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

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2018 South Australian state election (Legislative Council)
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  2014 17 March 2018 2022  

11 of the 22 seats in the Legislative Council
11 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
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SAB
Leader Rob Lucas Kyam Maher None
Party Liberal Labor SA-Best
Seats before880
Seats won5 [lower-alpha 1] 42
Seats after9 [lower-alpha 1] 82
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Steady2.svgIncrease2.svg 2
Popular vote338,700304,229203,364
Percentage32.23%28.95%19.35%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.76ppDecrease2.svg 2.01ppIncrease2.svg 6.46pp

 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
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ASA
Kelly Vincent crop.jpg
Leader Mark Parnell John Darley Kelly Vincent
Party Greens Advance SA Dignity
Seats before211
Seats won100
Seats after210
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgDecrease2.svg 1
Popular vote61,6104,22720,337
Percentage5.86%0.40%1.94%
SwingDecrease2.svg 0.59ppIncrease2.svg 0.40ppIncrease2.svg 1.01pp

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

Contents

The 11 of 22 seats up for election were 4 Liberal, 4 Labor, 1 Green, 1 Conservative and 1 Dignity. The final 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
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
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
338,70032.23−3.76
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
304,22928.95−2.01
SA-Best 1. Connie Bonaros (elected 3)
2. Frank Pangallo (elected 6)
3. Sam Johnson
4. Andrea Madeley
5. Peter Vincent
203,36419.35+6.46
Greens 1. Tammy Franks (elected 10)
2. Matt Farrell
3. Ashley Sutherland
4. Rosa Hillam
5. Kate Wylie
61,6105.86−0.59
Conservatives 1. Robert Brokenshire
2. Nicolle Jachmann
36,5253.48−0.88
Liberal Democrats 1. Michael Noack
2. Stephen Humble
25,9562.47+1.87
Animal Justice 1. Angela Martin
2. Wendy Davey
22,8222.17+1.30
Dignity 1. Kelly Vincent
2. Diana Bleby
3. Ryan Mann
4. Esther Simbi
20,3371.94+1.01
Child Protection 1. Tony Tonkin
2. Nadia Bergineti
15,5301.48+1.48
Stop Population Growth Now 1. Bob Couch
2. Michael Roberts
12,8781.23+0.84
Advance SA 1. Peter Humphries
2. Jenny Low
4,2270.40+0.40
Independent Amrik Singh Thandi1. Amrik Singh Thandi
2. MJ Thandi
3,5720.34+0.34
UngroupedLuke Koumi7230.07+0.07
UngroupedGail Kilby3070.03+0.03
UngroupedJohn Le Raye940.01+0.01
Total formal votes1,050,87495.94−0.12
Informal votes44,4974.06+0.12
Turnout 1,095,37191.15−0.98

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 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).

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References

  1. 1 2 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.