1947 South Australian state election

State elections were held in South Australia on 8 March 1947. All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal and Country League government led by Premier of South Australia Thomas Playford IV defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Robert Richards.

Background

The LCL won three seats—metropolitan Norwood, Prospect and Torrens—from Labor. The LCL won back rural Victoria after losing it to Labor at a by-election in 1945.

Results

• The primary vote figures were from contested seats, while the state-wide two-party-preferred vote figures were estimated from all seats.

See also

• Results of the South Australian state election, 1947 (House of Assembly)
• Candidates of the 1947 South Australian state election
• Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1947-1950
• Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1947-1950
• Playmander

Notes