# Candidates of the 1959 South Australian state election

The 1959 South Australian state election was held on 7 March 1959.

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* James Stephens, MHA (Port Adelaide)

### Liberal and Country

* Malcolm McIntosh, MHA (Albert)
* Geoffrey Clarke, MHA (Burnside)
* Rufus Goldney, MHA (Gouger)
* Ernest Anthoney, MLC (Central No.2 District)
* Collier Cudmore, MLC (Central No.2 District)
* Jack Bice, MLC (Southern District)
* John Cowan, MLC (Southern District)

## House of Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate | LCL candidate | DLP candidate | Other candidates |
| Adelaide | Labor | Sam Lawn | | James O'Sullivan | Elliott Johnston (Comm) |
| Albert | LCL | | Bill Nankivell | | |
| Alexandra | LCL | | David Brookman | | |
| Angas | LCL | Harley Ladd | Berthold Teusner | | |
| Barossa | LCL | | Condor Laucke | | |
| Burnside | LCL | | Joyce Steele | Kenneth Constable | John Parkinson (Ind.) Keith Gibbs (Ind.) Frank Rieck (Ind.) |
| Burra | Independent | | Gordon Gilfillan | | Percy Quirke (Ind.) |
| Chaffey | LCL | Robert Curren | Harold King | | William MacGillivray (Ind.) |
| Edwardstown | Labor | Frank Walsh | May Mills | Daniel Faulkner | |
| Enfield | Labor | Jack Jennings | | Edward Timlin | Thomas Ellis (Ind.) Alan Miller (Comm) |
| Eyre | LCL | | George Bockelberg | | |
| Flinders | LCL | Percy Baillie | Glen Pearson | | |
| Frome | Labor | Mick O'Halloran | Maxwell Hams | Michael Hoare | |
| Gawler | Labor | John Clark | Jean Davis | | |
| Glenelg | LCL | Richard Clifford | Baden Pattinson | Nathaniel Bishop | |
| Gouger | LCL | | Steele Hall | | Thomas Freebairn (Ind.) Hector Henstridge (Ind.) |
| Gumeracha | LCL | Ernie Crimes | Thomas Playford | | Charles Coffey (Ind.) |
| Hindmarsh | Labor | Cyril Hutchens | | | |
| Light | LCL | Donald MacLeod | George Hambour | | |
| Millicent | Labor | Jim Corcoran | William Gordon | | |
| Mitcham | LCL | Sylvester Byrne | Robin Millhouse | Patrick McCabe | |
| Mount Gambier | Labor | Ron Ralston | Herbert Ashby | | |
| Murray | Labor | Gabe Bywaters | Arnold Royal | Susan Critchley | |
| Norwood | Labor | Don Dunstan | Trevor Butcher | Lance Bishop | |
| Onkaparinga | LCL | Cyril Hasse | Howard Shannon | | |
| Port Adelaide | Labor | John Ryan | | Gerald Shinnick | James Moss (Comm) |
| Port Pirie | Labor | Dave McKee | | | Henry Welch (Ind.) Charles McCaffrey (Comm) |
| Ridley | Independent | Arnold Busbridge | Roy Glatz | | Tom Stott (Ind.) |
| Rocky River | LCL | | James Heaslip | | |
| Semaphore | Labor | Harold Tapping | | | James Mitchell (Comm) |
| Stirling | LCL | | William Jenkins | | |
| Stuart | Labor | Lindsay Riches | | | James Yates (Ind.) |
| Torrens | LCL | Doreen Pattison | John Coumbe | Francis Corcoran | |
| Unley | LCL | Arthur Savage | Colin Dunnage | William Dempsey | |
| Victoria | LCL | David Walker | Leslie Harding | John Gartner | |
| Wallaroo | Labor | Lloyd Hughes | Clifford Dunstone | | |
| West Torrens | Labor | Fred Walsh | Ross Stanford | Richard Mills | |
| Whyalla | Labor | Ron Loveday | | | Allan Mossop (Ind.) |
| Yorke Peninsula | LCL | | Cecil Hincks | | |

## Legislative Council

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour and identified by an asterisk (*).
| District | Held by | Labor candidates | LCL candidates | Other candidates |
| Central No. 1 | 2 Labor | Ken Bardolph* Stan Bevan* | | |
| Central No. 2 | 2 LCL | Margaret Scott Reg Bishop Molech Briton | Jessie Cooper* Frank Potter* N S Young | Peter Lasarewitch (DLP) |
| Midland | 2 LCL | | Alexander Melrose* Colin Rowe* | |
| Northern | 2 LCL | A Hearne Reg Curren | Robert Wilson* William Robinson* | D Smith (DLP) Thomas Keain (DLP) |
| Southern | 2 LCL | | Geoffrey Giles* Allan Hookings* | |