You can access historical South Australian electoral rolls in the Library on microfiche and in print format. Please contact the AEC (Australian Electoral Commission) regarding current electoral rolls.

Electoral rolls online

Online access to South Australian electoral rolls is currently provided through one eResource only:

  • FindMyPast (1939, 1941 & 1943 only) - Visit the eResources portal, click the Browse eResources tab and search for 'Find my past'.
  • Ancestry (1939, 1941, 1943-51 only) - Visit the eResources portal, click the Browse eResources tab and search for 'Ancestry'.

These can be accessed in the National Library of Australia building.

Electoral rolls on microfiche/film

South Australian electoral rolls on microfiche are available from 1905 in the general electoral rolls microfiche cabinet:

  • 1905, 1909
  • 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1919
  • 1921, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928
  • 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939
  • 1941, 1943, 1946, 1949
  • 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1958
  • 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979
  • 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 (August), 1989 (February & August)
  • 1990 (February), 1991 (February & August), 1992 (February & August), 1993 (February), 1994 (February & August), 1995 (February & August), 1996 (February & August), 1997 (February & August), 1998 (February & August), 1999 (February & August)
  • 2000 (February & August), 2001 (February, July & October), 2002 (January & July), 2003 (January & August), 2004 (February & June), 2005 (February), 2006 (January), 2007 (April), 2008 (January)

Electoral rolls in print

The Library holds many of the original printed SA electoral rolls which are bound according to year and electoral division. These are not held on open access but must be requested for use via the Library's catalogue. As the rolls are also available on microfiche on open access in the Newspapers and Family History zone it is recommended that these rolls be accessed instead of the print.

You can locate entries for the SA electoral rolls in the Library's catalogue using the following exact terms, including quotation marks, in a search:

"voting registers - south australia - periodicals"

On the 23rd December 1920, South Australia ceased maintaining a separate State electoral roll in favour of a joint roll produced by the Commonwealth.

South Australia electoral rolls

Commonwealth of Australia, State of South Australia electoral roll

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Cultural Notification

Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this website contains a range of material which may be considered culturally sensitive including the records of people who have passed away.

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