1924 South Australian state election

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5 April 1924 (1924-04-05)

1927 →

All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly
24 seats were needed for a majority

Premier before election

Henry Barwell
Liberal Federation

Elected Premier

John Gunn
Labor

State elections were held in South Australia on 5 April 1924. 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 Henry Barwell was defeated by the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition John Gunn. Each district elected multiple members, with voters casting multiple votes.

The Farmers and Settlers Association became known as the Country Party from this election.

Results

South Australian state election, 5 April 1924^[1] House of Assembly << 1921–1927 >>
Enrolled voters		289,843
Votes cast		161,165		Turnout	62.71%	-1.06%
Informal votes		1,774		Informal	N/A
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	192,256	48.35%	+3.73%	27	+ 11
	Liberal Federation	165,802	41.70%	+6.80%	17	- 8
	Country	35,551	8.94%	+8.94%	2	+ 2
	Independents	1,827	0.46%	-3.10%	0	0
	Votes for other parties	2,176	0.55%	+0.55%	0	0
Total		397,612			46

^ "Summary of 1924 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

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