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This is a list of '''candidates of the [[1938 South Australian state election]]'''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74215130 |title=Candidates In Today's Elections. |newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]] |location=Adelaide |date=19 March 1938 |accessdate=29 September 2015 |page=27 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74215131 |title=HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY. |newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]] |location=Adelaide |date=19 March 1938 |accessdate=29 September 2015 |page=27 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> The House of Assembly changed from having multi-member to single-member electorates at this election, which combined with the partisan turmoil of the two previous terms saw a number of formerly partisan figures run as independents at this election.
==Retiring MPs==
===Labor===
* [[John Pedler]] ([[Electoral district of Wallaroo|Wallaroo]]) – lost preselection<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74210623 |title=FIRST LABOR BREAKAWAY. |newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]] |location=Adelaide |date=5 February 1938 |accessdate=2 October 2015 |page=23 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
* [[William Threadgold]] ([[Electoral district of Port Pirie|Port Pirie]]) – lost preselection<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article95940531 |title="SACKED WITHOUT A CHANCE". |newspaper=[[The Recorder (Port Pirie)|The Recorder]] |location=Port Pirie, SA |date=1 February 1938 |accessdate=3 October 2015 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
===Liberal and Country League===
* [[Ronald Hunt (politician)|Ronald Hunt]] ([[Electoral district of Victoria|Victoria]]) – lost preselection<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article92488878 |title=ALBERT SEAT. |newspaper=[[The Chronicle (Adelaide)|The Chronicle]] |location=Adelaide |date=8 July 1937 |accessdate=3 October 2015 |page=41 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
* [[Herbert Lyons]] ([[Electoral district of Barossa|Barossa]]) – retired<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130933097 |title=Mr. Lyons, M.P., Not For Gouger. |newspaper=[[The News (Adelaide)|The News]] |location=Adelaide |date=28 June 1937 |accessdate=3 October 2015 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
* [[Victor Marra Newland]] ([[Electoral district of North Adelaide|North Adelaide]]) – retired<ref name="retired">{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article192267249 |title=STATE POLITICS. |newspaper=[[Laura Standard and Crystal Brook Courier]] |location=SA |date=3 September 1937 |accessdate=3 October 2015 |page=352 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
* [[Baden Pattinson]] ([[Electoral district of Yorke Peninsula|Yorke Peninsula]]) – retired<ref name="retired" />
* [[Frank Perry (politician)|Frank Perry]] ([[Electoral district of East Torrens|East Torrens]]) – lost preselection<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131907167 |title=MAY BE A FUTURE CANDIDATE. |newspaper=[[The News (Adelaide)|The News]] |location=Adelaide |date=18 January 1938 |accessdate=3 October 2015 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
* [[Henry Tassie]] MLC (Central No. 2 District) – lost preselection<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201004448 |title=CONCERNING PEOPLE. |newspaper=[[The South Eastern Times]] |location=Millicent, SA |date=11 February 1938 |accessdate=3 October 2015 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
==Legislative Assembly==
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are marked with an asterisk.
{| class="wikitable"
! Electorate
! [[Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)|Labor]]<br /> candidates
! [[Liberal and Country League|Liberal and Country]]<br /> candidates
! Other <br />candidates
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
| || {{Australian party style|Labor}}| ||{{Australian party style|LCL}}| || bgcolor="#999999" |
|-
|[[Electoral district of Adelaide|Adelaide]] || '''[[Bob Dale (politician)|Bob Dale]]''' || Duncan Menzies || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}| John Atkins ([[Independent politician|Ind. Labor]])<br /> '''[[Doug Bardolph]]'''* ([[Independent politician|Ind. Labor]])<br />[[Bert Edwards (politician)|Bert Edwards]] ([[Independent politician|Ind. Labor]])<br />P. J. Flannagan ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Albert (South Australia)|Albert]] ||  || bgcolor=lightblue|'''[[Malcolm McIntosh (politician)|Malcolm McIntosh]]'''* || J. J. A. McNamara ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />Gwynfred Oram ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Alexandra|Alexandra]] ||  || '''[[Herbert Hudd]]''' || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}|'''[[George Connor (Australian politician)|George Connor]]'''* ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Angas|Angas]] || K. E. A. O. Metz || bgcolor=lightblue|'''[[Reginald Rudall]]'''* || W. F. Haese ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />A. V. Mills ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />Walter Langdon Parsons ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Burnside|Burnside]] || H. A. Slater || bgcolor=lightblue|'''[[Charles Abbott (Australian politician)|Charles Abbott]]'''* || S. R. Gray ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />[[Jeanne Young]] ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Burra|Burra]] || T. J. Canny || bgcolor=lightblue|'''[[Archibald McDonald (Australian politician)|Archibald McDonald]]'''* || [[Maurice Collins (politician)|Maurice Collins]] ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />[[Even George]] ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Chaffey|Chaffey]] || R. G. Lambert || A. H. Kelly<br />C. S. Ruston || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}|H. S. Denman ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />[[William MacGillivray (politician)|William MacGillivray]]* ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Eyre (South Australia)|Eyre]] ||  || bgcolor=lightblue|'''[[Arthur Christian (politician)|Arthur Christian]]*''' || C. O. J. Bohlin ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />A. I. Schubert ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Flinders|Flinders]] || J. V. O'Leary || [[Rex Pearson]] || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}| '''[[Edward Craigie]]'''* ([[Single Tax League|Single Tax]])<br />P. V. Provis ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Frome|Frome]] ||{{Australian party shading/Labor}}| [[Mick O'Halloran]]* || F. P. Adams || S. D. Jones ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Gawler|Gawler]] ||{{Australian party shading/Labor}}| [[Leslie Duncan]]* || W. D. Noack || W. T. Duggan ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />A. L. F. Ey ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />Lindsay Yelland ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Glenelg (South Australia)|Glenelg]] || T. J. D. Barker || '''[[Ernest Anthoney]]''' || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}|[[William Fisk (politician)|William Fisk]]* ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Goodwood|Goodwood]] || D. S. Fraser || A. B. Cox || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}|J. H. B. Hick ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />[[George Illingworth]]* ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Gouger|Gouger]] ||  || '''[[Henry Crosby]]''' || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}|'''[[Albert Robinson (Australian politician)|Albert Robinson]]'''* ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Gumeracha|Gumeracha]] || A. S. Edwards || bgcolor=lightblue|'''[[Thomas Playford IV]]'''* || [[Robert Hunter (Australian politician)|Robert Hunter]] ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Hindmarsh|Hindmarsh]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[John McInnes (politician)|John McInnes]]'''* ||  || J. L. S. Treloar ([[Independent politician|Ind. Labor]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Light|Light]] || K. V. McEntee || bgcolor=lightblue|'''[[Richard Layton Butler]]'''* || E. E. Craig ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />[[Moses Gabb]] ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />E. G. E. Willis ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Mitcham (South Australia)|Mitcham]] || [[Frank Walsh]] || bgcolor=lightblue|'''[[Henry Dunks]]'''* || N. S. Clark ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />[[Clarence Goode]] ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Mount Gambier|Mount Gambier]] || F. E. Young || H. L. Kennedy || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}|[[John Fletcher (South Australian politician)|John Fletcher]]* ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Murray (South Australia)|Murray]] || J. T. Cassidy || '''[[George Cummins Morphett]]''' || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}|[[Richard McKenzie (South Australian politician)|Richard McKenzie]]* ([[Independent politician|Ind. Labor]])<br />P. H. Suter ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Newcastle (South Australia)|Newcastle]] || J. S. Marner || bgcolor=lightblue|'''[[George Jenkins (Australian politician)|George Jenkins]]'''* ||
|-
|[[Electoral district of Norwood|Norwood]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|[[Frank Nieass]]* || '''[[Walter Hamilton (politician)|Walter Hamilton]]''' || H. C. Austin ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />M. M. Bowering ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />W. E. Hardy ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Onkaparinga|Onkaparinga]] || [[Tom Howard (Australian politician)|Tom Howard]] || bgcolor=lightblue|'''[[Howard Shannon]]'''* || [[Frank Staniford]] ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Port Adelaide|Port Adelaide]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[James Stephens (Australian politician)|James Stephens]]'''* ||  || R. A. Cilento ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Port Pirie|Port Pirie]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Andrew Lacey]]'''* ||  ||
|-
|[[Electoral district of Prospect (South Australia)|Prospect]] || Joseph Connelly || bgcolor=lightblue|'''[[Elder Whittle]]'''* || A. G. O. Gray ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />R. O. Ravenscroft ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Ridley|Ridley]] ||  || F. J. Petch || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}|'''[[Tom Stott]]'''* ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Rocky River|Rocky River]] || [[Edgar Russell]] || bgcolor=lightblue|'''[[John Lyons (Australian politician)|John Lyons]]'''* || W. F. Nicholls ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />M. J. Noonan ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Semaphore|Semaphore]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Albert Thompson (Australian politician)|Albert Thompson]]'''* ||  || H. W. Bray ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />C. R. Grant ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />Herbert Guthrie ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Stanley (South Australia)|Stanley]] ||  || bgcolor=lightblue|'''[[Alexander Melrose]]'''* || '''[[Samuel Dennison]]''' ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />[[Percy Quirke]] ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Stirling (South Australia)|Stirling]] ||  || '''[[Percy Heggaton]]''' || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}|[[Herbert Dunn (politician)|Herbert Dunn]]* ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />S. H. Pearce ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Stuart|Stuart]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Lindsay Riches]]'''* ||  ||
|-
|[[Electoral district of Torrens|Torrens]] || R. W. Davis || bgcolor=lightblue|'''[[Shirley Jeffries]]'''* || [[Ernest Hannaford]] ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Thebarton|Thebarton]] || M. E. Skitch ||  || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}|'''[[Alfred Blackwell]]''' ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />[[Jules Langdon]]* ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />C. W. Lloyd ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />L. J. Smith ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Unley|Unley]] || T. W. Grealy || '''[[Horace Hogben]]''' || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}|[[John McLeay, Sr.]]* ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Victoria|Victoria]] || [[John Daly (Australian politician)|John Daly]] || '''[[Vernon Petherick]]''' || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}|[[Clement Smith (Australian politician)|Clement Smith]]* ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Wallaroo|Wallaroo]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Robert Richards (Australian politician)|Robert Richards]]'''* ||  || C. T. Chapman ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Yorke Peninsula|Yorke Peninsula]] ||  || A. B. Ferguson || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}|[[Daniel Davies (Australian politician)|Daniel Davies]]* ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|[[Electoral district of Young (South Australia)|Young]] ||  || bgcolor=lightblue|'''[[Robert Nicholls (politician)|Robert Nicholls]]'''* || H. A. Dolling ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])<br />L. E. Young ([[Independent politician|Ind.]])
|-
|}
==Legislative Council==
{| class="wikitable"
! Electorate
! [[Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)|Labor]]<br /> candidates
! [[Liberal and Country League|Liberal and Country]]<br /> candidates
! Grouped Independent <br />candidates
! Ungrouped <br />candidates
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
|- bgcolor="#cccccc"
| || {{Australian party style|Labor}}| ||{{Australian party style|LCL}}| || bgcolor="#999999" | || bgcolor="#999999" |
|-
|Central District No. 1 (2) || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Frank Condon (politician)|Frank Condon]]'''*<br />[[Fred Walsh]] || || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}|'''[[Joseph Anderson (South Australian politician)|Joseph Anderson]]'''*<br />J. H. Clouston ||
|-
|Central District No. 2 (2) || William Daniels<br />T. H. Shiels || bgcolor=lightblue|'''[[Edward Holden]]'''*<br />[[James Wallace Sandford]]* || ||
|-
|Northern District (2) || [[James Beerworth]]<br />[[Charles Davis (Australian politician)|Charles Davis]] || bgcolor=lightblue|'''[[Lyell McEwin]]'''*<br />'''[[George Ritchie (politician)|George Ritchie]]'''* || || J. A. Wood
|-
|Midland District (2) ||  || bgcolor=lightblue|'''[[Walter Gordon Duncan]]'''*<br />'''[[David Gordon (Australian politician)|David Gordon]]'''* || R. L. D. Bonner<br />J. St. L. Honner ||
|-
|Southern District (2) ||  || bgcolor=lightblue|'''[[John Cowan (South Australian politician)|John Cowan]]'''*<br />'''[[Reuben Cranstoun Mowbray]]''' || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}|[[Frank Halleday]]*<br />[[Alec Bagot]] ||
|-
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{South Australian election candidates}}
[[Category:1938 elections in Australia]]
[[Category:Candidates for South Australian state elections]]
[[Category:1930s in South Australia]]