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

2018 South Australian state election (Legislative Council)

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11 of the 22 seats in the Legislative Council 11 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   SAB Leader Rob Lucas Kyam Maher None Party Liberal Labor SA-Best Seats before 8 8 0 Seats won 5[a] 4 2 Seats after 9[a] 8 2 Seat change 1 2 Popular vote 338,700 304,229 203,364 Percentage 32.23% 28.95% 19.35% Swing 3.76pp 2.01pp 6.46pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   ASA Leader Mark Parnell John Darley Kelly Vincent Party Greens Advance SA Dignity Seats before 2 1 1 Seats won 1 0 0 Seats after 2 1 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 61,610 4,227 20,337 Percentage 5.86% 0.40% 1.94% Swing 0.59pp 0.40pp 1.01pp

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

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.

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