50th Parliament of South Australia

Fiftieth Parliament of South Australia
49th 51st
Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of South Australia
Meeting placeParliament House
Term5 March 2002 – 20 February 2006
Election9 February 2002
GovernmentLabor (minority)
OppositionLiberal
Legislative Council
MembersGovernment (7)
  •   Labor (7)


Opposition (9)


Crossbench (6)

PresidentRon Roberts, Labor
Leader of the GovernmentPaul Holloway
Party controlLiberal (minority)
House of Assembly
MembersGovernment (22)


Opposition (20)


Crossbench (5)

SpeakerPeter Lewis, Independent
(until 4 April 2005)
Bob Such, Independent
(from 4 April 2005)
Government WhipRobyn Geraghty
Opposition WhipJohn Meier
Party controlLabor (minority)
Sessions
1st5 March 2002 – 5 March 2002
2nd7 May 2002 – 31 July 2003
3rd15 September 2003 – 12 August 2004
4th14 September 2004 – 8 December 2005

The 50th Parliament of South Australia was a meeting of the legislative branch of the South Australian state government, composed of the South Australian Legislative Council and the South Australian House of Assembly.

Leadership

Legislative Council

Presiding officer

Government leadership

House of Assembly

Presiding officer

  • Speaker of the House of Assembly: Peter Lewis (until 4 April 2005), Bob Such (from 4 April 2005)
  • Chairman of Committees: Bob Such (until 4 April 2005), Jack Snelling (from 4 April 2005)
  • Clerk of the Legislative Council: Geoffrey Mitchell (until 11 July 2002), David Bridges (from 18 February 2002)
  • Deputy Clerk and Sergeant-at-arms: David Bridges (until 18 February 2002), Paul Collett (from 18 February 2002 until 17 June 2002), Malcolm Lehman (from 17 June 2002)

Government leadership

Opposition leadership

Party summary

Legislative Council

Affiliation Party
(shading shows control)
Total Vacant
ALP IND SAF NOP DEM LIB FFP
End of previous Parliament 6 1 1 1 3 10 22 0
Begin (5 March 2002) 7 1 1 3 9 1 22 0
10 December 2002 2 21 1
31 December 2002 1
17 February 2003 3 22 0
6 June 2003 8 21 1
26 June 2003 9 22 0
18 February 2006 6 21 1
Latest voting share % 28.57 4.76 0.00 4.76 14.29 42.86 4.76

House of Assembly

Affiliation Party
(shading shows control)
Total Vacant
GRN ALP IND LIB NAT
End of previous Parliament 19 5 22 1 47 0
Begin (5 March 2002) 23 3 20 1 47 0
30 January 2003 1 22
8 February 2006 4
Latest voting share % 0.00 46.81 8.51 42.55 2.13

Membership

Legislative Council

11 of the 22 seats in the upper house were contested in the election on 9 February 2002. Members elected in 2002 are marked with an asterisk (*).

House of Assembly

All 47 seats in the lower house were contested in the election on 9 February 2002.

Changes of membership

Legislative Council

Before Change After
Member Party Type Date Date Member Party
Mike Elliott Democrats Resigned 10 December 2002 17 February 2003 Kate Reynolds Democrats
Terry Cameron SA First Party disbanded 31 December 2002 Terry Cameron Independent
Diana Laidlaw Liberal Resigned 6 June 2003 26 June 2003 Michelle Lensink Liberal
Terry Roberts Labor Died 18 February 2006 2 May 2006 Vacant Labor

House of Assembly

Seat Before Change After
Member Party Type Date Date Member Party
Mitchell Kris Hanna Labor Resigned from party 30 January 2003 Kris Hanna Greens
Mitchell Kris Hanna Greens Resigned from party 8 February 2006 Kris Hanna Independent

See also

Notes

References

  • "Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836–2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. 24 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011.