This is a list of candidates of the

1927 South Australian state election State elections were held in South Australia on 26 March 1927. All 46 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch), Australian Labor Party government led by ...

. The conservative

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and Country Party ran a combined ticket for this election, known as the "Pact".

Retiring MPs

Labor

* John Stanley Verran (

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) – lost preselection

Liberal Federation

* Robert Thomson Melrose MLC (Southern District) – retired Murray Liberal MHA

Harry Dove Young Harry Dove Young (5 January 1867 – 20 June 1944), generally referred to as Harry D. Young, was a vigneron and politician in South Australia. History Harry was a son of Charles Burney Young and Nora Creina Young, née Bacon, who were married at ...

switched to the Legislative Council at this election, being elected unopposed to the seat vacated by Melrose in the Southern District.

Legislative Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are marked with an asterisk.

Legislative Council

References

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