Candidates of the 1930 South Australian state election explained

This is a list of candidates of the 1930 South Australian state election.^{[1] [2]} The conservative Liberal Federation and Country Party, which had run a combined ticket known as the "Pact" in 1927, ran separately in 1930.^[3]

Retiring MPs

Liberal Federation

• Edward Coles (Flinders) – retired^[4]
• Francis Jettner (Burra Burra) – retired
• James McLachlan (Wooroora) – retired
• Henry Tossell (Yorke Peninsula) – retired

Thomas Thompson, the Independent Protestant Labor MHA for Port Adelaide, unsuccessfully attempted to switch to the Legislative Council at this election, contesting Central District No. 1.^[5]

Legislative Assembly

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

Electorate	Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Country candidates	Other candidates
Adelaide (3)		Bill Denny Bert Edwards Herbert George			James Cullen (Communist) A. W. Wilson (Ind. Socialist Labor)
Albert (2)			Malcolm McIntosh Frederick McMillan	A. A. Petch E. M. Rowe
Alexandra (3)			Percy Heggaton Herbert Hudd* George Laffer*	F. G. Ayres W. L. Scarborough Lindsay Yelland
Barossa (3)		George Cooke Thomas Edwards Leonard Hopkins			Herbert Basedow (Ind.) H. N. Barnes (People's Party) R. A. Thompson (People's Party)
Burra Burra (3)		Jack Critchley Even George Sydney McHugh
East Torrens (3)		Beasley Kearney Frank Nieass Arthur McArthur	Frederick Coneybeer Walter Hamilton Albert Sutton
Flinders (2)	M. A. Cronin D. O. Whait		A. W. H. Barns James Moseley*	E. J. Barraud A. B. Wishart		Edward Craigie (Single Tax) John O'Connor (Ind. Labor)
Murray (3)		Clement Collins Robert Hunter Frank Staniford			R. A. Cilento (Ind.)
Newcastle (2)		Thomas Butterfield William Harvey
North Adelaide (2)		Frederick Birrell Walter Warne
Port Pirie (2)		John Fitzgerald Lionel Hill
Port Adelaide (2)		John Jonas Albert Thompson			H. G. Butler (Ind. Protestant Labor) Joshua Pedlar (Ind. Protestant Labor)
Stanley (2)			Robert Nicholls John Lyons	Oliver Badman H. V. Sargent
Sturt (3)		Bob Dale Edgar Dawes T. W. Grealy		Ernest Anthoney Herbert Richards Edward Vardon		Leonora Polkinghorne (Women's Non-Party)
Victoria (2)		Eric Shepherd F. E. Young		Vernon Petherick Peter Reidy
West Torrens (2)		Alfred Blackwell John McInnes			L. H. Crosby (Ind. Labor) C. J. Caldicott (Ind. Labor) T. C. McGillick (Communist)
Wallaroo (2)		Robert Richards John Pedler			F. G. Filmer (Ind.) R. C. Kitto (Ind.) William Price (Ind.)
Wooroora (3)			Richard Layton Butler W. J. Marshman F. H. Heinrich		Archie Cameron Samuel Dennison B. H. Richardson
Yorke Peninsula (2)			Edward Giles Baden Pattinson	J. S. Honner Stepney Pontifex

Legislative Council

Electorate	Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Country candidates	Other candidates
Central District No. 1 (2)		Frank Condon Tom Gluyas			J. J. Luxton (Ind. Protestant Labor) Thomas Thompson (Ind. Protestant Labor)
Central District No. 2 (2)	A. G. Angell F. E. Stratton		William Humphrey Harvey Henry Tassie
Midland District (2)			Walter Gordon Duncan David Gordon	Maurice Collins James Nairn
Northern District (2)	James Beerworth H. R. McHugh		William Morrow George Ritchie
Southern District (2)			John Cowan Lancelot Stirling

Notes and References

1. News: STATE ELECTIONS. . The South Eastern Times. Millicent, SA . 11 March 1930 . 16 September 2015 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: Nominations For State Elections. . . Adelaide . 8 March 1930 . 16 September 2015 . 25 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: No Likelihood Of Pact, Says Country Party President. . . Adelaide . 1 February 1930 . 16 September 2015 . 49 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: THE STATE ELECTIONS. . . Gawler, SA . 14 March 1930 . 29 September 2015 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: CANDIDATE FOR LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. . . Adelaide . 28 November 1929 . 16 September 2015 . 17 . National Library of Australia.