1857 South Australian House of Assembly election
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The 1857 South Australian House of Assembly election was held on 9 March 1857 to elect all 36 members of the South Australian House of Assembly as part of the 1857 South Australian colonial election.[1]
9 March 1857
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All 36 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly | |||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 6,877 (56.2%) | ||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Overall results
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| Party | Votes | Seats | ||||
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| Votes | % | Swing (pp) | Seats | Change | ||
| Independent | 16,115 | 100.0 | New | 36 |  36 | |
| Total | 16,115 | 100.0 | â | 36 | 36 | |
| Formal votes | N/A[a] | â | â | |||
| Informal votes | N/A[a] | â | â | |||
| Turnout | 6,877 | 56.2 | +56.2 | |||
| Enrolled voters | 12,235[b] | â | â | |||
| Source: Electoral Commission of South Australia[1] | ||||||
Results by district
Uncontested
City of Adelaide
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Richard Torrens (elected 1) | 1,208 | 16.0 | +16.0 | |
| Richard Hanson (elected 2) | 1,179 | 15.6 | +15.6 | |
| Francis Dutton (elected 3) | 1,145 | 15.2 | +15.2 | |
| Boyle Travers Finniss (elected 4) | 1,103 | 14.6 | +14.6 | |
| John Neales (elected 5) | 959 | 12.7 | +12.7 | |
| William Henville Burford (elected 6) | 620 | 8.2 | +8.2 | |
| Patrick Boyce Coglin | 413 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
| William Parkin | 325 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
| William Pearce | 310 | 4.1 | +4.1 | |
| Edward Homersham | 272 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,703 | 94.9 | +94.9 | |
| Informal votes | 92 | 5.1 | +5.1 | |
| Turnout | 1,795 | 52.8 | +52.8 | |
Barossa
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Duffield (elected 1) | 406 | 36.3 | +36.3 | |
| Horace Dean (elected 2) | 337 | 30.1 | +30.1 | |
| William Bakewell | 220 | 19.7 | +19.7 | |
| C William Jacob | 155 | 13.9 | +13.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 665 | 95.1 | +95.1 | |
| Informal votes | 34 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| Turnout | 699 | 68.2 | +68.2 | |
The Burra and Clare
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Strickland Kingston (elected 1) | 481 | 31.0 | +31.0 | |
| Morris Lyon Marks (elected 2) | 374 | 24.1 | +24.1 | |
| Edward John Peake (elected 3) | 343 | 22.1 | +22.1 | |
| George Charles Hawker | 267 | 17.2 | +17.2 | |
| W John Gubbins | 88 | 5.7 | +5.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 705 | 96.2 | +96.2 | |
| Informal votes | 28 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| Turnout | 733 | 50.2 | +50.2 | |
Encounter Bay
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Herschel Babbage (elected 1) | 160 | 38.7 | +38.7 | |
| Arthur Fydell Lindsay (elected 2) | 128 | 31.0 | +31.0 | |
| Charles Thomas Hewett | 71 | 17.2 | +17.2 | |
| J Norman | 54 | 13.1 | +13.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 229 | 95.8 | +95.8 | |
| Informal votes | 10 | 4.2 | +4.2 | |
| Turnout | 239 | 42.8 | +42.8 | |
Mount Barker
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friedrich Krichauff (elected 1) | 352 | 34.4 | +34.4 | |
| John Dunn (elected 2) | 332 | 32.4 | +32.4 | |
| Richard Bullock Andrews | 183 | 17.9 | +17.9 | |
| A Lorimer | 118 | 11.5 | +11.5 | |
| W Patterson | 39 | 3.8 | +3.8 | |
| Total formal votes | N/A | â | â | |
| Informal votes | N/A | â | â | |
| Turnout | 612 | 60.4 | +60.4 | |
Noarlunga
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Young (elected 1) | 232 | 41.7 | +41.7 | |
| Henry Mildred (elected 2) | 181 | 32.6 | +32.6 | |
| Alexander Anderson | 143 | 25.7 | +25.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 331 | 98.5 | +98.5 | |
| Informal votes | 5 | 1.5 | +1.5 | |
| Turnout | 336 | 62.8 | +62.8 | |
Onkaparinga
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Milne (elected 1) | 333 | 36.4 | +36.4 | |
| William Bower Dawes (elected 2) | 317 | 34.7 | +34.7 | |
| William Townsend | 264 | 28.9 | +28.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 547 | 96.6 | +96.6 | |
| Informal votes | 20 | 3.5 | +3.5 | |
| Turnout | 567 | 80.2 | +80.2 | |
Port Adelaide
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hart (elected 1) | 281 | 44.5 | +44.5 | |
| John Bristow Hughes (elected 2) | 203 | 32.2 | +32.2 | |
| Alfred France | 147 | 23.3 | +23.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 367 | 97.6 | +97.6 | |
| Informal votes | 9 | 2.4 | +2.4 | |
| Turnout | 376 | 63.3 | +63.3 | |
The Sturt
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Reynolds (elected 1) | 272 | 37.0 | +37.0 | |
| John Hallett (elected 2) | 168 | 22.9 | +22.9 | |
| James Allen | 120 | 16.3 | +16.3 | |
| William Jones | 89 | 12.1 | +12.1 | |
| A Allen | 86 | 11.7 | +11.7 | |
| Total formal votes | N/A | â | â | |
| Informal votes | N/A | â | â | |
| Turnout | 495 | 55.2 | +55.2 | |
West Torrens
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luther Scammell (elected 1) | 274 | 39.1 | +39.1 | |
| James Cole (elected 2) | 168 | 24.0 | +24.0 | |
| W Matthew Smith | 139 | 19.9 | +19.9 | |
| Robert Lyon Milne | 60 | 8.6 | +8.6 | |
| James White | 59 | 8.4 | +8.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 449 | 95.7 | +95.7 | |
| Informal votes | 20 | 4.3 | +4.3 | |
| Turnout | 469 | 50.0 | +50.0 | |
Yatala
| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Harvey (elected 1) | 233 | 24.9 | +24.9 | |
| Charles Simeon Hare (elected 2) | 211 | 22.5 | +22.5 | |
| John Umpherstone | 181 | 19.3 | +19.3 | |
| William Maturin | 180 | 19.2 | +19.2 | |
| John Ragless | 116 | 12.4 | +12.4 | |
| Patrick McCarron | 16 | 1.7 | +1.7 | |
| Total formal votes | N/A | â | â | |
| Informal votes | N/A | â | â | |
| Turnout | 592 | 50.5 | +50.5 | |
See also
Notes
- Informal voting details were not published for Mount Barker, The Sturt, and Yatala. In the other eight electorates, the formal vote was 6,877 (96.9%) and the informal votes was 218 (3.1%).
- Total enrolment across all electorates, including those uncontested, was 15,538.