Results_of_the_2018_South_Australian_state_election_(Legislative_Council)

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

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

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

Quick Facts 11 of the 22 seats in the Legislative Council 11 seats needed for a majority, First party ...

The 11 of 22 seats up for election were 4 Liberal, 4 Labor, 1 Green, 1 Conservative and 1 Dignity. The 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

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Notes

  1. 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).

References

  1. [1]
    Final Results of the 2018 South Australian Election: Antony Green 4 April 2018
  2. [2]
    "2018 Legislative Council election results". Electoral Commission SA. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018.
  3. [3]
    Third time lucky: The Poll Bludger 18 March 2018
  4. [4]
    Dennis Hood dumps Cory Bernardi's Australian Conservatives to join SA Liberals: ABC 26 March 2017
  5. [5]
    "We didn’t realise the power of Family First": Fallen Conservative rues botched re-branding: InDaily 20 March 2018
  6. [6]
    "They're dickheads": Darley kills off power-sharing deal with X-colleagues: InDaily 23 April 2018
  7. [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.
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