Talk:1953 South Australian state election

Differing state wide 2PP estimations - which source to go with?
Antony Green of the ABC has a page with an LCL 2PP of 51.3% in 1950 and 47.0% in 1953, however this publication (pg 10-11 tables) of three members from the "Association of Professional Historians" give an LCL 2PP of 52.6% in 1950 and 46.1% in 1953, and additionally provides 1944 and 1947 2PPs, while Antony only starts from 1950. It was only recently I came across and added the 1944 and 1947 2PP data from the latter publication. Currently, the latter link is used for 1944 and 1947, the former link from 1950 onward, and I came up with the 1950 2PP swing by taking the 1950 2PP from the 1947 2PP (as done federally, pre-1949). I tend to think of Antony as the go-to for election stats which is why I left the 2PPs in the 1950 and 1953 articles unchanged, however upon further consideration, Antony doesn't specialise in SA elections whereas the three members of the "Association of Professional Historians" appear to be based in Adelaide. So my question is, should we consider changing to the latter ref... where the LCL 2PP in 1950 would change from 51.3% to 52.6% and 1953 from 47.0% to 46.1%, and adjust the 2PP swings for 1950, 1953 and 1956 accordingly? Timeshift (talk) 15:04, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Discussion taking place at Talk:South Australian state election, 1950, please reply there. Timeshift (talk) 17:53, 31 January 2016 (UTC)