Candidates of the 1927 South Australian state election

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This is a list of candidates of the 1927 South Australian state election.[1][2][3] The conservative Liberal Federation and Country Party ran a combined ticket for this election, known as the "Pact".[1][4]

Retiring MPs[edit]

Labor[edit]

Liberal Federation[edit]

Murray Liberal MHA Harry Dove Young switched to the Legislative Council at this election, being elected unopposed to the seat vacated by Melrose in the Southern District.[2]

Legislative Assembly[edit]

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are marked with an asterisk.

Electorate Labor
candidates 		Liberal–Country Pact
candidates 		Other
candidates
Adelaide (3) Bill Denny*
Bert Edwards*
Herbert George*		 Agnes Goode (Lib.)
F. G. Hicks (Lib.)
Donald Kerr (Lib.)		 C. E. L. Skitch (Ind.)
Albert (2) H. M. Dalziel
Richard McKenzie		 Malcolm McIntosh* (C.P.)
Frederick McMillan* (C.P.)
Alexandra (3) Percy Heggaton* (Lib.)
Herbert Hudd* (Lib.)
George Laffer* (Lib.)
Barossa (3) George Cooke*
Leonard Hopkins		 Henry Crosby* (Lib.)
Herbert Lyons (Lib.)
Reginald Rudall (Lib.)		 Herbert Basedow* (Ind.)
A. P. Davies (Ind.)
Burra Burra (3) Albert Hawke
Sydney McHugh
Mick O'Halloran		 Reginald Carter* (C.P.)
Samuel Dickson* (Lib.)
George Jenkins* (Lib.)
East Torrens (3) J. F. Flaherty
Leslie Claude Hunkin
Beasley Kearney		 Frederick Coneybeer* (Lib.)
Walter Hamilton* (Lib.)
Albert Sutton* (Lib.)
Flinders (2) John O'Connor
J. B. Pollard		 Edward Coles* (C.P.)
James Moseley* (Lib.)		 Edward Craigie (Single Tax)
Murray (3) Clement Collins*
A. L. Gniel
Frank Staniford		 Ernest Hannaford* (Lib.)
Hermann Homburg* (Lib.)
John Randell (Lib.)		 John Godfree (Ind.)
Newcastle (2) Thomas Butterfield*
William Harvey*		 S. B. Castine (Lib.)
Philip McBride (Lib.)
North Adelaide (2) Frederick Birrell*
Stanley Whitford		 Victor Marra Newland (Lib.)
Shirley Jeffries* (Lib.)
Port Pirie (2) John Fitzgerald*
Lionel Hill*
Port Adelaide (2) Frank Condon
John Jonas*		 Thomas Thompson* (Ind.)
Stanley (2) Robert Nicholls*
John Lyons*		 P. S. Gillen (Ind.)
Sturt (3) Bob Dale
T. W. Grealy
Francis McCabe		 Ernest Anthoney* (Lib.)
Herbert Richards* (Lib.)
Edward Vardon* (Lib.)		 E. E. Craig (Ind.)
Victoria (2) Eric Shepherd*
F. E. Young		 Vernon Petherick (Lib.)
Peter Reidy* (Lib.)
Wallaroo (2) John Pedler*
Robert Richards*
West Torrens (2) Alfred Blackwell*
John McInnes*		 R. A. Cilento (Ind.)
Wooroora (3) William Jarrad
R. R. Reincke
Allan Robertson		 Richard Layton Butler* (Lib.)
Archie Cameron* (C.P.)
James McLachlan* (Lib.)
Yorke Peninsula (2) Edward Giles*
Henry Tossell*

Legislative Council[edit]

Electorate Labor
candidates 		Liberal–Country Pact
candidates
|
Central District No. 1 (2) John Carr*
James Jelley*		 H. P. Butterworth (Lib.)
L. H. Crosby (Lib.)
Central District No. 2 (2) Herbert Baldock
F. E. Stratton		 John Herbert Cooke* (Lib.)
George Henry Prosser* (Lib.)
Midland District (2) 'Walter Hannaford* (Lib.)
Thomas Pascoe* (Lib.)
Northern District (2) Even George
H. R. McHugh		 Percy Blesing* (C.P.)
William George Mills* (C.P.)
Southern District (2) 'Thomas McCallum* (Lib.)
Harry Dove Young* (Lib.)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "STATE ELECTIONS". The Observer. Adelaide. 5 March 1927. p. 39. Retrieved 11 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ a b c "LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL". The Observer. Adelaide. 5 March 1927. p. 39. Retrieved 11 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "STATE ELECTIONS". The Observer. Adelaide. 12 February 1927. p. 7. Retrieved 11 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "The Register ADELAIDE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1927". The Register. Adelaide. 23 March 1927. p. 10. Retrieved 11 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "PORT ADELAIDE BY-ELECTION". The Register. Adelaide. 5 July 1927. p. 9. Retrieved 16 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
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