1962 South Australian state election

1962 South Australian state election
3 March 1962 (1962-03-03)
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
A map of South Australian electorates from 1955 to 1969, during the height of the Playmander.
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.

This was the first and only time that a South Australian Government won a tenth consecutive term in office.

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