Candidates of the 1927 South Australian state election

This is a list of candidates of the 1927 South Australian state election.[1][2][3] The conservative Liberal Federation and Country Party ran a combined ticket for this election, known as the "Pact".[1][4]

Retiring MPs

Labor

Liberal Federation

Murray Liberal MHA Harry Dove Young switched to the Legislative Council at this election, being elected unopposed to the seat vacated by Melrose in the Southern District.[2]

Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are marked with an asterisk.

Electorate Labor
candidates 		Liberal–Country Pact
candidates 		Other
candidates
Adelaide (3) Bill Denny*
Bert Edwards*
Herbert George*		 Agnes Goode (Lib.)
F. G. Hicks (Lib.)
Donald Kerr (Lib.)		 C. E. L. Skitch (Ind.)
Albert (2) H. M. Dalziel
Richard McKenzie		 Malcolm McIntosh* (C.P.)
Frederick McMillan* (C.P.)
Alexandra (3) Percy Heggaton* (Lib.)
Herbert Hudd* (Lib.)
George Laffer* (Lib.)
Barossa (3) George Cooke*
Leonard Hopkins		 Henry Crosby* (Lib.)
Herbert Lyons (Lib.)
Reginald Rudall (Lib.)		 Herbert Basedow* (Ind.)
A. P. Davies (Ind.)
Burra Burra (3) Albert Hawke
Sydney McHugh
Mick O'Halloran		 Reginald Carter* (C.P.)
Samuel Dickson* (Lib.)
George Jenkins* (Lib.)
East Torrens (3) J. F. Flaherty
Leslie Claude Hunkin
Beasley Kearney		 Frederick Coneybeer* (Lib.)
Walter Hamilton* (Lib.)
Albert Sutton* (Lib.)
Flinders (2) John O'Connor
J. B. Pollard		 Edward Coles* (C.P.)
James Moseley* (Lib.)		 Edward Craigie (Single Tax)
Murray (3) Clement Collins*
A. L. Gniel
Frank Staniford		 Ernest Hannaford* (Lib.)
Hermann Homburg* (Lib.)
John Randell (Lib.)		 John Godfree (Ind.)
Newcastle (2) Thomas Butterfield*
William Harvey*		 S. B. Castine (Lib.)
Philip McBride (Lib.)
North Adelaide (2) Frederick Birrell*
Stanley Whitford		 Victor Marra Newland (Lib.)
Shirley Jeffries* (Lib.)
Port Pirie (2) John Fitzgerald*
Lionel Hill*
Port Adelaide (2) Frank Condon
John Jonas*		 Thomas Thompson* (Ind.)
Stanley (2) Robert Nicholls*
John Lyons*		 P. S. Gillen (Ind.)
Sturt (3) Bob Dale
T. W. Grealy
Francis McCabe		 Ernest Anthoney* (Lib.)
Herbert Richards* (Lib.)
Edward Vardon* (Lib.)		 E. E. Craig (Ind.)
Victoria (2) Eric Shepherd*
F. E. Young		 Vernon Petherick (Lib.)
Peter Reidy* (Lib.)
Wallaroo (2) John Pedler*
Robert Richards*
West Torrens (2) Alfred Blackwell*
John McInnes*		 R. A. Cilento (Ind.)
Wooroora (3) William Jarrad
R. R. Reincke
Allan Robertson		 Richard Layton Butler* (Lib.)
Archie Cameron* (C.P.)
James McLachlan* (Lib.)
Yorke Peninsula (2) Edward Giles*
Henry Tossell*

Legislative Council

Electorate Labor
candidates 		Liberal–Country Pact
candidates
|
Central District No. 1 (2) John Carr*
James Jelley*		 H. P. Butterworth (Lib.)
L. H. Crosby (Lib.)
Central District No. 2 (2) Herbert Baldock
F. E. Stratton		 John Herbert Cooke* (Lib.)
George Henry Prosser* (Lib.)
Midland District (2) 'Walter Hannaford* (Lib.)
Thomas Pascoe* (Lib.)
Northern District (2) Even George
H. R. McHugh		 Percy Blesing* (C.P.)
William George Mills* (C.P.)
Southern District (2) 'Thomas McCallum* (Lib.)
Harry Dove Young* (Lib.)

References

  1. ^ a b "STATE ELECTIONS". The Observer. Adelaide. 5 March 1927. p. 39. Retrieved 11 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b c "LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL". The Observer. Adelaide. 5 March 1927. p. 39. Retrieved 11 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "STATE ELECTIONS". The Observer. Adelaide. 12 February 1927. p. 7. Retrieved 11 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "The Register ADELAIDE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1927". The Register. Adelaide. 23 March 1927. p. 10. Retrieved 11 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "PORT ADELAIDE BY-ELECTION". The Register. Adelaide. 5 July 1927. p. 9. Retrieved 16 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.