1918 South Australian state election
State elections were held in South Australia on 6 April 1918. All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Union government led by Premier of South Australia Archibald Peake defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Andrew Kirkpatrick. Each district elected multiple members, with voters casting multiple votes. The 1918 election was the first at which any women stood as candidates. Selina Siggins (Adelaide) and Jeanne Young (Sturt) both ran unsuccessfully as independents.
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1915 South Australian state election1917 Newcastle state by-electionAlfred BlackwellAndrew Kirkpatrick (politician)April 1918Archibald PeakeAustralian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)Bill_DennyCandidates of the 1918 South Australian state electionCountry Party (South Australia)Crawford VaughanEdward TwopenyGeorge IllingworthHarry BuxtonHarry Jackson (politician)Henry ChessonJames Phillips WilsonJohn Albert SouthwoodJohn Fitzgerald (Australian politician)John Frederick HerbertJohn Gunn (Australian politician)John PedlerJohn Travers (1867–1928)John VerranLionel HillList of Australian heads of government by time in officeList of elections in 1918List of elections in South AustraliaList of premiers of South Australia by time in officeMaurice ParishMembers of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1915–1918Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1918–1921Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1915–1918Mick O'HalloranMoses GabbNational Party (South Australia)
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1918 South Australian state election
State elections were held in South Australia on 6 April 1918. All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Union government led by Premier of South Australia Archibald Peake defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Andrew Kirkpatrick. Each district elected multiple members, with voters casting multiple votes. The 1918 election was the first at which any women stood as candidates. Selina Siggins (Adelaide) and Jeanne Young (Sturt) both ran unsuccessfully as independents.
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