# Results of the 1924 South Australian state election (House of Assembly)

South Australian state election, 5 April 1924 House of Assembly
<< 1921–1927 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 289,843 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 161,165 | | Turnout | 62.71% | -1.06% |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,774 | | Informal | N/A | |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| 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% | +4.85% | 2 | - 2 |
| | Protestant Labor | 10,560 | 2.08% | +2.08% | 1 | + 1 |
| | Single Tax League | 1,923 | 0.40% | –0.20% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Independent | 20,720 | 5.10% | +4.60% | 1 | + 1 |
| Total | Total | 507,320 | | | 46 | |
This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1924 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

1924 South Australian state election: Adelaide :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Gunn (elected) | 7,013 | 31.2 | +0.1 |
| | Labor | Bill Denny (elected) | 6,786 | 30.2 | -0.3 |
| | Labor | Bert Edwards (elected) | 6,653 | 29.6 | +1.4 |
| | Liberal Federation | Agnes Goode | 1,526 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| | Independent | Joshua Pedlar | 471 | 2.1 | +2.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,449 8,288 ballots | 98.0 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 167 | 2.0 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,455 | 50.7 | −0.6 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 20,452 | 91.1 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Federation | | 1,526 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| | Independent | | 471 | 2.1 | +2.1 |

### Albert

1924 South Australian state election: Albert :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country | Malcolm McIntosh (elected) | 4,929 | 38.2 | +19.5 |
| | Country | Frederick McMillan (elected) | 4,822 | 37.4 | +18.8 |
| | Liberal Federation | P J Edwards | 1,644 | 12.8 | +12.8 |
| | Liberal Federation | F S Wyllie | 1,498 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,893 6,473 ballots | 99.4 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 109 | 0.6 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,510 | 53.3 | −3.0 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Country | | 9,751 | 75.6 | +38.3 |
| | Liberal Federation | | 3,142 | 24.4 | -11.8 |

### Alexandra

1924 South Australian state election: Alexandra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Federation | Percy Heggaton (elected) | 3,719 | 18.7 | +18.7 |
| | Liberal Federation | Herbert Hudd (elected) | 3,671 | 18.5 | -8.3 |
| | Liberal Federation | George Laffer (elected) | 3,586 | 18.1 | -9.3 |
| | Labor | Albert Davies | 1,914 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| | Labor | Harold Pearce | 1,866 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| | Labor | Harry Newell | 1,841 | 9.3 | +9.3 |
| | Country | Frederick Ayers | 1,181 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| | Country | James Cheriton | 1,046 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| | Country | Walter Furler | 1,024 | 5.2 | -2.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 19,848 6,743 ballots | 99.3 | +0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 46 | 0.7 | −0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,789 | 54.6 | +2.7 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal Federation | | 10,976 | 55.3 | -26.6 |
| | Labor | | 5,621 | 28.3 | +17.7 |
| | Country | | 3,251 | 16.4 | +8.8 |

### Barossa

1924 South Australian state election: Barossa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | George Cooke (elected) | 4,015 | 16.3 | +1.3 |
| | Liberal Federation | William Hague (elected) | 4,007 | 16.3 | -2.4 |
| | Labor | Leonard Hopkins (elected) | 3,833 | 15.6 | +1.7 |
| | Liberal Federation | Henry Crosby | 3,776 | 15.3 | -3.0 |
| | Liberal Federation | Richard Butler | 3,574 | 14.5 | -2.3 |
| | Labor | Tom Howard | 3,407 | 13.8 | +13.8 |
| | Independent | Herbert Basedow | 2,017 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 24,629 8,497 ballots | 98.5 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 133 | 1.5 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,630 | 70.4 | −4.0 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal Federation | | 11,357 | 46.1 | -7.7 |
| | Labor | | 11,255 | 45.7 | +3.8 |
| | Independent | Herbert Basedow | 2,017 | 8.2 | +8.2 |

### Burra Burra

1924 South Australian state election: Burra Burra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Mick O'Halloran (elected) | 4,246 | 16.0 | +1.1 |
| | Labor | Sydney McHugh (elected) | 3,972 | 15.0 | +15.0 |
| | Labor | Albert Hawke (elected) | 3,915 | 14.8 | +14.8 |
| | Liberal Federation | George Jenkins | 3,334 | 12.6 | -3.6 |
| | Liberal Federation | Samuel Dickson | 3,313 | 12.5 | -2.8 |
| | Liberal Federation | Francis Jettner | 2,900 | 10.9 | +10.9 |
| | Country | Thomas Hawke | 1,831 | 6.9 | -9.7 |
| | Country | Archibald McDonald | 1,676 | 6.3 | +6.3 |
| | Country | Reginald Carter | 1,359 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,546 8,964 ballots | 98.0 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 185 | 2.0 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,149 | 69.0 | +0.1 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 12,133 | 45.8 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal Federation | | 9,547 | 36.0 | +4.5 |
| | Country | | 4,866 | 18.3 | +1.7 |

### East Torrens

1924 South Australian state election: East Torrens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Leslie Hunkin (elected) | 10,760 | 18.1 | +5.3 |
| | Labor | Harry Kneebone (elected) | 10,173 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| | Liberal Federation | Frederick Coneybeer (elected) | 9,948 | 16.8 | +6.8 |
| | Labor | Herbert George | 9,912 | 16.7 | +4.6 |
| | Liberal Federation | Walter Hamilton | 9,310 | 15.7 | +1.6 |
| | Liberal Federation | Albert Sutton | 9,301 | 15.7 | -3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 59,404 20,122 ballots | 99.0 | +0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 194 | 1.0 | −0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,316 | 62.7 | −0.5 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 30,845 | 51.9 | +15.3 |
| | Liberal Federation | | 28,559 | 48.1 | +8.1 |

### Flinders

1924 South Australian state election: Flinders :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Federation | James Moseley (elected) | 1,987 | 17.5 | -8.7 |
| | Labor | John O'Connor (elected) | 1,631 | 14.4 | +14.4 |
| | Labor | James Pollard | 1,605 | 14.2 | +14.2 |
| | Country | John Chapman | 1,458 | 12.9 | -11.7 |
| | Country | Edwin Barraud | 1,261 | 11.1 | +11.1 |
| | Liberal Federation | Frank Masters | 1,229 | 10.8 | +10.8 |
| | Single Tax League | Edward Craigie | 1,176 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
| | Single Tax League | Harr Frick | 1,000 | 8.8 | -2.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 11,347 5,768 ballots | 98.6 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 83 | 1.4 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,851 | 63.8 | +2.4 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 3,236 | 28.6 | +4.4 |
| | Liberal Federation | | 3,216 | 28.3 | +2.1 |
| | Country | | 2,719 | 24.0 | -0.6 |
| | Single Tax League | | 2,176 | 19.2 | +19.2 |

### Murray

1924 South Australian state election: Murray :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frank Staniford (elected) | 4,212 | 17.7 | +3.9 |
| | Liberal Federation | Harry Young (elected) | 4,126 | 17.4 | -1.7 |
| | Labor | Clement Collins (elected) | 3,975 | 16.7 | +16.7 |
| | Liberal Federation | John Randell | 3,927 | 16.5 | -0.5 |
| | Labor | Michael Woods | 3,789 | 15.9 | +15.9 |
| | Liberal Federation | Hermann Homburg | 3,745 | 15.8 | +15.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,774 8,097 ballots | 99.4 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 51 | 0.6 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,148 | 63.6 | +2.3 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 11,976 | 50.3 | +10.0 |
| | Liberal Federation | | 11,798 | 49.7 | -3.9 |

### Newcastle

1924 South Australian state election: Newcastle :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Thomas Butterfield (elected) | 2,905 | 39.9 | +9.5 |
| | Labor | William Harvey (elected) | 2,745 | 37.7 | +9.3 |
| | Liberal Federation | Charles Butler | 1,627 | 22.4 | +22.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,277 4,350 ballots | 98.3 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 74 | 1.7 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,424 | 64.4 | +4.8 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 5,650 | 77.6 | +18.8 |
| | Liberal Federation | | 1,627 | 22.4 | +0.9 |

### North Adelaide

1924 South Australian state election: North Adelaide :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Frederick Birrell (elected) | 6,329 | 27.5 | +4.4 |
| | Labor | Stanley Whitford (elected) | 6,229 | 27.1 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal Federation | Shirley Jeffries | 5,343 | 23.2 | +23.2 |
| | Liberal Federation | William Angus | 5,095 | 22.2 | +22.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 22,996 11,678 ballots | 99.0 | +0.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 114 | 1.0 | −0.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,792 | 62.6 | −2.8 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 12,558 | 54.6 | +9.4 |
| | Liberal Federation | | 10,438 | 45.4 | +23.8 |

### Port Adelaide

1924 South Australian state election: Port Adelaide :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Price (elected) | 11,928 | 44.4 | +8.9 |
| | Labor | Frank Condon (elected) | 10,996 | 41.0 | +41.0 |
| | Liberal Federation | Joseph Lambert | 3,920 | 14.6 | -1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 26,844 14,954 ballots | 99.0 | −0.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 151 | 1.0 | +0.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,105 | 64.1 | +3.0 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 22,924 | 85.4 | +16.5 |
| | Liberal Federation | | 3,920 | 14.6 | -0.1 |

### Port Pirie

1924 South Australian state election: Port Pirie :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | John Fitzgerald (elected) | unopposed | | |
| | Labor | Lionel Hill (elected) | unopposed | | |

### Stanley

1924 South Australian state election: Stanley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Federation | Robert Nicholls (elected) | 3,807 | 30.6 | -0.9 |
| | Liberal Federation | Henry Barwell (elected) | 3,261 | 26.2 | -4.7 |
| | Country | Oliver Badman | 2,349 | 18.9 | +18.9 |
| | Country | John Aughey | 1,763 | 14.2 | +8.6 |
| | Independent | Duncan Menzies | 1,247 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 12,427 6,450 ballots | 98.2 | +0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 163 | 1.8 | −0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,566 | 70.0 | −3.0 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal Federation | | 7,068 | 56.9 | -5.5 |
| | Country | | 4,112 | 33.1 | +21.3 |
| | Independent | Duncan Menzies | 1,247 | 10.0 | +10.0 |

### Sturt

1924 South Australian state election: Sturt :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Federation | Herbert Richards (elected) | 12,041 | 17.7 | +3.5 |
| | Liberal Federation | Ernest Anthoney (elected) | 11,924 | 17.5 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal Federation | Edward Vardon (elected) | 11,667 | 17.1 | +17.1 |
| | Labor | Thomas Grealy | 11,212 | 16.5 | +6.1 |
| | Labor | John Verran | 10,771 | 15.8 | +15.8 |
| | Labor | Frank Lundie | 10,516 | 15.4 | +15.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 68,131 23,112 ballots | 99.2 | +0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 177 | 0.8 | −0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,289 | 57.8 | −6.4 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal Federation | | 35,632 | 52.3 | +11.1 |
| | Labor | | 32,499 | 47.7 | +16.2 |

### Victoria

1924 South Australian state election: Victoria :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Federation | Peter Reidy (elected) | 4,943 | 27.4 | -0.1 |
| | Labor | Eric Shepherd (elected) | 4,655 | 25.8 | +1.8 |
| | Liberal Federation | Vernon Petherick | 4,443 | 24.6 | -2.0 |
| | Labor | James Connell | 3,994 | 22.2 | +22.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 18,035 9,089 ballots | 99.3 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 60 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,149 | 74.6 | +4.8 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal Federation | | 9,386 | 52.0 | +25.4 |
| | Labor | | 8,649 | 48.0 | +2.1 |

### Wallaroo

1924 South Australian state election: Wallaroo :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Robert Richards (elected) | 3,256 | 33.0 | -2.2 |
| | Labor | John Pedler (elected) | 3,118 | 31.6 | -2.5 |
| | Liberal Federation | John Verran | 1,848 | 18.8 | -11.9 |
| | Liberal Federation | John Dunstone | 1,526 | 15.5 | +15.5 |
| | Independent | Richard Gully | 109 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 9,857 5,003 ballots | 98.9 | −0.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 58 | 1.1 | +0.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 5,061 | 77.1 | −3.0 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | | 6,374 | 64.7 | -4.6 |
| | Liberal Federation | | 3,374 | 34.2 | +34.2 |
| | Independent | Richard Gully | 109 | 1.1 | +1.1 |

### West Torrens

1924 South Australian state election: West Torrens :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alfred Blackwell (elected) | unopposed | | |
| | Labor | John McInnes (elected) | unopposed | | |

### Wooroora

1924 South Australian state election: Wooroora :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Federation | James McLachlan (elected) | 3,138 | 13.4 | -5.3 |
| | Liberal Federation | Richard Butler (elected) | 2,991 | 12.7 | -5.3 |
| | Labor | Allan Robertson (elected) | 2,846 | 12.1 | -2.3 |
| | Liberal Federation | Albert Robinson | 2,806 | 11.9 | -3.8 |
| | Labor | Alfred Tonkin | 2,647 | 11.3 | -1.3 |
| | Labor | Horace Bowden | 2,591 | 11.0 | +11.0 |
| | Country | Archie Cameron | 2,302 | 9.8 | +9.8 |
| | Country | Henry Queale | 2,104 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| | Country | Oscar Duhst | 2,079 | 8.9 | +8.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 23,504 7,929 ballots | 99.2 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 67 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,996 | 72.9 | +1.2 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal Federation | | 8,935 | 38.0 | -14.4 |
| | Labor | | 8,084 | 34.4 | -5.5 |
| | Country | | 6,485 | 27.6 | +27.6 |

### Yorke Peninsula

1924 South Australian state election: Yorke Peninsula :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Liberal Federation | Henry Tossell (elected) | 2,689 | 35.1 | |
| | Liberal Federation | Peter Allen (elected) | 2,612 | 34.1 | |
| | Country | Alfred Rodda | 1,253 | 16.4 | |
| | Country | H A Montgomery | 1,097 | 14.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,651 3,874 ballots | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 61 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,935 | 56.0 | |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Liberal Federation | | 5,301 | 69.3 | N/A |
| | Country | | 2,350 | 30.7 | N/A |