50th Parliament of South Australia
| Fiftieth Parliament of South Australia | |||||||||
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| Legislative body | Parliament of South Australia | ||||||||
| Meeting place | Parliament House | ||||||||
| Term | 5 March 2002 – 20 February 2006 | ||||||||
| Election | 9 February 2002 | ||||||||
| Government | Labor (minority) | ||||||||
| Opposition | Liberal | ||||||||
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| Members | Government (7)
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| President | Ron Roberts, Labor | ||||||||
| Leader of the Government | Paul Holloway | ||||||||
| Party control | Liberal (minority) | ||||||||
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| Members | Government (22)
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| Speaker | Peter Lewis, Independent (until 4 April 2005) Bob Such, Independent (from 4 April 2005) | ||||||||
| Government Whip | Robyn Geraghty | ||||||||
| Opposition Whip | John Meier | ||||||||
| Party control | Labor (minority) | ||||||||
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The 50th Parliament of South Australia was a 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.
Leadership
Legislative Council
Presiding officer
- President of the Legislative Council: Ron Roberts
- Clerk of the Legislative Council: Janice Davis
- Deputy Clerk and Usher of the Black Rod: Trevor Blowes
Government leadership
House of Assembly
Presiding officer
- Speaker of the House of Assembly: Peter Lewis (until 4 April 2005), Bob Such (from 4 April 2005)
- Chairman of Committees: Bob Such (until 4 April 2005), Jack Snelling (from 4 April 2005)
- Clerk of the Legislative Council: Geoffrey Mitchell (until 11 July 2002), David Bridges (from 18 February 2002)
- Deputy Clerk and Sergeant-at-arms: David Bridges (until 18 February 2002), Paul Collett (from 18 February 2002 until 17 June 2002), Malcolm Lehman (from 17 June 2002)
Government leadership
- Premier: Mike Rann
- Deputy Premier: Kevin Foley
- Government Whip: Robyn Geraghty
Opposition leadership
- Leader of the Opposition: Rob Kerin
- Deputy Leader of the Opposition: Dean Brown (until 21 November 2005), Iain Evans (from 21 November 2005)
- Opposition Whip: John Meier
Party summary
Legislative Council
7 Labor
Liberal 9
| Affiliation | Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | ||||||
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| ALP | IND | SAF | NOP | DEM | LIB | FFP | |||
| End of previous Parliament | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | – | 22 | 0 |
| Begin (5 March 2002) | 7 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| 10 December 2002 | 2 | 21 | 1 | ||||||
| 31 December 2002 | 1 | – | |||||||
| 17 February 2003 | 3 | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 June 2003 | 8 | 21 | 1 | ||||||
| 26 June 2003 | 9 | 22 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 February 2006 | 6 | 21 | 1 | ||||||
| Latest voting share % | 28.57 | 4.76 | 0.00 | 4.76 | 14.29 | 42.86 | 4.76 | ||
House of Assembly
22 Labor
Liberal 20
National 1
| Affiliation | Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | ||||
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| GRN | ALP | IND | LIB | NAT | |||
| End of previous Parliament | – | 19 | 5 | 22 | 1 | 47 | 0 |
| Begin (5 March 2002) | – | 23 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 47 | 0 |
| 30 January 2003 | 1 | 22 | |||||
| 8 February 2006 | – | 4 | |||||
| Latest voting share % | 0.00 | 46.81 | 8.51 | 42.55 | 2.13 | ||
Membership
Legislative Council
11 of the 22 seats in the upper house were contested in the election on 9 February 2002. Members elected in 2002 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 9 February 2002.
Changes of membership
Legislative Council
| Before | Change | After | ||||||
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| Member | Party | Type | Date | Date | Member | Party | ||
| Mike Elliott | Democrats | Resigned | 10 December 2002 | 17 February 2003 | Kate Reynolds | Democrats | ||
| Terry Cameron | SA First | Party disbanded | 31 December 2002 | Terry Cameron | Independent | |||
| Diana Laidlaw | Liberal | Resigned | 6 June 2003 | 26 June 2003 | Michelle Lensink | Liberal | ||
| Terry Roberts | Labor | Died | 18 February 2006 | 2 May 2006 | Vacant | Labor | ||
House of Assembly
| Seat | Before | Change | After | ||||||
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| Member | Party | Type | Date | Date | Member | Party | |||
| Mitchell | Kris Hanna | Labor | Resigned from party | 30 January 2003 | Kris Hanna | Greens | |||
| Mitchell | Kris Hanna | Greens | Resigned from party | 8 February 2006 | Kris Hanna | Independent | |||
See also
- Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2002–2006
- Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 2002–2006
Notes
- ^ Terry Cameron.
- ^ Kris Hanna, Peter Lewis, Rory McEwen, and Bob Such.
References
- "Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836–2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. 24 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011.