South Australian state election, 1921

South Australian state election, 1921

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 - 17 seats Seats won 25 seats 16 seats Seat change - 1 Percentage 34.90% 44.62% Swing - 0.07

Premier before election Henry Barwell Liberal Union Elected Premier Henry Barwell Liberal Union

State elections were held in South Australia on 9 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 Party and the Liberal Union had collapsed in 1920, and the former contested the 1921 election, in conjunction with a section of dissident Liberals, as the short-lived Progressive Country Party.

See also

• Candidates of the South Australian state election, 1921
• Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1921–1924
• Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1921–1924

References

• History of South Australian elections 1857-2006, volume 1: ECSA
• State and federal election results in Australia since 1890

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