Results of the 2018 South Australian state election (Legislative Council)

2018 South Australian state election (Legislative Council)

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11 of the 22 seats in the Legislative Council 11 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   SAB Leader Rob Lucas Kyam Maher None Party Liberal Labor SA-Best Seats before 8 8 0 Seats won 5 [a] 4 2 Seats after 9 [a] 8 2 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 338,700 304,229 203,364 Percentage 32.23% 28.95% 19.35% Swing 3.76pp 2.01pp 6.46pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   ASA Leader Mark Parnell John Darley Kelly Vincent Party Greens Advance SA Dignity Seats before 2 1 1 Seats won 1 0 0 Seats after 2 1 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 61,610 4,227 20,337 Percentage 5.86% 0.40% 1.94% Swing 0.59pp 0.40pp 1.01pp

This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the 2018 South Australian state election.

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

2018 South Australian state election: Legislative Council

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

• Candidates of the 2018 South Australian state election
• Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2018–2022

Notes

1. 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).

References

1. Final Results of the 2018 South Australian Election: Antony Green 4 April 2018
2. "2018 Legislative Council election results". Electoral Commission SA. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018.
3. Third time lucky: The Poll Bludger 18 March 2018
4. Dennis Hood dumps Cory Bernardi's Australian Conservatives to join SA Liberals: ABC 26 March 2017
5. "We didn’t realise the power of Family First": Fallen Conservative rues botched re-branding: InDaily 20 March 2018
6. "They're dickheads": Darley kills off power-sharing deal with X-colleagues: InDaily 23 April 2018
7. "SA Liberal John Dawkins wins presidency then booted from party hours after vote". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.