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This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the 2022 South Australian state election.
The 11 of 22 seats up for election were 5 Liberal, 4 Labor, 1 Green and 1 Advance SA. The outcome was 5 Labor, 4 Liberal, 1 Green and 1 One Nation. Carrying over from the 2018 election were 4 Labor, 4 Liberal, 1 Green, 2 SA-BEST.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | 1. Kyam Maher (elected 1) 2. Tung Ngo (elected 4) 3. Reggie Martin (elected 6) 4. Ian Hunter (elected 8) 5. Russell Wortley (elected 11) 6. Meagan Spencer | 402,441 | 36.96 | +8.01 | |
| Liberal | 1. Michelle Lensink (elected 2) 2. Dennis Hood (elected 5) 3. Nicola Centofanti (elected 7) 4. Laura Curran (elected 9) 5. Kathleen Bourne 6. Tania Stock | 374,289 | 34.38 | +2.14 | |
| Greens | 1. Robert Simms (elected 3) 2. Yesha Joshi 3. Malwina Wyra | 98,324 | 9.03 | +3.17 | |
| One Nation | 1. Sarah Game (elected 10) 2. Bob Couch | 46,051 | 4.23 | +4.23 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 1. James Hol 2. Peter McMahon | 36,445 | 3.35 | +0.88 | |
| Family First | 1. Tom Kenyon 2. Deepa Mathew 3. Craig Bowyer | 33,342 | 3.06 | +3.06 | |
| Legalise Cannabis | 1. Damon Adams 2. Tyler Green | 22,731 | 2.09 | +2.09 | |
| Animal Justice | 1. Louise Pfeiffer 2. Tracey Newman | 16,299 | 1.50 | −0.67 | |
| SA-Best | 1. Ian Markos 2. Keyvan Abak | 11,392 | 1.05 | −18.31 | |
| Real Change SA | 1. Stephen Pallaras 2. Tony Tonkin | 9,417 | 0.86 | +0.86 | |
| Australian Family | 1. Bob Day 2. Sue Jarman | 9,315 | 0.86 | +0.86 | |
| National | 1. Gary Johanson 2. Lisa Sherry 3. Emmalene Richards | 7,363 | 0.68 | +0.68 | |
| Independent Prioritise Health | 1. Kieran Roche 2. Deborah Davies | 4,841 | 0.68 | +0.68 | |
| Sustainable Australia | 1. Elise Michie 2. Jack Duxbury | 3,871 | 0.36 | +0.36 | |
| Advance SA | 1. John Darley 2. Paula Gust Linda Cheng | 3,623 | 0.33 | −0.07 | |
| Independent Defend Local Business | 1. Colin Shearing 2. Carol Haslam | 3,237 | 0.30 | +0.30 | |
| Independent Truth Accountability Responsibility | 1. Amrik Singh Thandi 2. MJ Thandi | 2,461 | 0.23 | −0.11 | |
| Independent Belinda Valentine Team | 1. Belinda Valentine 2. Steven Harvey | 1,508 | 0.14 | +0.14 | |
| Independent Belinda Valentine Team | 1. Belinda Valentine 2. Steven Harvey | 1,359 | 0.12 | +0.12 | |
| Ungrouped | Graham Philp | 531 | 0.05 | +0.05 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,088,840 | 95.94 | +0.33 | ||
| Informal votes | 40,840 | 3.62 | −0.33 | ||
| Turnout | 1,129,680 | 89.18 | −2.94 | ||
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