1910 South Australian state election

1910 South Australian state election

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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 20 2 Popular vote 199,915 197,935 Percentage 49.59% 49.10% Swing 49.59 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.