Candidates of the 1956 South Australian state election

The 1956 South Australian state election was held on 3 March 1956.

Retiring Members

Labor

Hughie McAlees, MHA (Wallaroo)
Bert Hoare, MLC (Central No.1)

Liberal and Country

House of Assembly

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	Labor (A-C) candidate	Other candidates

Adelaide	Labor	Sam Lawn		James O'Sullivan	Edward Robertson (Comm)
Albert	LCL		Malcolm McIntosh
Alexandra	LCL		David Brookman
Angas	LCL		Berthold Teusner		William Viney (Ind.)
Barossa	LCL		Condor Laucke
Burnside	LCL		Geoffrey Clarke
Burra	LCL		George Hawker		Percy Quirke
Chaffey	Independent	Robert Curren	Harold King		William MacGillivray (Ind.) William Napier (Ind.)
Edwardstown	Labor	Frank Walsh		Patrick Tippins
Enfield	Labor	Jack Jennings	Betty Preston	Charles Matthews
Eyre	LCL		George Bockelberg		Herbert Hogan (Ind.) George Simpson (Ind.)
Flinders	LCL		Glen Pearson
Frome	Labor	Mick O'Halloran	Raymond McAuley	Michael Hoare
Gawler	Labor	John Clark
Glenelg	LCL	Loftus Fenwick	Baden Pattinson	Peter Lasarewitch
Gouger	LCL		Rufus Goldney		Hector Henstridge (Ind.)
Gumeracha	LCL		Thomas Playford		Fred Slater (Comm)
Hindmarsh	Labor	Cyril Hutchens
Light	LCL		George Hambour
Millicent	Labor	Jim Corcoran	William Gordon
Mitcham	LCL		Robin Millhouse
Mount Gambier	Independent	Ron Ralston			John Fletcher (Ind.)
Murray	LCL	Gabe Bywaters	Hector White
Norwood	Labor	Don Dunstan	Roy Moir	John Parkinson
Onkaparinga	LCL	Cyril Hasse	Howard Shannon		Frank Rieck (Ind.)
Port Adelaide	Labor	James Stephens		Brian Crowe	Alan Finger (Comm)
Port Pirie	Labor	Charles Davis
Ridley	Independent	Arnold Busbridge	Cyril Tunbridge		Tom Stott (Ind.)
Rocky River	LCL		James Heaslip
Semaphore	Labor	Harold Tapping
Stirling	LCL		William Jenkins
Stuart	Labor	Lindsay Riches
Torrens	LCL	George Seager	John Coumbe	Olaf Alland
Unley	LCL	Cyril Hasse	Colin Dunnage	Francis Ryan
Victoria	LCL	Victor Sparrow	Leslie Harding
Wallaroo	Labor	Robert Butler	Leslie Heath		Arthur Clarke (Ind.)
West Torrens	Labor	Fred Walsh	Frank Potter	Patrick McEwen
Whyalla	Labor	Ron Loveday
Yorke Peninsula	LCL		Cecil Hincks

Legislative Council

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	Frank Condon* Bert Shard*
Central No. 2	2 LCL		Frank Perry* Arthur Rymill*
Midland	2 LCL		Walter Duncan* Ross Story*
Northern	2 LCL	Percy Baillie A Hearne	Lyell McEwin* Harry Edmonds*	D Smith (Labor (A-C)) L J Redden (Labor (A-C))
Southern	2 LCL		Leslie Densley* Norman Jude*

References

^ 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.

[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.

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