Results of the 2022 South Australian state election (Legislative Council)
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19 March 2022
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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.
Following the collapse of the SA-BEST vote, a party formed by Nick Xenophon in 2017, by over 18 percentage to just 1.05% the filling of the first 9 elected members with quotas were 4 Labor, 4 Liberal, 1 Green.
After the distribution of preferences of the remaining valid votes, One Nation and Labor won the final two remaining seats from Family First. The final outcome was 5 Labor, 4 Liberal, 1 Green and 1 One Nation.
As a result Labor had gained one seat and One Nation in their first election in South Australia had replaced Advance SA's John Darley, who was elected in 2014 under the Independent Nick Xenophon Team (formerly No Pokies), and been a member of the South Australian Legislative Council since 2007.
Carrying over members of the Legislative Council from the 2018 election (serving a 8 year term) were 4 Labor, 4 Liberal, 2 SA-BEST, 1 Green.
Rob Lucas after 40 years, Leader of the Government and Liberal Party in the Legislative Council, retired at the end of his term in 2022 having been first elected in 1982.
Election results
| 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 | 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 3. 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 | ||
See also
- Candidates of the 2022 South Australian state election
- Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2022–2026
References
- ^ Green, Antony. "Legislative Council Results". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 May 2022.