This is a list of candidates of the 1912 South Australian state election.[1]
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are marked with an asterisk.
| Electorate | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Independent candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide (4) | Edward Alfred Anstey | James Lesser | |||
| Alexandra (4) | E. S. Bates Thomas Ryan | William Blacker | |||
| Barossa (3) | Richard Butler | Ephraim Coombe Michael Lynch | |||
| Burra Burra (3) | Patrick Callery John Newland | Robert Homburg, junior | |||
| Flinders (3) | Thomas Butterfield James O'Loghlin | Thomas Burgoyne | Thomas Ryan W. B. Stacey | ||
| Murray (3) | Hermann Homburg | ||||
| Port Adelaide (3) | Henry Chesson | H. J. Cowell W. H. H. Dring E. A. Farquhar | |||
| Stanley (3) | William Cole | ||||
| Torrens (5) | Frederick Coneybeer
| Herbert Hudd
| |||
| Victoria and Albert (3) | F. G. Ayres Donald Campbell William Senior | William Angus | |||
| Wallaroo (3) | John Frederick Herbert | Peter Allen R. A. Ford W. R. Stephenson | |||
| Wooroora (3) | E. E. Thamm | Oscar Duhst | Jonathan Jackett | ||
Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are marked with an asterisk.
| Electorate | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central District (3) | James Jelley | John Herbert Cooke Charles Morris Beaumont Arnold Moulden | ||
| Midland District (2) | Walter Hannaford | |||
| Northern District (2) | A. F. Goode | John George Bice | ||
| Southern District (2) | A. T. Grosvenor J. C. Joy | John Downer | ||
Confusingly, there were two different candidates by the name of Thomas Ryan at this election. Thomas Ryan, an incumbent MHA for Torrens, contested and lost Alexandra. The unsuccessful independent candidate for Flinders of the same name was a farmer and grazier from Uroonda.[3]