All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly 20 seats were needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Leader
Thomas Playford
Frank Walsh
Party
Liberal and Country League
Labor
Leader since
5 November 1938
22 September 1960
Leader's seat
Gumeracha
Edwardstown
Last election
20 seats
17 seats
Seats won
18 seats
19 seats
Seat change
2
2
Percentage
45.7%
54.3%
Swing
4.6
4.6
Premier before election
Thomas Playford
Liberal and Country League
Resulting Premier
Thomas Playford
Liberal and Country League
State elections were held in South Australia on 3 March 1962. 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 Frank Walsh.[1][2]
This was the first and only time that a South Australian Government won a tenth consecutive term in office.
^Jaensch, Dean (March 2007). "The 1962 General Election - Formed the 37th Parliament". History of South Australian elections 1857-2006: House of Assembly, Volume 1. State Electoral Office South Australia. pp. 281–284. 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).
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