State elections were held in
South Australia
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on 4 March 1950. All 39 seats in the
South Australian House of Assembly
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were up for election. The incumbent
Liberal and Country League
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led by
Premier
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of South Australia
Thomas Playford IV
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defeated the
Australian Labor Party
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led by
Leader of the Opposition
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Mick O'Halloran
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.
Background
Only one seat changed hands, rural
Stanley
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saw the Labor member re-elected as an independent member.
Notably, neither major party contested the independent-held seat of
Ridley.
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Results
* The primary vote figures were from contested seats, while the statewide two-party-preferred vote figures were estimated from all seats.
Post-election pendulum
See also
* Results of the South Australian state election, 1950 (House of Assembly)
* Candidates of the 1950 South Australian state election
* Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1950-1953
* Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1950-1953
*Playmander
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