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1947 South Australian state election
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]
Background The LCL won three seats—metropolitan Norwood , Prospect and Torrens —from Labor.[4] The LCL won back rural Victoria after losing it to Labor at a by-election in 1945.[1] [2] [5]
Results South Australian state election, 8 March 1947[6] House of Assembly << 1944 –1950 >>
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. See also Notes