2026 South Australian Legislative Council election

2026 South Australian state election (Legislative Council)
21 March 2026 (2026-03-21)
11 of the 22 seats in the South Australian Legislative Council
12 seats needed for a majority
Registered1,313,045[1]
(as of 30 January 2026)
 
Leader Kyam Maher
(not up for election) 		Nicola Centofanti
(not up for election) 		Robert Simms
(not up for election)
Party Labor Liberal Greens
Leader since 10 April 2018 19 April 2022 13 May 2025
Last election 9 seats 8 seats 2 seats
Current seats 9 8 1
Seats needed 3 N/A[a] N/A[a]
 
Leader Cory Bernardi
(contesting seat) 		Connie Bonaros Jing Lee
Party One Nation SA-Best Better Community
Leader since 3 February 2026 30 November 2023 22 May 2025
Last election 1 seat 2 seats Did not exist
Current seats 0 1 1 seat
Seats needed N/A[a] N/A[a] N/A[a]
 
FG
Leader Sarah Game
(not up for election)
Party Fair Go
Leader since 24 July 2025
Last election Did not exist
Current seats 1 seat
Seats needed N/A[a]
Incumbent Leader of the Government

Kyam Maher
Labor



The 2026 South Australian Legislative Council election will be held on 21 March 2026 to elect 11 of the 22 members of the South Australian Legislative Council as part of the 2026 South Australian state election.

Overall results

Legislative Council (STV) – Turnout TBD (CV)
Party Primary votes Seats
Votes % Swing (pp) Seats
won 		Not
up 		New
Total 		Change
  Labor 5
  Liberal 4
  Greens 1
  One Nation 0
  Family First 0
  Legalise Cannabis 0
  Animal Justice 0
  Ungrouped/Independent 0
  SA-Best 0
  Real Change 0
  Australian Family 0
  National 0
  Better Community New 0
  Fair Go New 1
  United Voice New 0
Total 100.0 – 11 11 22
Informal votes
Turnout
Enrolled voters – –
Source: Electoral Commission of South Australia

South Australia

2026 South Australian state election: Legislative Council[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Real Change 1. Stephen Pallaras
2. Daniel Pallaras
Fair Go 1. Chris McDermott
2. Shannon Foote
SA-Best 1. Connie Bonaros
2. Skye Barrett
3. Joanna Rowe
4. John Banelis
5. Naomi Dewar
Family First 1. Deepa Mathew
2. Christopher Brohier
Animal Justice 1. Lionel Pengilley
2. Geoff Russell
Australian Family 1. Bob Day
2. Nicole Hussey
3. John Day
United Voice 1. Mark Aldridge
2. Matilda Bawden
Better Community 1. Jing Lee
2. Danny Caiazza
Legalise Cannabis 1. Jessica Nies
2. Peter Waters
Liberal 1. Ben Hood
2. Heidi Girolamo
3. Rowan Mumford
4. KD Singh
5. Belinda Crawford-Marshall
Labor 1. Emily Bourke
2. Mira El Dannawi
3. Justin Hanson
4. Hilton Gumbys
5. Clare Scriven
6. Senthil Chidambaranathan
7. Awur Deng
Greens 1. Melanie Selwood
2. Katie McCusker
3. Christopher Smith
National 1. Rikki Lambert
2. Perrin Rennie
One Nation 1. Cory Bernardi
2. Carlos Quaremba
3. Rebecca Hewett
4. Nathan Skrlj
Independent (Group O) 1. Craig Pickering
2. Emily Hutchinson
Independent (Group P) 1. Tammy Franks
2. Faith Coleman
Independent (Group Q) Darren Phillips
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Party will not be fielding enough candidates to win a majority.

References

  1. ^ "Enrolment statistics". Electoral Commission of South Australia.
  2. ^ "2026 Legislative Council Candidates". Electoral Commission of South Australia. 2 March 2026.
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