1862 South Australian House of Assembly election

1862 South Australian colonial election
(House of Assembly)
10–24 November 1862
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
George Waterhouse George Waterhouse

The 1862 South Australian House of Assembly election was held between 10 and 24 November 1862 to elect all 36 members of the South Australian House of Assembly as part of the 1862 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 13,157 100.0 ±0.0 36
Total 13,157 100.0 – 36
Formal votes N/A[a] – –
Informal votes N/A[a] – –
Turnout N/A[a] – –
Enrolled voters 21,841 – –
Source: Electoral Commission of South Australia[1]

Results by district

Uncontested

Electoral district Members elected[1]
The Burra George Cole
John Neales
Victoria George Charles Hawker
Randolph Isham Stow

Barossa

1862 South Australian colonial election: Barossa[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Walter Duffield (elected 1) 285 39.9 +8.9
Joseph Barritt (elected 2) 251 35.2 +35.2
Edward Grundy 178 24.9 –16.3
Total formal votes 425 95.9 –
Informal votes 17 4.1 –
Turnout 442 30.5 –

East Adelaide

1862 South Australian colonial election: East Adelaide[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
William Bakewell (elected 1) 353 30.4 +30.4
Philip Santo (elected 2) 312 26.9 +26.9
James Boucaut 291 25.0 +25.0
Edward Collett Homersham 206 17.7 +17.7
Total formal votes 638 95.8 +95.8
Informal votes 28 4.2 +4.2
Turnout 666 37.9 +37.9

East Torrens

1862 South Australian colonial election: East Torrens[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Neville Blyth (elected 1) 393 36.7 +5.4
Henry Mildred (elected 2) 364 34.0 –9.5
Augustine Stow 314 29.3 +29.3
Total formal votes 681 97.4 +3.4
Informal votes 18 2.6 –3.4
Turnout 699 46.8 –5.1

Encounter Bay

1862 South Australian colonial election: Encounter Bay[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
John Lindsay (elected 1) 281 41.3 +1.8
David Sutherland (elected 2) 203 29.8 +29.8
William Everard 197 28.9 +28.9
Total formal votes 475 98.8 +1.8
Informal votes 6 1.2 –1.8
Turnout 481 47.8 +15.7

Flinders

1862 South Australian colonial election: Flinders[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Alfred Watts (elected 1) 32 40.5 +40.5
Charles Lindsay (elected 2) 28 35.4 +35.4
AJ Murray 19 24.1 +24.1
Total formal votes 49 46.2 –
Informal votes 57 53.8 –
Turnout 106 17.8 –

Gumeracha

1862 South Australian colonial election: Gumeracha[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Arthur Blyth (elected 1) 328 44.9 +44.9
Alexander Borthwick Murray (elected 2) 274 37.5 +37.5
James White 128 17.5 +17.5
Total formal votes 395 96.6 –
Informal votes 11 3.4 –
Turnout 406 34.1 –

Light

1862 South Australian colonial election: Light[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Francis Dutton (elected 1) 383 36.1 +36.1
John Tuthill Bagot (elected 2) 356 33.6 +33.6
James White 321 30.3 +30.3
Total formal votes N/A – –
Informal votes N/A – –
Turnout N/A – –

Mount Barker

1862 South Australian colonial election: Mount Barker[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
John Dunn (elected 1) 482 38.8 +13.8
Allan McFarlane (elected 2) 367 29.6 +29.6
Daniel Ferguson 332 26.8 +26.8
James Thompson 60 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 819 96.7 –
Informal votes 28 3.3 –
Turnout 847 45.8 –

Noarlunga

1862 South Australian colonial election: Noarlunga[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Charles Thomas Hewett (elected 1) 171 22.4 –2.3
John Colton (elected 2) 160 20.9 +20.9
Phillip Hollins 156 20.4 +20.4
David Sutherland 145 19.0 –19.8
John Carr 104 13.6 +13.6
John Hallett 29 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 482 96.6 +4.2
Informal votes 17 3.4 –4.2
Turnout 499 42.8 +5.3

Onkaparinga

1862 South Australian colonial election: Onkaparinga[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
William Townsend (elected 1) 472 44.7 +44.7
William Milne (elected 2) 426 40.4 +40.4
Charles Brown 157 14.9 +14.9
Total formal votes 580 91.8 –
Informal votes 52 8.2 –
Turnout 632 34.7 –

Port Adelaide

1862 South Australian colonial election: Port Adelaide[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
John Hart (elected 1) 397 44.8 +44.8
Patrick Boyce Coglin (elected 2) 299 33.7 –0.6
Edward Kirk Horn 190 21.4 +21.4
Total formal votes 516 99.4 –
Informal votes 3 0.6 –
Turnout 519 48.4 –

Stanley

1862 South Australian colonial election: Stanley[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
George Strickland Kingston (elected 1) 272 38.8 +38.8
George Young (elected 2) 252 35.9 +35.9
Edward Grundy 112 16.0 +16.0
Boyle Travers Finniss 65 9.3 +9.3
Total formal votes 411 93.2 +93.2
Informal votes 30 6.8 +6.8
Turnout 441 48.4 +48.4

The Sturt

1862 South Australian colonial election: The Sturt[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Richard Bullock Andrews (elected 1) 191 39.5 +10.2
Joseph Peacock (elected 2) 174 36.0 –4.8
John Hallett 118 24.4 –5.5
Total formal votes 298 92.5 –1.1
Informal votes 24 7.5 +1.1
Turnout 322 32.3 –26.3

West Adelaide

1862 South Australian colonial election: West Adelaide[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
James Crabb Verco (elected 1) 295 26.6 +26.6
Emanuel Solomon (elected 2) 291 26.2 +26.2
Boyle Travers Finniss 278 25.0 +25.0
Henry Robert Fuller 247 22.2 +22.2
Total formal votes 660 95.8 +95.8
Informal votes 29 4.2 +4.2
Turnout 689 34.5 +34.5

West Torrens

1862 South Australian colonial election: West Torrens[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Augustine Stow (elected 1) 246 35.4 +35.4
Henry Strangways (elected 2) 226 32.6 +32.6
John Pickering 180 25.9 –2.0
Donald Stanley McLeod 42 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 423 89.6 –1.3
Informal votes 49 10.4 +1.3
Turnout 472 42.2 –7.6

Yatala

1862 South Australian colonial election: Yatala[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Lavington Glyde (elected 1) 282 39.0 –3.2
Wentworth Cavenagh (elected 2) 273 37.7 +37.7
Edward McEllister 112 15.5 –21.8
Thomas William Sayers 57 7.9 +7.9
Total formal votes 494 93.4 +11.2
Informal votes 35 6.6 –11.2
Turnout 529 46.3 +10.6

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Turnout and informal voting details were not published for Light. In the other 15 electorates, the turnout was 8,531 (39.1%), the formal vote was 8,057 (94.4%) and the informal vote was 474 (5.6%).

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Jaencsh, Dean (March 2007). "History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1" (PDF). pp. 37–39 – via Internet Archive.
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