1947 South Australian state election
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State elections were held in South Australia on 8 March 1947. All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal and Country League government led by Premier of South Australia Thomas Playford IV defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Robert Richards.[1][2][3]
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8 March 1947
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All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 20 seats were needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
Results
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South Australian state election, 8 March 1947[6] | ||||||
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| Enrolled voters | 306,059 | |||||
| Votes cast | 285,765 | Turnout | 93.37% | +4.84% | ||
| Informal votes | 10,366 | Informal | 3.63% | +0.41% | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Labor | 133,959 | 48.64% | +6.12% | 13 | – 3 | |
| Liberal and Country | 111,216 | 40.38% | –5.46% | 23 | + 3 | |
| Communist | 8,178 | 2.97% | +0.90% | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Independent | 17,083 | 6.20% | –0.43% | 3 | ± 0 | |
| Independent Labor | 4,963 | 1.80% | –0.45% | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Total | 275,399 | 39 | ||||
| Two-party-preferred | ||||||
| Liberal and Country | 52.00% | +5.30% | ||||
| Labor | 48.00% | –5.30% | ||||
- The primary vote figures were from contested seats, while the state-wide two-party-preferred vote figures were estimated from all seats.