State elections were held in South Australia on 3 March 1956. All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal and Country League led by Premier of South Australia Thomas Playford IV defeated the Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Mick O'Halloran .
A redistribution occurred in 1955 based upon the results of the census held in June 1954.
Background
Labor won one seat, rural Murray from the LCL. The LCL won two seats, rural Wallaroo from Labor and rural Chaffey from an independent. An independent won one seat, rural Burra from the LCL.
Results
South Australian state election, 3 March 1956House of Assembly << 1953 –1959 >>
Enrolled voters
299,048
Votes cast
280,811
Turnout
93.90%
–1.11%
Informal votes
6,702
Informal
2.39%
–0.54%
Summary of votes by party
Party
Primary votes
%
Swing
Seats
Change
Labor
129,853
47.37%
–3.60%
15
± 0
Liberal and Country 100,569
36.69%
+0.24%
21
+ 1
Labor (A-C)
20,384
7.44%
*
0
± 0
Communist
3,185
1.16%
–0.32%
0
± 0
Independent
20,118
7.34%
–3.76%
3
– 1
Total
274,109
39
Two-party-preferred
Liberal and Country
51.30%
+4.30%
Labor
48.70%
–4.30%
The primary vote figures were from contested seats, while the state-wide two-party-preferred vote figures were estimated from all seats. Post-election pendulum
See also
Notes
^ Jaensch, Dean (March 2007). "The 1956 General Election - Formed the 35th Parliament". History of South Australian elections 1857-2006: House of Assembly, Volume 1 ISBN 9780975048634 the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2015 – via Electoral Commission of South Australia .
^ Tilby Stock, Jenny (1996). "The 'Playmander', Its origins, operation and effect on South Australia" . In O'Neil, Bernard; Raftery, Judith; Round, Kerrie (eds.). Playford's South Australia: essays on the history of South Australia, 1933-1968 ISBN 9780646290928
"To Take Place Next Year: Redistribution of Federal Boundaries" . The Morning Bulletin Trove ."Redistribution soon in Victoria" . The Argus "Summary of 1956 Election" . University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
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