Results of the 2018 South Australian state election (Legislative Council)
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This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the 2018 South Australian state election.
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17 March 2018
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The 11 of 22 seats up for election were 4 Liberal, 4 Labor, 1 Green, 1 Conservative and 1 Dignity. The outcome was 4 Liberal, 4 Labor, 2 SA Best and 1 Green.[1][2][3] Carrying over from the 2014 election were 4 Liberal, 4 Labor, 1 Green, 1 Advance SA, and 1 Conservative; although the Conservative, Dennis Hood, defected to the Liberals nine days after the 2018 state election.[4][5]
So from 2018 to 2020, the 22 seat upper house composition was 9 Liberal on the government benches, 8 Labor on the opposition benches, and 5 to minor parties on the crossbench, consisting of 2 SA Best, 2 Greens, and 1 Advance SA.[1] The government therefore required at least three additional non-government members to form a majority and carry votes on the floor.[6]
In 2020, John Dawkins was expelled from the Liberal Party for breaking party rules by nominating himself for President of the Legislative Council.[7] The 22 seat upper house composition before the 2022 election was therefore 8 Liberal, 8 Labor, 2 SA Best, 2 Greens, 1 Advance SA, and 1 independent.
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal | 1. David Ridgway (elected 1) 2. Stephen Wade (elected 4) 3. Terry Stephens (elected 7) 4. Jing Lee (elected 9) 5. Bernadette Abraham 6. Clementina Maione |
338,700 | 32.23 | −3.76 | |
| Labor | 1. Emily Bourke (elected 2) 2. Justin Hanson (elected 5) 3. Irene Pnevmatikos (elected 8) 4. Clare Scriven (elected 11) 5. Trimann Gill 6. Christina Lien |
304,229 | 28.95 | −2.01 | |
| SA Best | 1. Connie Bonaros (elected 3) 2. Frank Pangallo (elected 6) 3. Sam Johnson 4. Andrea Madeley 5. Peter Vincent |
203,364 | 19.35 | +6.46 | |
| Greens | 1. Tammy Franks (elected 10) 2. Matt Farrell 3. Ashley Sutherland 4. Rosa Hillam 5. Kate Wylie |
61,610 | 5.86 | −0.59 | |
| Conservatives | 1. Robert Brokenshire 2. Nicolle Jachmann |
36,525 | 3.48 | −0.88 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1. Michael Noack 2. Stephen Humble |
25,956 | 2.47 | +1.87 | |
| Animal Justice | 1. Angela Martin 2. Wendy Davey |
22,822 | 2.17 | +1.30 | |
| Dignity | 1. Kelly Vincent 2. Diana Bleby 3. Ryan Mann 4. Esther Simbi |
20,337 | 1.94 | +1.01 | |
| Child Protection | 1. Tony Tonkin 2. Nadia Bergineti |
15,530 | 1.48 | +1.48 | |
| Stop Population Growth Now | 1. Bob Couch 2. Michael Roberts |
12,878 | 1.23 | +0.84 | |
| Advance SA | 1. Peter Humphries 2. Jenny Low |
4,227 | 0.40 | +0.40 | |
| Independent Amrik Singh Thandi | 1. Amrik Singh Thandi 2. MJ Thandi |
3,572 | 0.34 | +0.34 | |
| Ungrouped | Luke Koumi | 723 | 0.07 | +0.07 | |
| Ungrouped | Gail Kilby | 307 | 0.03 | +0.03 | |
| Ungrouped | John Le Raye | 94 | 0.01 | +0.01 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,050,874 | 95.94 | −0.12 | ||
| Informal votes | 44,497 | 4.06 | +0.12 | ||
| Turnout | 1,095,371 | 91.15 | −0.98 | ||
See also
Notes
- Including Dennis Hood, who defected to the Liberals from the Conservatives nine days after the election (and thus well before the first sitting of Parliament).