1862 South Australian House of Assembly election

This is a list of House of Assembly results for the 1862 South Australian colonial election.[1] The election was held over the course of a month, which allowed some candidates to run for multiple seats.

Results

House of Assembly (BV) – Turnout 39.1% (Non-CV)
Party Votes Seats
Votes % Swing (pp) Seats Change
  Independent 13,157 100.0 ±0.0 36 0
Total 13,157 100.0 – 36
Informal votes 474 5.6 N/A
Turnout 8,531 39.1 N/A
Registered voters 21,841 – –
Source: ECSA[1]

Results by district

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 N/A
Informal votes 17 4.1 N/A
Turnout 442 30.5 N/A

The Burra

1862 South Australian colonial election: The Burra[1]
Candidate Votes %
George Cole (elected 1) Unopposed N/A
John Neales (elected 2) Unopposed N/A

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
EC 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 N/A
Informal votes 57 53.8 N/A
Turnout 106 17.8 N/A

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 N/A
Informal votes 11 3.4 N/A
Turnout 406 34.1 N/A

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 819 96.7 N/A
Informal votes 28 3.3 N/A
Turnout 847 45.8 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
D Ferguson 332 26.8 +26.8
J Thompson 60 4.8 +4.8
Total formal votes 819 96.7 N/A
Informal votes 28 3.3 N/A
Turnout 847 45.8 N/A

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
P Hollins 156 20.4 +20.4
David Sutherland 145 19.0 –19.8
J Carr 104 13.6 +13.6
J 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
C Brown 157 14.9 +14.9
Total formal votes 580 91.8 N/A
Informal votes 52 8.2 N/A
Turnout 632 34.7 N/A

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
EK Horn 190 21.4 +21.4
Total formal votes 516 99.4 N/A
Informal votes 3 0.6 N/A
Turnout 519 48.4 N/A

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

Victoria

1862 South Australian colonial election: Victoria[1]
Candidate Votes %
George Charles Hawker (elected 1) Unopposed N/A
Randolph Isham Stow (elected 2) Unopposed N/A

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
DS 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
TW 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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t 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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