1861 South Australian Legislative Council election

1861 South Australian Legislative Council election
28 March 1861
6 (of the 18) seats in the South Australian Legislative Council

The 1861 South Australian Legislative Council election was held on 28 March 1861. Six of the 18 seats in the Legislative Council (the upper house) were up for re-election.

The election used non-compulsory plurality block voting, in which electors voted for as many candidates as they wished. Members were elected in a single 18-member district, with suffrage extended to men (including Aboriginals) over 21 years of age who owned property worth at least £50, unless they were "attainted or convicted of treason or felony".

As per section eight of the Constitution Act 1856, six members of the Legislative Council must vacate their seats every four years.

Outgoing members

The outgoing members vacated their seats on 2 February 1861.[1] Five of the six members contested the election. Names in bold won re-election, whilst names in italic ran unsuccessfully.

Member Date elected
Charles Hervey Bagot 9 March 1857
John Baker 9 March 1857
Samuel Davenport 9 March 1857
Anthony Forster 9 March 1857
Abraham Scott 9 March 1857
William Younghusband 9 March 1857

Results

Legislative Council (BV) – Turnout 21.3% (Non-CV)
Party Votes Seats
Votes % Swing (pp) Seats Change
  Independent 13,214 100.0 ±0.0 18 0
Total 13,214 100.0 – 18
Informal votes 214 7.3 –6.3
Turnout 2,921 21.3 –35.4
Registered voters 13,731 – –
Source: ECSA[2]

The Province

1861 South Australian Legislative Council election: The Province[2]
Candidate Votes % ±
John Henry Barrow (elected 1) 1,706 12.9 +12.9
Samuel Davenport (elected 2) 1,616 12.2 +8.5
Anthony Forster (elected 3) 1,491 11.3 +6.5
Abraham Scott (elected 4) 1,455 11.0 +6.7
Judah Moss Solomon (elected 5) 1,225 9.3 +9.3
William Peacock (elected 6) 1,185 9.0 +5.9
William Giles 1,123 8.5 +8.5
William Younghusband 1,080 8.2 +3.0
John Bentham Neales 933 7.1 +7.1
John Baker 901 6.8 +2.5
Arthur Hardy 318 2.4 –0.4
Edward Collett Homersham 181 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 2,707 92.7 +6.3
Informal votes 214 7.3 –6.3
Turnout 2,921 21.3 –35.4

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836–2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. 24 April 2007. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011.
  2. ^ a b Jaencsh, Dean (March 2007). "History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, Legislative Council, Volume 2" (PDF). p. 27 – via Internet Archive.
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