Candidates of the 1918 South Australian state election
List of candidates of 1918 South Australian state election
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This is a list of candidates of the 1918 South Australian state election.[1][2]
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6 April 1918
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All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 24 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Retiring MPs
Liberal
- David James (Wooroora) – lost preselection[3]
- James Howe MLC (Northern District) – retired[4]
Independent
- Clarence Goode (Victoria) – retired[5][6]
There had also been two resignations in the months leading up to the election which had remained unfilled. Sturt National MP Thomas Ryan had resigned on 16 November 1917 following his election to the Parliament of Victoria at the 1917 Victorian election, while Liberal Midland District MLC Edward Lucas had resigned on 1 February 1918 following his appointment as Agent-General for South Australia. In addition, Newcastle Labor MP Andrew Kirkpatrick shifted houses, contesting the Legislative Council in Central District No. 1.[7][8]
House of Assembly
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are marked with an asterisk.
Legislative Council
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are marked with an asterisk.
| Electorate | Labor candidates |
Liberal candidates |
National candidates |
Farmers and Settlers candidates |
Independent candidates |
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| Central District No. 1 (2) | Tom Gluyas* Andrew Kirkpatrick* | John Vaughan J. P. Wilson | |||
| Central District No. 2 (2) | L. C. Hunkin Frederick Ward | Henry Tassie* | W. H. Harvey* | A. W. Styles | |
| Northern District (2) | William Morrow* J. E. H. Winnall | W. G. Mills* | |||
| Midland District (3) | David Gordon* Walter Gordon Duncan* Thomas Pascoe* | ||||
| Southern District (2) | James Black H. A. E. R. Pengilly | John Cowan* Lancelot Stirling* | |||