1862 South Australian colonial election
10–24 November 1862
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All 36 seats in the House of Assembly | ||||||||||
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| Registered | 21,841 | |||||||||
| Turnout | N/A | |||||||||
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The 1862 South Australian colonial election was held between 10 and 24 November 1862 to elect members to the 3rd Parliament of South Australia. All 36 seats in the House of Assembly (the lower house) were up for re-election.
The election used non-compulsory plurality block voting, in which electors voted for as many candidates as they wished. Members of the House of Assembly were elected to 18 multi-member districts consisting of two seats each. Suffrage extended to men (including Aboriginals) over 21 years of age, unless they were "attainted or convicted of treason or felony".
No parties or solid groupings would be formed until after the 1890 election, which resulted in frequent changes of the Premier. If the incumbent Premier lost sufficient support through a successful motion of no confidence at any time, he would tender his resignation to the Governor, which would result in another member being elected and sworn in by the Governor as the next Premier.