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1924 South Australian state election

1924 state election in South Australia

Field	Value
election_name	1924 South Australian state election
country	South Australia
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	1921 South Australian state election
previous_year	1921
next_election	1927 South Australian state election
next_year	1927
seats_for_election	All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly
24 seats were needed for a majority
election_date
image1	[[File:JohnGunn.jpg	200x200px]]
leader1	John Gunn
leader_since1	1918
party1	Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)
leaders_seat1	Adelaide
percentage1	48.35%
swing1	3.73
last_election1	16 seats
seats1	27 seats
seat_change1	11
image2	[[File:Henry Barwell.jpg	200x200px]]
leader2	Henry Barwell
leader_since2	8 August 1920
party2	Liberal Federation
leaders_seat2	Stanley
percentage2	41.70%
swing2	6.80
last_election2	25 seats
seats2	17 seats
seat_change2	8
title	Premier
before_election	Henry Barwell
before_party	Liberal Federation
after_election	John Gunn
after_party	Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)

24 seats were needed for a majority

State elections were held in South Australia on 5 April 1924. All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Federation government led by Premier of South Australia Henry Barwell was defeated by the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition John Gunn. Each district elected multiple members, with voters casting multiple votes.

The Farmers and Settlers Association became known as the Country Party from this election.

Results

Arrangement of the House of Assembly after the 1924 state election.

| turnout % = 62.71% | informal % = N/A |votes % = 48.35% |votes % = 41.70% |votes % = 8.94% |votes % = 0.46% |votes % = 0.55% |}

References

History of South Australian elections 1857-2006, volume 1: ECSA
State and federal election results in Australia since 1890

References

"Summary of 1924 Election". University of Western Australia.

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