All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 20 seats were needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Leader
Thomas Playford
Mick O'Halloran
Party
Liberal and Country League
Labor
Leader since
5 November 1938
10 October 1949
Leader's seat
Gumeracha
Frome
Last election
21 seats
14 seats
Seats won
21 seats
15 seats
Seat change
0
1
Percentage
51.3%
48.7%
Swing
4.3
4.3
Premier before election
Thomas Playford
Liberal and Country League
Elected Premier
Thomas Playford
Liberal and Country League
State elections were held in South Australia on 3 March 1956. 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 defeated the Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Mick O'Halloran.[1][2]
A redistribution occurred in 1955 based upon the results of the census held in June 1954.[3][4]
^Jaensch, Dean (March 2007). "The 1956 General Election - Formed the 35th Parliament". History of South Australian elections 1857-2006: House of Assembly, Volume 1. State Electoral Office South Australia. pp. 274–276. ISBN 9780975048634. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2015 – via Electoral Commission of South Australia.
^Tilby Stock, Jenny (1996). "The 'Playmander', Its origins, operation and effect on South Australia". In O'Neil, Bernard; Raftery, Judith; Round, Kerrie (eds.). Playford's South Australia: essays on the history of South Australia, 1933-1968. Association of Professional Historians. pp. 73–90. ISBN 9780646290928 – via Professional Historians Association (South Australia).
^"To Take Place Next Year: Redistribution of Federal Boundaries". The Morning Bulletin. 8 October 1954. Retrieved 14 January 2016 – via Trove.
^"Redistribution soon in Victoria". The Argus. 5 November 1954. Retrieved 14 January 2016 – via Trove.
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