Parliament of South Australia

Parliament of South Australia
Parliament of South Australia
55th Parliament
	Coat of Arms of South Australia
	Parliament of South Australia logo
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Template:UBL
History
Founded	22 April 1857
Leadership
Governor	Frances Adamson ; since 7 October 2021
Speaker of the House of Assembly	Nat Cook, Independent ; since 5 May 2026
President of the Legislative Council	Reggie Martin, Labor ; since 5 May 2026
Premier	Peter Malinauskas, Labor ; since 21 March 2022
Leader of the Opposition	Ashton Hurn, Liberal ; since 8 December 2025
Structure
Seats	Template:UBL
House of Assembly political groups	Government (34) Labor (34); Opposition (5) Liberal (5); Crossbench (8) One Nation (4); Independent (4) ;
Legislative Council political groups	Government (10) Labor (10); Opposition (6) Liberal (6); Crossbench (6) One Nation (3); Greens (2); Fair Go (1);
Length of term	House: 4 years; Council: 8 years
Salary	Template:UBL
Elections
House of Assembly voting system	Full preferential voting
Legislative Council voting system	Single transferable vote
First general election	21 February 1851 as unicameral Legislative Council; 9 March 1857 as bicameral parliament
Last general election	21 March 2026
Redistricting	Redistributions are carried out after each election by the South Australian Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission.
Meeting place
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Website
	parliament.sa.gov.au
Constitution
	Constitution of South Australia

The Parliament of South Australia is the legislature of the Australian state of South Australia. It has the Legislative Council and the House of Assembly. It follows a Westminster system of parliamentary government.

The Parliament is elected by all citizens who are 18 or older at the time of an election.

The House of Assembly (lower house) has 47 members. The Legislative Council (upper house) has 22 councillors (MLCs).

Notes

↑ Current independent MPs: Geoff Brock (Stuart), Matt Schultz (Kavel), Travis Fatchen (Mount Gambier) and Lou Nicholson (Finniss).