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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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- ^ a b Final Results of the 2018 South Australian Election: Antony Green 4 April 2018
- ^ "2018 Legislative Council election results". Electoral Commission SA. 23 April 2018. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018.
- ^ Third time lucky: The Poll Bludger 18 March 2018
- ^ Dennis Hood dumps Cory Bernardi's Australian Conservatives to join SA Liberals: ABC 26 March 2017
- ^ "We didn’t realise the power of Family First": Fallen Conservative rues botched re-branding: InDaily 20 March 2018
- ^ "They're dickheads": Darley kills off power-sharing deal with X-colleagues: InDaily 23 April 2018
- ^ "SA Liberal John Dawkins wins presidency then booted from party hours after vote". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.