1930 South Australian state election
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State elections were held in South Australia on 5 April 1930. All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Federation government led by Premier of South Australia Richard L. Butler was defeated by the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Lionel Hill.
Each district elected multiple members. This election saw the change from first past the post (plurality) to instant-runoff (preferential) voting, which also meant that electors cast a single vote rather than multiple votes. With 30 of 46 seats in the House of Assembly, the election remains South Australian Labor's biggest seat win.
Results
[edit]| South Australian state election, 5 April 1930[1] | ||||||
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| Enrolled voters | 325,244 | |||||
| Votes cast | 222,819 | Turnout | 71.36% | –6.07% | ||
| Informal votes | 12,715 | Informal | 5.71% | |||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Labor | 102,194 | 48.64% | +0.65% | 30 | + 14 | |
| Liberal Federation | 74,930 | 35.66% | –4.34% | 13 | – 10 | |
| Country | 14,555 | 6.93% | +1.43% | 2 | – 3 | |
| Single Tax League | 2,777 | 1.32% | +1.32% | 1 | + 1 | |
| Communist | 696 | 0.33% | +0.33% | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Independent | 14,952 | 7.11% | +0.57% | 0 | ± 0 | |
| Total | 210,104 | 46 | ||||
See also
[edit]- Results of the South Australian state election, 1930 (House of Assembly)
- Candidates of the South Australian state election, 1930
- Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1930–1933
- Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1930–1933
References
[edit]- History of South Australian elections 1857-2006, volume 1: ECSA
- State and federal election results Archived 18 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine in Australia since 1890
- Specific
- ^ "Summary of 1930 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.