Candidates of the 1921 South Australian state election
Appearance
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This is a list of candidates of the 1921 South Australian state election.[1]
Retiring MPs
Progressive Country
- Arthur Blackburn (Sturt) – retired[2]
Independent
- John Albert Southwood (East Torrens) – retired[2]
There had also been two resignations in the months leading up to the election which had remained unfilled. Murray Liberal MHA Angas Parsons resigned on 5 January 1921 due to his appointment to the judiciary. Sturt Liberal MHA Edward Vardon resigned on 15 February 1921 in order to nominate, successfully, for a vacancy in the Australian Senate.[2][3]
House of Assembly
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are marked with an asterisk.
Legislative Council
Electorate | Labor candidates |
Liberal candidates |
Progressive Country candidates |
Independent candidates |
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Central District No. 1 (2) | John Carr* James Jelley* |
G. A. Noble | J. L. Leal | |
Central District No. 2 (2) | L. E. Fenton Frederick Ward |
John Herbert Cooke* George Henry Prosser* |
William Cole A. R. Tuckett |
Frederick Samuel Wallis |
Midland District (2) | Walter Hannaford* Thomas Pascoe* |
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Northern District (2) | Sydney McHugh M. B. Woods |
John George Bice* John Lewis* |
W. O. Gale | |
Southern District (2) | Robert Thomson Melrose* Thomas McCallum* |
W. D. Cowley | Alfred von Doussa |
References
- ^ "THE CANDIDATES". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 7 April 1921. p. 7. Retrieved 6 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c "THE ELECTIONS". The Pioneer. Yorketown, SA. 16 April 1921. p. 3. Retrieved 6 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1836 to 2009" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2015.