List of South Australian Legislative Council by-elections

This is a list of historical by-elections for the South Australian Legislative Council. They were caused by the resignation or death of an incumbent member.

History

From inauguration until the 1975 election and the introduction of South Australian Legislative Council appointments, casual vacancies in the Legislative Council, like the House of Assembly, were also filled at by-elections. Amendments to the South Australian Constitution and Electoral Acts in that year saw the whole state become a single electorate for the Legislative Council and gave, in line with the Australian Senate, an assembly of members of both Houses of Parliament the right to meet to choose a replacement member. The constitution also states that if the previous sitting Legislative Council member was at the time of his/her election the representative of a particular political party, that party should nominate a replacement from amongst its own members.[1]

List of by-elections

Gains for Labor are highlighted in red; for Liberal and its predecessors in blue; and others in grey.

By-election Date Incumbent Party Winner[1][2] Party Cause
Central 20 October 1906 Henry Thompson   Independent David Jelley   Labor Death
Central 3 November 1906 Joseph Vardon   Independent James Phillips Wilson   Labor Resignation
Central 2 March 1907 David Jelley   Labor Frederick Samuel Wallis   Labor Death
Central 15 May 1909 Andrew Kirkpatrick   Labor Theodore Bruce   Independent Death
Central 5 August 1911 Theodore Bruce   Liberal Charles Morris   Liberal Death
Midland 15 November 1913 John Duncan   Liberal David Gordon   Liberal Death
Southern 16 August 1915 John Downer   Liberal Joseph Botterill   Liberal Death
Central No. 1 20 August 1915 Ern Klauer   Labor William Humphrey Harvey   Labor Death
Southern 9 October 1920 Joseph Botterill   Liberal Thomas McCallum   Liberal Death
Central No. 1 27 October 1928 Andrew Kirkpatrick   Labor Frank Condon   Labor Death
Central No. 1 17 August 1929 John Carr   Labor Stanley Whitford   Labor Death
Central No. 1 24 October 1931 Tom Gluyas   Labor Joseph Anderson   Independent Death
Southern 17 June 1932 Lancelot Stirling   LCL Reuben Cranstoun Mowbray   LCL Death
Northern 20 October 1934 William Morrow   LCL Lyell McEwin   LCL Death
Central No. 2 14 December 1935 William Humphrey Harvey   LCL Edward Holden   LCL Death
Southern 18 June 1938 Thomas McCallum   LCL Alec Bagot   Independent Death
Northern 2 September 1939 Hartley Gladstone Hawkins   LCL James Beerworth   Labor Death
Midland 1 November 1948 Douglas Peel Gordon   LCL Colin Rowe   LCL Death
Northern 14 May 1949 Percy Blesing   LCL Robert Richard Wilson   LCL Death
Southern 26 May 1949 Norman Brookman   LCL John Lancelot Cowan   LCL Death
Central No. 1 24 October 1951 Oscar Oates   Labor Stan Bevan   Labor Death
Midland 26 February 1955 Reginald Rudall   LCL Ross Story   LCL Death
Central No. 1 16 September 1961 Frank Condon   Labor Alfred Kneebone   Labor Death
Midland 20 October 1962 Alexander Melrose   LCL Les Hart   LCL Death
Southern 15 December 1962 Allan Hookings   LCL Ren DeGaris   LCL Death
Southern 19 June 1964 Geoffrey Giles   LCL Henry Kemp   LCL Resignation
Central No. 2 4 December 1965 Frank Perry   LCL Murray Hill   LCL Death
Northern 29 October 1966 Dudley Octoman   LCL Arthur Whyte   LCL Resignation
Southern 2 June 1967 Les Densley   LCL Victor George Springett   LCL Resignation
Central No. 1 15 May 1970 Stan Bevan   Labor Tom Casey   Labor Resignation
Midland 12 September 1970 Colin Rowe   LCL Keith Russack   LCL Death
Southern 3 July 1971 Norman Jude   LCL Martin Cameron   LCL Resignation
Southern 11 August 1973 Henry Kemp   LCL John Burdett   LCL Death

See also

References

  1. 1 2 South Australian By-Elections 1851-2013: ECSA
  2. ↑ Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836-2007: SA Parliament
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