The Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of South Australia, the lower house being the House of Assembly.
South Australian Legislative Council Chamber
The Legislative Council chamber in Old Parliament House in 1939
Parliament House on North Terrace, Adelaide.
A state election was held on 21 March 2026 to elect the members of the 56th Parliament of South Australia. All 47 seats in the House of Assembly were up for election, along with 11 of the 22 seats in
South Australian Legislative Council
…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. At the 2018 election, the 11 of 22 seats up for election were 4 Liberal, 4 Labor…
Peter Malinauskas at the 2026 ANZAC Day Dawn Service at the National War Memorial, Adelaide
Ashton Hurn at the 2026 ANZAC Day Dawn Service at the National War Memorial, Adelaide
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Alice Rolls (pictured) gained the seat of Unley from retiring Liberal David Pisoni.