Results of the 2022 South Australian state election (Legislative Council)

This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the 2022 South Australian state election.

2022 South Australian state election (Legislative Council)

← 2018 19 March 2022 2026 →
11 of the 22 seats in the Legislative Council 11 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Kyam Maher Rob Lucas Tammy Franks Party Labor Liberal Greens Seats before 8 seats 9 seats 2 seats Seats won 5 4 1 Seats after 9 8 2 Seat change 1 1 Primary vote 402,441 374,289 98,324 Percentage 36.96% 34.38% 9.03% Swing 8.01 2.14 3.17   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   SAB ADV Leader Jennifer Game No leader John Darley Party One Nation SA-Best Advance SA Seats before 0 seats 2 seats 1 seat Seats won 1 0 0 Seats after 1 2 0 Seat change 1 1 1 Primary vote 46,051 11,392 3,623 Percentage 4.23% 1.05% 0.33% Swing 4.23 18.31 0.07
Leader of the Government before election Rob Lucas Liberal Subsequent Leader of the Government Kyam Maher Labor

The 11 of 22 seats up for election were 5 Liberal, 4 Labor, 1 Green and 1 Advance SA. The outcome was 5 Labor, 4 Liberal, 1 Green and 1 One Nation. Carrying over from the 2018 election were 4 Labor, 4 Liberal, 1 Green, 2 SA-BEST.

Election results

2022 South Australian state election: Legislative Council^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	1. Kyam Maher (elected 1) 2. Tung Ngo (elected 4) 3. Reggie Martin (elected 6) 4. Ian Hunter (elected 8) 5. Russell Wortley (elected 11) 6. Meagan Spencer	402,441	36.96	+8.01
	Liberal	1. Michelle Lensink (elected 2) 2. Dennis Hood (elected 5) 3. Nicola Centofanti (elected 7) 4. Laura Curran (elected 9) 5. Kathleen Bourne 6. Tania Stock	374,289	34.38	+2.14
	Greens	1. Robert Simms (elected 3) 2. Yesha Joshi 3. Malwina Wyra	98,324	9.03	+3.17
	One Nation	1. Sarah Game (elected 10) 2. Bob Couch	46,051	4.23	+4.23
	Liberal Democrats	1. James Hol 2. Peter McMahon	36,445	3.35	+0.88
	Family First	1. Tom Kenyon 2. Deepa Mathew 3. Craig Bowyer	33,342	3.06	+3.06
	Legalise Cannabis	1. Damon Adams 2. Tyler Green	22,731	2.09	+2.09
	Animal Justice	1. Louise Pfeiffer 2. Tracey Newman	16,299	1.50	−0.67
	SA-Best	1. Ian Markos 2. Keyvan Abak	11,392	1.05	−18.31
	Real Change SA	1. Stephen Pallaras 2. Tony Tonkin	9,417	0.86	+0.86
	Australian Family	1. Bob Day 2. Sue Jarman	9,315	0.86	+0.86
	National	1. Gary Johanson 2. Lisa Sherry 3. Emmalene Richards	7,363	0.68	+0.68
	Independent Prioritise Health	1. Kieran Roche 2. Deborah Davies	4,841	0.68	+0.68
	Sustainable Australia	1. Elise Michie 2. Jack Duxbury	3,871	0.36	+0.36
	Advance SA	1. John Darley 2. Paula Gust 3. Linda Cheng	3,623	0.33	−0.07
	Independent Defend Local Business	1. Colin Shearing 2. Carol Haslam	3,237	0.30	+0.30
	Independent Truth Accountability Responsibility	1. Amrik Singh Thandi 2. MJ Thandi	2,461	0.23	−0.11
	Independent Belinda Valentine Team	1. Belinda Valentine 2. Steven Harvey	1,508	0.14	+0.14
	Independent Belinda Valentine Team	1. Belinda Valentine 2. Steven Harvey	1,359	0.12	+0.12
	Ungrouped	Graham Philp	531	0.05	+0.05
Total formal votes			1,088,840	95.94	+0.33
Informal votes			40,840	3.62	−0.33
Turnout			1,129,680	89.18	−2.94

See also

• Candidates of the 2022 South Australian state election
• Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2022–2026