1965 South Australian state election

1965 South Australian state election
6 March 1965 (1965-03-06)
All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly
20 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Frank Walsh Thomas Playford
Party Labor Liberal and Country League
Leader since 22 September 1960 5 November 1938
Leader's seat Edwardstown Gumeracha
Last election 19 seats 18 seats
Seats won 21 seats 17 seats
Seat change 2 1
Percentage 54.3% 45.7%
Swing 0.0 0.0
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

 Elected Premier

Frank Walsh
Labor

State elections were held in South Australia on 6 March 1965. 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, in power since 1938, was defeated by the Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition Frank Walsh.

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