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1906 South Australian state election

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441:, in just one election became the single largest party, increasing their primary vote to 41.3 (+22.2) percent and increasing their representation from five to 15 seats. After the new lower house first met, the ULP forced the incumbent conservative government to resign with the support of eight liberals. It was the start of the first stable Labor government in the world. In 1906, the ULP as the single largest party increased their primary vote to 44.8 (+3.5) percent with their seat representation increasing from 15 to 20 seats in the 42-member lower house, falling short by just two seats of a parliamentary majority. The ULP won all 12 city seats from the three city 27: 422:. After yet another attempt at reform, rejected by the council, Price resigned his ministry, but when Butler, as leader of the opposition, was unable to form a ministry, Price/Peake remained in office. After more conflict with the council, Price and Peake obtained an early election, and campaigned as a "ministerial alliance". At the same time, Peake agreed to pressure from within his group to form a new party – the 104: 623: 593: 563: 533: 293: 285: 277: 250: 242: 234: 653: 111: 118: 744: 739: 426:(LDU). This drew its membership from small wheat farmers, and at this stage, the LDU was firmly in favour of franchise reform, willing to be in coalition with the ULP, and opposed to both the conservative 734: 764: 1407: 1391: 840: 1361: 1356: 1333: 1328: 1195: 514: 369: 340: 322: 148: 457:, with a policy of development and progress, expansion of business and honest government: "they would not be frightened by the nonsense that had been talked about 418:. The ministry was a coalition between the ULP led by Price, and the liberal group led by Peake. The deadlock over the franchise issue continued with the 461:". The ULP continued to govern with the support of the LDU until Premier Price's death in 1909, after which Peake formed a minority government until the 393: 377: 336: 318: 128: 771: 1235: 187: 833: 362: 950: 945: 940: 935: 930: 925: 920: 915: 910: 905: 900: 895: 890: 885: 880: 875: 870: 865: 396: 138: 1428: 1320: 1309: 1303: 1298: 1293: 1288: 1283: 604: 431: 1433: 1162: 1150: 1145: 1140: 1135: 1130: 1125: 1120: 1115: 1110: 1105: 1100: 1095: 1090: 1085: 1080: 1075: 1070: 1065: 1060: 1055: 1050: 1045: 1040: 1035: 1030: 1025: 1020: 1015: 1010: 1005: 1000: 995: 990: 985: 980: 975: 970: 960: 955: 849: 462: 438: 419: 415: 58: 41: 1225: 1220: 1215: 1210: 1205: 1200: 1190: 1185: 1180: 1175: 1170: 826: 450: 358: 72: 1438: 1351: 446: 1278: 1273: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1253: 1248: 1243: 1443: 857: 454: 192: 182: 574: 427: 423: 381: 153: 1386: 1381: 1376: 1371: 1366: 373: 479: 408: 330: 311: 544: 158: 634: 466: 411: 117: 818: 483: 796: 385: 133: 399:. Each of the 13 districts elected multiple members, with voters casting multiple votes. 1422: 442: 389: 110: 813: 458: 103: 822: 745:
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The University of Western Australia. 432:Farmers and Producers Political Union 365:went to an election on 10 November. 7: 355:1906 South Australian state election 19:1906 South Australian state election 83: 76:22 seats were needed for a majority 709: Registered voters / turnout 359:South Australian House of Assembly 73:South Australian House of Assembly 14: 651: 622: 621: 592: 591: 562: 561: 532: 531: 292: 291: 284: 283: 276: 275: 249: 248: 241: 240: 233: 232: 116: 109: 102: 25: 652: 1: 1163:Legislative Council elections 797:"Election of 3 November 1906" 1429:Elections in South Australia 428:Australasian National League 424:Liberal and Democratic Union 382:Liberal and Democratic Union 1434:1906 elections in Australia 380:with coalition partner the 1460: 409:Price-Peake administration 708: 691: 675: 659: 633: 603: 573: 543: 513: 490: 304: 80: 47:3 November 1906 35: 23: 1439:1900s in South Australia 394:Leader of the Opposition 372:(ULP) government led by 545:National Defence League 159:National Defence League 575:Liberal and Democratic 154:Liberal and Democratic 676: Informal votes 605:Farmers and Producers 1444:November 1906 events 71:All 42 seats in the 1321:First Nations Voice 660: Formal votes 487: 478:House of Assembly ( 467:majority government 420:Legislative Council 412:minority government 376:of South Australia 199:Last election 188:Victoria and Albert 179:Leader's seat 20: 477: 392:opposition led by 370:United Labor Party 363:Northern Territory 165:Leader since 1416: 1415: 858:General elections 726: 725: 351: 350: 347: 346: 300: 299: 229:Seat change 65: 64: 1451: 843: 836: 829: 820: 801: 800: 793: 787: 786: 784: 782: 777:on 27 March 2015 776: 769: 761: 655: 654: 625: 624: 595: 594: 565: 564: 535: 534: 488: 414:, following the 307: 295: 294: 287: 286: 279: 278: 252: 251: 244: 243: 236: 235: 120: 113: 106: 82: 81: 54: 52: 37: 36: 30: 29: 28: 21: 1459: 1458: 1454: 1453: 1452: 1450: 1449: 1448: 1419: 1418: 1417: 1412: 1396: 1340: 1315: 1236:Local elections 1230: 1157: 852: 847: 810: 805: 804: 795: 794: 790: 780: 778: 774: 767: 763: 762: 758: 753: 731: 475: 405: 388:, defeated the 386:Archibald Peake 339: 334: 321: 316: 314:before election 305: 215:Seats won 134:Archibald Peake 75: 70: 50: 48: 31: 26: 24: 12: 11: 5: 1457: 1455: 1447: 1446: 1441: 1436: 1431: 1421: 1420: 1414: 1413: 1411: 1410: 1404: 1402: 1398: 1397: 1395: 1394: 1389: 1384: 1379: 1374: 1369: 1364: 1359: 1354: 1348: 1346: 1342: 1341: 1339: 1338: 1331: 1325: 1323: 1317: 1316: 1314: 1313: 1306: 1301: 1296: 1291: 1286: 1281: 1276: 1271: 1266: 1261: 1256: 1251: 1246: 1240: 1238: 1232: 1231: 1229: 1228: 1223: 1218: 1213: 1208: 1203: 1198: 1193: 1188: 1183: 1178: 1173: 1167: 1165: 1159: 1158: 1156: 1155: 1148: 1143: 1138: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1118: 1113: 1108: 1103: 1098: 1093: 1088: 1083: 1078: 1073: 1068: 1063: 1058: 1053: 1048: 1043: 1038: 1033: 1028: 1023: 1018: 1013: 1008: 1003: 998: 993: 988: 983: 978: 973: 968: 963: 958: 953: 948: 943: 938: 933: 928: 923: 918: 913: 908: 903: 898: 893: 888: 883: 878: 873: 868: 862: 860: 854: 853: 848: 846: 845: 838: 831: 823: 817: 816: 809: 808:External links 806: 803: 802: 788: 755: 754: 752: 749: 748: 747: 742: 737: 730: 727: 724: 723: 721: 719: 716: 713: 710: 706: 705: 703: 700: 698: 696: 693: 689: 688: 686: 684: 682: 680: 677: 673: 672: 670: 668: 666: 664: 661: 657: 656: 649: 646: 643: 640: 637: 632: 628: 627: 619: 616: 613: 610: 607: 602: 598: 597: 589: 586: 583: 580: 577: 572: 568: 567: 559: 556: 553: 550: 547: 542: 538: 537: 529: 526: 523: 520: 517: 512: 508: 507: 504: 501: 498: 495: 492: 474: 471: 430:(ANL) and the 404: 401: 397:Richard Butler 368:The incumbent 361:. 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Index

1905
1910
South Australian House of Assembly



Thomas Price
Archibald Peake
Richard Butler
United Labor
Liberal and Democratic
National Defence League
Torrens
Victoria and Albert
Barossa
Premier
Thomas Price
United Labor
Premier
Thomas Price
United Labor
South Australian House of Assembly
Northern Territory
United Labor Party
Premier
Thomas Price
Liberal and Democratic Union
Archibald Peake
conservative
Leader of the Opposition

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