# Results of the 1944 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 29 April 1944 House of Assembly
<< 1941–1947 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 289,032 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 255,883 | | Turnout | 88.53% | +37.84% |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 8,229 | | Informal | 3.22% | +1.26% |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Liberal and Country | 113,536 | 45.84% | +8.29% | 20 | ± 0 |
| | Labor | 105,298 | 42.52% | +9.27% | 16 | + 5 |
| | Communist | 5,136 | 2.07% | * | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Independent | 16,439 | 6.64% | –17.97% | 3 | – 2 |
| | Independent Labor | 5,587 | 2.26% | –0.76% | 0 | – 2 |
| | Independent Liberal | 1,658 | 0.67% | –0.91% | 0 | – 1 |
| Total | Total | 247,654 | | | 39 | |
| Two-party-preferred |||||||
| | Liberal and Country | | 46.70% | * | | |
| | Labor | | 53.30% | * | | |
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1944 South Australian state election.

## Results by electoral district
### Adelaide

1944 South Australian state election: Adelaide :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Doug Bardolph | 5,587 | 43.5 | -13.7 |
| | Labor | Bob Dale | 4,775 | 37.2 | +4.8 |
| | Communist | Alfred Watt | 2,492 | 19.4 | +19.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,854 | 93.1 | −2.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 947 | 6.9 | +2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,801 | 83.0 | +46.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bob Dale | 6,734 | 52.4 | |
| | Independent | Doug Bardolph | 6,120 | 47.6 | |
| | Labor gain from Independent | Labor gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |

### Albert

1944 South Australian state election: Albert :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Malcolm McIntosh | 3,078 | 66.4 | +4.2 |
| | Independent | J P Ryan | 1,025 | 22.1 | +22.1 |
| | Labor | John Cronin | 531 | 11.5 | +11.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,634 | 97.8 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 102 | 2.2 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,736 | 88.3 | +27.8 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Alexandra

1944 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Herbert Hudd | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Angas

1944 South Australian state election: Angas (supplementary) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Berthold Teusner | 2,767 | 52.6 | +2.4 |
| | Labor | William Robinson | 2,099 | 39.9 | -20.2 |
| | Independent | William Haese | 397 | 7.5 | -22.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,263 | 98.8 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 64 | 1.2 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,327 | 90.2 | +26.2 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Burnside

1944 South Australian state election: Burnside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Charles Abbott | 9,960 | 64.1 | -9.6 |
| | Labor | Frank White | 5,568 | 35.9 | +17.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,528 | 96.4 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 577 | 3.6 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,105 | 88.2 | +41.4 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Burra

1944 South Australian state election: Burra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Archibald McDonald | 2,265 | 55.7 | -2.4 |
| | Labor | Ellis Bristow | 1,803 | 44.3 | +2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,068 | 97.6 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 99 | 2.4 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,167 | 90.0 | +28.5 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -2.4 | |

### Chaffey

1944 South Australian state election: Chaffey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William MacGillivray | 3,239 | 61.9 | -1.7 |
| | Labor | Robert Curren | 1,997 | 38.1 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,236 | 96.6 | −0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 186 | 3.4 | +0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,422 | 87.2 | +41.0 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | -1.7 | |

### Eyre

1944 South Australian state election: Eyre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Arthur Christian | 2,618 | 59.9 | -6.1 |
| | Labor | William Gosling | 1,193 | 27.3 | +27.3 |
| | Independent | Oliver Eatts | 560 | 12.8 | +12.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,371 | 96.5 | −1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 157 | 3.5 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,528 | 88.0 | +39.2 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Flinders

1944 South Australian state election: Flinders :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Rex Pearson | 2,185 | 42.1 | +8.0 |
| | Labor | John O'Leary | 1,383 | 26.7 | -1.3 |
| | Single Tax League | Edward Craigie | 1,208 | 23.3 | -14.7 |
| | Unendorsed Liberal | Janette Octoman | 410 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,186 | 97.5 | −1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 132 | 2.5 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,318 | 89.0 | +33.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Rex Pearson | 3,059 | 59.0 | +5.6 |
| | Labor | John O'Leary | 2,127 | 41.0 | +41.0 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Frome

1944 South Australian state election: Frome :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Mick O'Halloran | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Gawler

1944 South Australian state election: Gawler :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Leslie Duncan | 2,985 | 56.7 | +24.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Elliott Day | 2,280 | 43.3 | +3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,265 | 97.7 | −1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 126 | 2.3 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,391 | 90.8 | +21.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.7 | |

### Glenelg

1944 South Australian state election: Glenelg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Frank Smith | 9,710 | 57.0 | -7.8 |
| | Labor | John Fitzgerald | 7,327 | 43.0 | +7.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,037 | 96.4 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 637 | 3.6 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,674 | 89.8 | +42.2 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -7.8 | |

### Goodwood

1944 South Australian state election: Goodwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Walsh | 8,883 | 59.5 | +14.7 |
| | Liberal and Country | Archibald MacMillan | 6,051 | 40.5 | +10.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 14,934 | 96.5 | −1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 543 | 3.5 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,477 | 87.6 | +43.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.8 | |

### Gouger

1944 South Australian state election: Gouger :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Rufus Goldney | 2,700 | 51.0 | +3.0 |
| | Labor | Horace Bowden | 2,595 | 49.0 | +49.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,295 | 97.9 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 113 | 2.1 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,408 | 90.2 | +25.4 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Independent | Liberal and Country gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |

### Gumeracha

1944 South Australian state election: Gumeracha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Thomas Playford | 3,752 | 72.1 | -27.9 |
| | Labor | Wilfred Holmes | 1,451 | 27.9 | +27.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,203 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 95 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,298 | 89.5 | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Hindmarsh

1944 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John McInnes | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Light

1944 South Australian state election: Light :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Herbert Michael | 2,987 | 57.3 | +14.0 |
| | Labor | Herman Dolling | 2,227 | 42.7 | -7.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,214 | 97.9 | −1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 110 | 2.1 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,324 | 91.6 | +19.9 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Mitcham

1944 South Australian state election: Mitcham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Henry Dunks | 9,303 | 59.9 | -4.1 |
| | Labor | Victor Doble | 6,236 | 40.1 | +20.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,539 | 97.0 | −1.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 486 | 3.0 | +1.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,025 | 87.5 | +36.7 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Mount Gambier

1944 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Fletcher | 4,180 | 66.3 | +19.9 |
| | Labor | Russell Walters | 2,120 | 33.7 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,300 | 98.0 | −0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 128 | 2.0 | +0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,428 | 89.6 | +23.1 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +0.7 | |

### Murray

1944 South Australian state election: Murray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Richard McKenzie | 3,177 | 57.2 | +41.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | John Cowan | 2,068 | 37.2 | +7.9 |
| | Independent | James Venning | 308 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,553 | 97.4 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 146 | 2.6 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,699 | 90.5 | +25.9 |
| | Labor gain from Independent Labor | Labor gain from Independent Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Newcastle

1944 South Australian state election: Newcastle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | George Jenkins | 2,229 | 60.0 | -40.0 |
| | Labor | Jock Pick | 1,486 | 40.0 | +40.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,715 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 84 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,799 | 83.3 | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Norwood

1944 South Australian state election: Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Nieass | 8,212 | 53.6 | +6.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | Roy Moir | 7,095 | 46.4 | -6.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 15,307 | 95.3 | −2.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 747 | 4.7 | +2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,054 | 88.4 | +42.8 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | +4.3 | |

### Onkaparinga

1944 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Howard Shannon | 3,270 | 53.9 | +10.9 |
| | Labor | Cyril Hasse | 2,792 | 46.1 | +11.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,062 | 96.8 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 199 | 3.2 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,261 | 88.9 | +26.1 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +2.5 | |

### Port Adelaide

1944 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Stephens | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Port Pirie

1944 South Australian state election: Port Pirie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Andrew Lacey | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Prospect

1944 South Australian state election: Prospect :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Elder Whittle | 7,726 | 45.9 | -9.2 |
| | Labor | Bert Shard | 6,448 | 38.3 | +3.7 |
| | Communist | Alan Finger | 2,644 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,818 | 97.5 | −1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 433 | 2.5 | +1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,251 | 89.9 | +37.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Bert Shard | 8,793 | 52.3 | |
| | Liberal and Country | Elder Whittle | 8,025 | 47.7 | |
| | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | N/A | |

### Ridley

1944 South Australian state election: Ridley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tom Stott | 3,653 | 74.1 | +12.8 |
| | Labor | Leonard Seymour | 1,278 | 25.9 | +11.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,931 | 98.2 | −0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 92 | 1.8 | +0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,023 | 89.9 | +27.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Rocky River

1944 South Australian state election: Rocky River :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | John Lyons | 3,091 | 71.4 | -1.0 |
| | Labor | Leonard Wilcott | 1,237 | 28.6 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,328 | 96.9 | −1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 136 | 3.1 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,464 | 89.8 | +28.2 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -1.0 | |

### Semaphore

1944 South Australian state election: Semaphore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Albert Thompson | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Stanley

1944 South Australian state election: Stanley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Percy Quirke | 2,645 | 57.7 | +4.7 |
| | Liberal and Country | Gordon Bails | 1,940 | 42.3 | -4.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,585 | 98.3 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 81 | 1.7 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,666 | 91.4 | +20.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.7 | |

### Stirling

1944 South Australian state election: Stirling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Herbert Dunn | 2,996 | 54.2 | +25.2 |
| | Labor | J McTier | 1,284 | 23.2 | +23.2 |
| | Independent | S D Bruce | 1,248 | 22.6 | +22.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,528 | 97.4 | −1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 148 | 2.6 | +1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,676 | 91.1 | +33.5 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Independent | Liberal and Country gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |
* Sitting MP for Stirling, Herbert Dunn had been elected as an Independent in the previous election, but joined the LCL before this election.

### Stuart

1944 South Australian state election: Stuart :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lindsay Riches | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Thebarton

1944 South Australian state election: Thebarton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Fred Walsh | unopposed | | |
| | Labor gain from Independent | Labor gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |

### Torrens

1944 South Australian state election: Torrens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Herbert Baldock | 8,635 | 51.0 | +22.1 |
| | Liberal and Country | Shirley Jeffries | 8,308 | 49.0 | -4.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,943 | 96.1 | −2.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 688 | 3.9 | +2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,631 | 87.2 | +33.8 |
| | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Labor gain from Liberal and Country | Swing | N/A | |

### Unley

1944 South Australian state election: Unley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Colin Dunnage | 9,051 | 54.2 | +13.9 |
| | Labor | Alexander Saint | 7,657 | 45.8 | +45.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 16,708 | 96.3 | −1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 645 | 3.7 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,353 | 87.5 | +37.5 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Victoria

1944 South Australian state election: Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Vernon Petherick | 3,530 | 49.9 | +12.9 |
| | Labor | Jim Corcoran | 3,244 | 45.9 | +11.8 |
| | Independent | John Gartner | 296 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,070 | 98.1 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 135 | 1.9 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,205 | 90.1 | +29.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Liberal and Country | Vernon Petherick | 3,687 | 52.1 | -4.6 |
| | Labor | Jim Corcoran | 3,383 | 47.9 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -4.6 | |

### Wallaroo

1944 South Australian state election: Wallaroo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Richards | 2,896 | 64.8 | -35.2 |
| | Independent | Leslie Heath | 1,573 | 35.2 | +35.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,469 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,562 | 90.9 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Yorke Peninsula

1944 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Cecil Hincks | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Young

1944 South Australian state election: Young :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Robert Nicholls | 2,576 | 69.4 | -30.6 |
| | Labor | Ernest Allen | 1,134 | 30.6 | +30.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,710 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 100 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,810 | 91.4 | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |