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South Australian state election, 5 April 1924[1]
House of Assembly
<< 1921–1927 >>

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 192,256 48.35% +3.73% 27 + 11
  Liberal Federation 165,802 41.70% +6.80% 17 - 8
  Country 35,551 8.94% +4.85% 2 - 2
  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 1924 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[edit]

Adelaide[edit]

1924 South Australian state election: Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Gunn (elected) 7,013 31.2 +0.1
Labor Bill Denny (elected) 6,786 30.2 -0.3
Labor Bert Edwards (elected) 6,653 29.6 +1.4
Liberal Federation Agnes Goode 1,526 6.8 +6.8
Independent Joshua Pedlar 471 2.1 +2.1
Total formal votes 22,449
8,288 ballots 		98.0 -0.1
Informal votes 167 2.0 +0.1
Turnout 8,455 50.7 -0.6
Party total votes
Labor 20,452 91.1 +1.3
Liberal Federation 1,526 6.8 +6.8
Independent 471 2.1 +2.1

Albert[edit]

1924 South Australian state election: Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Malcolm McIntosh (elected) 4,929 38.2 +19.5
Country Frederick McMillan (elected) 4,822 37.4 +18.8
Liberal Federation P J Edwards 1,644 12.8 +12.8
Liberal Federation F S Wyllie 1,498 11.6 +11.6
Total formal votes 12,893
6,473 ballots 		99.4 +1.3
Informal votes 109 0.6 -1.3
Turnout 6,510 53.3 -3.0
Party total votes
Country 9,751 75.6 +38.3
Liberal Federation 3,142 24.4 -11.8

Alexandra[edit]

1924 South Australian state election: Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Federation Percy Heggaton (elected) 3,719 18.7 +18.7
Liberal Federation Herbert Hudd (elected) 3,671 18.5 -8.3
Liberal Federation George Laffer (elected) 3,586 18.1 -9.3
Labor Albert Davies 1,914 9.6 +9.6
Labor Harold Pearce 1,866 9.4 +9.4
Labor Harry Newell 1,841 9.3 +9.3
Country Frederick Ayers 1,181 6.0 +6.0
Country James Cheriton 1,046 5.3 +5.3
Country Walter Furler 1,024 5.2 -2.4
Total formal votes 19,848
6,743 ballots 		99.3 +0.5
Informal votes 46 0.7 -0.5
Turnout 6,789 54.6 +2.7
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 10,976 55.3 -26.6
Labor 5,621 28.3 +17.7
Country 3,251 16.4 +8.8

Barossa[edit]

1924 South Australian state election: Barossa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor George Cooke (elected) 4,015 16.3 +1.3
Liberal Federation William Hague (elected) 4,007 16.3 -2.4
Labor Leonard Hopkins (elected) 3,833 15.6 +1.7
Liberal Federation Henry Crosby 3,776 15.3 -3.0
Liberal Federation Richard Butler 3,574 14.5 -2.3
Labor Tom Howard 3,407 13.8 +13.8
Independent Herbert Basedow 2,017 8.2 +8.2
Total formal votes 24,629
8,497 ballots 		98.5 -0.5
Informal votes 133 1.5 +0.5
Turnout 8,630 70.4 -4.0
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 11,357 46.1 -7.7
Labor 11,255 45.7 +3.8
Independent Herbert Basedow 2,017 8.2 +8.2

Burra Burra[edit]

1924 South Australian state election: Burra Burra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick O'Halloran (elected) 4,246 16.0 +1.1
Labor Sydney McHugh (elected) 3,972 15.0 +15.0
Labor Albert Hawke (elected) 3,915 14.8 +14.8
Liberal Federation George Jenkins 3,334 12.6 -3.6
Liberal Federation Samuel Dickson 3,313 12.5 -2.8
Liberal Federation Francis Jettner 2,900 10.9 +10.9
Country Thomas Hawke 1,831 6.9 -9.7
Country Archibald McDonald 1,676 6.3 +6.3
Country Reginald Carter 1,359 5.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 26,546
8,964 ballots 		98.0 -0.6
Informal votes 185 2.0 +0.6
Turnout 9,149 69.0 +0.1
Party total votes
Labor 12,133 45.8 +2.6
Liberal Federation 9,547 36.0 +4.5
Country 4,866 18.3 +1.7

East Torrens[edit]

1924 South Australian state election: East Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Leslie Hunkin (elected) 10,760 18.1 +5.3
Labor Harry Kneebone (elected) 10,173 17.1 +17.1
Liberal Federation Frederick Coneybeer (elected) 9,948 16.8 +6.8
Labor Herbert George 9,912 16.7 +4.6
Liberal Federation Walter Hamilton 9,310 15.7 +1.6
Liberal Federation Albert Sutton 9,301 15.7 -3.1
Total formal votes 59,404
20,122 ballots 		99.0 +0.1
Informal votes 194 1.0 -0.1
Turnout 20,316 62.7 -0.5
Party total votes
Labor 30,845 51.9 +15.3
Liberal Federation 28,559 48.1 +8.1

Flinders[edit]

1924 South Australian state election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Federation James Moseley (elected) 1,987 17.5 -8.7
Labor John O'Connor (elected) 1,631 14.4 +14.4
Labor James Pollard 1,605 14.2 +14.2
Country John Chapman 1,458 12.9 -11.7
Country Edwin Barraud 1,261 11.1 +11.1
Liberal Federation Frank Masters 1,229 10.8 +10.8
Single Tax League Edward Craigie 1,176 10.4 +10.4
Single Tax League Harr Frick 1,000 8.8 -2.7
Total formal votes 11,347
5,768 ballots 		98.6 +0.2
Informal votes 83 1.4 -0.2
Turnout 5,851 63.8 +2.4
Party total votes
Labor 3,236 28.6 +4.4
Liberal Federation 3,216 28.3 +2.1
Country 2,719 24.0 -0.6
Single Tax League 2,176 19.2 +19.2

Murray[edit]

1924 South Australian state election: Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Staniford (elected) 4,212 17.7 +3.9
Liberal Federation Harry Young (elected) 4,126 17.4 -1.7
Labor Clement Collins (elected) 3,975 16.7 +16.7
Liberal Federation John Randell 3,927 16.5 -0.5
Labor Michael Woods 3,789 15.9 +15.9
Liberal Federation Hermann Homburg 3,745 15.8 +15.8
Total formal votes 23,774
8,097 ballots 		99.4 +0.2
Informal votes 51 0.6 -0.2
Turnout 8,148 63.6 +2.3
Party total votes
Labor 11,976 50.3 +10.0
Liberal Federation 11,798 49.7 -3.9

Newcastle[edit]

1924 South Australian state election: Newcastle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Thomas Butterfield (elected) 2,905 39.9 +9.5
Labor William Harvey (elected) 2,745 37.7 +9.3
Liberal Federation Charles Butler 1,627 22.4 +22.4
Total formal votes 7,277
4,350 ballots 		98.3 -0.6
Informal votes 74 1.7 +0.6
Turnout 4,424 64.4 +4.8
Party total votes
Labor 5,650 77.6 +18.8
Liberal Federation 1,627 22.4 +0.9

North Adelaide[edit]

1924 South Australian state election: North Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frederick Birrell (elected) 6,329 27.5 +4.4
Labor Stanley Whitford (elected) 6,229 27.1 +5.0
Liberal Federation Shirley Jeffries 5,343 23.2 +23.2
Liberal Federation William Angus 5,095 22.2 +22.2
Total formal votes 22,996
11,678 ballots 		99.0 +0.4
Informal votes 114 1.0 -0.4
Turnout 11,792 62.6 -2.8
Party total votes
Labor 12,558 54.6 +9.4
Liberal Federation 10,438 45.4 +23.8

Port Adelaide[edit]

1924 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Price (elected) 11,928 44.4 +8.9
Labor Frank Condon (elected) 10,996 41.0 +41.0
Liberal Federation Joseph Lambert 3,920 14.6 -1.7
Total formal votes 26,844
14,954 ballots 		99.0 -0.1
Informal votes 151 1.0 +0.1
Turnout 15,105 64.1 +3.0
Party total votes
Labor 22,924 85.4 +16.5
Liberal Federation 3,920 14.6 -0.1

Port Pirie[edit]

1924 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Fitzgerald (elected) unopposed
Labor Lionel Hill (elected) unopposed

Stanley[edit]

1924 South Australian state election: Stanley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Federation Robert Nicholls (elected) 3,807 30.6 -0.9
Liberal Federation Henry Barwell (elected) 3,261 26.2 -4.7
Country Oliver Badman 2,349 18.9 +18.9
Country John Aughey 1,763 14.2 +8.6
Independent Duncan Menzies 1,247 10.0 +10.0
Total formal votes 12,427
6,450 ballots 		98.2 +0.6
Informal votes 163 1.8 -0.6
Turnout 6,566 70.0 -3.0
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 7,068 56.9 -5.5
Country 4,112 33.1 +21.3
Independent Duncan Menzies 1,247 10.0 +10.0

Sturt[edit]

1924 South Australian state election: Sturt
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Federation Herbert Richards (elected) 12,041 17.7 +3.5
Liberal Federation Ernest Anthoney (elected) 11,924 17.5 +4.0
Liberal Federation Edward Vardon (elected) 11,667 17.1 +17.1
Labor Thomas Grealy 11,212 16.5 +6.1
Labor John Verran 10,771 15.8 +15.8
Labor Frank Lundie 10,516 15.4 +15.4
Total formal votes 68,131
23,112 ballots 		99.2 +0.2
Informal votes 177 0.8 -0.2
Turnout 23,289 57.8 -6.4
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 35,632 52.3 +11.1
Labor 32,499 47.7 +16.2

Victoria[edit]

1924 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Federation Peter Reidy (elected) 4,943 27.4 -0.1
Labor Eric Shepherd (elected) 4,655 25.8 +1.8
Liberal Federation Vernon Petherick 4,443 24.6 -2.0
Labor James Connell 3,994 22.2 +22.2
Total formal votes 18,035
9,089 ballots 		99.3 0.0
Informal votes 60 0.7 0.0
Turnout 9,149 74.6 +4.8
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 9,386 52.0 +25.4
Labor 8,649 48.0 +2.1

Wallaroo[edit]

1924 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Richards (elected) 3,256 33.0 -2.2
Labor John Pedler (elected) 3,118 31.6 -2.5
Liberal Federation John Verran 1,848 18.8 -11.9
Liberal Federation John Dunstone 1,526 15.5 +15.5
Independent Richard Gully 109 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 9,857
5,003 ballots 		98.9 -0.6
Informal votes 58 1.1 +0.6
Turnout 5,061 77.1 -3.0
Party total votes
Labor 6,374 64.7 -4.6
Liberal Federation 3,374 34.2 +34.2
Independent Richard Gully 109 1.1 +1.1

West Torrens[edit]

1924 South Australian state election: West Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alfred Blackwell (elected) unopposed
Labor John McInnes (elected) unopposed

Wooroora[edit]

1924 South Australian state election: Wooroora
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Federation James McLachlan (elected) 3,138 13.4 -5.3
Liberal Federation Richard Butler (elected) 2,991 12.7 -5.3
Labor Allan Robertson (elected) 2,846 12.1 -2.3
Liberal Federation Albert Robinson 2,806 11.9 -3.8
Labor Alfred Tonkin 2,647 11.3 -1.3
Labor Horace Bowden 2,591 11.0 +11.0
Country Archie Cameron 2,302 9.8 +9.8
Country Henry Queale 2,104 9.0 +9.0
Country Oscar Duhst 2,079 8.9 +8.9
Total formal votes 23,504
7,929 ballots 		99.2 0.0
Informal votes 67 0.8 0.0
Turnout 7,996 72.9 +1.2
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 8,935 38.0 -14.4
Labor 8,084 34.4 -5.5
Country 6,485 27.6 +27.6

Yorke Peninsula[edit]

1924 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Federation Henry Tossell (elected) 2,689 35.1
Liberal Federation Peter Allen (elected) 2,612 34.1
Country Alfred Rodda 1,253 16.4
Country H A Montgomery 1,097 14.3
Total formal votes 7,651
3,874 ballots 		98.5
Informal votes 61 1.5
Turnout 3,935 56.0
Party total votes
Liberal Federation 5,301 69.3 N/A
Country 2,350 30.7 N/A

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Summary of 1924 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_1924_South_Australian_state_election_(House_of_Assembly)

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