Candidates of the 1924 South Australian state election
Appearance
This is a list of candidates of the 1924 South Australian state election.[1]
Retiring MPs
Liberal Federation
- John Godfree (Murray) – lost preselection [2]
- Joseph Anthony Harper (East Torrens) – retired [3]
- George Hussey (Sturt) – lost preselection [4][5]
Two vacancies for the Northern District in the Legislative Council had remained unfilled following the deaths of John Lewis on 25 August 1923 and John George Bice on 9 November 1923. Both MLCs were not due to be up for re-election in 1924, and their seats were filled at the election in addition to the two Northern District seats that would normally have been contested.[6][7]
House of Assembly
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are marked with an asterisk.
Legislative Council
Electorate | Labor candidates |
Liberal candidates |
Country candidates |
Independent candidates |
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Central District No. 1 (2) | Tom Gluyas* Andrew Kirkpatrick* |
William Senior W. H. Story |
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Central District No. 2 (2) | John Daly A. G. Roberts |
William Humphrey Harvey* Henry Tassie* |
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Midland District (2) | W. A. E. Fail E. J. L. Stokes |
Walter Gordon Duncan* David Gordon* |
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Midland District (2) | John Cowan* Lancelot Stirling* |
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Northern District (4) | Even George | J. S. Geddes Lyell McEwin William Morrow* George Ritchie* |
Percy Blesing* Maurice Collins William George Mills* L. E. Travers |
Notes
- 1 John Stanley Verran, an incumbent Labor MHA for Port Adelaide, was defeated for Labor preselection in his seat by Frank Condon, and contested Sturt instead.
References
- ^ "CANDIDATES AND THEIR PARTIES". The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 – 1929). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 5 April 1924. p. 9. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "THE MURRAY DISTRICT". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 28 February 1924. p. 9. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "The Daily Herald". Daily Herald (Adelaide, SA : 1910 – 1924). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 12 February 1924. p. 2. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "STATE ELECTIONS". Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 – 1931). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 10 November 1923. p. 41. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "THE LIBERAL PLEBISCITE". Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA : 1861 – 1954). Mount Gambier, SA: National Library of Australia. 27 November 1923. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "THE NEW PARLIAMENT". The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 – 1929). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 23 July 1924. p. 9. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ "Statistical Register of the Legislature, 1836 to 2009" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2015.