55th Parliament of South Australia
| Fifty-fifth Parliament of South Australia | |||||
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| Legislative body | Parliament of South Australia | ||||
| Meeting place | Parliament House | ||||
| Term | 3 May 2022 – present | ||||
| Election | 19 March 2022 | ||||
| Government | Labor | ||||
| Opposition | Liberal | ||||
| Legislative Council | |||||
| Members | Government (9)
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| President | Terry Stephens | ||||
| Leader of the Government | Kyam Maher | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Nicola Centofanti | ||||
| Party control | Labor (minority) | ||||
| House of Assembly | |||||
| Members | Government (28)
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| Speaker | Leon Bignell | ||||
| Leader of Government Business | Tom Koutsantonis | ||||
| Government Whip | Lee Odenwalder | ||||
| Opposition Whip | David Pisoni | ||||
| Party control | Labor | ||||
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The 55th Parliament of South Australia is the current 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
Opposition leadership
- Leader of the Opposition: Nicola Centofanti
House of Assembly
Presiding officer
Government leadership
- Leader of Government Business: Tom Koutsantonis
- Government Whip: Lee Odenwalder
Opposition leadership
- Opposition Whip: David Pisoni
Party summary
Legislative Council
| Affiliation | Party (shading shows control)
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Total | Vacant | |||||||
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| GRN | ALP | IND | ASA | SAB | LBC | LIB | ONP | |||
| End of previous Parliament | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 22 | 0 |
| Begin (3 May 2022) | 2 | 9 | – | – | 2 | – | 8 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| 13 January 2023 | 7 | 21 | 1 | |||||||
| 7 March 2023 | 8 | 22 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 October 2023 | 8 | 21 | 1 | |||||||
| 17 October 2023 | 9 | 22 | 0 | |||||||
| 1 December 2023 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 11 January 2025 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| 13 May 2025 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| 18 May 2025 | 4 | – | ||||||||
| 22 May 2025 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| Latest voting share % | 4.55 | 40.91 | 13.64 | 0.00 | 4.55 | 4.55 | 31.82 | 0.00 | ||
House of Assembly
| Affiliation | Party (shading shows control)
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Total | Vacant | ||
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| ALP | IND | LIB | |||
| End of previous Parliament | 19 | 6 | 22 | 47 | 0 |
| Begin (3 May 2022) | 26 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 0 |
| 31 May 2022 | 15 | 46 | 1 | ||
| 2 July 2022 | 16 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 6 July 2023 | 6 | 15 | |||
| 6 February 2024 | 14 | 46 | 1 | ||
| 23 March 2024 | 27 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 15 October 2024 | 13 | 46 | 1 | ||
| 16 November 2024 | 28 | 47 | 0 | ||
| Latest voting share % | 59.57 | 12.77 | 27.66 | ||
Membership
Legislative Council
11 of the 22 seats in the upper house were contested in the election on 19 March 2022. Members elected in 2022 are marked with an asterisk (*).[1]
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House of Assembly
All 47 seats in the lower house were contested in the election on 19 March 2022.[2]
Changes of membership
Legislative Council
| Before | Change | After | ||||||
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| Member | Party | Type | Date | Date | Member | Party | ||
| Stephen Wade | Liberal | Retired[3] | 13 January 2023 | 7 March 2023 | Ben Hood | Liberal | ||
| Irene Pnevmatikos | Labor | Resigned | 10 October 2023 | 17 October 2023 | Mira El Dannawi | Labor | ||
| Frank Pangallo | SA-Best | Resigned from party | 1 December 2023 | Frank Pangallo | Independent | |||
| Jing Lee | Liberal | Resigned from party[4] | 11 January 2025 | Jing Lee | Independent | |||
| Tammy Franks | Greens | Resigned from party[5] | 13 May 2025 | Tammy Franks | Independent | |||
| Sarah Game | One Nation | Resigned from party[6] | 18 May 2025 | Sarah Game | Independent | |||
| Jing Lee | Independent | New party | 22 May 2025 | Independent | Better Community | |||
House of Assembly
| Seat | Before | Change | After | ||||||
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| Member | Party | Type | Date | Date | Member | Party | |||
| Bragg | Vickie Chapman | Liberal | Resigned[7] | 31 May 2022 | 2 July 2022 | Jack Batty | Liberal | ||
| MacKillop | Nick McBride | Liberal | Resigned from party[8] | 6 July 2023 | Nick McBride | Independent | |||
| Dunstan | Steven Marshall | Liberal | Retired[9] | 6 February 2024 | 23 March 2024 | Cressida O'Hanlon | Labor | ||
| Black | David Speirs | Liberal | Resigned[10] | 15 October 2024 | 16 November 2024 | Alex Dighton | Labor | ||
See also
- Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2022–2026
- Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 2022–2026
Notes
- ^ Tammy Franks, Sarah Game, Jing Lee, and Frank Pangallo.
- ^ Troy Bell, Geoff Brock, Dan Cregan, Fraser Ellis, Nick McBride, and Leon Bignell
References
- ^ "Legislative Council Members". Parliament of South Australia.
- ^ "House of Assembly Members". Parliament of South Australia.
- ^ "Former South Australian health minister Stephen Wade to resign from state parliament". ABC News. 13 January 2023. Archived from the original on 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Jing Lee announces immediate resignation from SA Liberal party to become Independent MLC". ABC News. 11 January 2024. Archived from the original on 11 January 2025.
- ^ "SA Greens MLC Tammy Franks resigns from party, citing 'unfair' behaviour". ABC News. 13 May 2025. Archived from the original on 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Sarah Game MLC quits Pauline Hanson's One Nation to run as independent". ABC News. 18 May 2025. Archived from the original on 18 May 2025.
- ^ "Former SA deputy premier Vickie Chapman set to stay in parliament as Labor declines to push her out". ABC News. 5 May 2022. Archived from the original on 5 May 2022.
- ^ "South Australian MP Nick McBride quits Liberal Party, citing 'dark forces' and factionalism". ABC News. 5 May 2022. Archived from the original on 5 July 2023.
- ^ "'Proud about what we achieved': Former South Australian premier Steven Marshall resigns from parliament". 9 News. 6 February 2024. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024.
- ^ "David Speirs formally quits SA parliament days after police said former Liberal leader was facing drug charges". ABC News. 15 October 2024. Archived from the original on 10 November 2024.