Election Name: | 1947 South Australian state election |
Country: | South Australia |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1944 South Australian state election |
Previous Year: | 1944 |
Next Election: | 1950 South Australian state election |
Next Year: | 1950 |
Seats For Election: | All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 20 seats were needed for a majority |
Leader1: | Thomas Playford |
Leader Since1: | 5 November 1938 |
Party1: | Liberal and Country League |
Leaders Seat1: | Gumeracha |
Percentage1: | 52.0% |
Swing1: | 5.3 |
Last Election1: | 20 seats |
Seats1: | 23 seats |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Leader2: | Robert Richards |
Leader Since2: | 1 April 1938 |
Party2: | Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch) |
Leaders Seat2: | Wallaroo |
Percentage2: | 48.0% |
Swing2: | 5.3 |
Last Election2: | 16 seats |
Seats2: | 13 seats |
Seat Change2: | 3 |
Premier | |
Before Election: | Thomas Playford |
Before Party: | Liberal and Country League |
After Election: | Thomas Playford |
After Party: | Liberal and Country League |
State elections were held in South Australia on 8 March 1947. All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal and Country League government led by Premier of South Australia Thomas Playford IV defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Robert Richards.[1] [2] [3]
The LCL won three seats—metropolitan Norwood, Prospect and Torrens—from Labor.[4] The LCL won back rural Victoria after losing it to Labor at a by-election in 1945.[1] [2] [5]
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