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.
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All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 24 seats were needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Before the election, the Liberal Federation attempted to enter in to a formal coalition with the Country Party, but when this was rejected, CountryParty candidates were given no Liberal opposition in six seats in five rural electorates.[1]
Results
South Australian state election, 26 March 1927[2] | ||||||
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| Enrolled voters | 309,588 | |||||
| Votes cast | 214,738 | Turnout | 77.43% | +14.71% | ||
| Informal votes | 3,943 | Informal | N/A | |||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Labor | 243,450 | 47.99% | +0.65% | 16 | – 11 | |
| Liberal Federation | 203,050 | 40.02% | –1.68% | 23 | + 6 | |
| Country | 27,617 | 5.44% | –3.56% | 5 | + 3 | |
| Protestant Labor | 10,560 | 2.08% | +2.08% | 1 | + 1 | |
| Single Tax League | 1,923 | 0.40% | –0.20% | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Independent | 20,720 | 5.10% | +4.60% | 1 | + 1 | |
| Total | 507,320 | 46 | ||||
See also
References
- State and federal election results in Australia since 1890