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Candidates of the 1959 South Australian state election

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The 1959 South Australian state election was held on 7 March 1959.

Retiring Members

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Labor

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Liberal and Country

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House of Assembly

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Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.[1]

Electorate Held by Labor candidate LCL candidate DLP candidate Other candidates
Adelaide Labor Sam Lawn James O'Sullivan Elliott Johnston (Comm)
Albert LCL Bill Nankivell
Alexandra LCL David Brookman
Angas LCL Harley Ladd Berthold Teusner
Barossa LCL Condor Laucke
Burnside LCL Joyce Steele Kenneth Constable John Parkinson (Ind.)
Keith Gibbs (Ind.)
Frank Rieck (Ind.)
Burra Independent Gordon Gilfillan Percy Quirke (Ind.)
Chaffey LCL Robert Curren Harold King William MacGillivray (Ind.)
Edwardstown Labor Frank Walsh May Mills Daniel Faulkner
Enfield Labor Jack Jennings Edward Timlin Thomas Ellis (Ind.)
Alan Miller (Comm)
Eyre LCL George Bockelberg
Flinders LCL Percy Baillie Glen Pearson
Frome Labor Mick O'Halloran Maxwell Hams Michael Hoare
Gawler Labor John Clark Jean Davis
Glenelg LCL Richard Clifford Baden Pattinson Nathaniel Bishop
Gouger LCL Steele Hall Thomas Freebairn (Ind.)
Hector Henstridge (Ind.)
Gumeracha LCL Ernie Crimes Thomas Playford Charles Coffey (Ind.)
Hindmarsh Labor Cyril Hutchens
Light LCL Donald MacLeod George Hambour
Millicent Labor Jim Corcoran William Gordon
Mitcham LCL Sylvester Byrne Robin Millhouse Patrick McCabe
Mount Gambier Labor Ron Ralston Herbert Ashby
Murray Labor Gabe Bywaters Arnold Royal Susan Critchley
Norwood Labor Don Dunstan Trevor Butcher Lance Bishop
Onkaparinga LCL Cyril Hasse Howard Shannon
Port Adelaide Labor John Ryan Gerald Shinnick James Moss (Comm)
Port Pirie Labor Dave McKee Henry Welch (Ind.)
Charles McCaffrey (Comm)
Ridley Independent Arnold Busbridge Roy Glatz Tom Stott (Ind.)
Rocky River LCL James Heaslip
Semaphore Labor Harold Tapping James Mitchell (Comm)
Stirling LCL William Jenkins
Stuart Labor Lindsay Riches James Yates (Ind.)
Torrens LCL Doreen Pattison John Coumbe Francis Corcoran
Unley LCL Arthur Savage Colin Dunnage William Dempsey
Victoria LCL David Walker Leslie Harding John Gartner
Wallaroo Labor Lloyd Hughes Clifford Dunstone
West Torrens Labor Fred Walsh Ross Stanford Richard Mills
Whyalla Labor Ron Loveday Allan Mossop (Ind.)
Yorke Peninsula LCL Cecil Hincks

Legislative Council

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Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour and identified by an asterisk (*).

District Held by Labor candidates LCL candidates Other candidates
Central No. 1 2 Labor Ken Bardolph*
Stan Bevan*
Central No. 2 2 LCL Margaret Scott
Reg Bishop
Molech Briton
Jessie Cooper*
Frank Potter*
N S Young
Peter Lasarewitch (DLP)
Midland 2 LCL Alexander Melrose*
Colin Rowe*
Northern 2 LCL A Hearne
Reg Curren
Robert Wilson*
William Robinson*
D Smith (DLP)
Thomas Keain (DLP)
Southern 2 LCL Geoffrey Giles*
Allan Hookings*

References

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  1. ^ Jaensch, Dean. "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". State Electoral Office South Australia. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2022.