1860 South Australian House of Assembly election

1860 South Australian colonial election
(House of Assembly)
9 March – 3 April 1860
All 36 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly
TurnoutN/A[a]
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Independents N/A 100.0 36 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Premier before Premier after
Richard Hanson Richard Hanson

The 1860 South Australian House of Assembly election was held between 9 March and 3 April 1860 to elect all 36 members of the South Australian House of Assembly as part of the 1860 South Australian colonial election.[1]

Overall results

House of Assembly (AV) – Turnout N/A (Non-CV)
Party Votes Seats
Votes % Swing (pp) Seats Change
  Independent 16,495 100.0 ±0.0 36
Total 16,495 100.0 – 36
Formal votes N/A[b] – –
Informal votes N/A[b] – –
Turnout N/A[a] – –
Enrolled voters 17,681[c] – –
Source: Electoral Commission of South Australia[1]

Results by district

Uncontested

Electoral district Members elected[1]
Flinders William James Browne
Gumeracha Arthur Blyth
Alexander Hay
Light John Tuthill Bagot
Francis Dutton
The Murray David Wark
Onkaparinga William Milne
William Townsend

City of Adelaide

1860 South Australian colonial election: City of Adelaide[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Thomas Reynolds (elected 1) 1,036 15.4 +15.4
Matthew Moorhouse (elected 2) 935 13.9 +13.9
Philip Santo (elected 3) 883 13.1 +13.1
Samuel Bakewell (elected 4) 766 11.4 +11.4
Richard Hanson (elected 5) 656 9.8 –5.8
William Parkin (elected 6) 635 9.4 –5.1
W Osborne 608 9.0 +9.0
Boyle Travers Finniss 583 8.7 –5.9
Francis Dutton 368 5.5 –9.7
Edward Collett Homersham 252 3.7 +0.1
Total formal votes 1,414 91.9 +1.8
Informal votes 138 8.9 –1.0
Turnout 1,552 45.9 +16.6

Barossa

1860 South Australian colonial election: Barossa[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Edward Grundy (elected 1) 270 41.2 +41.2
Walter Duffield (elected 2) 203 31.0 –5.3
Thomas Giles 181 27.7 +27.7
Total formal votes N/A – –
Informal votes 62 – –
Turnout N/A – –

The Burra and Clare

1860 South Australian colonial election: The Burra and Clare[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
William Dale (elected 1) 645 24.7 +24.7
George Cole (elected 2) 641 24.5 +24.5
William Lennon (elected 3) 630 24.1 +24.1
George Strickland Kingston 312 11.9 –19.1
JH Browne 226 8.7 +8.7
L Cullen 157 6.0 +6.0
Total formal votes 932 89.9 +89.9
Informal votes 105 10.1 +10.1
Turnout 1,037 36.2 +36.2

East Torrens

1860 South Australian colonial election: East Torrens[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Henry Mildred (elected 1) 486 43.5 +43.5
Neville Blyth (elected 2) 350 31.3 +31.3
Lavington Glyde 282 25.2 +25.2
Total formal votes 702 94.0 +94.0
Informal votes 45 6.0 +6.0
Turnout 747 51.9 +51.9

Encounter Bay

1860 South Australian colonial election: Encounter Bay[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
John Lindsay (elected 1) 221 39.5 +8.5
Henry Strangways (elected 2) 179 32.0 +32.0
R Higgins 160 28.6 +28.6
Total formal votes 321 97.0 +0.4
Informal votes 10 3.0 –0.4
Turnout 331 32.1 +25.8

Mount Barker

1860 South Australian colonial election: Mount Barker[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Boyle Travers Finniss (elected 1) 564 41.9 +41.9
John Dunn (elected 2) 332 25.0 –7.4
William Rogers 331 24.6 –27.6
Thomas Biddles 119 8.8 +8.8
Total formal votes N/A – –
Informal votes 36 – –
Turnout N/A – –

Noarlunga

1860 South Australian colonial election: Noarlunga[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
David Sutherland (elected 1) 256 38.8 +38.8
Alexander Anderson (elected 2) 240 36.4 +10.7
Charles Thomas Hewett 163 24.7 +24.7
Total formal votes 390 92.4 –6.1
Informal votes 32 7.6 +6.1
Turnout 422 37.5 –25.3

Port Adelaide

1860 South Australian colonial election: Port Adelaide[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
William Owen (elected 1) 315 37.3 +37.3
Patrick Boyce Coglin (elected 2) 290 34.3 +34.3
John Neales 240 28.4 +28.4
Total formal votes N/A – –
Informal votes 527 – –
Turnout N/A – –

The Sturt

1860 South Australian colonial election: The Sturt[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Joseph Peacock (elected 1) 223 40.8 +40.8
John Hallett (elected 2) 163 29.9 +7.0
Richard Bullock Andrews 160 29.3 +29.3
Total formal votes 511 93.6 N/A
Informal votes 35 6.4 N/A
Turnout 546 58.6 N/A

Victoria

1860 South Australian colonial election: Victoria[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
George Charles Hawker (elected 1) 242 66.1 +66.1
James Umpherston 124 33.9 +33.9
Total formal votes 366 95.5 +95.5
Informal votes 17 4.4 +4.4
Turnout 383 46.4 +46.4

West Torrens

1860 South Australian colonial election: West Torrens[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Thomas Magarey (elected 1) 319 42.0 +42.0
George Morphett (elected 2) 229 30.1 +30.1
John Pickering 212 27.9 +27.9
Total formal votes 452 90.9 –4.8
Informal votes 46 9.1 +4.8
Turnout 498 49.8 –0.2

Yatala

1860 South Australian colonial election: Yatala[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Lavington Glyde (elected 1) 215 42.2 +42.2
Edward McEllister (elected 2) 190 37.3 +37.3
Edmund Bowman 87 17.1 +17.1
Thomas Smoker 17 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 301 82.2 N/A
Informal votes 65 17.8 N/A
Turnout 366 35.7 –54.8

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Turnout was not published for Barossa and Mount Barker. In the other ten electorates, the turnout was 6,409 (43.7%).
  2. ^ a b Informal voting details were not published for Barossa, Mount Barker, and Port Adelaide. In the other nine electorates, the formal vote was 5,389 (92.2%) and the informal vote was 493 (8.4%).
  3. ^ Total enrolment across all electorates, including those uncontested, was 22,265.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Jaencsh, Dean (March 2007). "History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1" (PDF). pp. 31–33 – via Internet Archive.
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