Candidates of the 1924 South Australian state election explained

This is a list of candidates of the 1924 South Australian state election.[1]

Retiring MPs

Liberal Federation

Two vacancies for the Northern District in the Legislative Council had remained unfilled following the deaths of John Lewis on 25 August 1923 and John George Bice on 9 November 1923. Both MLCs were not due to be up for re-election in 1924, and their seats were filled at the election in addition to the two Northern District seats that would normally have been contested.[6] [7]

House of Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are marked with an asterisk.

ElectorateLabor
candidates
Liberal
candidates
Country
candidates
Single Tax
candidates
Independent
candidates
Adelaide (3) Bill Denny Joshua Pedlar
Albert (2) P. J. Edwards
F. S. Wyllie
Malcolm McIntosh
Alexandra (3) A. P. Davies
H. H. Newell
Q. J. Pearce
Percy Heggaton F. G. Ayres
J. M. Cheriton
Walter Furler
Barossa (3) George Cooke Richard Butler
Henry Crosby
William Hague
Burra Burra (3) Albert Hawke
East Torrens (3) Herbert George
Leslie Claude Hunkin
Frederick Coneybeer
Flinders (2) John O'Connor

  • J. B. Pollard
Frank Masters
James Moseley*
E. J. Barraud
John Chapman
Edward Craigie
H. E. Frick
Murray (3) Clement Collins Hermann Homburg
John Randell
Harry Dove Young
Newcastle (2) Thomas Butterfield C. P. Butler
North Adelaide (2) Frederick Birrell
Port Adelaide (2) John Price J. M. Lambert
Port Pirie (2) John Fitzgerald
Stanley (2) Robert Nicholls Duncan Menzies
Sturt (3) Ernest Anthoney
Victoria (2) J. M. O'Connell
Eric Shepherd*
Vernon Petherick
Peter Reidy
Wallaroo (2) John Pedler Richard Gully
Wooroora (3) Allan Robertson Richard Layton Butler Archie Cameron
Oscar Duhst
H. H. Queale
West Torrens (2) Alfred Blackwell
Yorke Peninsula (2) Peter Allen H. A. Montgomery
Alfred Rodda

Legislative Council

ElectorateLabor
candidates
Liberal
candidates
Country
candidates
Central District No. 1 (2) Tom Gluyas
Central District No. 2 (2) John Daly
A. G. Roberts
William Humphrey Harvey
Midland District (2) W. A. E. Fail
E. J. L. Stokes
Walter Gordon Duncan
Northern District (4) J. S. Geddes
Lyell McEwin
William Morrow*
George Ritchie*
Percy Blesing
Southern District (2) John Cowan

Notes

John Stanley Verran, an incumbent Labor MHA for Port Adelaide, was defeated for Labor preselection in his seat by Frank Condon, and contested Sturt instead.

Notes and References

  1. News: CANDIDATES AND THEIR PARTIES. . . Adelaide . 5 April 1924 . 7 September 2015 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: THE MURRAY DISTRICT. . . Adelaide . 28 February 1924 . 10 September 2015 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: The Daily Herald. . . Adelaide . 12 February 1924 . 10 September 2015 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: STATE ELECTIONS. . . Adelaide . 10 November 1923 . 10 September 2015 . 41 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: THE LIBERAL PLEBISCITE. . The Border Watch. Mount Gambier, SA . 27 November 1923 . 10 September 2015 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: THE NEW PARLIAMENT. . . Adelaide . 23 July 1924 . 10 September 2015 . 9 . National Library of Australia.
  7. Web site: Statistical Register of the Legislature, 1836 to 2009 . Parliament of South Australia . 10 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110312023915/http://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/AboutParliament/From1836/Documents/StatisticalRecordoftheLegislature1836to20093.pdf . 2011-03-12 . dead .