The Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of South Australia, the lower house being the House of Assembly.
Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the House of Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide. The upper house has 22 members, elected for staggered eight-year terms by proportional representation. Half of the members face re-election every four years. It is elected in a similar manner to its federal counterpart, the Senate. Casual vacancies—where a member resigns or dies—are filled by a joint sitting of both houses, who then elect a replacement.
History
Advisory council
At the founding of the Province of South Australia under the South Australia Act 1834 (4 & 5 Will. 4. c. 95 (Imp)), governance of the new colony was divided between the Governor of South Australia and a Resident Commissioner, who reported to a new body known as the South Australian Colonization Commission. Under this arrangement, there was also a governing council comprising the Governor, the Judge or Chief Justice, the Colonial Secretary, the Advocate-General and the Resident Commissioner, with broad legislative and executive powers including the imposition of rates, duties, and taxes. This council was sometimes referred to as the "Legislative Council".
In 1842, the South Australia Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict. c. 61 (Imp)) was passed in order to replace the South Australian Colonisation Commission appointed in 1834 with a more standard British model of government, with a Governor advised by a Legislative Council. The 1842 act gave the British Government, which was responsible for appointing a Governor and at least seven other officers to the Legislative Council, full control of South Australia as a Crown Colony, after financial mismanagement by the first administration had nearly bankrupted the colony.
This new Legislative Council was the first true parliamentary body in South Australia. The act also made provision for a commission to initiate the establishment of democratic government, electoral districts, requirements for voting rights, and terms of office. Although the old governing Council advising the Governor met at Government House, this new Legislative Council met at a new purpose built chamber on North Terrace. This chamber eventually grew into what is now known as "Old Parliament House".
The council was originally appointed by the Governor, then Sir George Grey, and only served in an advisory capacity, as the Governor retained almost all legislative powers. It was expanded slightly in 1843, when several prominent landowners were allowed to join. In the same year, proceedings were opened to the general public.
Public demand for some form of representative government had been growing throughout the 1840s, and this was reflected in a series of reforms in 1851, which created a partially representative Legislative Council. After the changes, it consisted of 24 members, four official (filling what would be today ministerial positions) and four non-official members, both nominated by the governor on behalf of the Crown, and 16 elected members. The right to vote for these positions was not universal, being limited to propertied men. The reforms meant that the Governor no longer oversaw proceedings, with the role being filled by a Speaker who had been elected by the members.
250px|thumb|The Legislative Council chamber in Old Parliament House in 1939
Self-government
In 1856, the Legislative Council passed the Constitution Act 1856 (SA), which prepared what was to become the 1857 Constitution of South Australia. This laid out the means for true self-government, and created a bicameral system, which involved delegating most of its legislative powers to the new House of Assembly. While all adult males could vote in the new Assembly, the Council continued to limit voting rights to the wealthier classes. Suffrage was male-only and dependent upon certain property and wage requirements. The entire province was a single electorate for the Legislative Council, electing 18 members, with the scheme originally set up so that 6 members would be elected every 4 years to serve a 12 year term.
The council had its purpose in replicating the British House of Lords as a restricted "house of review" in a colonial context. When the Province of South Australia received its original constitution in 1857, it was the most democratic in the British Empire, combining a universal-suffrage lower house (the House of Assembly), with a restricted-suffrage upper house (the Legislative Council). The purpose of the Legislative Council was, as with the 19th century House of Lords, to safeguard the "longer term interests of the nation rather than just reacting to short term ephemeral issues of the day".
In 1882, the Legislative Council was increased to 24 members by the a special election brought on by the Constitution Act Further Amendment Act 1881, and the Province was then divided into four districts which each elected six members: Central, North-Eastern, Northern and Southern districts.
Federation
In 1902, following the Federation of Australia, the Constitution Act Amendment Act 1901 reduced the size of the legislative council from 24 back to 18 members - 6 from Central District and four each from Northern, North-Eastern and Southern districts. The House of Assembly contained some progressive Liberals, and its membership would usually abide by the party line. The council contained none, and its members rebelled regularly against the decisions of the party leadership and the popular will of the people.
upright=1.2|thumb|Parliament House on North Terrace, Adelaide.
Universal suffrage
Even after electoral legislation had been implemented in 1967 by Steele Hall that produced a fairer electoral system for the House of Assembly, the council remained a house of property.
Under the original 1856 Constitution, the franchise was restricted to men, "having a freehold estate in possession, either legal or equitable, situate within the said Province, of the clear value of Fifty Pounds sterling money above all charges and encumbrances affecting the same, or having a leasehold estate in possession, situate within the said Province, the lease thereof having been registered in the General Registry Office, for the registration of deeds, and having three years to run at the time of voting, or containing a clause authorising the lessee to become the purchaser of the land thereby demised, or occupy a dwelling house of the clear annual value of Twenty-five Pounds sterling money."
In 1907, the right to vote was extended to any person occupying a dwelling house, or "dwelling house and premises appurtenant thereto", with an annual rent of at least 17 pounds per annum (excluding any payment of rent by a wife to her husband); to a registered proprietor of a leasehold on which there were improvements to the value of at least 50 pounds and which were the property of the proprietor. At the same time, the franchise was also extended to ministers of religion, school head teachers, postmasters, railway stationmasters, and the officer in charge of a police station.
The new council was designed to be deadlocked, and for a party majority to be hard to gain. Its proportional electoral system proved favourable to minor parties and they have usually held the balance of power. The Liberal Movement, in 1975, was the first minor party to have members elected to the council. Its successor, the Australian Democrats, held the balance until 1997 when No Pokies Nick Xenophon was elected. The Family First Party and the Greens gained representation in 2002 and 2006 respectively.
thumb|A South Australian Legislative Council ballot paper
The proportional system used in 1973 was party-list proportional representation. This was modified in 1985. The federal government of Bob Hawke had introduced a new single transferable vote system for the Australian Senate, enabling voters to choose between voting 'above the line' (for a single party preference ticket that ranked all candidates on the ballot paper in the party's preferred order) or 'below the line' and number all candidates in order of preference, on the ballot paper. The Bannon state government copied this arrangement for the council.
Following the similar Senate changes which took effect from the 2016 federal election, as of the 2018 state election, South Australia's single transferable vote in the proportionally represented upper house was changed from group voting tickets to optional preferential voting. Instructions for above the line votes are to mark '1'. Further preferences are optional as opposed to preference flows from simply '1' above the line being determined by group voting tickets. Instructions for voters who instead opt to vote below the line are to provide at least 12 preferences, as opposed to having to number all candidates, and with a savings provision to admit ballot papers which indicate at least 6 below the line preferences.
Membership
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Year
! width=50px | 1856
! width=50px | 1881
! width=50px | 1901
! width=50px | 1913
! width=50px | 1973
|-
!Districts
|1
|colspan=2 | 4
|5
|1
|-
!Members
|18
|24
|18
|20
|22
|}
Distribution of seats
Below is the history of the composition of the Legislative Council since the introduction of Proportional Representation at the 1975 election.
Current
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Party || Seats held
! colspan=10 | Current Council
|-
| South Australian Labor Party
| align=right | 10
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
| | <!-- 3 -->
| | <!-- 4 -->
| | <!-- 5 -->
| | <!-- 6 -->
| | <!-- 7 -->
| | <!-- 8 -->
| | <!-- 9 -->
| | <!-- 10 -->
|-
| South Australian Liberal Party
| align=right | 6
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
| | <!-- 3 -->
| | <!-- 4 -->
| | <!-- 5 -->
| | <!-- 6 -->
|-
| One Nation
| align=right | 3
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
| | <!-- 3 -->
|-
| South Australian Greens
| align=right | 2
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
|-
| Sarah Game Fair Go
| align=right | 1
| | <!-- 3 -->
|}
{| class="toccolours" style="table-layout:fixed;"
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:lavender;text-align:center;" |Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030
|-style="background:lavender;text-align:center;"
|-style="background:lavender;text-align:center;"
!Labor (10)
!Liberal (6)
!One Nation (3)
!Greens SA (2)
!Fair Go (1)
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;"
|<!-- Labor -->
elected 2026:<br/>
Emily Bourke<br/>
Mira El Dannawi<br/>
Justin Hanson<br/>
Hilton Gumbys<br/>
Clare Scriven<br/>
| <!-- Liberal -->
elected 2026:<br/>
Heidi Girolamo<br/>
Ben Hood<br/>
| <!-- One Nation -->
elected 2026:<br/>
Cory Bernardi<br/>
Carlos Quaremba<br/>
Rebecca Hewett<br/>
| <!-- Greens -->
elected 2026:<br/>
Melanie Selwood<br/>
|<!-- Fair Go-->
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;"
|<!-- Labor -->
elected 2022:
| <!-- Liberal -->
elected 2022:
| <!-- One Nation -->
| <!-- Greens -->
elected 2022:
|<!-- Fair Go-->
elected 2022:
|}
2022–2026
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Party || Seats held
! colspan=9 | Current Council
|-
| Australian Labor Party
| align=right | 9
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
| | <!-- 3 -->
| | <!-- 4 -->
| | <!-- 5 -->
| | <!-- 6 -->
| | <!-- 7 -->
| | <!-- 8 -->
| | <!-- 9 -->
|-
| Liberal Party of Australia
| align=right | 8
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
| | <!-- 3 -->
| | <!-- 4 -->
| | <!-- 5 -->
| | <!-- 6 -->
| | <!-- 7 -->
| | <!-- 8 -->
|-
| Greens
| align=right | 1
| |
|-
| SA Best
| align=right | 1
| | <!-- 1 -->
|-
| Independents (*)
| align=right | 3
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 | <!-- 1 -->
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 | <!-- 1 -->
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 | <!-- 3 -->
|}
(*) Independents MLCs: Tammy Franks (Greens until 2025), Sarah Game (One Nation until 2025), and Jing Lee (Liberal until 2025).
At the 2022 election, the eleven seats up for election (the other eleven members had continuing terms) had been held by four Liberal, four Labor, and one each of Greens, Advance SA and an independent. The result elected five Labor, four Liberal, and one each of Greens and One Nation. Consequently the new Labor government would require an additional three non-government votes to pass legislation. However, the Liberal upper house President was unexpectedly re-elected to the Presidency, which would give the Labor government nine of 21 seats during votes on the floor, meaning that only an additional two non-government votes are required to pass legislation.
On 13 May 2025, Tammy Franks resigned from the South Australian Greens and reiterated that she would not contest the 2026 South Australian state election. In her resignation statement, she cited tensions within the party.
{| class="toccolours" style="table-layout:fixed;"
|-
! colspan="5" style="background:lavender;text-align:center;" |Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2022–2026
|-style="background:lavender;text-align:center;"
|-style="background:lavender;text-align:center;"
!Labor (9)
!Liberal (8)
!SA-BEST (2)
!Greens SA (2)
!One Nation (1)
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;"
| <!-- Labor -->
elected 2022:
| <!-- Liberal -->
elected 2022:
| <!-- SA-BEST -->
| <!-- Greens -->
elected 2022:
|<!-- One Nation-->
elected 2022:
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;"
|<!-- Labor -->
elected 2018:<br/>
Emily Bourke<br/>
Justin Hanson<br/>
Mira El Dannawi ^<br/>
<small>^ Appointed to replace retiring <br /> Irene Pnevmatikos in Oct 2023 </small><br />
Clare Scriven<br />
| <!-- Liberal -->
elected 2018:<br/>
Heidi Girolamo ^<br/>
<small>^ Appointed to replace retiring <br/>David Ridgway in Aug 2021 </small><br/>
Ben Hood ^<br/><small>^ Appointed to replace retiring<br/> Stephen Wade in Feb 2023</small><br/>
Terry Stephens<br/>
Jing Lee^<br/><small>^ Resigned from the Liberal Party<br/> on 10 Jan 2025 </small><br/>
| <!-- SA-BEST -->
elected 2018:<br/>
Connie Bonaros<br/>
Frank Pangallo ^<br/><small>^ Resigned from SA Best<br/> on 30 Nov 2023 </small><br/>
| <!-- Greens -->
elected 2018:<br/>
Tammy Franks ^<br/><small>^ Resigned from Greens<br/> on 13 May 2025 </small><br/>
|<!-- One Nation-->
|}
2018–2022
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Party || Seats held
! colspan=8 | Current Council
|-
| Liberal Party of Australia
| align=right | 8
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
| | <!-- 3 -->
| | <!-- 4 -->
| | <!-- 5 -->
| | <!-- 6 -->
| | <!-- 7 -->
| | <!-- 8 -->
|-
| Australian Labor Party
| align=right | 8
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
| | <!-- 3 -->
| | <!-- 4 -->
| | <!-- 5 -->
| | <!-- 6 -->
| | <!-- 7 -->
| | <!-- 8 -->
|-
| SA-BEST
| align=right | 2
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
|-
| Greens
| align=right | 2
| |
| |
|-
| Advance SA
| align=right | 1
| bgcolor=#10294F | <!-- 1 -->
|-
| Independents (*)
| align=right | 1
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 | <!-- 1 -->
|}
:(*) John Dawkins was expelled from the Liberal Party in 2020 after successfully running against the party's nominee for Legislative Council President. This was against the party's rules.
At the 2018 election, 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. Conservative MLC Dennis Hood, who had been elected as a Family First MLC in 2014, defected to the Liberals nine days after the 2018 state election. John Dawkins was expelled from the Liberal Party in 2020 after successfully running against the party's nominee for Legislative Council President. This was against the party's rules.
{| class="toccolours" style="table-layout:fixed;"
|-
! colspan="6" style="background:lavender;text-align:center;" |Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2018–2022
|-style="background:lavender;text-align:center;"
!Liberal (8)
!Labor (8)
!SA-BEST (2)
!Greens SA (2)
!Advance SA (1)
!Independent (1)
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;"
| <!-- Liberal -->
elected 2018:<br/>
David Ridgway<br/>
Stephen Wade<br/>
Terry Stephens<br/>
Jing Lee<br/>
Heidi Girolamo ^<br/>
<small>^ Appointed to replace retiring <br/>David Ridgway in Aug 2021 </small><br/>
| <!-- Labor -->
elected 2018:<br/>
Emily Bourke<br/>
Justin Hanson<br/>
Irene Pnevmatikos<br/>
Clare Scriven<br/>
| <!-- SA-BEST -->
elected 2018:<br/>
Connie Bonaros<br/>
Frank Pangallo<br/>
| <!-- Greens -->
elected 2018:<br/>
Tammy Franks<br/>
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;"
| <!-- Liberal -->
elected 2014:<br/>
Rob Lucas<br/>
Michelle Lensink<br/>
Nicola Centofanti ^<br/><small>^ Appointed to replace resigning Andrew McLachlan in 2020 </small><br/>
Dennis Hood ^<br/><small>^ defected from AC/FFP after 2018 election </small>
| <!-- Labor -->
elected 2014:<br/>
Russell Wortley<br/>
Ian Hunter<br/>
Tung Ngo<br/>
Kyam Maher<br/>
|
| <!-- Greens -->
elected 2014:<br/>
Robert Simms ^<br/><small>^ Appointed to replace resigning Mark Parnell in 2021 </small><br/>
| <!-- Advance SA -->
elected 2014:<br/>
John Darley<br/>
| <!-- Independent -->
elected 2014:<br/>
John Dawkins ^<br/><small>^ expelled from the Liberal Party in 2020 </small>
|- style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;"
|}
2014–2018
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Party || Seats held
! colspan=8 | Current Council
|-
| Australian Labor Party
| align=right | 8
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
| | <!-- 3 -->
| | <!-- 4 -->
| | <!-- 5 -->
| | <!-- 6 -->
| | <!-- 7 -->
| | <!-- 8 -->
|-
| Liberal Party of Australia
| align=right | 8
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
| | <!-- 3 -->
| | <!-- 4 -->
| | <!-- 5 -->
| | <!-- 6 -->
| | <!-- 7 -->
| | <!-- 8 -->
|-
| Greens
| align=right | 2
| |
| |
|-
| Conservatives<sup>1</sup>
| align=right | 2
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
|-
| Dignity
| align=right | 1
| bgcolor=#69359C | <!-- 1 -->
|-
| Advance SA<sup>2</sup>
| align=right | 1
| bgcolor=#10294F | <!-- 1 -->
|}
<sup>1</sup> The two Conservative MPs were elected as members of the Family First Party, which merged into the Australian Conservatives in April 2017.
<br /><sup>2</sup> One ex-Independent/Nick Xenophon Team MP was created a new state political party named Advance SA in September 2017.
2010–2014
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Party || Seats held
! colspan=8 | 2010 Council
|-
| Australian Labor Party
| align=right | 8
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
| | <!-- 3 -->
| | <!-- 4 -->
| | <!-- 5 -->
| | <!-- 6 -->
| | <!-- 7 -->
| | <!-- 8 -->
|-
| Liberal Party of Australia
| align=right | 7
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
| | <!-- 3 -->
| | <!-- 4 -->
| | <!-- 5 -->
| | <!-- 6 -->
| | <!-- 7 -->
|-
| Greens
| align=right | 2
| |
| |
|-
| Family First Party
| align=right | 2
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
|-
| No Pokies
| align=right | 2
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
|-
| Dignity
| align=right | 1
| bgcolor=#69359C | <!-- 1 -->
|}
2006–2010
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Party || 2006
! colspan=9 | 2006 Council
! 2009
! colspan=9 | Council @ 2009
|-
| Australian Labor Party
| align=right | 8
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
| | <!-- 3 -->
| | <!-- 4 -->
| | <!-- 5 -->
| | <!-- 6 -->
| | <!-- 7 -->
| | <!-- 8 -->
| <!-- 9 -->
| align=right | 8
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
| | <!-- 3 -->
| | <!-- 4 -->
| | <!-- 5 -->
| | <!-- 6 -->
| | <!-- 7 -->
| | <!-- 8 -->
|-
| Liberal Party of Australia
| align=right | 8
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
| | <!-- 3 -->
| | <!-- 4 -->
| | <!-- 5 -->
| | <!-- 6 -->
| | <!-- 7 -->
| | <!-- 8 -->
| <!-- 9 -->
| align=right | 8
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
| | <!-- 3 -->
| | <!-- 4 -->
| | <!-- 5 -->
| | <!-- 6 -->
| | <!-- 7 -->
| | <!-- 8 -->
|-
| Family First Party
| align=right | 2
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
| || || || || || || <!-- 3 - 9 -->
| align=right | 2
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
|-
| No Pokies
| align=right | 2
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
| || || || || || || <!-- 3 - 9 -->
| align=right | 2
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
|-
| Greens
| align=right | 1
| |
| || || || || || || || <!-- 2 - 9 -->
| align=right | 1
| |
|-
| Australian Democrats (*)
| align=right | 1
| |
| || || || || || || || <!-- 2 - 9 -->
| align=right | 0
|-
| Independents (*)
| align=right | 0
| || || || || || || || || <!-- 1 - 9 -->
| align=right | 1
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |
|}
:(*) Sandra Kanck was re-elected for a second eight-year term as a Democrat in 2002. In 2009, David Winderlich replaced Kanck due to her resignation. Later in 2009 Winderlich resigned from the Democrats to sit in parliament as an independent.
2002–2006
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Party || Seats held
! colspan=9 | 2002–2006 Council
|-
| Liberal Party of Australia
| align=right | 9
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
| | <!-- 3 -->
| | <!-- 4 -->
| | <!-- 5 -->
| | <!-- 6 -->
| | <!-- 7 -->
| | <!-- 8 -->
| | <!-- 9 -->
|-
| Australian Labor Party
| align=right | 7
| | <!-- 1 -->
| | <!-- 2 -->
| | <!-- 3 -->
| | <!-- 4 -->
| | <!-- 5 -->
| | <!-- 6 -->
| | <!-- 7 -->
|-
| Australian Democrats
| align=right | 3
| |
| |
| |
|-
| Family First Party
| align=right | 1
| |
|-
| No Pokies
| align=right | 1
| |
|-
| Independents (*)
| align=right | 1
| bgcolor=#C0C0C0 |
|}
:(*) Terry Cameron had been elected as a Labor member, but had resigned from the party, initially sitting as an independent, and then founding the SA First party in 1999. He did not face re-election in 2002, but the party disbanded soon after the election, and Cameron subsequently returned to being an independent MLC.
1997–2002
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=1 | Party
! colspan=1 | Seats held
! rowspan=1 colspan=10 | 1997–2002 Council
|-
| Liberal Party of Australia
| align=right | 10
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|-
| Australian Labor Party
| align=right | 8
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|-
| Australian Democrats
| align=right | 3
| |
| |
| |
|-
|| No Pokies
| align=right | 1
| |
|}
1993–1997
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=1 | Party
! colspan=1 | Seats held
! rowspan=1 colspan=11 | 1993–1997 Council
|-
| Liberal Party of Australia
| align=right | 11
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|-
| Australian Labor Party
| align=right | 9
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|-
|| Australian Democrats
| align=right | 2
| |
| |
|}
1989–1993
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=1 | Party
! colspan=1 | Seats held
! rowspan=1 colspan=11 | 1989–1993 Council
|-
| Australian Labor Party
| align=right | 10
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|-
| Liberal Party of Australia
| align=right | 10
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|-
|| Australian Democrats
| align=right | 2
| |
| |
|}
1985–1989
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=1 | Party
! colspan=1 | Seats held
! rowspan=1 colspan=11 | 1985–1989 Council
|-
| Australian Labor Party
| align=right | 10
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|-
| Liberal Party of Australia
| align=right | 10
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|-
|| Australian Democrats
| align=right | 2
| |
| |
|}
1982–1985
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=1 | Party
! colspan=1 | Seats held
! rowspan=1 colspan=11 | 1982–1985 Council
|-
| Liberal Party of Australia
| align=right | 11
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|-
| Australian Labor Party
| align=right | 9
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|-
|| Australian Democrats
| align=right | 2
| |
| |
|}
1979–1982
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=1 | Party
! colspan=1 | Seats held
! rowspan=1 colspan=11 | 1979–1982 Council
|-
| Liberal Party of Australia
| align=right | 11
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|-
| Australian Labor Party
| align=right | 10
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|-
|| Australian Democrats
| align=right | 1
| |
|}
1975–1979
As part of the transitional arrangements associated with the expansion of the Council from 20 members to 22 members, the Council in this period had 21 members.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=1 | Party
! colspan=1 | Seats held
! rowspan=1 colspan=11 | 1975–1979 Council
|-
| Australian Labor Party
| align=right | 10
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|-
| Liberal Party of Australia
| align=right | 9
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
| |
|-
|| Liberal Movement
| align=right | 2
| |
| |
|}
See also
- 2018 South Australian state election
- List of elections in South Australia
- List of South Australian Legislative Council appointments
- List of South Australian Legislative Council by-elections
- Parliaments of the Australian states and territories
- 2008 Parnell–Bressington filibuster
- Lists of Members of the South Australian Legislative Council
Notes
References
Further reading
External links
- Leglislative Council Homepage
- Australia's Upper Houses - ABC Rear Vision A podcast about the development of Australia's upper houses into STV proportional representation elected chambers.