List of South Australian Legislative Council appointments

This is a list of appointments to the South Australian Legislative Council, caused by the resignation or death of an incumbent member. A departure creates a casual vacancy which is filled by a candidate of the same affiliation in a joint sitting of the Parliament of South Australia. The constitution states that if the previous sitting Legislative Council member was at the time of his/her election the representative of a particular political party, that party should nominate a replacement from amongst its own members.[1]

History

Until the 1975 election, casual vacancies in the Legislative Council, like the House of Assembly, were also filled at South Australian Legislative Council by-elections. Amendments to the South Australian Constitution and Electoral Acts saw the whole state become a single electorate for the Legislative Council and gave, in line with the Australian Senate, an assembly of members of both Houses of Parliament the right to meet to choose a replacement member.[1]

List of appointments

There have been 24 appointments since 1975: eleven Labor, seven Liberal, three Democrats, one Family First and one independent.[1]

Date Incumbent Party Appointee[1][2] Party Cause
1 December 2015[3] Bernard Finnigan   Independent[a] Peter Malinauskas   Labor Resignation
17 October 2012 Bob Sneath   Labor Kyam Maher   Labor Resignation
13 September 2011 Paul Holloway   Labor Gerry Kandelaars   Labor Resignation
17 February 2009 Sandra Kanck   Democrats David Winderlich   Democrats Resignation
24 July 2008 Andrew Evans   Family First Robert Brokenshire   Family First Resignation
21 November 2007 Nick Xenophon   Independent John Darley   Independent Resignation
2 May 2006 Angus Redford   Liberal Stephen Wade   Liberal Resignation
2 May 2006 Terry Roberts   Labor Bernard Finnigan   Labor Death
26 June 2003 Diana Laidlaw   Liberal Michelle Lensink   Liberal Resignation
17 February 2003 Mike Elliott   Democrats Kate Reynolds   Democrats Resignation
1 September 2000 George Weatherill   Labor Bob Sneath   Labor Resignation
10 October 1995 Mario Feleppa   Labor Paolo Nocella   Labor Resignation
26 September 1995 Barbara Wiese   Labor Paul Holloway   Labor Resignation
13 September 1994 Chris Sumner   Labor Terry Cameron   Labor Resignation
10 February 1994 Ian Gilfillan   Democrats Mike Elliott   Democrats Resignation
3 August 1993 Robert Ritson   Liberal Caroline Schaefer   Liberal Resignation
23 October 1990 Martin Cameron   Liberal Bernice Pfitzner   Liberal Resignation
14 February 1989 Dr John Cornwall   Labor Ron Roberts   Labor Resignation
4 August 1988 Murray Hill   Liberal Julian Stefani   Liberal Resignation
24 February 1987 Brian Chatterton   Labor Trevor Crothers   Labor Resignation
11 February 1986 Frank Blevins   Labor George Weatherill   Labor Resignation
1 June 1982 Jim Dunford   Labor Mario Feleppa   Labor Death
31 July 1979 Jessie Cooper   Liberal Legh Davis   Liberal Resignation
7 March 1978 Frank Potter   Liberal Trevor Griffin   Liberal Death

Notes

a Though Finnigan sat as an independent from 2011, he was elected as a Labor candidate at the 2010 election, as such the joint sitting duly endorsed a Labor appointment.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 South Australian By-Elections 1851-2013: ECSA
  2. ↑ Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836-2007: SA Parliament
  3. ↑ Peter Malinauskas formally fills Legislative Council vacancy in South Australian Parliament: ABC 1 December 2015
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