Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1959–1962

Last updated December 15, 2023

This is a list of members of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1959 to 1962, as elected at the 1959 state election:

Name	Party	Electorate	Term of office
George Bockelberg	LCL	Eyre	1956–1968
Hon David Brookman	LCL	Alexandra	1948–1973
Gabe Bywaters	Labor	Murray	1956–1968
Tom Casey ^[2]	Labor	Frome	1960–1970
John Clark	Labor	Gawler	1952–1973
Jim Corcoran	Labor	Millicent	1945–1947, 1953–1962
John Coumbe	LCL	Torrens	1956–1977
Colin Dunnage	LCL	Unley	1941–1962
Don Dunstan	Labor	Norwood	1953–1979
Steele Hall	LCL	Gouger	1959–1974
George Hambour ^[1]	LCL	Light	1956–1960
Leslie Harding	LCL	Victoria	1956–1965
James Heaslip	LCL	Rocky River	1949–1968
Hon Cecil Hincks	LCL	Yorke Peninsula	1941–1963
Lloyd Hughes	Labor	Wallaroo	1957–1970
Cyril Hutchens	Labor	Hindmarsh	1950–1970
William Jenkins	LCL	Stirling	1952–1963
Joe Jennings	Labor	Enfield	1953–1977
Harold King	LCL	Chaffey	1956–1962
Condor Laucke	LCL	Barossa	1956–1965
Sam Lawn	Labor	Adelaide	1950–1971
Ron Loveday	Labor	Whyalla	1956–1970
Dave McKee	Labor	Port Pirie	1959–1975
Robin Millhouse	LCL	Mitcham	1955–1982
Bill Nankivell	LCL	Albert	1959–1979
Leslie Nicholson ^[1]	LCL	Light	1960–1962
Mick O'Halloran ^[2]	Labor	Frome	1918–1921, 1924–1927, 1938–1960
Hon Baden Pattinson	LCL	Glenelg	1930–1938, 1947–1965
Hon Glen Pearson	LCL	Flinders	1951–1970
Hon Sir Thomas Playford	LCL	Gumeracha	1933–1968
Percy Quirke	Independent	Burra	1941–1968
Ron Ralston	Labor	Mount Gambier	1958–1962
Lindsay Riches	Labor	Stuart	1933–1970
John Ryan	Labor	Port Adelaide	1959–1975
Howard Shannon	LCL	Onkaparinga	1933–1968
Joyce Steele	LCL	Burnside	1959–1973
Tom Stott	Independent	Ridley	1933–1970
Harold Tapping	Labor	Semaphore	1946–1964
Hon Berthold Teusner	LCL	Angas	1944–1970
Frank Walsh	Labor	Edwardstown	1941–1968
Fred Walsh	Labor	West Torrens	1942–1965

¹ The LCL member for Light, George Hambour, died on 25 March 1960. LCL candidate Leslie Nicholson won the resulting by-election on 23 April.

² The Labor member for Frome and Opposition Leader Mick O'Halloran died on 22 September 1960. Labor candidate Tom Casey won the resulting by-election on 5 November.

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