1865 South Australian House of Assembly election

1865 South Australian colonial election
(House of Assembly)
1–13 March 1865
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
Arthur Blyth Francis Dutton

The 1865 South Australian House of Assembly election was held between 1 and 13 March 1865 to elect all 36 members of the South Australian House of Assembly as part of the 1865 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 13,339 100.0 ±0.0 36
Total 13,339 100.0 – 36
Formal votes N/A[a] – –
Informal votes N/A[a] – –
Turnout N/A[a] – –
Enrolled voters 14,256 – –
Source: Electoral Commission of South Australia[1]

Results by district

Uncontested

Electoral district Members elected[1]
The Burra George Cole
John Neales
Barossa Walter Duffield
James Martin
Encounter Bay William Everard
David Sutherland
Gumeracha Arthur Blyth
Alexander Borthwick Murray
The Sturt Richard Bullock Andrews
Joseph Peacock
Yatala Wentworth Cavenagh
Lavington Glyde

East Adelaide

1865 South Australian colonial election: East Adelaide[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Thomas Reynolds (elected 1) 258 47.0 +47.0
Philip Santo (elected 2) 246 44.8 +17.9
Edward Thomas Beauchamp 45 8.2 +8.2
Total formal votes 303 98.4 +2.6
Informal votes 5 1.6 –2.6
Turnout 308 25.9 –12.0

East Torrens

1865 South Australian colonial election: East Torrens[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Charles Henry Goode (elected 1) 563 40.4 +40.4
Neville Blyth (elected 2) 516 37.0 +0.3
Daniel Fisher 315 22.6 +22.6
Total formal votes 861 97.1 –0.3
Informal votes 26 2.9 +0.3
Turnout 887 72.2 +25.4

Flinders

1865 South Australian colonial election: Flinders[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Alfred Watts (elected 1) 58 34.9 –5.6
John Williams (elected 2) 47 28.3 +28.3
RA Fiveash 34 20.5 +20.5
AJ Murray 27 16.3 –7.8
Total formal votes N/A – –
Informal votes N/A – –
Turnout N/A – –

Light

1865 South Australian colonial election: Light[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Francis Dutton (elected 1) 544 40.4 +4.3
Patrick Boyce Coglin (elected 2) 371 27.6 +27.6
Joseph Mellor 310 23.0 +23.0
Edward Grundy 83 6.2 +6.2
HC Palmer 28 2.1 +2.1
James Fawsett 9 0.7 +0.7
Total formal votes 757 96.1 –
Informal votes 31 3.9 –
Turnout 788 94.0 –

Mount Barker

1865 South Australian colonial election: Mount Barker[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
James Rankine (elected 1) 677 35.7 +35.7
John Dunn (elected 2) 674 35.5 –3.3
Lloyd Herbert 545 28.7 +28.7
Total formal votes 1,242 97.2 +0.5
Informal votes 36 2.8 –0.5
Turnout 1,278 75.9 +30.1

Noarlunga

1865 South Australian colonial election: Noarlunga[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
John Colton (elected 1) 280 41.2 +20.3
William Trimmer (elected 2) 224 33.0 +33.0
John Carr 175 25.8 +12.2
Total formal votes 330 57.7 –38.9
Informal votes 242 42.3 +38.9
Turnout 572 54.9 +12.1

Onkaparinga

1865 South Australian colonial election: Onkaparinga[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
William Milne (elected 1) 517 38.2 –2.2
William Townsend (elected 2) 509 37.6 –7.1
A Lorimer 329 24.3 +24.3
Total formal votes 785 93.9 +2.1
Informal votes 51 6.1 –2.1
Turnout 836 66.2 +31.5

Port Adelaide

1865 South Australian colonial election: Port Adelaide[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
David Bower (elected 1) 491 38.1 +38.1
John Hart (elected 2) 486 27.9 –16.9
Henry Edward Downer 377 21.6 +21.6
Patrick Boyce Coglin 243 13.9 –19.8
William Dale 148 8.5 +8.5
Total formal votes 1,112 96.9 –2.5
Informal votes 36 3.1 +2.5
Turnout 1,148 62.5 +14.1

Stanley

1865 South Australian colonial election: Stanley[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
George Strickland Kingston (elected 1) 329 47.4 +8.6
Henry Edward Bright (elected 2) 291 41.8 +41.8
HC Palmer 75 10.8 +10.8
Total formal votes 140 91.5 –1.7
Informal votes 13 8.5 +1.7
Turnout 153 27.8 –20.6

Victoria

1865 South Australian colonial election: Victoria[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Adam Lindsay Gordon (elected 1) 378 33.9 +33.9
John Riddoch (elected 2) 370 33.2 +33.2
Randolph Isham Stow 367 32.9 +32.9
Total formal votes 744 95.6 +95.6
Informal votes 34 4.4 +4.4
Turnout 778 50.2 +50.2

West Adelaide

1865 South Australian colonial election: West Adelaide[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
James Boucaut (elected 1) 455 30.8 +30.8
Henry Robert Fuller (elected 2) 450 30.4 +8.2
James Crabb Verco 318 21.5 –5.1
Tom Cox Bray 246 16.6 +16.6
Edward Montgomery Martin 9 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 907 97.2 +1.4
Informal votes 25 2.8 –1.4
Turnout 932 73.2 +38.7

West Torrens

1865 South Australian colonial election: West Torrens[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Henry Strangways (elected 1) 381 41.3 +8.7
John Pickering (elected 2) 271 29.4 +3.5
William Parkin 242 26.2 +26.2
Edward Collett Homersham 28 3.0 3.0
Total formal votes 533 92.7 +3.1
Informal votes 42 7.3 –3.1
Turnout 575 68.5 +26.3

See also

  • 1865 South Australian Legislative Council election

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Turnout and informal voting details were not published for Flinders. In the other 11 electorates, the turnout was 8,256 (62.1%), the formal vote was 7,804 (93.4%) and the informal vote was 452 (6.6%).

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. 42–44 – via Internet Archive.
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