# Results of the 1947 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 8 March 1947 House of Assembly
<< 1944–1950 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 306,059 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 285,765 | | Turnout | {{{turnout %}}} | +4.84% |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 10,366 | | Informal | 3.63% | +0.41% |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Labor | 133,959 | 48.6% | +6.12% | 13 | – 3 |
| | Liberal and Country | 111,216 | 40.3% | –5.46% | 23 | + 3 |
| | Communist | 8,178 | 2.9% | +0.90% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Independent | 17,083 | 6.2% | –0.43% | 3 | ± 0 |
| | Independent Labor | 4,963 | 1.80% | –0.45% | 0 | ± 0 |
| Total | Total | 275,399 | | | 39 | |
| Two-party-preferred |||||||
| | Liberal and Country | | 52.00% | +5.30% | | |
| | Labor | | 48.00% | –5.30% | | |
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1947 South Australian state election.

## Results by electoral district
### Adelaide

1947 South Australian state election: Adelaide :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Herbert George | 6,556 | 50.7 | +13.5 |
| | Independent | Doug Bardolph | 4,963 | 38.3 | -5.2 |
| | Communist | Alfred Watt | 1,425 | 11.0 | -8.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,944 | 89.7 | −3.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,490 | 10.3 | +3.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,434 | 89.5 | +6.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Albert

1947 South Australian state election: Albert :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Malcolm McIntosh | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Alexandra

1947 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Herbert Hudd | 4,502 | 65.9 | -34.1 |
| | Labor | Albert Taverner | 1,442 | 21.1 | +21.1 |
| | Independent | Ethel Wache | 887 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,831 | 97.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 173 | 2.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,004 | 95.1 | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Angas

1947 South Australian state election: Angas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Berthold Teusner | 3,960 | 70.3 | +17.7 |
| | Independent | Frank Rieck | 1,672 | 29.7 | +29.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,632 | 97.4 | −1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 152 | 2.6 | +1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,784 | 96.0 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Burnside

1947 South Australian state election: Burnside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Geoffrey Clarke | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Burra

1947 South Australian state election: Burra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | George Hawker | 2,566 | 58.5 | +2.8 |
| | Labor | Michael Cronin | 1,819 | 41.5 | -2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,385 | 98.8 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 1.2 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,437 | 95.3 | +5.3 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +2.8 | |

### Chaffey

1947 South Australian state election: Chaffey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | William MacGillivray | 3,795 | 59.3 | -2.6 |
| | Labor | Robert Lambert | 2,603 | 40.7 | +2.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,398 | 97.5 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 164 | 2.5 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,562 | 94.1 | +6.9 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | -2.6 | |

### Eyre

1947 South Australian state election: Eyre :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Arthur Christian | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Flinders

1947 South Australian state election: Flinders :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Rex Pearson | 4,205 | 68.6 | +26.5 |
| | Labor | William Gosling | 1,925 | 31.4 | +4.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,130 | 98.2 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 112 | 1.8 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,242 | 93.9 | +4.9 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +9.6 | |

### Frome

1947 South Australian state election: Frome :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Mick O'Halloran | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Gawler

1947 South Australian state election: Gawler :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Leslie Duncan | 3,054 | 53.7 | -3.0 |
| | Liberal and Country | Thomas Shanahan | 2,637 | 46.3 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,691 | 98.4 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 91 | 1.6 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,782 | 95.1 | +4.3 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -3.0 | |

### Glenelg

1947 South Australian state election: Glenelg :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Baden Pattinson | 11,696 | 60.6 | +3.6 |
| | Labor | Ralph Wells | 6,832 | 35.4 | -7.6 |
| | Independent | Andrew Low | 768 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,296 | 97.1 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 576 | 2.9 | −0.7 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Goodwood

1947 South Australian state election: Goodwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Walsh | 8,720 | 51.0 | -8.5 |
| | Liberal and Country | Herbert Kemp | 8,388 | 49.0 | +8.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,108 | 97.2 | +0.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 489 | 2.8 | −0.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,597 | 93.3 | +5.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -8.5 | |

### Gouger

1947 South Australian state election: Gouger :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Rufus Goldney | 3,537 | 64.0 | +13.0 |
| | Labor | John Brown | 1,991 | 36.0 | -13.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,528 | 98.0 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 110 | 2.0 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,638 | 95.0 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +13.0 | |

### Gumeracha

1947 South Australian state election: Gumeracha :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Thomas Playford | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Hindmarsh

1947 South Australian state election: Hindmarsh :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John McInnes | 16,719 | 87.9 | -12.1 |
| | Communist | James Moss | 2,306 | 12.1 | +12.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,025 | 90.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,911 | 9.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,936 | 92.1 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Light

1947 South Australian state election: Light :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Herbert Michael | 3,595 | 66.8 | +9.5 |
| | Labor | John Power | 1,623 | 30.2 | -12.5 |
| | Independent | Henry Schneider | 161 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,379 | 97.8 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 119 | 2.2 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,498 | 94.9 | +3.3 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Mitcham

1947 South Australian state election: Mitcham :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Henry Dunks | 11,650 | 67.1 | +7.2 |
| | Labor | John Borthwick | 5,700 | 32.9 | -7.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,350 | 98.0 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 359 | 2.0 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,709 | 92.9 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +7.2 | |

### Mount Gambier

1947 South Australian state election: Mount Gambier :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | John Fletcher | 4,742 | 66.4 | +0.1 |
| | Labor | John Shepherdson | 2,396 | 33.6 | -0.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,138 | 98.2 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 128 | 1.8 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,266 | 94.4 | +4.8 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +0.1 | |

### Murray

1947 South Australian state election: Murray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Richard McKenzie | 3,386 | 55.4 | -1.8 |
| | Liberal and Country | Maurice Parish | 2,731 | 44.6 | +7.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,117 | 98.5 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 92 | 1.5 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,209 | 95.9 | +5.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Newcastle

1947 South Australian state election: Newcastle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | George Jenkins | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Norwood

1947 South Australian state election: Norwood :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Roy Moir | 8,839 | 51.4 | +5.0 |
| | Labor | Frank Nieass | 8,352 | 48.6 | -5.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 17,191 | 97.3 | +2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 469 | 2.7 | −2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,660 | 93.2 | +4.8 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | +5.0 | |

### Onkaparinga

1947 South Australian state election: Onkaparinga :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Howard Shannon | 3,528 | 50.7 | -3.2 |
| | Labor | Herbert Burnley | 2,349 | 33.8 | -12.3 |
| | Independent | Frank Halleday | 1,082 | 15.5 | +15.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,959 | 97.9 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 152 | 2.1 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,111 | 94.7 | +5.8 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Port Adelaide

1947 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | James Stephens | 16,222 | 82.6 | -17.4 |
| | Communist | Alan Finger | 3,418 | 17.4 | +17.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,640 | 92.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,613 | 7.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,253 | 93.7 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Port Pirie

1947 South Australian state election: Port Pirie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Charles Davis | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Prospect

1947 South Australian state election: Prospect :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Elder Whittle | 10,001 | 54.3 | +8.4 |
| | Labor | Bert Shard | 8,433 | 45.7 | +7.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,434 | 97.8 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 412 | 2.2 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,846 | 93.8 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | +6.6 | |

### Ridley

1947 South Australian state election: Ridley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Tom Stott | 3,976 | 75.2 | +1.1 |
| | Labor | John Lloyd | 1,313 | 24.8 | -1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 5,289 | 97.7 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 127 | 2.3 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,416 | 96.1 | +6.2 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +1.1 | |

### Rocky River

1947 South Australian state election: Rocky River :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | John Lyons | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Semaphore

1947 South Australian state election: Semaphore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harold Tapping | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Stanley

1947 South Australian state election: Stanley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Percy Quirke | 2,444 | 50.1 | -7.6 |
| | Liberal and Country | Gordon Bails | 1,512 | 31.0 | -11.3 |
| | Liberal and Country | Clive Hannaford | 923 | 18.9 | +18.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,879 | 98.9 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 55 | 1.1 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,934 | 95.5 | +4.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Stirling

1947 South Australian state election: Stirling :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Herbert Dunn | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |

### Stuart

1947 South Australian state election: Stuart :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lindsay Riches | 7,227 | 87.5 | -12.5 |
| | Communist | Edward Robertson | 1,029 | 12.5 | +12.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,256 | 96.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 328 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,584 | 85.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Thebarton

1947 South Australian state election: Thebarton :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Fred Walsh | unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Torrens

1947 South Australian state election: Torrens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Shirley Jeffries | 10,185 | 55.0 | +6.0 |
| | Labor | Herbert Baldock | 8,317 | 45.0 | -6.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,502 | 97.3 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 505 | 2.7 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,007 | 92.6 | +5.4 |
| | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Liberal and Country gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |

### Unley

1947 South Australian state election: Unley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Colin Dunnage | 10,680 | 59.1 | +4.9 |
| | Labor | Douglas Finlayson | 7,401 | 40.9 | -4.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,081 | 97.5 | +1.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 457 | 2.5 | −1.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,538 | 93.1 | +5.6 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | +4.9 | |

### Victoria

1947 South Australian state election: Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Roy McLachlan | 4,193 | 50.2 | +0.3 |
| | Labor | Jim Corcoran | 4,167 | 49.8 | +3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 8,360 | 98.3 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 146 | 1.7 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,506 | 96.8 | +6.7 |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | -1.9 | |

### Wallaroo

1947 South Australian state election: Wallaroo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Richards | 2,968 | 61.1 | -3.7 |
| | Liberal and Country | Leslie Heath | 1,888 | 38.9 | +38.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,856 | 98.3 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 84 | 1.7 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,940 | 95.1 | +4.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Yorke Peninsula

1947 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

1947 South Australian state election: Young :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal and Country | Robert Nicholls | unopposed | | |
| | Liberal and Country hold | Liberal and Country hold | Swing | | |