1965 South Australian state election

1965 South Australian state election
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All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly
20 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Frank Walsh Thomas Playford
Party Labor Liberal and Country League
Leader since 22 September 1960 5 November 1938
Leader's seat Edwardstown Gumeracha
Last election 19 seats 18 seats
Seats won 21 seats 17 seats
Seat change Increase2 Decrease1
Percentage 54.3% 45.7%
Swing Steady0.0 Steady0.0
Premier before election

Thomas Playford
Liberal and Country League

Elected Premier

Frank Walsh
Labor

State elections were held in South Australia on 6 March 1965. All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal and Country League led by Premier of South Australia Thomas Playford IV, in power since 1938, was defeated by the Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Frank Walsh.[1]

  1. ^ Jaensch, Dean (March 2007). "The 1965 General Election - Formed the 38th Parliament". History of South Australian elections 1857-2006: House of Assembly, Volume 1. State Electoral Office South Australia. pp. 285–288. ISBN 9780975048634. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2015 – via Electoral Commission of South Australia.