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South Australian state election, 1947

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8 March 1947 (1947-03-08)
  
1950 →

20 seats
  
16 seats

3
  
3

Date
  
8 March 1947

5 November 1938
  
1938

23 seats
  
13 seats

52.0%
  
48.0%

South Australian state election, 1947

Winner
  
Thomas Playford IV

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.

  • The primary vote was counted on seats contested, while the two-party vote was estimated for all seats.

    • Background

    The LCL won three seats, metropolitan Norwood, Prospect and Torrens from Labor. The LCL won back rural Victoria after losing it to Labor at a by-election in 1945.

    References

    South Australian state election, 1947 Wikipedia
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