55th Parliament of South Australia

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Fifty-fifth Parliament of South Australia
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Overview
Legislative body Parliament of South Australia
Meeting place Parliament House
Term3 May 2022 – present
Election 19 March 2022
Government Labor
Opposition Liberal
Legislative Council
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Members Government (9)
  •   Labor (9)


Opposition (7)


Crossbench (6)

President Terry Stephens, Liberal
Leader of the Government Kyam Maher
Leader of the Opposition Nicola Centofanti
Party control Labor (minority)
House of Assembly
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Members Government (28)


Opposition (13)


Crossbench (5)


1 Vacant
Speaker Dan Cregan, Independent
(until 11 April 2024)
Leon Bignell, Independent
(from 11 April 2024)
Leader of Government Business Tom Koutsantonis
Government Whip Lee Odenwalder
Opposition Whip David Pisoni
Party control Labor
Sessions
1st3 May 2022 – present

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.

Contents

Leadership

Legislative Council

Presiding officer

Government leadership

Opposition leadership

House of Assembly

Presiding officer

Government leadership

Opposition leadership

Party summary

Legislative Council

Council membership (as of 24 July 2025)
1 Greens
Liberal 7


Fair Go 1
9 Labor
3 Independent
1 SA-Best
1 Better Community 55th South Australian Parliament Legislative Council.svg
Council membership (as of 24 July 2025)
     1 Greens
      Liberal 7     

      Fair Go 1     
     9 Labor
     3 Independent
     1 SA-Best
     1 Better Community
AffiliationParty
(shading shows control)
TotalVacant
GRN ALP IND ASA SAB LBC LIB FGA ONP
End of previous Parliament 281128220
Begin (3 May 2022)29281220
13 January 20237211
7 March 20238220
10 October 20238211
17 October 20239220
1 December 202311
11 January 202527
13 May 202513
18 May 20254
22 May 202531
24 July 202521
Latest voting share %4.5540.919.090.004.554.5531.824.550.00

House of Assembly

House membership (as of 16 November 2024)
28 Labor
Liberal 13
5 Independent
1 Vacant 55th South Australian Parliament House of Assembly.svg
House membership (as of 16 November 2024)
     28 Labor
      Liberal 13     
     5 Independent
1 Vacant
AffiliationParty
(shading shows control)
TotalVacant
ALP IND LIB
End of previous Parliament 19622470
Begin (3 May 2022)26516470
31 May 202215461
2 July 2022 16470
6 July 2023615
6 February 202414461
23 March 2024 27470
15 October 202413461
16 November 2024 28470
2 September 20255461
Latest voting share %60.8712.8728.26

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]

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

BeforeChangeAfter
MemberPartyTypeDateDateMemberParty
Stephen Wade Liberal Retired [3] 13 January 20237 March 2023 Ben Hood Liberal
Irene Pnevmatikos Labor Resigned10 October 202317 October 2023 Mira El Dannawi Labor
Frank Pangallo SA-Best Resigned from party1 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 party22 May 2025 Independent Better Community
Sarah Game Independent New party24 July 2025 Sarah Game Fair Go

House of Assembly

SeatBeforeChangeAfter
MemberPartyTypeDateDateMemberParty
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
Mount Gambier Troy Bell Independent Resigned [11] 2 September 2025Vacant

See also

Notes

References

  1. "Legislative Council Members". Parliament of South Australia.
  2. "House of Assembly Members". Parliament of South Australia.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "SA Greens MLC Tammy Franks resigns from party, citing 'unfair' behaviour". ABC News. 13 May 2025. Archived from the original on 13 May 2025.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "'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.
  10. "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.
  11. "South Australian MP Troy Bell resigns from parliament after failed appeal for fraud and theft offences". ABC News. 2 September 2025. Archived from the original on 2 September 2025.