49th Parliament of South Australia

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Forty-ninth Parliament of South Australia
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Overview
Legislative body Parliament of South Australia
Meeting place Parliament House
Term2 December 1997 – 15 January 2002
Election 11 October 1997
Government Liberal (minority)
Opposition Labor
Legislative Council
Members Government (10)
  •   Liberal (10)


Opposition (6)


Crossbench (6)

President Jamie Irwin, Liberal
Leader of the Government Rob Lucas
Party control Liberal (minority)
House of Assembly
Members Government (22)


Opposition (19)


Crossbench (5)

Speaker John Oswald, Liberal
Government Whip John Meier
Opposition Whip Murray De Laine
(until 15 August 2001)
Robyn Geraghty
(from 15 August 2001)
Party control Liberal (minority)
Sessions
1st2 December 1997 – 17 September 1998
2nd27 October 1998 – 26 August 1999
3rd28 September 1999 – 10 August 2000
4th4 October 2000 – 15 January 2002

The 49th 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.

Contents

Leadership

Legislative Council

Presiding officer

Government leadership

House of Assembly

Presiding officer

Government leadership

Opposition leadership

Party summary

Legislative Council

Council membership (at dissolution)
6 Labor
Liberal 10


1 Independent
1 SA First
1 No Pokies
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Council membership (at dissolution)
     6 Labor
      Liberal 10     

     1 Independent
     1 SA First
     1 No Pokies
     3 Democrats
AffiliationParty
(shading shows control)
TotalVacant
ALP IND SAF NOP DEM LIB
End of previous Parliament 9211220
Start (2 December 1997)81310220
25 July 199871
25 March 19991
3 June 199961
1 September 20005211
4 October 20006220
Latest voting share %27.274.554.554.5513.6445.45

House of Assembly

House membership (at dissolution)
19 Labor
National 1


Liberal 22


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House membership (at dissolution)
     19 Labor
      National 1     

      Liberal 22     

     5 Independent
AffiliationParty
(shading shows control)
TotalVacant
ALP IND LIB NAT
End of previous Parliament 1136470
Start (2 December 1997)212231470
6 December 1999124
6 July 2000223
12 October 2000322
15 August 2001204
27 November 2001195
Latest voting share %40.4310.6446.812.13

Membership

Legislative Council

11 of the 22 seats in the upper house were contested in the election on 11 October 1997. Members elected in 1997 are marked with an asterisk (*).

House of Assembly

All 47 seats in the lower house were contested in the election on 11 October 1997.

Changes in membership

Legislative Council

BeforeChangeAfter
MemberPartyTypeDateDateMemberParty
Terry Cameron Labor Resigned from party25 July 1998 Terry Cameron Independent
Terry Cameron Independent New party25 March 1999 Terry Cameron SA First
Trevor Crothers Labor Resigned from party3 June 1999 Trevor Crothers Independent
George Weatherill Labor Resigned1 September 20004 October 2000 Bob Sneath Labor

House of Assembly

SeatBeforeChangeAfter
MemberPartyTypeDateDateMemberParty
MacKillop Mitch Williams Independent Joined party6 December 1999 Mitch Williams Liberal
Hammond Peter Lewis Liberal Expelled from party6 July 2000 Peter Lewis Independent
Fisher Bob Such Liberal Resigned from party12 October 2000 Bob Such Independent
Price Murray De Laine Labor Resigned from party15 August 2001 Murray De Laine Independent
Ross Smith Ralph Clarke Labor Resigned from party27 November 2001 Ralph Clarke Independent

See also

Notes

References