Candidates of the 2026 South Australian state election
This is a list of candidates of the 2026 South Australian state election.
Retiring and vacating MPs
Labor
- Susan Close MP (Port Adelaide) – announced 18 September 2025[1]
- Stephen Mullighan MP (Lee) – announced 18 September 2025[1]
- Lee Odenwalder MP (Elizabeth) – announced 9 October 2025[2]
- Dana Wortley MP (Torrens) – announced 9 October 2025[2]
- Leon Bignell MP (Mawson) – announced 27 November 2025[3]
- Andrea Michaels MP (Enfield) – announced 30 January 2026[4]
Liberal
- David Pisoni MP (Unley) – announced 8 October 2024[5]
- John Gardner MP (Morialta) – announced 13 December 2024[6]
- Matt Cowdrey MP (Colton) – announced 27 June 2025[7]
- Terry Stephens MLC – announced 25 November 2025
Independent
- Dan Cregan MP (Kavel) – announced 28 January 2025[8]
- Troy Bell MP (Mount Gambier) – resigned 1 September 2025. Seat left vacant.[9]
House of Assembly
Sitting members of the South Australian House of Assembly are shown in bold text.[10]
| Electorate | Held by | Labor candidate[11] | Liberal candidate[12] | Greens candidate[13] | One Nation candidate[14] | Other candidates[15] |
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| Adelaide | Labor | Lucy Hood | Julian Amato | Bronte Colmer | Aoi Baxter | Kieran Snape (Ind) |
| Badcoe | Labor | Jayne Stinson | Amar Singh | Josh Andersen-Ward | Daniel Shepherd | |
| Black | Labor* | Alex Dighton | Rhees Bishop | Sarah Luscombe | Paula Wilson | |
| Bragg | Liberal | Rick Sarre | Jack Batty | Susan Ditter | ||
| Chaffey | Liberal | Oscar Harding | Tim Whetstone | Jenny Troeth | Jeff Knipe (LC) | |
| Cheltenham | Labor | Joe Szakacs | Melissa Higgins | |||
| Colton | Liberal | Aria Bolkus | Bec Sutton | Rocco DeAngelis | Jake Hall-Evans (FG) | |
| Croydon | Labor | Peter Malinauskas | Michael Santagata | Ahmed Azhar (Ind) | ||
| Davenport | Labor | Erin Thompson | Trent Burnard | John Photakis | Jonathan Howell | Dan Golding (Ind) |
| Dunstan | Labor* | Cressida O'Hanlon | Anna Finizio | Christel Mex | Ian McBryde (Ind)[16] | |
| Elder | Labor | Nadia Clancy | Shane van Groesen | Stef Rozitis | Matthew Mangelsdorf | |
| Elizabeth | Labor | Ella Shaw | David Deex | Kym Hanton | ||
| Enfield | Labor | Lawrence Ben | Paul Morrell | Leila Clendon (Ind) | ||
| Finniss | Liberal | Phoebe Redington | David Basham | Greg Powell | ||
| Flinders | Liberal | Ben Anchor | Sam Telfer | Brenton Hincks | ||
| Florey | Labor | Michael Brown | Denise George | Alexandra McGee | Riley Size | |
| Gibson | Labor | Sarah Andrews | Jane Fleming | Mike Trewartha | Zoran Ananijev | Alyssa Liu (AJ) |
| Giles | Labor | Eddie Hughes | Sunny Singh | Barry Drage | ||
| Hammond | Liberal | Simone Bailey | Adrian Pederick | Robert Roylance | ||
| Hartley | Liberal | Jenn Roberts | Vincent Tarzia | Melanie Searle | David Dwyer | |
| Heysen | Liberal | Marisa Bell | Josh Teague | Genevieve Dawson-Scott | Gregory Davis (AJ) | |
| Hurtle Vale | Labor | Nat Cook | Katrina Emmerson | Jannah Fahiz (AJ) | ||
| Kaurna | Labor | Chris Picton | Sean Weatherly | Zoe Jones | ||
| Kavel | Independent | David Leach | Bradley Orr | Sam Tyler | Christiaan Loch | |
| King | Labor | Rhiannon Pearce | Amanda Hendry | Samuel Moore | David Kerrison | |
| Lee | Labor | David Wilkins | Merlindie Fardone | Fabio Sturm | ||
| Light | Labor | James Agness | Alex Banks | |||
| MacKillop | Independent | Mark Braes | Rebekah Rosser | Jason Virgo |
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| Mawson | Labor | Jenni Mitton | Michael Holden | Tyler Green | Lesley Gray (LC)[18] | |
| Morialta | Liberal | Matthew Marozzi | Scott Kennedy | Jenn Tranter | Peter Ellery | |
| Morphett | Liberal | Toby Priest | Stephen Patterson | Isabella Litt | Tim March | |
| Mount Gambier | Vacant | Matthew Key | Lamorna Alexander | Anne-Marie Loef | ||
| Narungga | Independent | Esther Short | Tania Stock | Chantelle Thomas | Fraser Ellis (Ind) | |
| Newland | Labor | Olivia Savvas | Sarai Birch | Helen Wright | Alison Dew-Fennell | |
| Ngadjuri | Liberal | Tony Piccolo | Penny Pratt | David Paton | Cherie Steele (AJ) | |
| Playford | Labor | John Fulbrook | David Wright | Nickolas Tsentidis | ||
| Port Adelaide | Labor | Cheyne Rich | Scott Anderson | Hayden Shaw | Joel Hendrie | Claire Boan (Ind) |
| Ramsay | Labor | Zoe Bettison | Luke Skinner | Ralph Chambers | ||
| Reynell | Labor | Katrine Hildyard | Haseen Zaman | Miya Tait | Peter Heggie | |
| Schubert | Liberal | James Rothe | Ashton Hurn | Bruce Preece | Alice Shore (AJ) | |
| Stuart | Independent | David Ewings | Leon Stephens | Brandon Turton | Geoff Brock (Ind)
Robyn Parnell (AJ) | |
| Taylor | Labor | Nick Champion | Peter Rentoulis | Rita Kuhlmann (AJ) | ||
| Torrens | Labor | Meagan Spencer | Haritha Yara | Stella Salvemini | David Medlock | |
| Unley | Liberal | Alice Rolls | Rosalie Rotolo | Dylan Kiernan | Jason Wilkinson | Ryan Harrison (For Unley) |
| Waite | Labor | Catherine Hutchesson | Frank Pangallo | Declan Brumfield | Alec Gargett | |
| West Torrens | Labor | Tom Koutsantonis | Samuel Bannon | Judith Aldridge | ||
| Wright | Labor | Blair Boyer | Samantha Skinner | Sean Porter | Deb Horley (AJ) |
Legislative Council
Sitting members of the South Australian Legislative Council are shown in bold text. Eleven of twenty-two seats are up for election.[19]
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| Better Community candidates | Real Change candidates | Legalise Cannabis candidates[23] | Australian Family candidates | Independent candidate[24] |
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See also
- Candidates of the 2022 South Australian state election
- Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 2022–2026
- Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2022–2026
References
- ^ a b "Kyam Maher to be deputy premier after Susan Close, Stephen Mullighan to quit politics". ABC News. 18 September 2025.
- ^ a b Hill, Aden (9 October 2025). "Labor stalwarts Lee Odenwalder and Dana Wortley to retire at next election". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on 9 October 2025.
- ^ "Long-time SA Labor MP Leon Bignell to quit politics at March election". ABC News. 27 November 2025.
- ^ "SA Arts Minister Andrea Michaels to quit politics after state election". ABC News. 30 January 2025.
- ^ Starick, Paul (8 October 2024). "Former Liberal minister David Pisoni expected to be replaced in Unley by Rosalie Rotolo-Hassan". The Advertiser. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ Kelsall, Thomas (13 December 2024). "Liberal deputy leader John Gardner to leave parliament". InDaily. Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/liberal-frontbencher-matt-cowdrey-to-retire-from-politics-at-next-years-sa-state-election/news-story/559f7b0762c015c8e7d72786533cf7f2
- ^ "SA minister Dan Cregan leaves cabinet ahead of retirement from politics". ABC News. 28 January 2025. Archived from the original on 15 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "South Australian MP Troy Bell resigns from parliament after failed appeal for fraud and theft offences". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2025-09-01. Retrieved 2025-09-02.
- ^ "Candidates". Electoral Commission of South Australia.
- ^ "SA Labor Candidates". South Australian Labor Party. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
- ^ "Candidates". saliberal.org.au. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
- ^ "Our Candidates". greens.org.au. Retrieved 2026-01-03.
- ^ a b "One Nation Candidates in South Australia". sa.onenation.org.au. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
- ^ "Candidates A-Z". ABC News.
- ^ "Dr Ian McBryde - Independent Candidate for Dunstan 2026". Archived from the original on 12 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ^ Snelling, Helena (29 January 2026). "Nationals vow to push back against gun laws in state election". indailysa.com.au.
- ^ "Lesley Gray - Candidate for Mawson". lcsaparty.org.au.
- ^ "Legislative Council Candidates". Electoral Commission of South Australia.
- ^ "Nationals vow to push back against gun laws in state election - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia". www.indailysa.com.au. 2026-01-29. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ^ "Cory Bernardi to contest SA state election for One Nation". ABC News (Australia). 2 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Our Candidates". Animal Justice Party SA. Archived from the original on 25 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
- ^ "Candidates 2026". Legalise Cannabis South Australia. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
- ^ Karakulak, Helen (9 February 2026). "Former controversial Green to run in state election as independent". InDaily. Archived from the original on 12 February 2026. Retrieved 12 February 2026.