1857 South Australian Legislative Council election

This is a list of Legislative Council results for the 1857 South Australian colonial election.

Results

Legislative Council (BV) – Turnout 56.7% (Non-CV)

Party			Votes			Seats
			Votes	%	Swing (pp)	Seats	Change
	Independent		66,842	100.00	0.00	18	0
Total			66,842	100.00	0.00	18
Informal			775	13.56	+13.56
Turnout			5,717	56.65	+56.65
Registered voters			10,092	–	–
Source: ECSA

Summary of results

The Province

1857 South Australian colonial election: The Province

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Thomas Shuldham O'Halloran (elected 1)		3,499	5.2	+5.2
John Baker (elected 2)		3,475	5.2	+5.2
William Younghusband (elected 3)		3,460	5.2	+5.2
John Morphett (elected 4)		3,339	5.0	+5.0
Edward Castres Gwynne (elected 5)		3,274	4.9	+4.9
Anthony Forster (elected 6)		3,209	4.8	+4.8
Abraham Scott (elected 7)		2,897	4.3	+4.3
Edward Stirling (elected 8)		2,855	4.3	+4.3
William Scott (elected 9)		2,847	4.3	+4.3
James Hurtle Fisher (elected 10)		2,717	4.1	+4.1
George Hall (elected 11)		2,676	4.0	+4.0
Charles Hervey Bagot (elected 12)		2,595	3.9	+3.9
Henry Ayers (elected 13)		2,587	3.9	+3.9
Samuel Davenport (elected 14)		2,488	3.7	+3.7
Arthur Henry Freeling (elected 15)		2,473	3.7	+3.7
Charles Davies (elected 16)		2,363	3.5	+3.5
George Fife Angas (elected 17)		2,316	3.5	+3.5
Charles George Everard (elected 18)		2,177	3.3	+3.3
Thomas Lipson		2,072	3.1	+3.1
David Sutherland		2,053	3.1	+3.1
William Peacock		2,043	3.1	+3.1
Philip Butler		1,920	2.8	+2.8
Arthur Hardy		1,876	2.8	+2.8
Henry Rodolph Wigley		1,545	2.3	+2.3
Emanuel Solomon		1,393	2.1	+2.1
Samuel Stocks		1,361	2.0	+2.0
Henry Bull Templer Strangways		1,332	2.0	+2.0
Total formal votes		4,942	86.4	+86.4
Informal votes		775	13.6	+13.6
Turnout		5,717	56.7	+56.7