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 Reginald 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 Arthur Curren	Robert Wilson* William Robinson*	D Smith (DLP) Thomas Keain (DLP)
Southern	2 LCL		Geoffrey Giles* Allan Hookings*