Results of the 1944 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

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South Australian state election, 29 April 1944[1]
House of Assembly
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Enrolled voters 289,032
Votes cast 255,883 Turnout 88.53% +37.84%
Informal votes 8,229 Informal 3.22% +1.26%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal and Country 113,536 45.84% +8.29% 20 ± 0
  Labor 105,298 42.52% +9.27% 16 + 5
  Communist 5,136 2.07% * 0 ± 0
  Independent 16,439 6.64% –17.97% 3 – 2
  Independent Labor 5,587 2.26% –0.76% 0 – 2
  Independent Liberal 1,658 0.67% –0.91% 0 – 1
Total 247,654     39  
Two-party-preferred
  Liberal and Country 46.70% *
  Labor 53.30% *

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1944 South Australian state election.

Results by electoral district[]

Adelaide[]

1944 South Australian state election: Adelaide[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Doug Bardolph 5,587 43.5 -13.7
Labor Bob Dale 4,775 37.2 +4.8
Communist Alfred Watt 2,492 19.4 +19.4
Total formal votes 12,854 93.1 -2.8
Informal votes 947 6.9 +2.8
Turnout 13,801 83.0 +46.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Dale 6,734 52.4
Independent Doug Bardolph 6,120 47.6
Labor gain from Independent Swing N/A

Albert[]

1944 South Australian state election: Albert
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Malcolm McIntosh 3,078 66.4 +4.2
Independent J P Ryan 1,025 22.1 +22.1
Labor John Cronin 531 11.5 +11.5
Total formal votes 4,634 97.8 -0.6
Informal votes 102 2.2 +0.6
Turnout 4,736 88.3 +27.8
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Alexandra[]

1944 South Australian state election: Alexandra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Herbert Hudd unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Angas[]

1944 South Australian state election: Angas (supplementary)
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Berthold Teusner 2,767 52.6 +2.4
Labor William Robinson 2,099 39.9 -20.2
Independent William Haese 397 7.5 -22.6
Total formal votes 5,263 98.8 +0.5
Informal votes 64 1.2 -0.5
Turnout 5,327 90.2 +26.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Burnside[]

1944 South Australian state election: Burnside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Charles Abbott 9,960 64.1 -9.6
Labor Frank White 5,568 35.9 +17.8
Total formal votes 15,528 96.4 -1.7
Informal votes 577 3.6 +1.7
Turnout 16,105 88.2 +41.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Burra[]

1944 South Australian state election: Burra
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Archibald McDonald 2,265 55.7 -2.4
Labor Ellis Bristow 1,803 44.3 +2.4
Total formal votes 4,068 97.6 -0.7
Informal votes 99 2.4 +0.7
Turnout 4,167 90.0 +28.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing -2.4

Chaffey[]

1944 South Australian state election: Chaffey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent William MacGillivray 3,239 61.9 -1.7
Labor Robert Curren 1,997 38.1 +1.7
Total formal votes 5,236 96.6 -0.9
Informal votes 186 3.4 +0.9
Turnout 5,422 87.2 +41.0
Independent hold Swing -1.7

Eyre[]

1944 South Australian state election: Eyre
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Arthur Christian 2,618 59.9 -6.1
Labor William Gosling 1,193 27.3 +27.3
Independent Oliver Eatts 560 12.8 +12.8
Total formal votes 4,371 96.5 -1.4
Informal votes 157 3.5 +1.4
Turnout 4,528 88.0 +39.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Flinders[]

1944 South Australian state election: Flinders
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Rex Pearson 2,185 42.1 +8.0
Labor John O'Leary 1,383 26.7 -1.3
Single Tax League Edward Craigie 1,208 23.3 -14.7
Independent Janette Octoman 410 7.9 +7.9
Total formal votes 5,186 97.5 -1.6
Informal votes 132 2.5 +1.6
Turnout 5,318 89.0 +33.8
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Rex Pearson 3,059 59.0 +5.6
Labor John O'Leary 2,127 41.0 +41.0
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Frome[]

1944 South Australian state election: Frome
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mick O'Halloran unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Gawler[]

1944 South Australian state election: Gawler
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Leslie Duncan 2,985 56.7 +24.5
Liberal and Country Elliott Day 2,280 43.3 +3.6
Total formal votes 5,265 97.7 -1.3
Informal votes 126 2.3 +1.3
Turnout 5,391 90.8 +21.9
Labor hold Swing +3.7

Glenelg[]

1944 South Australian state election: Glenelg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Frank Smith 9,710 57.0 -7.8
Labor John Fitzgerald 7,327 43.0 +7.8
Total formal votes 17,037 96.4 -0.5
Informal votes 637 3.6 +0.5
Turnout 17,674 89.8 +42.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing -7.8

Goodwood[]

1944 South Australian state election: Goodwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Walsh 8,883 59.5 +14.7
Liberal and Country Archibald MacMillan 6,051 40.5 +10.3
Total formal votes 14,934 96.5 -1.9
Informal votes 543 3.5 +1.9
Turnout 15,477 87.6 +43.2
Labor hold Swing +8.8

Gouger[]

1944 South Australian state election: Gouger
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Rufus Goldney 2,700 51.0 +3.0
Labor Horace Bowden 2,595 49.0 +49.0
Total formal votes 5,295 97.9 -0.5
Informal votes 113 2.1 +0.5
Turnout 5,408 90.2 +25.4
Liberal and Country gain from Independent Swing N/A

Gumeracha[]

1944 South Australian state election: Gumeracha
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Thomas Playford 3,752 72.1 -27.9
Labor Wilfred Holmes 1,451 27.9 +27.9
Total formal votes 5,203 98.2
Informal votes 95 1.8
Turnout 5,298 89.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Hindmarsh[]

1944 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John McInnes unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Light[]

1944 South Australian state election: Light
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Herbert Michael 2,987 57.3 +14.0
Labor Herman Dolling 2,227 42.7 -7.3
Total formal votes 5,214 97.9 -1.3
Informal votes 110 2.1 +1.3
Turnout 5,324 91.6 +19.9
Liberal and Country gain from Labor Swing N/A

Mitcham[]

1944 South Australian state election: Mitcham
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Henry Dunks 9,303 59.9 -4.1
Labor Victor Doble 6,236 40.1 +20.4
Total formal votes 15,539 97.0 -1.6
Informal votes 486 3.0 +1.6
Turnout 16,025 87.5 +36.7
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Mount Gambier[]

1944 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Fletcher 4,180 66.3 +19.9
Labor Russell Walters 2,120 33.7 +2.5
Total formal votes 6,300 98.0 -0.7
Informal votes 128 2.0 +0.7
Turnout 6,428 89.6 +23.1
Independent hold Swing +0.7

Murray[]

1944 South Australian state election: Murray
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Richard McKenzie 3,177 57.2 +41.1
Liberal and Country John Cowan 2,068 37.2 +7.9
Independent James Venning 308 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 5,553 97.4 -1.2
Informal votes 146 2.6 +1.2
Turnout 5,699 90.5 +25.9
Labor gain from Independent Labor Swing N/A

Newcastle[]

1944 South Australian state election: Newcastle
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country George Jenkins 2,229 60.0 -40.0
Labor Jock Pick 1,486 40.0 +40.0
Total formal votes 3,715 97.8
Informal votes 84 2.2
Turnout 3,799 83.3
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Norwood[]

1944 South Australian state election: Norwood
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Frank Nieass 8,212 53.6 +6.3
Liberal and Country Roy Moir 7,095 46.4 -6.3
Total formal votes 15,307 95.3 -2.6
Informal votes 747 4.7 +2.6
Turnout 16,054 88.4 +42.8
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing +4.3

Onkaparinga[]

1944 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Howard Shannon 3,270 53.9 +10.9
Labor Cyril Hasse 2,792 46.1 +11.7
Total formal votes 6,062 96.8 -1.7
Informal votes 199 3.2 +1.7
Turnout 6,261 88.9 +26.1
Liberal and Country hold Swing +2.5

Port Adelaide[]

1944 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor James Stephens unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Port Pirie[]

1944 South Australian state election: Port Pirie
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Andrew Lacey unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Prospect[]

1944 South Australian state election: Prospect
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Elder Whittle 7,726 45.9 -9.2
Labor Bert Shard 6,448 38.3 +3.7
Communist Alan Finger 2,644 15.7 +15.7
Total formal votes 16,818 97.5 -1.2
Informal votes 433 2.5 +1.2
Turnout 17,251 89.9 +37.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bert Shard 8,793 52.3
Liberal and Country Elder Whittle 8,025 47.7
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing N/A

Ridley[]

1944 South Australian state election: Ridley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tom Stott 3,653 74.1 +12.8
Labor Leonard Seymour 1,278 25.9 +11.8
Total formal votes 4,931 98.2 -0.4
Informal votes 92 1.8 +0.4
Turnout 5,023 89.9 +27.8
Independent hold Swing N/A

Rocky River[]

1944 South Australian state election: Rocky River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country John Lyons 3,091 71.4 -1.0
Labor Leonard Wilcott 1,237 28.6 +1.0
Total formal votes 4,328 96.9 -1.1
Informal votes 136 3.1 +1.1
Turnout 4,464 89.8 +28.2
Liberal and Country hold Swing -1.0

Semaphore[]

1944 South Australian state election: Semaphore
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Albert Thompson unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Stanley[]

1944 South Australian state election: Stanley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Percy Quirke 2,645 57.7 +4.7
Liberal and Country Gordon Bails 1,940 42.3 -4.7
Total formal votes 4,585 98.3 -0.2
Informal votes 81 1.7 +0.2
Turnout 4,666 91.4 +20.8
Labor hold Swing +4.7

Stirling[]

1944 South Australian state election: Stirling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Herbert Dunn 2,996 54.2 +25.2
Labor J McTier 1,284 23.2 +23.2
Independent S D Bruce 1,248 22.6 +22.6
Total formal votes 5,528 97.4 -1.3
Informal votes 148 2.6 +1.3
Turnout 5,676 91.1 +33.5
Liberal and Country gain from Independent Swing N/A
  • Sitting MP for Stirling, Herbert Dunn had been elected as an Independent in the previous election, but joined the LCL before this election.

Stuart[]

1944 South Australian state election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lindsay Riches unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Thebarton[]

1944 South Australian state election: Thebarton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Fred Walsh unopposed
Labor gain from Independent Swing N/A

Torrens[]

1944 South Australian state election: Torrens
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Herbert Baldock 8,635 51.0 +22.1
Liberal and Country Shirley Jeffries 8,308 49.0 -4.3
Total formal votes 16,943 96.1 -2.2
Informal votes 688 3.9 +2.2
Turnout 17,631 87.2 +33.8
Labor gain from Liberal and Country Swing N/A

Unley[]

1944 South Australian state election: Unley
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Colin Dunnage 9,051 54.2 +13.9
Labor Alexander Saint 7,657 45.8 +45.8
Total formal votes 16,708 96.3 -1.9
Informal votes 645 3.7 +1.9
Turnout 17,353 87.5 +37.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

Victoria[]

1944 South Australian state election: Victoria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Vernon Petherick 3,530 49.9 +12.9
Labor Jim Corcoran 3,244 45.9 +11.8
Independent John Gartner 296 4.2 +4.2
Total formal votes 7,070 98.1 -0.2
Informal votes 135 1.9 +0.2
Turnout 7,205 90.1 +29.2
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal and Country Vernon Petherick 3,687 52.1 -4.6
Labor Jim Corcoran 3,383 47.9 +4.6
Liberal and Country hold Swing -4.6

Wallaroo[]

1944 South Australian state election: Wallaroo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Robert Richards 2,896 64.8 -35.2
Independent Leslie Heath 1,573 35.2 +35.2
Total formal votes 4,469 97.9
Informal votes 93 2.1
Turnout 4,562 90.9
Labor hold Swing N/A

Yorke Peninsula[]

1944 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Cecil Hincks unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Young[]

1944 South Australian state election: Young
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Robert Nicholls 2,576 69.4 -30.6
Labor Ernest Allen 1,134 30.6 +30.6
Total formal votes 3,710 97.4
Informal votes 100 2.6
Turnout 3,810 91.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Summary of 1944 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  2. ^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
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