Candidates of the 1938 South Australian state election

This is a list of candidates of the 1938 South Australian state election.[1][2] The House of Assembly changed from having multi-member to single-member electorates at this election, which combined with the partisan turmoil of the two previous terms saw a number of formerly partisan figures run as independents at this election.

Retiring MPs

Labor

John Pedler (Wallaroo) – lost preselection [3]
William Threadgold (Port Pirie) – lost preselection [4]

Liberal and Country League

Ronald Hunt (Victoria) – lost preselection [5]
Herbert Lyons (Barossa) – retired [6]
Victor Marra Newland (North Adelaide) – retired [7]
Baden Pattinson (Yorke Peninsula) – retired [7]
Frank Perry (East Torrens) – lost preselection [8]
Henry Tassie MLC (Central No. 2 District) – lost preselection [9]

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

Adelaide	Bob Dale	Duncan Menzies	John Atkins (Ind. Labor) Doug Bardolph* (Ind. Labor) Bert Edwards (Ind. Labor) P. J. Flannagan (Ind.)
Albert		Malcolm McIntosh*	J. J. A. McNamara (Ind.) Gwynfred Oram (Ind.)
Alexandra		Herbert Hudd	George Connor* (Ind.)
Angas	K. E. A. O. Metz	Reginald Rudall*	W. F. Haese (Ind.) A. V. Mills (Ind.) Walter Langdon Parsons (Ind.)
Burnside	H. A. Slater	Charles Abbott*	S. R. Gray (Ind.) Jeanne Young (Ind.)
Burra	T. J. Canny	Archibald McDonald*	Maurice Collins (Ind.) Even George (Ind.)
Chaffey	R. G. Lambert	A. H. Kelly C. S. Ruston	H. S. Denman (Ind.) William MacGillivray* (Ind.)
Eyre		Arthur Christian*	C. O. J. Bohlin (Ind.) A. I. Schubert (Ind.)
Flinders	J. V. O'Leary	Rex Pearson	Edward Craigie* (Single Tax) P. V. Provis (Ind.)
Frome	Mick O'Halloran*	F. P. Adams	S. D. Jones (Ind.)
Gawler	Leslie Duncan*	W. D. Noack	W. T. Duggan (Ind.) A. L. F. Ey (Ind.) Lindsay Yelland (Ind.)
Glenelg	T. J. D. Barker	Ernest Anthoney	William Fisk* (Ind.)
Goodwood	D. S. Fraser	A. B. Cox	J. H. B. Hick (Ind.) George Illingworth* (Ind.)
Gouger		Henry Crosby	Albert Robinson* (Ind.)
Gumeracha	A. S. Edwards	Thomas Playford IV*	Robert Hunter (Ind.)
Hindmarsh	John McInnes*		J. L. S. Treloar (Ind. Labor)
Light	K. V. McEntee	Richard Layton Butler*	E. E. Craig (Ind.) Moses Gabb (Ind.) E. G. E. Willis (Ind.)
Mitcham	Frank Walsh	Henry Dunks*	N. S. Clark (Ind.) Clarence Goode (Ind.)
Mount Gambier	F. E. Young	H. L. Kennedy	John Fletcher* (Ind.)
Murray	J. T. Cassidy	George Cummins Morphett	Richard McKenzie* (Ind. Labor) P. H. Suter (Ind.)
Newcastle	J. S. Marner	George Jenkins*
Norwood	Frank Nieass*	Walter Hamilton	H. C. Austin (Ind.) M. M. Bowering (Ind.) W. E. Hardy (Ind.)
Onkaparinga	Tom Howard	Howard Shannon*	Frank Staniford (Ind.)
Port Adelaide	James Stephens*		R. A. Cilento (Ind.)
Port Pirie	Andrew Lacey*
Prospect	Joseph Connelly	Elder Whittle*	A. G. O. Gray (Ind.) R. O. Ravenscroft (Ind.)
Ridley		F. J. Petch	Tom Stott* (Ind.)
Rocky River	Edgar Russell	John Lyons*	W. F. Nicholls (Ind.) M. J. Noonan (Ind.)
Semaphore	Albert Thompson*		H. W. Bray (Ind.) C. R. Grant (Ind.) Herbert Guthrie (Ind.)
Stanley		Alexander Melrose*	Samuel Dennison (Ind.) Percy Quirke (Ind.)
Stirling		Percy Heggaton	Herbert Dunn* (Ind.) S. H. Pearce (Ind.)
Stuart	Lindsay Riches*
Torrens	R. W. Davis	Shirley Jeffries*	Ernest Hannaford (Ind.)
Thebarton	M. E. Skitch		Alfred Blackwell (Ind.) Jules Langdon* (Ind.) C. W. Lloyd (Ind.) L. J. Smith (Ind.)
Unley	T. W. Grealy	Horace Hogben	John McLeay, Sr.* (Ind.)
Victoria	John Daly	Vernon Petherick	Clement Smith* (Ind.)
Wallaroo	Robert Richards*		C. T. Chapman (Ind.)
Yorke Peninsula		A. B. Ferguson	Daniel Davies* (Ind.)
Young		Robert Nicholls*	H. A. Dolling (Ind.) L. E. Young (Ind.)

Legislative Council

Electorate	Labor candidates	Liberal and Country candidates	Grouped Independent candidates	Ungrouped candidates

Central District No. 1 (2)	Frank Condon* J. F. Walsh		Joseph Anderson* J. H. Clouston
Central District No. 2 (2)	William Daniels T. H. Shiels	Edward Holden* James Wallace Sandford*
Northern District (2)	James Beerworth C. L. Davis	Lyell McEwin* George Ritchie*		J. A. Wood
Midland District (2)		Walter Gordon Duncan* David Gordon*	R. L. D. Bonner J. St. L. Honner
Southern District (2)		John Cowan* Reuben Cranstoun Mowbray	Frank Halleday* Alec Bagot

References

"Candidates In Today's Elections". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 19 March 1938. p. 27. Retrieved 29 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
"HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 19 March 1938. p. 27. Retrieved 29 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
"FIRST LABOR BREAKAWAY". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 5 February 1938. p. 23. Retrieved 2 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
""SACKED WITHOUT A CHANCE"". The Recorder. Port Pirie, SA. 1 February 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 3 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
"ALBERT SEAT". The Chronicle. Adelaide. 8 July 1937. p. 41. Retrieved 3 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
"Mr. Lyons, M.P., Not For Gouger". The News. Adelaide. 28 June 1937. p. 5. Retrieved 3 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
"STATE POLITICS". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. SA. 3 September 1937. p. 352. Retrieved 3 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
"MAY BE A FUTURE CANDIDATE". The News. Adelaide. 18 January 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 3 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
"CONCERNING PEOPLE". The South Eastern Times. Millicent, SA. 11 February 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 3 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

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[1] "Candidates In Today's Elections". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 19 March 1938. p. 27. Retrieved 29 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] "HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 19 March 1938. p. 27. Retrieved 29 September 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "FIRST LABOR BREAKAWAY". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 5 February 1938. p. 23. Retrieved 2 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] ""SACKED WITHOUT A CHANCE"". The Recorder. Port Pirie, SA. 1 February 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 3 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "ALBERT SEAT". The Chronicle. Adelaide. 8 July 1937. p. 41. Retrieved 3 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] "Mr. Lyons, M.P., Not For Gouger". The News. Adelaide. 28 June 1937. p. 5. Retrieved 3 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

[retired-7] "STATE POLITICS". Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier. SA. 3 September 1937. p. 352. Retrieved 3 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

[8] "MAY BE A FUTURE CANDIDATE". The News. Adelaide. 18 January 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 3 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.

[9] "CONCERNING PEOPLE". The South Eastern Times. Millicent, SA. 11 February 1938. p. 3. Retrieved 3 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.