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1927 South Australian state election

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1927 South Australian state election

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FieldValue
election_name1927 South Australian state election
countrySouth Australia
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election1924 South Australian state election
previous_year1924
next_election1930 South Australian state election
next_year1930
seats_for_electionAll 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly
24 seats were needed for a majority
election_date
image1[[File:Richard Layton Butler.jpg175x175px]]
leader1Richard L. Butler
leader_since117 December 1925
party1Liberal Federation
leaders_seat1Wooroora
percentage140.02%
swing11.68%
last_election117 seats
seats123 seats
seat_change16
image2[[File:Lionel Hill1.JPG175x175px]]
leader2Lionel Hill
leader_since228 August 1926
party2Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)
leaders_seat2Port Pirie
percentage247.99%
swing20.37
last_election227 seats
seats216 seats
seat_change211
image3[[File:Archie Cameron 1940.jpg175x175px]]
leader3Archie Cameron
leader_since326 March 1927
party3Country Party (South Australia)
leaders_seat3Wooroora
percentage35.44%
swing33.56
last_election32 seats
seats35 seats
seat_change33
titlePremier
before_electionLionel Hill
before_partyAustralian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)
after_electionRichard L. Butler
after_partyLiberal Federation

24 seats were needed for a majority

State elections were held in South Australia on 26 March 1927. All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party government led by Premier of South Australia Lionel Hill was defeated by the opposition Liberal Federation led by Leader of the Opposition Richard L. Butler, and the Country Party (SA) led by Archie Cameron. Each district elected multiple members, with voters casting multiple votes.

Before the election, the Liberal Federation attempted to enter in to a formal coalition with the Country Party, but when this was rejected, Country Party candidates were given no Liberal opposition in six seats in five rural electorates.

Results

Arrangement of the House of Assembly after the 1927 state election.

| turnout % = 77.43% | informal % = N/A |votes % = 47.99% |votes % = 40.02% |votes % = 5.44% |votes % = 2.08% |votes % = 0.40% |votes % = 5.10% |}

References

References

  1. (1 November 2013). "History of South Australian elections 1857-2006, volume 1: ECSA". ECSA.
  2. "Summary of 1927 Election". University of Western Australia.
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