state election, triggering the merger. The 1910 election came two weeks after federal Labor formed Australia's first elected majority government at the 1910 federal election. No "Country" or rural conservative parties emerged as serious long-term forces in South Australian state politics, often folding into the main non-Labor party. List of premiers of South Australia The first six governors of South Australia oversaw governance from proclamation in 1836 until self-government and an elected Parliament of South Australia was enacted in the year prior to the inaugural 1857 election. Timeline In the following timeline, the legend includes the Liberal and Democratic Union, the Liberal Union and the Liberal Federation represented as "Liberal (pre-1979)". The Liberal Party is represented as "Liberal (post-1979)" only. The grey area represents the duration of Playmander electoral malapportionment, beginning in 1936, in effect until the 1970 election. See also List of premiers of South Australia by time in office Deputy Premier of South Australia Leader of the Opposition (South Australia) References Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836 – 2007 External links Biographies of all premiers at the SA Parliament web site UWA state and federal election results since 1890 South Australia Premiers Ministers of the South Australian state government