1973 Semaphore state by-election

The Semaphore state by-election, 1973 was a by-election held on 2 June 1973 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Semaphore. This was triggered by the death of state Labor MHA Reg Hurst. The seat had been retained by Labor since it was created and first contested at the 1970 state election.

Results

The Socialist Party, who contested the previous election on 3.7 percent of the vote, did not contest the by-election. Labor easily retained the seat.

Semaphore state by-election, 2 June 1973[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Olson 9,959 71.9 -0.8
Liberal and Country John Howarth 3,892 28.1 +4.5
Total formal votes 13,851 96.2 +0.5
Informal votes 542 3.8 -0.5
Turnout 14,393 81.3 -13.5
Labor hold SwingN/A
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See also
  • List of South Australian state by-elections

References
  1. History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4
  2. History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006 Volume 1: ECSA
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