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South Australian gerrymandering system
The Playmander was a pro-rural electoral malapportionment in the Australian state of South Australia, which was introduced by the incumbent Liberal and
Playmander
Political party in Australia
malapportionment scheme heavily favouring rural areas known as the Playmander. The Playmander was named after LCL leader Sir Tom Playford, who was the Premier
South Australian Liberal Party
South_Australian_Liberal_Party
Australian politician (1926–1999)
attacks on the Playmander, convincing the LCL into watering down the malapportionment. With little change in Labor's vote but with the Playmander removed, Labor
Don_Dunstan
Legislature of the state of South Australia
distinctive aspect of the history of the South Australian parliament was the "Playmander", a pro-rural electoral malapportionment introduced by the incumbent Liberal
Parliament_of_South_Australia
Lower house of the state's Parliament
distinctive aspect of the history of the South Australian Parliament was the "Playmander", a gerrymandering system that instituted a pro-rural electoral malapportionment
South Australian House of Assembly
South_Australian_House_of_Assembly
20th-century Australian politician and fruit grower (1896–1981)
wins was supported by a system of malapportionment later dubbed the "Playmander". Born into the Playford family, an old political family, he was the fifth
Thomas_Playford_IV
Head of government of South Australia
over 26 years from 1938 until 1965, holding on to power thanks to the "Playmander" system of district apportionment. The office of Premier of South Australia
Premier_of_South_Australia
Word consisting of two words
gerrymander has itself contributed to portmanteau terms bjelkemander and playmander. Oxbridge is a common portmanteau for the UK's two oldest universities
Portmanteau
Form of political manipulation
-mander suffix was applied to particular malapportionments, such as the Playmander in South Australia. Sometimes political representatives use both gerrymandering
Gerrymandering
vote, however the LCL retained government with the assistance of the Playmander − an electoral malapportionment in which there were two country seats
1962 South Australian state election
1962_South_Australian_state_election
Affiliate of the Labor Party in South Australia
and ending decades of pro-rural electoral malapportionment known as the Playmander, Labor have won 13 of the 17 elections. Spanning 16 years and 4 terms
South_Australian_Labor_Party
Australian politician (1897–1968)
Labor finally overcame the Playmander in the 1965 election, taking 55 percent of the primary vote. However, the Playmander was strong enough that Labor
Frank_Walsh
Australian political party
assistance from an electoral malapportionment, or gerrymander, known as the Playmander. The LCL's Steele Hall governed for one term from the 1968 election to
Liberal_Party_of_Australia
Pejorative political term
vote Leadership spill Mortgage belt Nationalism Parliamentary secretary Playmander Pub test Quiet Australians Responsible government Stolen Generations Working
Champagne_socialist
Country League (LCL), the electoral rural overweighting known as the Playmander since 1936 locked them out of power due to 26 rural districts enjoying
1965 South Australian state election
1965_South_Australian_state_election
South Australian state electoral district
irrigation area along the Murray River from 1886. Chaffey spent most of the Playmander era in the hands of independent William MacGillivray. The Liberal and
Electoral_district_of_Chaffey
Result of election after distribution of preferences
of the historical state lower house seat malapportionment known as the Playmander eventually saw it legislated after 1989 that the Electoral Commission
Two-party-preferred_vote
party in an effort to improve unequal electoral arrangements dubbed the Playmander. Northern Territory Country Party MP Sam Calder supported the Territory
1974 Australian federal election
1974_Australian_federal_election
and the second longest-serving South Australian government behind the Playmander-assisted Liberal and Country League government of 1933-1965, which served
2014 South Australian state election
2014_South_Australian_state_election
metropolitan seats. Labor had spent all but 16 years since the end of the Playmander in government due to its traditional dominance of Adelaide. South Australia
2022 South Australian state election
2022_South_Australian_state_election
Westminster-system cabinet position for parliamentary duties
vote Leadership spill Mortgage belt Nationalism Parliamentary secretary Playmander Pub test Quiet Australians Responsible government Stolen Generations Working
Parliamentary_secretary
the LCL only 46.8. This result was due to what had become known as the Playmander − an electoral malapportionment that had previously resulted in the LCL
1968 South Australian state election
1968_South_Australian_state_election
Australian politician (1928–2024)
Premier from 1968 to 1970. He introduced electoral reform, removing the Playmander which favoured the Liberal and Country League, which contributed to his
Steele_Hall
the start of the electoral malapportionment which became known as the Playmander. It consisted of rural districts enjoying a 2-to-1 advantage in the state
1938 South Australian state election
1938_South_Australian_state_election
due to ill health in 1979. This was the first election after the end of Playmander seat weighting where one vote one value was introduced. At the previous
1977 South Australian state election
1977_South_Australian_state_election
Australian politician (1893–1960)
electoral system known as the Playmander. While Adelaide was (with few exceptions) an ALP stronghold, under the Playmander there were two rural electorates
Mick_O'Halloran
Way to distribute seats in a legislative body
lost an election to the Labor Party, who removed the malapportionment. Playmander – malapportionment existed in South Australia from 1938 to 1968. It was
Apportionment_(politics)
upper house) had been dominated by an LCL majority for decades due to the Playmander electoral malapportionment as well as the limit on upper house voting
1975 South Australian state election
1975_South_Australian_state_election
because Playford was the main beneficiary, the setup was called "the Playmander", although it was not strictly speaking a gerrymander. The gross inequities
Electoral_system_of_Australia
Australian politician (1928–2004)
the malapportionment of electoral districts in the state, known as the Playmander. When the ALP won government in South Australia for the first time since
Des_Corcoran
Group of landowners in South Australia
Council until the electoral reform of the late 1960s that abolished the Playmander. Examples of Adelaide Establishment families include the: Barr Smith family
Adelaide_Establishment
Controversy "name" Date State Administration People involved Summary Source Playmander 1936–1968 South Australia Playford Thomas Playford IV South Australian
List of political controversies in Australia
List_of_political_controversies_in_Australia
second ministry would stand for over 20 years, largely thanks to the Playmander. The ministry was formed on 5 November 1938. The ministry saw little change
First_Playford_IV_ministry
Continuous dominance of a single political party in elections
and Country League held power from 1933 to 1965 (32 years) through the Playmander. Since the ending of malapportionment after the 1968 election, the Labor
Dominant-party_system
Former South Australian state electoral district (1857–1902, 1938–1970)
leader in the history of Australia. His record is controversial due to the Playmander helping his electoral successes. "Statistical Record of the Legislature
Electoral district of Gumeracha
Electoral_district_of_Gumeracha
first election win since 1979, and only their second since the end of the Playmander after the 1968 election. It brought to an end a decade of Labor governance
1993 South Australian state election
1993_South_Australian_state_election
capital. Labor had spent all but 12 of the 48 years since the end of the Playmander in government due to its traditional dominance of Adelaide. South Australia
2018 South Australian state election
2018_South_Australian_state_election
Former state electoral district of South Australia
afterwards, as part of a system of electoral malapportionment known as the "Playmander". In both incarnations it elected candidates from both major parties as
Electoral district of Murray (South Australia)
Electoral_district_of_Murray_(South_Australia)
Australian politician (born 1953)
Liberals' 15—to date, Labor's largest majority since the abolition of the Playmander. Labor also garnered a two-party vote of 56.8 percent, a significant comeback
Mike_Rann
South Australian state electoral district
a multi-member to single-member district upon the introduction of the Playmander from the 1938 election. For most of the next half-century, the electorate
Electoral district of Adelaide
Electoral_district_of_Adelaide
1959-1962 Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1959-1962 Playmander Jaensch, Dean (March 2007). "The 1959 General Election - Formed the 36th
1959 South Australian state election
1959_South_Australian_state_election
South Australian state electoral district
that put Labor in government at the 1965 election after decades of the Playmander in opposition, with Labor managing to retain Unley in the close 1968 and
Electoral_district_of_Unley
1950-1953 Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1950-1953 Playmander Jaensch, Dean (March 2007). "The 1950 General Election - Formed the 33rd
1950 South Australian state election
1950_South_Australian_state_election
two-thirds of the state's population. This system, popularly known as the "Playmander", allowed Thomas Playford to remain Premier of South Australia for 26
1970 South Australian state election
1970_South_Australian_state_election
Second largest party in the Australian House of Representatives
vote Leadership spill Mortgage belt Nationalism Parliamentary secretary Playmander Pub test Quiet Australians Responsible government Stolen Generations Working
Opposition_(Australia)
Former South Australian state electoral district
1902. The second incarnation began in 1938 after the introduction of the Playmander. It was based on the area north of Port Pirie, and was originally a Labor
Electoral_district_of_Frome
with the assistance of a pro-LCL electoral malapportionment known as the Playmander, which would be introduced in 1936. Results of the South Australian state
1933 South Australian state election
1933_South_Australian_state_election
Former South Australian state electoral district
1965 election gains that put Labor in government after decades of the Playmander in opposition. Labor's Molly Byrne retained Barossa at the 1968 election
Electoral_district_of_Barossa
Labor were in Adelaide. For most of the four decades since the end of the Playmander, South Australian politics have been characterised by an extreme urban-rural
2010 South Australian state election
2010_South_Australian_state_election
Australian politician and academic (1943–2015)
election, making South Australia the only state to do so. One element of the Playmander remains to this day which contributes to the above: the change from multi-member
John_Bannon
Redistribution of electoral boundaries in Australia
votes. Past malapportionments in Queensland, Western Australia and the 'Playmander' in South Australia were notorious examples of the differences between
Redistribution_(Australia)
two-party vote, but the LCL retained government with the assistance of the Playmander − an electoral malapportionment that also saw a clear majority of the
1953 South Australian state election
1953_South_Australian_state_election
Form of malapportionment once used in Queensland, Australia
portal Australian electoral system#Gerrymandering and malapportionment Playmander, a similar malapportionment in South Australia, named after Thomas Playford
Bjelkemander
and the second longest-serving South Australian government behind the Playmander-assisted Thomas Playford IV. Aside from Playford, following the 2014 election
Rann_government
1944-1947 Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1944–1947 Playmander History of South Australian elections 1857-2006, volume 1: ECSA State
1944 South Australian state election
1944_South_Australian_state_election
Former South Australian state electoral district
Glenelg was one of two Labor gains that helped Labor finally beat the Playmander and end 33 years of LCL rule. Labor retained the seat even as it lost
Electoral district of Glenelg (South Australia)
Electoral_district_of_Glenelg_(South_Australia)
South Australian political party (1973-1976)
the Playmander, both ended with 19 seats and an independent supported the LCL and returned them to power. Large protests against the Playmander broke
Liberal_Movement_(Australia)
Only joint sitting of the Australian parliament
his own party to improve unequal electoral arrangements known as the Playmander. Senate (Representation of Territories) Bill 1973, 97 votes to 90. Northern
Joint Sitting of the Australian Parliament of 1974
Joint_Sitting_of_the_Australian_Parliament_of_1974
Australian politician
available, the most that any party has won since the abolition of the Playmander. Olsen became Minister for Industry and Minister for Infrastructure until
John_Olsen
majority–at the time, the biggest majority it had held since the end of the Playmander, a record that would stand until 2006. The Liberal Party retained John
1985 South Australian state election
1985_South_Australian_state_election
supported by a system of malapportionment later dubbed erroneously, the "Playmander". Political families of Australia Delineating the various Thomas Playfords
Playford_family
government. 1968: Steele Hall institutes electoral reform to counter Playmander. 1970: State Election: The Labor Party, led by Don Dunstan, wins government
Timeline of South Australian history
Timeline_of_South_Australian_history
Premier of South Australia from 2018 to 2022
election, becoming only the second Liberal Premier since the end of the Playmander to serve a full term and take the party into the next election. At that
Steven_Marshall
gerrymandering system then in place in Queensland (Bjelkemander), South Australia (Playmander) and Western Australia. These systems featured pro-rural electoral malapportionment
1974 Australian referendum (Democratic Elections)
1974_Australian_referendum_(Democratic_Elections)
1947-1950 Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1947-1950 Playmander Jaensch, Dean (March 2007). "The 1947 General Election - Formed the 32nd
1947 South Australian state election
1947_South_Australian_state_election
Australian politician
reform. Loveday retired from parliament at the 1970 election, in which the Playmander was taken apart and the Labor government again gained office after Dunstan
Ron_Loveday
South Australian state electoral district
that had never been held by the Liberal and Country League during the Playmander era. It was held by long-serving independent John Fletcher for the first
Electoral district of Mount Gambier
Electoral_district_of_Mount_Gambier
South Australian state electoral district
safe Liberal and Country League/Liberal single-member seat under the Playmander system from the 1938 election, lasting until the 1985 election, though
Electoral_district_of_Torrens
Australian politician (1885–1967)
led by Tom Playford, due to the electoral malapportionment known as the Playmander, in which rural votes were worth several times more than votes in Adelaide
Robert Richards (Australian politician)
Robert_Richards_(Australian_politician)
1931 South Australian anti-labor union
malapportionment introduced in 1936, which in time would become known as the Playmander. Candidates of the Australian federal election, 1931 Hogben, Horace Cox
Emergency Committee of South Australia
Emergency_Committee_of_South_Australia
Australian politician (1885–1966)
in Adelaide. The resulting malapportionment later became known as the Playmander. Not all was rosy for Butler, though. The conditions laid down by the
Richard_Layton_Butler
1956-1959 Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1956-1959 Playmander Jaensch, Dean (March 2007). "The 1956 General Election - Formed the 35th
1956 South Australian state election
1956_South_Australian_state_election
1941-1944 Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1941–1944 Playmander "Summary of 1941 Election". University of Western Australia. Retrieved
1941 South Australian state election
1941_South_Australian_state_election
Election for the 51st Parliament of South Australia
the 1970 election ending decades of electoral malapportionment of the Playmander, nine of the 12 elections since have been won by Labor. Labor's most notable
2006 South Australian state election
2006_South_Australian_state_election
Australian politician
Flinders University academics Neal Blewett and Dean Jaensch termed as the Playmander. "Gerrymander in SA". The Canberra Times. 31 August 1976. p. 2. Retrieved
Ren_DeGaris
Australian politician (1929 – 2000)
was the largest two-party victory for any party since the end of the Playmander, exceeding Labor taking 54.5 percent in 1973. While this would have normally
David_Tonkin
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