votes			5,699	98.8	+0.1
Informal votes			67	1.2	−0.1
Turnout			5,766	95.7	−0.2
	Independent hold		Swing	+4.4

Chaffey

1962 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Reg Curren	3,519	50.1	+19.6
	Liberal and Country	Harold King	3,504	49.9	+5.4
Total formal votes			7,023	97.8	−0.6
Informal votes			156	2.2	+0.6
Turnout			7,179	95.9	+0.1
	Labor gain from Liberal and Country		Swing	+8.3

Edwardstown

1962 South Australian state election: Edwardstown
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Frank Walsh	19,513	71.6	+14.9
	Democratic Labor	Daniel Faulkner	7,756	28.4	+20.7
Total formal votes			27,269	96.1	−1.9
Informal votes			1,114	3.9	+1.9
Turnout			28,383	94.7	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Enfield

1962 South Australian state election: Enfield
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Jennings	23,225	77.7	+9.4
	Democratic Labor	Keith Cornell	6,671	22.3	+14.3
Total formal votes			29,896	95.8	0.0
Informal votes			1,324	4.2	0.0
Turnout			31,220	93.9	0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Eyre

1962 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	George Bockelberg	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Flinders

1962 South Australian state election: Flinders
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Glen Pearson	3,471	53.5	−6.6
	Labor	James Hudson	3,013	46.5	+6.6
Total formal votes			6,484	98.2	−0.6
Informal votes			121	1.8	+0.6
Turnout			6,605	95.5	+0.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−6.6

Frome

1962 South Australian state election: Frome
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tom Casey	2,932	55.6	+4.0
	Liberal and Country	Maxwell Hams	2,124	40.3	−1.9
	Democratic Labor	John McMahon	217	4.1	−2.1
Total formal votes			5,273	99.0	+0.4
Informal votes			53	1.0	−0.4
Turnout			5,326	91.5	+0.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tom Casey	2,965	56.2	+3.7
	Liberal and Country	Maxwell Hams	2,308	43.8	−3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.7

Gawler

1962 South Australian state election: Gawler
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Clark	12,144	66.3	−1.4
	Liberal and Country	Kevin Breen	5,404	29.5	−2.8
	Democratic Labor	Eduard Smulders	762	4.2	+4.2
Total formal votes			18,310	97.9	+0.7
Informal votes			388	2.1	−0.7
Turnout			18,698	92.4	−1.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	John Clark	12,258	66.9	−0.8
	Liberal and Country	Kevin Breen	6,052	33.1	+0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.8

Glenelg

1962 South Australian state election: Glenelg
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Baden Pattinson	15,109	49.9	−5.8
	Labor	Ian Charles	13,346	44.1	+7.7
	Democratic Labor	Nathaniel Bishop	1,809	6.0	−1.9
Total formal votes			30,264	98.5	+0.5
Informal votes			445	1.5	−0.5
Turnout			30,709	94.2	+0.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Baden Pattinson	16,128	53.3	−9.1
	Labor	Ian Charles	14,136	46.7	+9.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−9.1

Gouger

1962 South Australian state election: Gouger
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Steele Hall	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Gumeracha

1962 South Australian state election: Gumeracha
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Thomas Playford	5,202	81.1	+7.7
	Democratic Labor	Patrick Coffey	1,211	18.9	+18.9
Total formal votes			6,413	95.4	−3.0
Informal votes			309	4.6	+3.0
Turnout			6,722	95.8	+0.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Hindmarsh

1962 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Cyril Hutchens	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Light

1962 South Australian state election: Light
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	John Freebairn	2,606	43.9	−27.9
	Labor	Colin Wurst	2,005	33.8	+5.6
	Independent	Eli Hambour	1,322	22.3	+22.3
Total formal votes			5,933	99.1	+0.5
Informal votes			54	0.9	−0.5
Turnout			5,987	97.4	+2.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	John Freebairn	3,614	60.9	−10.9
	Labor	Colin Wurst	2,319	39.1	+10.9
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−10.9

Millicent

1962 South Australian state election: Millicent
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Des Corcoran	3,530	53.1	−1.4
	Liberal and Country	Ren DeGaris	3,012	45.3	−0.2
	Democratic Labor	Neil Henderson	106	1.6	+1.6
Total formal votes			6,648	99.3	+0.1
Informal votes			47	0.7	−0.1
Turnout			6,695	96.5	+0.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Des Corcoran	3,546	53.3	−1.2
	Liberal and Country	Ren DeGaris	3,102	46.7	+1.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.2

Mitcham

1962 South Australian state election: Mitcham
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Robin Millhouse	13,746	63.8	−3.4
	Labor	Eric Thorp	6,542	30.4	+1.2
	Democratic Labor	Edward Farrell	1,259	5.8	+2.2
Total formal votes			21,547	98.8	+0.6
Informal votes			264	1.2	−0.6
Turnout			21,811	92.5	−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	Robin Millhouse	14,816	68.8	−1.4
	Labor	Eric Thorp	6,731	31.2	+1.4
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−1.4

Mount Gambier

1962 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Ralston	5,896	68.7	+10.4
	Liberal and Country	Frank Haines	2,681	31.3	−10.4
Total formal votes			8,577	98.6	−0.7
Informal votes			124	1.4	+0.7
Turnout			8,701	95.0	−0.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.4

Murray

1962 South Australian state election: Murray
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gabe Bywaters	5,263	70.6	+5.8
	Liberal and Country	Clement Wilkin	2,192	29.4	−3.9
Total formal votes			7,455	98.4	−0.2
Informal votes			122	1.6	+0.2
Turnout			7,577	96.3	0.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.5

Norwood

1962 South Australian state election: Norwood
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Don Dunstan	11,315	58.1	+4.0
	Liberal and Country	Richard Wegener	7,237	37.2	−2.7
	Democratic Labor	Francis Dempsey	920	4.7	−1.3
Total formal votes			19,472	98.1	+0.5
Informal votes			383	1.9	−0.5
Turnout			19,855	93.8	−0.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Don Dunstan	11,453	58.8	+3.8
	Liberal and Country	Richard Wegener	8,402	41.2	−3.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.8

Onkaparinga

1962 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Howard Shannon	3,682	56.4	−6.9
	Labor	Peter Staniford	2,846	43.6	+6.9
Total formal votes			6,528	98.8	+0.9
Informal votes			77	1.2	−0.9
Turnout			6,605	95.8	+1.2
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−6.9

Port Adelaide

1962 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Ryan	17,834	83.3	+3.1
	Democratic Labor	George Basivovs	2,811	13.1	−0.4
	Communist	James Moss	770	3.6	−2.8
Total formal votes			21,415	96.0	+1.2
Informal votes			885	4.0	−1.2
Turnout			22,300	93.6	−0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	John Ryan	18,412	86.0	+1.1
	Democratic Labor	George Basivovs	3,003	14.0	−1.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.1

Port Pirie

1962 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dave McKee	5,513	90.8	+31.7
	Independent	Ralph Rinaldi	559	9.2	+9.2
Total formal votes			6,072	96.9	−1.0
Informal votes			195	3.1	+1.0
Turnout			6,267	94.8	−0.7
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Ridley

1962 South Australian state election: Ridley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Tom Stott	2,524	38.7	−4.0
	Liberal and Country	Jack Andrew	2,366	36.3	−1.4
	Labor	Darcy Nielsen	1,630	25.0	+5.4
Total formal votes			6,520	99.0	0.0
Informal votes			68	1.0	0.0
Turnout			6,588	96.2	−0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Tom Stott	3,734	57.3	+0.6
	Liberal and Country	Jack Andrew	2,786	42.7	−0.6
	Independent hold		Swing	+0.6

Rocky River

1962 South Australian state election: Rocky River
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	James Heaslip	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

Semaphore

1962 South Australian state election: Semaphore
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Harold Tapping	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Stirling

1962 South Australian state election: Stirling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	William Jenkins	4,497	66.2	−33.8
	Independent	Clifford Thorpe	2,293	33.8	+33.8
Total formal votes			6,790	98.5
Informal votes			102	1.5
Turnout			6,892	96.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	N/A

Stuart

1962 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lindsay Riches	6,496	88.0	−0.4
	Independent	James Yates	889	12.0	+0.4
Total formal votes			7,385	96.4	+0.3
Informal votes			272	3.6	−0.3
Turnout			7,657	93.3	−0.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.4

Torrens

1962 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	John Coumbe	9,642	49.8	−4.1
	Labor	Chris Hurford	8,770	45.3	+5.9
	Democratic Labor	Ursula Cock	933	4.8	−1.9
Total formal votes			19,345	98.4	+0.1
Informal votes			312	1.6	−0.1
Turnout			19,657	94.0	+1.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Liberal and Country	John Coumbe	10,421	53.9	−5.7
	Labor	Christopher Hurford	8,652	46.1	+5.7
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−5.7

Unley

1962 South Australian state election: Unley
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gil Langley	9,424	50.5	+8.7
	Liberal and Country	Colin Dunnage	8,063	43.2	−7.0
	Independent	William Dempsey	1,179	6.3	+6.3
Total formal votes			18,666	97.8	+0.2
Informal votes			425	2.2	−0.2
Turnout			19,091	92.7	−1.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gil Langley	10,013	53.6	+10.6
	Liberal and Country	Colin Dunnage	8,653	46.4	−10.6
	Labor gain from Liberal and Country		Swing	+10.6

Victoria

1962 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Leslie Harding	3,651	53.7	−3.0
	Labor	Alfred Donnelly	3,147	46.3	+8.5
Total formal votes			6,798	99.0	0.0
Informal votes			67	1.0	0.0
Turnout			6,865	95.1	−0.1
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing	−7.7

Wallaroo

1962 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lloyd Hughes	3,784	62.9	+4.0
	Liberal and Country	Arthur Philbey	2,231	37.1	−4.0
Total formal votes			6,015	98.8	−0.1
Informal votes			71	1.2	+0.1
Turnout			6,086	96.6	−0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.0

West Torrens

1962 South Australian state election: West Torrens
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Fred Walsh	16,453	57.5	+6.9
	Liberal and Country	Parker Morton	10,983	38.4	−5.5
	Democratic Labor	Thomas Keain	1,177	4.1	−1.4
Total formal votes			28,613	98.6	+1.0
Informal votes			392	1.4	−1.0
Turnout			29,005	93.8	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Fred Walsh	16,630	58.1	+6.7
	Liberal and Country	Parker Morton	11,983	41.9	−6.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.7

Whyalla

1962 South Australian state election: Whyalla
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ron Loveday	7,126	87.3	+2.4
	Independent	Allan Mossop	1,033	12.7	−2.4
Total formal votes			8,159	96.9	+0.5
Informal votes			262	3.1	−0.5
Turnout			8,421	88.6	−0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.4

Yorke Peninsula

1962 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal and Country	Cecil Hincks	unopposed
	Liberal and Country hold		Swing

References

^ "Details of SA 1962 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database.
^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[1] "Details of SA 1962 Election". Australian Politics and Elections Database.

[2] "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

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Results of the 1962 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

Results by electoral district

Adelaide

Albert

Alexandra

Angas

Barossa

Burnside

Burra

Chaffey

Edwardstown

Enfield

Eyre

Flinders

Frome

Gawler

Glenelg

Gouger

Gumeracha

Hindmarsh

Light

Millicent

Mitcham

Mount Gambier

Murray

Norwood

Onkaparinga

Port Adelaide

Port Pirie

Ridley

Rocky River

Semaphore

Stirling

Stuart

Torrens

Unley

Victoria

Wallaroo

West Torrens

Whyalla

Yorke Peninsula

See also

References