1918 South Australian state election

1918 South Australian state election

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All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 24 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Archibald Peake Andrew Kirkpatrick Crawford Vaughan Party Liberal Union Labor National Labor Leader since 5 June 1909 14 July 1917 Leader's seat Alexandra Upper house Sturt Last election 20 seats 26 seats Seats won 22 seats 17 seats 6 seats Seat change 2 9 Percentage 27.94% 44.54% 18.66% Swing 23.64 1.36
Premier before election Archibald Peake Liberal Union Elected Premier Archibald Peake Liberal Union

State elections were held in South Australia on 6 April 1918. All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Union government led by Premier of South Australia Archibald Peake defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Andrew Kirkpatrick. Each district elected multiple members, with voters casting multiple votes.

The 1918 election was the first at which any women stood as candidates. Selina Siggins (Adelaide) and Jeanne Young (Sturt) both ran unsuccessfully as independents.^[1]