Electoral results for the district of Young (South Australia)

This is a list of election results for the electoral district of Young in South Australian elections.

Members for Young

Member Party Term
  Robert Nicholls Liberal and Country 1938–1956

Election results

Elections in the 1950s

1953 South Australian state election: Young[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Robert Nicholls unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1950 South Australian state election: Young
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Robert Nicholls unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s

1947 South Australian state election: Young
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Robert Nicholls unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing
1944 South Australian state election: Young
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Robert Nicholls 2,576 69.4 −30.6
Labor Ernest Allen 1,134 30.6 +30.6
Total formal votes 3,710 97.4
Informal votes 100 2.6
Turnout 3,810 91.4
Liberal and Country hold Swing N/A
1941 South Australian state election: Young
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Robert Nicholls unopposed
Liberal and Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1930s

1938 South Australian state election: Young
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal and Country Robert Nicholls 2,111 63.7
Independent Leonard Young 733 22.1
Independent Herman Dolling 468 14.1
Total formal votes 3,312 97.9
Informal votes 70 2.1
Turnout 3,382 70.5
Liberal and Country hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

References

  1. ^ History of South Australian elections, 1857-2006 - by Dean Jaensch - ISBN 978-0-9750486-3-4