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State elections were held in
South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
on 26 March 1927. All 46 seats in the
South Australian House of Assembly The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide. Overview The House of Assembly was creat ...
were up for election. The incumbent
Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party (ALP), also simply known as Labor, is the major centre-left political party in Australia, one of two major parties in Australian politics, along with the centre-right Liberal Party of Australia. The party forms the f ...
government led by
Premier Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm ...
of South Australia
Lionel Hill Lionel Laughton Hill (14 May 1881 – 19 March 1963) was an Australian politician who served as the thirtieth Premier of South Australia, representing the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party. Early life Born in Adelaide, So ...
was defeated by the opposition
Liberal Federation The Liberal Federation was a South Australian political party from 16 October 1923 to 1932. It came into existence as a merger between the rival Liberal Union and National Party, to oppose Labor. Encouraged by the overwhelming success of the ...
led by
Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...
Richard L. Butler, and the Country Party (SA) led by
Archie Cameron Archie Galbraith Cameron (22 March 18959 August 1956) was an Australian politician. He was a government minister under Joseph Lyons and Robert Menzies, leader of the Country Party from 1939 to 1940, and finally Speaker of the House of Represe ...
. Each district elected multiple members, with voters casting multiple votes. Before the election, the Liberal Federation attempted to enter in to a formal coalition with the Country Party, but when this was rejected, Country Party candidates were given no Liberal opposition in six seats in five rural electorates.


Results


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Results of the South Australian state election, 1927 (House of Assembly) This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1927 South Australian state election. Each district elected multiple members. Every voter would receive a ballot paper where they would cast two or three votes for different candidates ...
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Candidates of the South Australian state election, 1927 This is a list of candidates of the 1927 South Australian state election. The conservative Liberal Federation and Country Party ran a combined ticket for this election, known as the "Pact". Retiring MPs Labor * John Stanley Verran John St ...
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Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1927–1930 This is a list of members of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1927 to 1930, as elected at the 1927 state election: : Port Adelaide Independent Labor MHA Thomas Thompson was unseated on 30 May 1927, after a challenge from defeated ...
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Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1927–1930 This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislati ...


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State and federal election results
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