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376:Premier of South Australia
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288:Liberal and Country League
270:Liberal and Country League
136:Liberal and Country League
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320:defeated the opposition
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47:19 March 1938
322:Australian Labor Party
71:All 39 seats in the
1224:First Nations Voice
492:Liberal and Country
371:minority government
316:of South Australia
173:Last election
158:Leader's seat
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545:Single Tax League
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570:Independent
422:Votes cast
367:independent
216:Percentage
1326:Categories
670:References
664:Playmander
341:Playmander
335:Background
167:Port Pirie
51:1938-03-19
451:Informal
363:Tom Stott
187:15 seats
176:29 seats
712:Archived
638:See also
619:218,325
580:+20.67%
425:233,136
413:364,884
276:Elected
190:9 seats
179:6 seats
162:Wooroora
1304:Related
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599:12,340
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577:34.08%
574:74,412
566:
555:–2.46%
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530:–1.61%
527:26.16%
524:57,124
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500:33.44%
497:72,998
487:
482:Change
457:-2.71%
446:14,811
438:+3.86%
435:63.31%
431:Turnout
382:Results
324:led by
314:Premier
278:Premier
259:Premier
222:26.16%
219:33.44%
117:Leader
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690:7 July
616:Total
602:5.65%
552:0.66%
549:1,451
479:Seats
476:Swing
467:Party
454:2.16%
227:Swing
132:Party
520:Labor
511:– 14
243:1.61
235:1.18
141:Labor
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