This is a list of candidates of the 1927 South Australian state election. The conservative Liberal Federation and Country Party ran a combined ticket for this election, known as the "Pact".
Retiring MPs
Labor
- John Stanley Verran (Port Adelaide) – lost preselection
Liberal Federation
- Robert Thomson Melrose MLC (Southern District) – retired
Murray Liberal MHA Harry Dove Young switched to the Legislative Council at this election, being elected unopposed to the seat vacated by Melrose in the Southern District.
Legislative Assembly
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are marked with an asterisk.
Legislative Council
Electorate | Labor candidates |
Liberal–Country Pact candidates |
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| | ||
Central District No. 1 (2) | John Carr* James Jelley* |
H. P. Butterworth (Lib.) L. H. Crosby (Lib.) |
Central District No. 2 (2) | Herbert Baldock F. E. Stratton |
John Herbert Cooke* (Lib.) George Henry Prosser* (Lib.) |
Midland District (2) | 'Walter Hannaford* (Lib.) Thomas Pascoe* (Lib.) | |
Northern District (2) | Even George H. R. McHugh |
Percy Blesing* (C.P.) William George Mills* (C.P.) |
Southern District (2) | 'Thomas McCallum* (Lib.) Harry Dove Young* (Lib.) |
References
- ^ "STATE ELECTIONS". The Observer. Adelaide. 5 March 1927. p. 39. Retrieved 11 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL". The Observer. Adelaide. 5 March 1927. p. 39. Retrieved 11 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- "STATE ELECTIONS". The Observer. Adelaide. 12 February 1927. p. 7. Retrieved 11 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- "The Register ADELAIDE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1927". The Register. Adelaide. 23 March 1927. p. 10. Retrieved 11 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- "PORT ADELAIDE BY-ELECTION". The Register. Adelaide. 5 July 1927. p. 9. Retrieved 16 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
Candidates in South Australian state and colonial elections | |
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