Candidates of the 1921 South Australian state election
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This is a list of candidates of the 1921 South Australian state election.[1]
Retiring MPs
Progressive Country
- Arthur Blackburn (Sturt) – retired[2]
Independent
- John Albert Southwood (East Torrens) – retired[2]
There had also been two resignations in the months leading up to the election which had remained unfilled. Murray Liberal MHA Angas Parsons resigned on 5 January 1921 due to his appointment to the judiciary. Sturt Liberal MHA Edward Vardon resigned on 15 February 1921 in order to nominate, successfully, for a vacancy in the Australian Senate.[2][3]
House of Assembly
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are marked with an asterisk.
Legislative Council
| Electorate | Labor candidates |
Liberal candidates |
Progressive Country candidates |
Independent candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District No. 1 (2) | John Carr* James Jelley* | G. A. Noble | J. L. Leal | |
| Central District No. 2 (2) | L. E. Fenton Frederick Ward | John Herbert Cooke* George Henry Prosser* | William Cole A. R. Tuckett | Frederick Samuel Wallis |
| Midland District (2) | Walter Hannaford* Thomas Pascoe* | |||
| Northern District (2) | Sydney McHugh M. B. Woods | John George Bice* John Lewis* | W. O. Gale | |
| Southern District (2) | Robert Thomson Melrose* Thomas McCallum* | W. D. Cowley | Alfred von Doussa | |