Candidates of the South Australian state election, 1930

This is a list of candidates of the 1930 South Australian state election.^[1][2] The conservative Liberal Federation and Country Party, which had run a combined ticket known as the "Pact" in 1927, ran separately in 1930.^[3]

Retiring MPs

Liberal Federation

• Edward Coles (Flinders) – retired ^[4]
• Francis Jettner (Burra Burra) – retired ^[4]
• James McLachlan (Wooroora) – retired ^[4]
• Henry Tossell (Yorke Peninsula) – retired ^[4]

Thomas Thompson, the Independent Protestant Labor MHA for Port Adelaide, unsuccessfully attempted to switch to the Legislative Council at this election, contesting Central District No. 1.^[5]

Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are marked with an asterisk.

Electorate	Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Country candidates	Other candidates
Adelaide (3)	Bill Denny* Bert Edwards* Herbert George*			James Cullen (Communist) A. W. Wilson (Ind. Socialist Labor)
Albert (2)	H. M. Dalziel Richard McKenzie	Malcolm McIntosh* Frederick McMillan*	A. A. Petch E. M. Rowe
Alexandra (3)		Percy Heggaton* Herbert Hudd* George Laffer*	F. G. Ayres W. L. Scarborough Lindsay Yelland
Barossa (3)	George Cooke* Thomas Edwards* Leonard Hopkins*	Henry Crosby Herbert Lyons		Herbert Basedow (Ind.) H. N. Barnes (People's Party) R. A. Thompson (People's Party)
Burra Burra (3)	Jack Critchley* Even George* Sydney McHugh*	Reginald Carter George Jenkins P. A. McBride
East Torrens (3)	Beasley Kearney* Frank Nieass* Arthur McArthur*	Frederick Coneybeer Walter Hamilton Albert Sutton
Flinders (2)	M. A. Cronin D. O. Whait	A. W. H. Barns James Moseley*	E. J. Barraud A. B. Wishart	Edward Craigie* (Single Tax) John O'Connor (Ind. Labor)
Murray (3)	Clement Collins* Robert Hunter* Frank Staniford*	George Cummins Morphett Thomas Playford IV Howard Shannon		R. A. Cilento (Ind.)
Newcastle (2)	Thomas Butterfield* William Smith Harvey*
North Adelaide (2)	Frederick Birrell* Walter Warne*	Shirley Jeffries Victor Marra Newland
Port Pirie (2)	John Fitzgerald* Lionel Hill*
Port Adelaide (2)	John Jonas* Albert Thompson*			H. G. Butler (Ind. Protestant Labor) Joshua Pedlar (Ind. Protestant Labor)
Stanley (2)		Robert Nicholls* John Lyons*	A. O. Badman H. V. Sargent
Sturt (3)	Bob Dale* Edgar Dawes* T. W. Grealy	Ernest Anthoney* Herbert Richards Edward Vardon		L. E. Polkinghorne (Women's Non-Party)
Victoria (2)	Eric Shepherd* F. E. Young	Vernon Petherick Peter Reidy*
West Torrens (2)	Alfred Blackwell* John McInnes*			L. H. Crosby (Ind. Labor) C. J. Caldicott (Ind. Labor) T. C. McGillick (Communist)
Wallaroo (2)	Robert Richards* John Pedler*			F. G. Filmer (Ind.) R. C. Kitto (Ind.) William Price (Ind.)
Wooroora (3)		Richard Layton Butler* W. J. Marshman F. H. Heinrich	Archie Cameron* Samuel Dennison* B. H. Richardson
Yorke Peninsula (2)		Edward Giles* Baden Pattinson*	J. S. Honner Stepney Pontifex

Legislative Council

Electorate	Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Country candidates	Other candidates
Central District No. 1 (2)	Frank Condon* Tom Gluyas*			J. J. Luxton (Ind. Protestant Labor) Thomas Thompson (Ind. Protestant Labor)
Central District No. 2 (2)	A. G. Angell F. E. Stratton	William Humphrey Harvey* Henry Tassie*
Midland District (2)		Walter Gordon Duncan* David Gordon*	Maurice Collins James Nairn
Northern District (2)	James Beerworth H. R. McHugh	William Morrow* George Ritchie*	Archibald McDonald
Southern District (2)	Peter Crafter Maurice Parish	John Cowan* Lancelot Stirling*	C. W. Lloyd Richard Alfred O'Connor

References

1. "STATE ELECTIONS.". The South Eastern Times (Millicent, SA : 1906 – 1954). Millicent, SA: National Library of Australia. 11 March 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
2. "Nominations For State Elections.". The Register News-Pictorial (Adelaide, SA : 1929 – 1931). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 8 March 1930. p. 25. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
3. "No Likelihood Of Pact, Says Country Party President.". Observer (Adelaide, SA : 1905 - 1931). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 1 February 1930. p. 49. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
4. "THE STATE ELECTIONS.". Bunyip (Gawler, SA : 1863 – 1954). Gawler, SA: National Library of Australia. 14 March 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
5. "CANDIDATE FOR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.". The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 – 1931). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 28 November 1929. p. 17. Retrieved 16 September 2015.