Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1985–1989

This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council between 1985 and 1989. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each state election, half of these members were elected at the 1982 state election with terms expiring in 1989, while the other half were elected at the 1985 state election with terms expiring in 1993. Party Seats held 1985–1989 Council Australian Labor Party 10                      Liberal Party of Australia 10                      Australian Democrats 2     

Name Party Term expiry Term of office Gordon Bruce Labor 1993 1979–1993 John Burdett Liberal 1993 1973–1993 Martin Cameron Liberal 1989 1971–1990 Brian Chatterton Labor 1993 1973–1987 Dr John Cornwall Labor 1989 1975–1989 Trevor Crothers Labor 1993 1987–2002 Legh Davis Liberal 1993 1979–2002 Peter Dunn Liberal 1989 1982–1997 Mike Elliott Democrat 1993 1985–1993, 1994–2002 Mario Feleppa Labor 1989 1982–1995 Ian Gilfillan Democrat 1989 1982–1993, 1997–2006 Trevor Griffin Liberal 1993 1978–2002 Murray Hill Liberal 1989 1965–1988 Jamie Irwin Liberal 1993 1985–2002 Diana Laidlaw Liberal 1989 1982–2003 Anne Levy Labor 1989 1975–1997 Rob Lucas Liberal 1989 1982–2022 Carolyn Pickles Labor 1993 1985–2002 Robert Ritson Liberal 1993 1979–1993 Ron Roberts Labor 1989 1989–2006 Terry Roberts Labor 1993 1985–2006 Julian Stefani Liberal 1989 1988–2006 Chris Sumner Labor 1989 1975–1994 George Weatherill Labor 1989 1986–2000 Barbara Wiese Labor 1993 1979–1995

Labor MLC Frank Blevins had resigned late in the previous term in order to contest the Legislative Assembly seat of Giles at the 1985 state election. Blevins was not due to face re-election that year, so the new parliament needed to fill a casual vacancy to cover the remaining four years of his term. George Weatherill was appointed on 11 February 1986. Labor MLC Brian Chatterton resigned on 2 February 1987. Trevor Crothers was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 24 February 1987. Liberal MLC Murray Hill resigned on 4 July 1988. Julian Stefani was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 4 August 1988. Labor MLC Dr John Cornwall resigned on 31 January 1989. Ron Roberts was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 14 February 1989.

References

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