1910 South Australian state election
2 April 1910 (1910-04-02)
All 42 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly
22 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Archibald Peake John Verran
Party Liberal Union United Labor
Leader since 5 June 1909 5 June 1909
Leader's seat Victoria and Albert Wallaroo
Last election Did not exist 20 seats
Seats won 20 seats 22 seats
Seat change Increase 20 Increase 2
Popular vote 199,915 197,935
Percentage 49.59% 49.10%
Swing Increase 49.59 Increase 14.28
Premier before election

Archibald Peake
Liberal Union

 Elected Premier

John Verran
United Labor

State elections were held in South Australia on 2 April 1910. All 42 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal and Democratic Union (LDU) government led by Premier of South Australia Archibald Peake was defeated by the United Labor Party (ULP) led by John Verran. Each of the 13 districts elected multiple members, with voters casting multiple votes. The Peake LDU minority government had replaced the Price ULP/LDU coalition government in June 1909. The 1910 election was the first to result in a South Australian majority government. This came two weeks after the election of a first majority in either house in the Parliament of Australia at the 1910 federal election, also for Labor. Though a South Australian majority was won, the ULP did not take office until after the new lower house first met.

Background

Following the election, the LDU merged with the two independent conservative parties – the Australasian National League (ANL, formerly National Defence League (NDL)) and the Farmers and Producers Political Union (FPPU) – to become the Liberal Union (LU). The parties readily approved the merger, however, the LDU which salvaged the fewest of their principles from the merger were more hesitant. Peake persuaded a party conference that 'the day of the middle party is passed', and approved the merger by just one vote. The LU was affiliated with the federal Commonwealth Liberal Party (CLP).

The two-seat multi-member district of Northern Territory was abolished in 1911, reducing the House of Assembly to 40 seats.

Results

House of Assembly (FPTP) — Turnout 71.0% (Non-CV)
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats +/-
  Liberal Union 199,915 49.59 +49.59 20 Increase 20
  United Labor 197,935 49.10 +14.28 22 Increase 2
  Independent 5,309 1.32 -15.13 0 Decrease 1
 Formal votes
 Informal votes 1.6%
 Total 403,159 71.0% 42

The three anti-Labor parties - the LDU, the ANL and the FPPU - endorsed a shared "Liberal" slate of candidates in all but three Assembly seats and the Council, though they would not formally merge as the Liberal Union until late 1910, months after the election. The listed "Liberal" figure is for the three parties combined.

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