# Candidates of the 1962 South Australian state election

The 1962 South Australian state election was held on 3 March 1962.

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* Jim Corcoran, MHA (Millicent)

### Liberal and Country

* Leslie Nicholson, MHA (Light)
* Walter Duncan, MLC (Midland District)
* Harry Edmonds, MLC (Northern 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 | | William Ahem | Elliott Johnston (Comm) |
| Albert | LCL | | Bill Nankivell | | |
| Alexandra | LCL | Ralph Dettman | David Brookman | | Frank Halleday (Ind.) |
| Angas | LCL | | Berthold Teusner | | |
| Barossa | LCL | | Condor Laucke | | Fred Slater (Comm) |
| Burnside | LCL | Henry McMaster | Joyce Steele | Gordon Kimpton | Frank Rieck (Ind.) |
| Burra | Independent | | John Bailey | | Percy Quirke (Ind.) |
| Chaffey | LCL | Reg Curren | Harold King | | |
| Edwardstown | Labor | Frank Walsh | | Daniel Faulkner | |
| Enfield | Labor | Jack Jennings | | Keith Cornell | |
| Eyre | LCL | | George Bockelberg | | |
| Flinders | LCL | James Hudson | Glen Pearson | | |
| Frome | Labor | Tom Casey | Maxwell Hams | John McMahon | |
| Gawler | Labor | John Clark | Kevin Breen | Eduard Smulders | |
| Glenelg | LCL | Ian Charles | Baden Pattinson | Nathaniel Bishop | |
| Gouger | LCL | | Steele Hall | | |
| Gumeracha | LCL | | Thomas Playford | Patrick Coffey | |
| Hindmarsh | Labor | Cyril Hutchens | | | |
| Light | LCL | Colin Wurst | John Freebairn | | Eli Hambour (Ind.) |
| Millicent | Labor | Des Corcoran | Ren DeGaris | Neil Henderson | |
| Mitcham | LCL | Eric Thorp | Robin Millhouse | Edward Farrell | |
| Mount Gambier | Labor | Ron Ralston | Frank Haines | | |
| Murray | Labor | Gabe Bywaters | Clement Wilkin | | |
| Norwood | Labor | Don Dunstan | Richard Wegener | Francis Dempsey | |
| Onkaparinga | LCL | Peter Staniford | Howard Shannon | | |
| Port Adelaide | Labor | John Ryan | | George Basivovs | James Moss (Comm) |
| Port Pirie | Labor | Dave McKee | | | Ralph Rinaldi (Ind.) |
| Ridley | Independent | Darcy Nielsen | Jack Andrew | | Tom Stott (Ind.) |
| Rocky River | LCL | | James Heaslip | | |
| Semaphore | Labor | Harold Tapping | | | |
| Stirling | LCL | | William Jenkins | | Clifford Thorpe (Ind.) |
| Stuart | Labor | Lindsay Riches | | | James Yates (Ind.) |
| Torrens | LCL | Chris Hurford | John Coumbe | Ursula Cock | |
| Unley | LCL | Gil Langley | Colin Dunnage | | William Dempsey (Ind.) |
| Victoria | LCL | Alfred Donnelly | Leslie Harding | | |
| Wallaroo | Labor | Lloyd Hughes | Arthur Philbey | | |
| West Torrens | Labor | Fred Walsh | Parker Morton | Thomas Keain | |
| 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 | Alfred Kneebone* Bert Shard* | | |
| Central No. 2 | 2 LCL | Margaret Scott Robert Millar | Frank Perry* Arthur Rymill* | Brian Nash (DLP) |
| Midland | 2 LCL | Donald MacLeod Cec Creedon | Ross Story* Boyd Dawkins* | |
| Northern | 2 LCL | Hedley Clutterbuck Bernard Threadgold | Lyell McEwin* Gordon Gilfillan* | |
| Southern | 2 LCL | | Leslie Densley* Norman Jude* | |