1921 South Australian state election
9 April 1921 (1921-04-09)
All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly
24 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Henry Barwell John Gunn
Party Liberal Union Labor
Leader since 8 August 1920 1918
Leader's seat Stanley Adelaide
Last election 22 seats 17 seats
Seats won 25 seats 16 seats
Seat change Increase3 Decrease1
Percentage 34.90% 44.62%
Swing Increase6.96 Increase0.08
Premier before election

Henry Barwell
Liberal Union

 Elected Premier

Henry Barwell
Liberal Union

State elections were held in South Australia on 9 and 16 April 1921. All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Union government led by Premier of South Australia Henry Barwell defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition John Gunn. Each district elected multiple members, with voters casting multiple votes.

The coalition between the National Labor Party and the Liberal Union had collapsed in 1920, and the National Labor Party contested the election as the Progressive Country Party.

South Australian state election, 9 April 1921[1]
House of Assembly
<< 1918–1924 >>

Enrolled voters 289,843
Votes cast 161,165 Turnout 62.71% -1.06%
Informal votes 1,774 Informal N/A
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes  % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 179,308 44.62% -0.07% 16 - 1
  Liberal Union 140,229 34.90% +6.96% 25 + 3
  Progressive Country 51,603 12.84% -5.82% 1 - 5
  Farmers and Settlers 16,417 4.09% -0.18% 4 + 3
  Independent 14,288 3.56% -0.28% 0 ± 0
Total 401,845     46  

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Summary of 1921Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
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