Candidates of the 1941 South Australian state election explained

This is a list of candidates of the 1941 South Australian state election.^{[1] [2]}

Retiring MPs

Liberal and Country League

• Walter Hannaford MLC (Midland District) – retired^[3]
• Hermann Homburg MLC (Central District No. 2) – lost preselection^{[4] [5]}
• Harry Dove Young MLC (Southern District) – retired^[6]

Independent

• George Connor (Alexandra) – retired^[7]

The seat of Glenelg had remained vacant following the death of incumbent independent MHA William Fisk on 18 December 1940. Stanley Liberal MHA Alexander Melrose switched houses at the election, being elected unopposed for Midland Province.^[8]

Legislative Assembly

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

Electorate	Labor candidates	Liberal and Country candidates	Other candidates
				Doug Bardolph (Ind. Labor) Thomas Garland (Ind. Labor)
		bgcolor=lightblue	Malcolm McIntosh	J. J. Cronin (Ind.) A. J. Parker (Ind.)
		bgcolor=lightblue	Herbert Hudd
	J. F. W. Schulz	bgcolor=lightblue	Reginald Rudall	W. F. Haese (Ind.)
	S. A. Pyle	bgcolor=lightblue	Charles Abbott	E. W. Chaston (Ind.)
	T. J. Canny	bgcolor=lightblue	Archibald McDonald
	R. H. Curren			William MacGillivray (Ind.)
		bgcolor=lightblue	Arthur Christian	J. P. Moore (Single Tax)
	R. F. Poole	bgcolor=lightblue	Rex Pearson	Edward Craigie (Single Tax)
		Mick O'Halloran
		Leslie Duncan	F. E. Waddy	W. T. Duggan (Ind.)
	S. E. C. Gay	bgcolor=lightblue	Frank Smith
		Frank Walsh	H. G. Dall	George Illingworth (Ind.)
		H. T. Chapman		Albert Robinson (Ind.)
		bgcolor=lightblue	Thomas Playford IV
		John McInnes		Bessie Mountford (Ind.) W. H. Stratton (Ind.)
		Sydney McHugh	Herbert Michael	L. H. Ellis (Ind.)
	L. G. Pilton	bgcolor=lightblue	Henry Dunks	H. J. Kemp (Ind.)
	F. E. Young	L. J. Laslett		John Fletcher (Ind.)
				Richard McKenzie (Ind. Labor)
		bgcolor=lightblue	George Jenkins
	Frank Nieass	bgcolor=lightblue	Roy Moir	R. W. Davis (Ind.)
	C. T. Hasse	bgcolor=lightblue	Howard Shannon	Frank Staniford (Ind.)
		James Stephens		G. D. Coffey (Ind.)
		Andrew Lacey
	T. E. Lawton	bgcolor=lightblue	Elder Whittle	M. E. Dodd (Ind.)
	J. V. Lloyd	W. A. Blight J. H. Strangman		Tom Stott (Ind.)
	J. H. Jenner	bgcolor=lightblue	John Lyons
		Albert Thompson	H. J. Harden
		Percy Quirke	H. M. Bohnsack
		A. M. Fuller		Herbert Dunn (Ind.) F. C. Keen (Ind.) Lindsay Yelland (Ind.)
		Lindsay Riches		Charles Hobbs (Single Tax)
	J. L. Atkinson	bgcolor=lightblue	Shirley Jeffries	C. W. Lloyd (Ind.)
				Jules Langdon (Ind.)
		bgcolor=lightblue	Colin Dunnage	Ada Bromham (Ind.) John McLeay, Sr. (Ind.)
		bgcolor=lightblue	Vernon Petherick	Clement Smith (Ind.)
		Robert Richards
	H. A. Dolling	bgcolor=lightblue	Cecil Hincks	Daniel Davies (Ind.)
		bgcolor=lightblue	Robert Nicholls

Legislative Council

Electorate	Labor candidates	Liberal and Country candidates	Grouped Independent candidates	Other candidates
Central District No. 1 (2)		Ken Bardolph Oscar Oates			R. A. Cilento (Ind.) A. O. R. Tapp (Ind.) Stanley Whitford (Ind. Labor)
Central District No. 2 (2)		bgcolor=lightblue	Ernest Anthoney Collier Cudmore
Midland District (2)		bgcolor=lightblue	Ernest William Castine Alexander Melrose
Northern District (2)		James Beerworth J. S. Marner	bgcolor=lightblue	Percy Blesing A. J. Watt
Southern District (2)		bgcolor=lightblue	Jack Bice Norman Brookman	Alec Bagot J. L. Wishart

Notes and References

1. News: A.L.P. PREFERENCES ALLOCATED. . . Adelaide . 7 March 1941 . 3 October 2015 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: 113 NOMINATIONS FOR STATE ELECTIONS. . . Adelaide . 5 March 1941 . 3 October 2015 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: TODAY'S ELECTIONS. . . SA . 29 March 1941 . 4 October 2015 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: L.C.L. PRESIDENT FOR COUNCIL SEAT. . . Adelaide . 5 November 1940 . 4 October 2015 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: 2 SEATS LOST BY INDEPENDENTS. . . Adelaide . 17 April 1941 . 4 October 2015 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: POLITICAL PERSONALITIES. . . SA . 31 January 1941 . 4 October 2015 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
7. News: INDEPENDENT M.P. TO RETIRE. . . SA . 10 January 1941 . 4 October 2015 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
8. News: NINE OF M.Ps. ARE NEW. . . Adelaide . 8 April 1941 . 4 October 2015 . 8 . National Library of Australia.