Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1997–2002

This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council between 1997 and 2002. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each state election, half of these members were elected at the 1993 state election with terms expiring in 2002, while the other half were elected at the 1997 state election with terms expiring in 2006. Party Seats held 1997–2002 Council Liberal Party of Australia 10                      Australian Labor Party 8                  Australian Democrats 3        No Pokies 1   

Name Party Term expiry Term of office Terry Cameron Labor/Independent/SA First 2006 1995–2006 Trevor Crothers Labor/Independent 2002 1987–2002 Legh Davis Liberal 2002 1979–2002 John Dawkins Liberal 2006 1997–2022 Mike Elliott Democrat 2006 1985–1993, 1994–2002 Ian Gilfillan Democrat 2006 1982–1993, 1997–2006 Trevor Griffin Liberal 2002 1978–2002 Paul Holloway Labor 2002 1995–2011 Jamie Irwin Liberal 2002 1985–2002 Sandra Kanck Democrat 2002 1993–2008 Diana Laidlaw Liberal 2006 1982–2003 Robert Lawson Liberal 2002 1993–2010 Rob Lucas Liberal 2006 1982–2022 Carolyn Pickles Labor 2002 1985–2002 Angus Redford Liberal 2002 1993–2006 Ron Roberts Labor 2006 1989–2006 Terry Roberts Labor 2002 1984–2006 Caroline Schaefer Liberal 2002 1993–2010 Bob Sneath Labor 2006 2000–2012 Julian Stefani Liberal 2006 1988–2006 George Weatherill Labor 2006 1986–2000 Nick Xenophon Independent No Pokies 2006 1997–2007 Carmel Zollo Labor 2006 1997–2014

Terry Cameron was elected as a Labor MLC, but resigned from the party in August 1998 to support the sale of ETSA. He served as an independent until 25 March 1999, when he founded the SA First party. Trevor Crothers was elected as a Labor MLC, but resigned from the party in June 1999 to support the sale of ETSA. He served out the remainder of his term as an independent. Labor MLC George Weatherill resigned on 1 September 2000. Bob Sneath was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 4 October 2000.

References

"Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1837–2007", Parliament of South Australia, 2007. "History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006", Dean Jaensch, 2006.