# Results of the 1918 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 6 April 1918 House of Assembly
<< 1915–1921 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 258,712 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 132,321 | | Turnout | 51.89% | – 23.06% |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,922 | | Informal | 1.45% | +0.38% |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 144,204 | 44.54% | – 1.36% | 17 | – 9 |
| | Liberal Union | 90,453 | 27.94% | – 23.64% | 22 | + 2 |
| | National Party | 60,417 | 18.66% | * | 6 | + 6 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | 13,844 | 4.28% | * | 1 | + 1 |
| | Single Tax League | 1,398 | 0.43% | * | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Farmers and Producers | 1,033 | 0.32% | * | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Independent | 12,432 | 3.84% | + 1.32% | 0 | ± 0 |
| Total | Total | 323,781 | | | 46 | |
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1918 South Australian state election. Each district elected multiple members.
Every voter would receive a ballot paper where they would cast 2 or 3 votes for different candidates. In electorates that were not unopposed, the 2 or 3 candidates with the most votes would be elected.

## Results by electoral district
### Adelaide

1918 South Australian state election: Adelaide :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bill Denny (elected) | 6,768 | 30.2 | N/A |
| | Labor | John Gunn (elected) | 5,526 | 24.7 | N/A |
| | Labor | Bert Edwards (elected) | 5,511 | 24.6 | N/A |
| | National Party | Reginald Blundell | 2,215 | 9.9 | N/A |
| | National Party | William Stephens | 1,930 | 8.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Selina Siggins | 461 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,411 7,750 ballots | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 90 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,840 | 36.1 | |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 17,805 | 79.4 | N/A |
| | National Party | | 4,145 | 18.5 | N/A |
| | Independent | Selina Siggins | 461 | 2.1 | N/A |

### Albert

1918 South Australian state election: Albert :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Union | R. A. O'Connor (elected) | 1,426 | 19.2 | -11.9 |
| | Liberal Union | William Angus (elected) | 1,290 | 17.4 | -14.6 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | William Cowley | 1,269 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | Ernest Butler | 1,260 | 17.0 | +17.0 |
| | Labor | Robert Downie | 1,107 | 14.9 | +14.9 |
| | Labor | Charles Benson | 1,062 | 14.3 | +14.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,414 3,730 ballots | 98.0 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 76 | 2.0 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,806 | 54.0 | −11.9 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal Union | | 2,716 | 36.6 | -26.5 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | | 2,529 | 34.1 | +34.1 |
| | Labor | | 2,169 | 29.3 | +6.7 |

### Alexandra

1918 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Union | George Laffer (elected) | 3,688 | 22.0 | +2.4 |
| | Liberal Union | George Ritchie (elected) | 3,651 | 21.8 | +2.2 |
| | Liberal Union | Archibald Peake (elected) | 3,376 | 20.1 | +20.1 |
| | Labor | Mathew Hunt | 1,876 | 11.2 | +11.2 |
| | Labor | William Nicholls | 1,799 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
| | Labor | Walter Lodge | 1,735 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| | Independent | Walter Furler | 642 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,767 5,755 ballots | 98.4 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 92 | 1.6 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,847 | 52.6 | −22.6 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal Union | | 10,715 | 63.9 | +5.1 |
| | Labor | | 5,410 | 32.3 | -8.9 |
| | Independent | Walter Furler | 642 | 3.8 | +3.8 |

### Barossa

1918 South Australian state election: Barossa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Union | William Hague (elected) | 3,577 | 16.3 | -1.7 |
| | Liberal Union | Henry Crosby (elected) | 3,510 | 16.0 | +16.0 |
| | Liberal Union | Richard Butler (elected) | 3,488 | 15.9 | -2.4 |
| | Labor | Moses Gabb | 3,437 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
| | Labor | Tom Edwards | 3,404 | 15.6 | +15.6 |
| | Labor | George Cooke | 3,346 | 15.3 | +15.3 |
| | Farmers and Producers | Edmund Craig | 526 | 2.5 | +2.5 |
| | Farmers and Producers | Thomas Martin | 278 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Farmers and Producers | Horace Crittenden | 229 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Independent | James Scott | 95 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 21,890 7,383 ballots | 98.6 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 104 | 1.4 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,487 | 63.5 | −17.5 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal Union | | 10,575 | 48.3 | -5.3 |
| | Labor | | 10,187 | 46.5 | 0.0 |
| | Farmers and Producers | | 1,033 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| | Independent | James Scott | 95 | 0.4 | +0.4 |

### Burra Burra

1918 South Australian state election: Burra Burra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Buxton (elected) | 2,742 | 12.2 | +12.2 |
| | Labor | Mick O'Halloran (elected) | 2,718 | 12.1 | +12.1 |
| | Liberal Union | George Jenkins (elected) | 2,699 | 12.0 | +12.0 |
| | Labor | Len Wilcot | 2,695 | 12.0 | +12.0 |
| | Liberal Union | Samuel Dickson | 2,639 | 11.8 | +11.8 |
| | National Party | Edward Pearce | 2,629 | 11.7 | +11.7 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | William Miller | 2,179 | 9.7 | +9.7 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | John Pick | 2,118 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | Laurence O'Loughlin | 2,026 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,445 7,557 ballots | 99.2 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 62 | 0.8 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,619 | 62.1 | −14.7 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 8,155 | 36.3 | -5.7 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | | 6,323 | 28.2 | +28.2 |
| | Liberal Union | | 5,338 | 23.8 | -34.2 |
| | National Party | | 2,629 | 11.7 | +11.7 |

### East Torrens

1918 South Australian state election: East Torrens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Party | Frederick Coneybeer (elected) | 7,609 | 18.7 | +18.7 |
| | Liberal Union | Walter Hamilton (elected) | 6,802 | 16.8 | +16.8 |
| | National Party | J. A. Southwood (elected) | 6,564 | 16.2 | +16.2 |
| | Labor | Thomas Grealy | 5,745 | 14.1 | +14.1 |
| | Labor | Herbert George | 5,569 | 13.7 | +13.7 |
| | Labor | Martin Collaton | 5,483 | 13.5 | +13.5 |
| | Independent | Victor Wilson | 1,878 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| | Independent | Robert Hawkes | 489 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Independent | Andrew Calder | 483 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 40,622 13,946 ballots | 98.5 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 213 | 1.5 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,159 | 46.4 | −25.2 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 16,797 | 41.3 | -24.5 |
| | National Party | | 14,173 | 34.9 | +34.9 |
| | Liberal Union | | 6,802 | 16.8 | -12.3 |
| | Independent | Reginald Wilson | 1,878 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| | Independent | Robert Hawkes | 489 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Independent | Andrew Calder | 483 | 1.2 | +1.2 |

### Flinders

1918 South Australian state election: Flinders :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Union | James Moseley (elected) | 2,152 | 33.3 | 0.0 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | John Chapman (elected) | 1,686 | 26.1 | +26.1 |
| | Single Tax League | Samuel Lindsay | 1,398 | 21.7 | +21.7 |
| | Independent Liberal | John Travers | 1,221 | 18.9 | -13.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,457 3,567 ballots | 98.3 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 63 | 1.7 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,630 | 50.5 | −20.3 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal Union | | 2,152 | 33.3 | -32.7 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | | 1,686 | 26.1 | +26.1 |
| | Single Tax League | | 1,398 | 21.7 | +21.7 |
| | Independent Liberal | John Travers | 1,221 | 18.9 | +18.9 |

### Murray

1918 South Australian state election: Murray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Union | Harry Young (elected) | 2,964 | 16.5 | -2.8 |
| | Liberal Union | Angas Parsons (elected) | 2,846 | 15.9 | +15.9 |
| | Labor | Sid O'Flaherty (elected) | 2,668 | 14.9 | +14.9 |
| | National Party | George Dunn | 2,486 | 13.9 | -3.4 |
| | Labor | Frank Staniford | 2,430 | 13.5 | +13.5 |
| | Labor | Samuel Willsmore | 2,350 | 13.1 | +13.1 |
| | Independent Labor | Maurice Parish | 1,261 | 7.0 | -11.2 |
| | Independent | John Kelly | 528 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Independent | James Atkinson | 413 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,946 6,213 ballots | 99.0 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 63 | 1.0 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,276 | 56.9 | −21.4 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 7,448 | 41.5 | +6.0 |
| | Liberal Union | | 5,810 | 32.4 | -19.5 |
| | National Party | | 2,486 | 13.9 | +13.9 |
| | Independent Labor | Maurice Parish | 1,261 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| | Independent | John Kelly | 528 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Independent | James Atkinson | 413 | 2.3 | +2.3 |

### Newcastle

1918 South Australian state election: Newcastle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Butterfield (elected) | 2,092 | 30.9 | +2.5 |
| | Labor | William Harvey (elected) | 1,901 | 28.1 | +28.1 |
| | Liberal Union | Edward Twopeny | 1,506 | 22.2 | +0.7 |
| | Liberal Union | Robert Thompson | 1,275 | 18.8 | +18.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,774 3,464 ballots | 99.1 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 30 | 0.9 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,494 | 53.7 | −19.0 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 3,993 | 58.9 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal Union | | 2,781 | 41.1 | -2.3 |

### North Adelaide

1918 South Australian state election: North Adelaide :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Party | Edward Anstey (elected) | 4,383 | 30.2 | +1.5 |
| | National Party | William Ponder (elected) | 4,265 | 29.4 | +1.6 |
| | Labor | Clarence Bennett | 2,948 | 20.3 | +20.3 |
| | Labor | Frederick Martin | 2,909 | 20.1 | +20.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,505 7,304 ballots | 98.5 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 112 | 1.5 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,416 | 46.8 | −26.2 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | National Party | | 8,648 | 59.6 | +59.6 |
| | Labor | | 5,857 | 40.4 | -16.1 |

### Port Adelaide

1918 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Price (elected) | 5,879 | 32.7 | N/A |
| | Labor | John Verran (elected) | 5,597 | 31.1 | N/A |
| | National Party | Ivor MacGillivray | 3,123 | 17.4 | N/A |
| | National Party | Richard Gully | 2,633 | 14.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | Allen Martin | 571 | 3.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Alfred Formby | 192 | 1.1 | N/A |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,995 9,076 ballots | 97.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 283 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,359 | 48.0 | |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 11,476 | 63.8 | N/A |
| | National Party | | 5,756 | 32.0 | N/A |
| | Independent | Allen Martin | 571 | 3.2 | N/A |
| | Independent | Alfred Formby | 192 | 1.1 | N/A |

### Port Pirie

1918 South Australian state election: Port Pirie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lionel Hill (elected) | 2,756 | 33.0 | N/A |
| | Labor | John Fitzgerald (elected) | 2,708 | 32.4 | N/A |
| | National Party | Harry Jackson | 1,479 | 17.7 | N/A |
| | National Party | William Cole | 1,414 | 16.9 | N/A |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,357 4,263 ballots | 99.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 33 | 0.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,296 | 58.5 | |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 5,464 | 65.4 | N/A |
| | National Party | | 2,893 | 34.6 | N/A |

### Stanley

1918 South Australian state election: Stanley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Union | Robert Nicholls (elected) | 3,262 | 34.4 | -4.0 |
| | Liberal Union | Henry Barwell (elected) | 3,191 | 33.7 | -3.9 |
| | Labor | James Scales | 1,663 | 17.5 | +17.5 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | Michael McCormack | 1,368 | 14.4 | +14.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,484 5,285 ballots | 98.9 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 57 | 1.1 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,342 | 63.0 | −16.4 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal Union | | 6,453 | 68.0 | -8.0 |
| | Labor | | 1,663 | 17.5 | -6.5 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | | 1,368 | 14.4 | +14.4 |

### Sturt

1918 South Australian state election: Sturt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | National Party | Arthur Blackburn (elected) | 7,449 | 19.2 | +19.2 |
| | National Party | Thomas Smeaton (elected) | 6,970 | 18.0 | -0.5 |
| | Liberal Union | Edward Vardon (elected) | 6,605 | 17.0 | +17.0 |
| | Labor | Frank McCabe | 4,637 | 11.9 | +11.9 |
| | Labor | Alexander Rankin | 4,614 | 11.9 | +11.9 |
| | Labor | Tom Howard | 4,521 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| | Independent Labor | Crawford Vaughan | 2,014 | 5.2 | -13.3 |
| | Independent | George Illingworth | 786 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | Jeanne Young | 761 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | Charles Nowling | 482 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 38,839 13,353 ballots | 98.6 | −0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 185 | 1.4 | +0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,538 | 44.0 | −29.3 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | National Party | | 14,419 | 37.1 | +37.1 |
| | Labor | | 13,772 | 35.5 | -19.7 |
| | Liberal Union | | 6,605 | 17.0 | -27.7 |
| | Independent Labor | Crawford Vaughan | 2,014 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| | Independent | George Illingworth | 786 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | Jeanne Young | 761 | 2.0 | +2.0 |
| | Independent | Charles Nowling | 482 | 1.2 | +1.2 |

### Victoria

1918 South Australian state election: Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Union | Vernon Petherick (elected) | 3,762 | 25.0 | +25.0 |
| | National Party | Peter Reidy (elected) | 3,707 | 24.6 | -1.7 |
| | Labor | Charles McHugh | 3,259 | 21.7 | +21.7 |
| | Labor | Stanley Whitford | 3,242 | 21.6 | +21.6 |
| | Independent | Henry Kennedy | 1,081 | 7.2 | +7.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,051 7,777 ballots | 98.4 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 127 | 1.6 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,904 | 64.5 | −16.3 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 6,501 | 43.2 | -9.1 |
| | Liberal Union | | 3,762 | 25.0 | -22.7 |
| | National Party | | 3,707 | 24.6 | +24.6 |
| | Independent | Henry Kennedy | 1,081 | 7.2 | +7.2 |

### Wallaroo

1918 South Australian state election: Wallaroo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Richards (elected) | 3,987 | 33.3 | N/A |
| | Labor | John Pedler (elected) | 3,939 | 32.9 | N/A |
| | National Party | John Verran | 2,121 | 17.7 | N/A |
| | National Party | John Herbert | 1,943 | 16.2 | N/A |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,990 6,004 ballots | 99.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 41 | 0.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,045 | 75.8 | |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 7,926 | 66.1 | N/A |
| | National Party | | 4,064 | 33.9 | N/A |

### West Torrens

1918 South Australian state election: West Torrens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alfred Blackwell (elected) | 6,139 | 32.2 | N/A |
| | Labor | John McInnes (elected) | 5,830 | 30.6 | N/A |
| | National Party | Henry Chesson | 3,539 | 18.6 | N/A |
| | National Party | Thompson Green | 3,538 | 18.6 | N/A |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,046 9,602 ballots | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 195 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,797 | 48.3 | |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 11,969 | 62.8 | N/A |
| | National Party | | 7,077 | 37.2 | N/A |

### Wooroora

1918 South Australian state election: Wooroora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Union | James McLachlan (elected) | 3,482 | 17.8 | +17.8 |
| | Labor | Allan Robertson (elected) | 3,045 | 15.6 | +15.6 |
| | Liberal Union | Albert Robinson (elected) | 2,887 | 14.8 | -10.5 |
| | Labor | William Milne | 2,777 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| | Liberal Union | Richard Butler | 2,752 | 14.1 | -12.3 |
| | Labor | Frank Nieass | 2,679 | 13.7 | +13.7 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | Samuel Dennison | 1,938 | 9.9 | +9.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,560 6,710 ballots | 99.1 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 62 | 0.9 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,772 | 65.2 | −14.4 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal Union | | 9,121 | 46.6 | -30.9 |
| | Labor | | 8,501 | 43.5 | +28.5 |
| | Farmers and Settlers | | 1,938 | 9.9 | +9.9 |

### Yorke Peninsula

1918 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Union | Henry Tossell (elected) | 2,468 | 34.8 | -7.4 |
| | Liberal Union | Peter Allen (elected) | 2,340 | 33.0 | -9.1 |
| | Independent | Robert Hogarth | 1,145 | 16.1 | +16.1 |
| | Independent | Robert Ford | 1,141 | 16.1 | +16.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,094 3,582 ballots | 99.1 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 34 | 0.9 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,616 | 54.8 | −22.8 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal Union | | 4,808 | 67.8 | -16.5 |
| | Independent | Robert Hogarth | 1,145 | 16.1 | +16.1 |
| | Independent | Robert Ford | 1,141 | 16.1 | +16.1 |