The 55th Parliament of South Australia is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the South Australian state government, composed of the South Australian Legislative Council and the South Australian House of Assembly.
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| Legislative body | Parliament of South Australia | ||||
| Meeting place | Parliament House | ||||
| Term | 3 May 2022 – present | ||||
| Election | 19 March 2022 | ||||
| Government | Labor | ||||
| Opposition | Liberal | ||||
| Legislative Council | |||||
| Members | Government (9)
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| President | Terry Stephens, Liberal | ||||
| Leader of the Government | Kyam Maher | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Nicola Centofanti | ||||
| Party control | Labor (minority) | ||||
| House of Assembly | |||||
| Members | Government (29)
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| Speaker | Dan Cregan, Independent (until 11 April 2024) Leon Bignell, Labor (from 11 April 2024) | ||||
| Leader of Government Business | Tom Koutsantonis | ||||
| Government Whip | Lee Odenwalder | ||||
| Opposition Whip | David Pisoni | ||||
| Party control | Labor | ||||
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Leadership
Legislative Council
Presiding officer
- President of the Legislative Council: Terry Stephens
Government leadership
- Leader of the Government: Kyam Maher
- Government Whip: Ian Hunter
Opposition leadership
- Leader of the Opposition: Nicola Centofanti
- Deputy Leader of the Opposition: Heidi Girolamo (from 22 January 2025)
- Opposition Whips: Laura Henderson, Dennis Hood (from 2 April 2025)
House of Assembly
Presiding officer
- Speaker of the House of Assembly: Dan Cregan (until 11 April 2024), Leon Bignell (from 11 April 2024)
Government leadership
- Leader of Government Business: Tom Koutsantonis
- Government Whip: Lee Odenwalder
Opposition leadership
- Opposition Whip: David Pisoni
- Manager of Opposition Business: Jack Batty (from 19 August 2024)
Leadership elections
Terry Stephens was elected unopposed as the President of the Legislative Council. Ian Hunter, Tung Ngo, Russell Wortley, Justin Hanson, Irene Pnevmatikos, and Reggie Martin all rejected a nomination from Connie Bonaros.
Dan Cregan was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the House of Assembly. Following Cregan's resignation from the position, Leon Bignell was elected unopposed to the Speakership on 11 April 2024.
Party summary
Legislative Council
| Date | Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | ||||||||
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| GRN | ALP | IND | ASA | SAB | LBC | LIB | FGA | ONP | |||
| End of previous Parliament | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | – | 22 | 0 |
| Begin (3 May 2022) | 2 | 9 | – | – | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| 13 January 2023 | 7 | 21 | 1 | ||||||||
| 7 March 2023 | 8 | 22 | 0 | ||||||||
| 10 October 2023 | 8 | 21 | 1 | ||||||||
| 17 October 2023 | 9 | 22 | 0 | ||||||||
| 1 December 2023 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 11 January 2025 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||
| 13 May 2025 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 18 May 2025 | 4 | – | |||||||||
| 22 May 2025 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| 24 July 2025 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||
| 19 August 2025 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| Latest voting share % | 4.55 | 40.91 | 4.55 | 0.00 | 4.55 | 4.55 | 36.36 | 4.55 | 0.00 | ||
House of Assembly
| Date | Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | ||
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| ALP | IND | LIB | |||
| End of previous Parliament | 19 | 6 | 22 | 47 | 0 |
| Begin (3 May 2022) | 27 | 4 | 16 | 47 | 0 |
| 31 May 2022 | 15 | 46 | 1 | ||
| 2 July 2022 | 16 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 6 July 2023 | 5 | 15 | |||
| 6 February 2024 | 14 | 46 | 1 | ||
| 23 March 2024 | 28 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 11 April 2024 | 27 | 6 | |||
| 15 October 2024 | 13 | 46 | 1 | ||
| 16 November 2024 | 28 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 2 September 2025 | 5 | 46 | 1 | ||
| 5 September 2025 | 29 | 4 | |||
| Latest voting share % | 63.04 | 8.70 | 28.26 | ||
Membership
Legislative Council
11 of the 22 seats in the upper house were contested in the election on 19 March 2022. Members elected in 2022 are marked with an asterisk (*).
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House of Assembly
All 47 seats in the lower house were contested in the election on 19 March 2022.
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Changes of membership
Legislative Council
| Before | Change | After | ||||||
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| Member | Party | Type | Date | Date | Member | Party | ||
| Stephen Wade | Liberal | Retired | 13 January 2023 | 7 March 2023 | Ben Hood | Liberal | ||
| Irene Pnevmatikos | Labor | Resigned | 10 October 2023 | 17 October 2023 | Mira El Dannawi | Labor | ||
| Frank Pangallo | SA-Best | Resigned from party | 1 December 2023 | Frank Pangallo | Independent | |||
| Jing Lee | Liberal | Resigned from party | 11 January 2025 | Jing Lee | Independent | |||
| Tammy Franks | Greens | Resigned from party | 13 May 2025 | Tammy Franks | Independent | |||
| Sarah Game | One Nation | Resigned from party | 18 May 2025 | Sarah Game | Independent | |||
| Jing Lee | Independent | New party | 22 May 2025 | Jing Lee | Better Community | |||
| Sarah Game | Independent | New party | 24 July 2025 | Sarah Game | Fair Go | |||
| Frank Pangallo | Independent | Joined party | 19 August 2025 | Frank Pangallo | Liberal | |||
House of Assembly
| Seat | Before | Change | After | ||||||
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| Member | Party | Type | Date | Date | Member | Party | |||
| Bragg | Vickie Chapman | Liberal | Resigned | 31 May 2022 | 2 July 2022 | Jack Batty | Liberal | ||
| MacKillop | Nick McBride | Liberal | Resigned from party | 6 July 2023 | Nick McBride | Independent | |||
| Dunstan | Steven Marshall | Liberal | Retired | 6 February 2024 | 23 March 2024 | Cressida O'Hanlon | Labor | ||
| Mawson | Leon Bignell | Labor | Elected as speaker | 11 April 2024 | Leon Bignell | Independent | |||
| Black | David Speirs | Liberal | Resigned | 15 October 2024 | 16 November 2024 | Alex Dighton | Labor | ||
| Mount Gambier | Troy Bell | Independent | Resigned | 2 September 2025 | Vacant | ||||
| Mawson | Leon Bignell | Independent | Joined party | 5 September 2025 | Leon Bignell | Labor | |||
See also
- Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2022–2026
- Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 2022–2026
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