South Australian state election, 1927

South Australian state election, 1927

26 March 1927 (1927-03-26)

All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 24 seats were needed for a majority   First party Second party Third party   Leader Richard L. Butler Lionel Hill Archie Cameron Party Liberal Federation Labor Country Leader since 17 December 1925 28 August 1926 26 March 1927 Leader's seat Wooroora Port Pirie Wooroora Last election 17 seats 27 seats 2 seats Seats won 23 seats 16 seats 5 seats Seat change 6 11 3 Percentage 40.00% 48.00% 5.50% Swing 1.7% 0.37 3.50

Premier before election Lionel Hill Labor Elected Premier Richard L. Butler Liberal Federation

State elections were held in South Australia on 26 March 1927. All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party government led by Premier of South Australia Lionel Hill was defeated by the opposition Liberal Federation led by Leader of the Opposition Richard L. Butler, and the Country Party (SA) led by Archie Cameron. Each district elected multiple members, with voters casting multiple votes.

Before the election, the Liberal Federation attempted to form a coalition with the Country Party, but when this was rejected, Country Party candidates were given no Liberal opposition in six seats in five rural electorates.^[1]

See also

• Candidates of the South Australian state election, 1927
• Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1927–1930
• Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1927–1930

References

• State and federal election results in Australia since 1890

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