1857 South Australian House of Assembly election

1857 South Australian colonial election
(House of Assembly)
9 March 1857 (1857-03-09)
All 36 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly
Turnout6,877 (56.2%)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Independents N/A 100.0 36 +36
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Premier before Premier after
Boyle Travers Finniss Boyle Travers Finniss

The 1857 South Australian House of Assembly election was held on 9 March 1857 to elect all 36 members of the South Australian House of Assembly as part of the 1857 South Australian colonial election.[1]

Overall results

House of Assembly (AV) – Turnout 56.2% (Non-CV)
Party Votes Seats
Votes % Swing (pp) Seats Change
  Independent 16,115 100.0 New 36 36
Total 16,115 100.0 – 36 36
Formal votes N/A[a] – –
Informal votes N/A[a] – –
Turnout 6,877 56.2 +56.2
Enrolled voters 12,235[b] – –
Source: Electoral Commission of South Australia[1]

Results by district

Uncontested

Electoral district Members elected[1]
East Torrens Charles Bonney
George Waterhouse
Flinders Marshall MacDermott
Gumeracka Arthur Blyth
Alexander Hay
Light John Tuthill Bagot
Carrington Smedley
The Murray David Wark
Victoria Robert Leake

City of Adelaide

1857 South Australian colonial election: City of Adelaide[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Robert Richard Torrens (elected 1) 1,208 16.0 +16.0
Richard Hanson (elected 2) 1,179 15.6 +15.6
Francis Dutton (elected 3) 1,145 15.2 +15.2
Boyle Travers Finniss (elected 4) 1,103 14.6 +14.6
John Neales (elected 5) 959 12.7 +12.7
William Henville Burford (elected 6) 620 8.2 +8.2
Patrick Boyce Coglin 413 5.5 +5.5
William Parkin 325 4.3 +4.3
William Pearce 310 4.1 +4.1
Edward Homersham 272 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 1,703 94.9 +94.9
Informal votes 92 5.1 +5.1
Turnout 1,795 52.8 +52.8

Barossa

1857 South Australian colonial election: Barossa[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Walter Duffield (elected 1) 406 36.3 +36.3
Horace Dean (elected 2) 337 30.1 +30.1
William Bakewell 220 19.7 +19.7
C William Jacob 155 13.9 +13.9
Total formal votes 665 95.1 +95.1
Informal votes 34 3.9 +3.9
Turnout 699 68.2 +68.2

The Burra and Clare

1857 South Australian colonial election: The Burra and Clare[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
George Strickland Kingston (elected 1) 481 31.0 +31.0
Morris Lyon Marks (elected 2) 374 24.1 +24.1
Edward John Peake (elected 3) 343 22.1 +22.1
George Charles Hawker 267 17.2 +17.2
W John Gubbins 88 5.7 +5.7
Total formal votes 705 96.2 +96.2
Informal votes 28 3.8 +3.8
Turnout 733 50.2 +50.2

Encounter Bay

1857 South Australian colonial election: Encounter Bay[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Benjamin Herschel Babbage (elected 1) 160 38.7 +38.7
Arthur Fydell Lindsay (elected 2) 128 31.0 +31.0
Charles Thomas Hewett 71 17.2 +17.2
J Norman 54 13.1 +13.1
Total formal votes 229 95.8 +95.8
Informal votes 10 4.2 +4.2
Turnout 239 42.8 +42.8

Mount Barker

1857 South Australian colonial election: Mount Barker[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Friedrich Krichauff (elected 1) 352 34.4 +34.4
John Dunn (elected 2) 332 32.4 +32.4
Richard Bullock Andrews 183 17.9 +17.9
A Lorimer 118 11.5 +11.5
W Patterson 39 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes N/A – –
Informal votes N/A – –
Turnout 612 60.4 +60.4

Noarlunga

1857 South Australian colonial election: Noarlunga[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Thomas Young (elected 1) 232 41.7 +41.7
Henry Mildred (elected 2) 181 32.6 +32.6
Alexander Anderson 143 25.7 +25.7
Total formal votes 331 98.5 +98.5
Informal votes 5 1.5 +1.5
Turnout 336 62.8 +62.8

Onkaparinga

1857 South Australian colonial election: Onkaparinga[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
William Milne (elected 1) 333 36.4 +36.4
William Bower Dawes (elected 2) 317 34.7 +34.7
William Townsend 264 28.9 +28.9
Total formal votes 547 96.6 +96.6
Informal votes 20 3.5 +3.5
Turnout 567 80.2 +80.2

Port Adelaide

1857 South Australian colonial election: Port Adelaide[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
John Hart (elected 1) 281 44.5 +44.5
John Bristow Hughes (elected 2) 203 32.2 +32.2
Alfred France 147 23.3 +23.3
Total formal votes 367 97.6 +97.6
Informal votes 9 2.4 +2.4
Turnout 376 63.3 +63.3

The Sturt

1857 South Australian colonial election: The Sturt[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Thomas Reynolds (elected 1) 272 37.0 +37.0
John Hallett (elected 2) 168 22.9 +22.9
James Allen 120 16.3 +16.3
William Jones 89 12.1 +12.1
A Allen 86 11.7 +11.7
Total formal votes N/A – –
Informal votes N/A – –
Turnout 495 55.2 +55.2

West Torrens

1857 South Australian colonial election: West Torrens[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Luther Scammell (elected 1) 274 39.1 +39.1
James Cole (elected 2) 168 24.0 +24.0
W Matthew Smith 139 19.9 +19.9
Robert Lyon Milne 60 8.6 +8.6
James White 59 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 449 95.7 +95.7
Informal votes 20 4.3 +4.3
Turnout 469 50.0 +50.0

Yatala

1857 South Australian colonial election: Yatala[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
John Harvey (elected 1) 233 24.9 +24.9
Charles Simeon Hare (elected 2) 211 22.5 +22.5
John Umpherstone 181 19.3 +19.3
William Maturin 180 19.2 +19.2
John Ragless 116 12.4 +12.4
Patrick McCarron 16 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes N/A – –
Informal votes N/A – –
Turnout 592 50.5 +50.5

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Informal voting details were not published for Mount Barker, The Sturt, and Yatala. In the other eight electorates, the formal vote was 6,877 (96.9%) and the informal votes was 218 (3.1%).
  2. ^ Total enrolment across all electorates, including those uncontested, was 15,538.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Jaencsh, Dean (March 2007). "History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1" (PDF). pp. 25–27 – via Internet Archive.
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