The 2026 South Australian First Nations Voice election was held on 21 March 2026 to elect the First Nations Voice to Parliament, an advisory body for Indigenous Australians to the Parliament of South Australia. The election was held on the same day as the South Australian state election.
Constituencies and process There are six electoral constituencies, and unlike state and federal elections, voting is not compulsory. Around 14,000 Aboriginal people live in Adelaide, and between 3,000 and 4,000 in each of five regional constituencies. There are 11 representatives for the central Adelaide Voice, and seven for each regional Voice, making a total of 46.
Candidates Incumbents are denoted with an asterisk (*), successful candidates are bolded.
Kumangka Warrarna Wangkanthi (Central) candidates PartyCandidateBackground Independent Clinton Bennell Noongar and Wiradjuri man. Independent Melissa Clarke Independent Adam-Troy Francis Independent Kahlia Gibson Kokatha and Barkandji woman. Current member of the State Aboriginal Heritage Committee. Independent Matthew Karpany-Carter Ngarrindjeri man. Independent Matthew Rankine Ngarrindjeri, Kokatha, and Narungga man. Independent Michael (Mike) Gilby Independent Jarrod Akselsen Youth worker. Independent Timothy Ritchie Independent Greens Moogy Sumner* Ngarrindjeri and Kaurna man. Unendorsed Greens member. Independent Jennifer Caruso Independent Marnie O'Meara* Elected at 2025 supplementary election. Independent Ashum Owen Kaurna, Ngarrindjeri, and Narungga woman. Independent Deb Moyle* Ngarrindjeri woman.
Far North candidates PartyCandidateBackground Independent Angela Watson Independent Jonathan Lyons* Independent Alan M Wilson Independent Christopher Dodd* Independent Mark Campbell* Pitjantjatjara man. Member of the State Voice. Independent Melissa Thompson* Pitjantjatjara woman. Member of the State Voice. Independent Dharma Ducasse-Singer* Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara woman. Independent Renita Roberts Basket weaver. Independent Dawn Brown* Independent Anna Strzelecki Indigenous Student Support Officer. Independent Russel Bryant
Flinders and Upper North candidates PartyCandidateBackground Independent TJ Thomas* Kokatha Yankunytjatjara man. Safety and wellbeing officer. Independent Charmaine Hull Independent Jacinda Amos Independent Noeleen Lester Independent Ralph Coulthard* Adnyamathanha and Yankunytjatjara man. Financial counsellor and member of the Stolen Generations Committee. Independent Andrew Starkey Independent Charlotte Coulthard-Dare Independent Jacinta McKenzie Independent Rob Singleton* Member of the State Voice. Independent Shania Richards Independent Elaine Kite
Murraylands, Riverland and South East candidates PartyCandidateBackground Independent Lisa Rigney* Ngarrindjeri, Talkindjeri, Ramindjeri, Kaurna, and Boandik woman. Independent Thomas Lovett Independent Stephanie Russel Independent Danni Smith* Eastern Arrernte, Guringdji, Kaurna, Narungga Nukunu and Ngarrindjeri woman. Member of the State Voice. Independent Rob Wright* Ngarrindjeri man. Member of the State Voice. Independent Timothy Hartman* Ngarrindjeri man. Director of the Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal Corporation. Independent Dan Mitchell-Mathews* Narungga Kaurna man. Independent Jazmin Bingham Gomeroi woman. First Nations, youth, and climate activist. Independent Sarah Booth Wombaya Warumungu woman. Independent Alanna Lawson Independent Sheryl Giles* Ngangruku and Ngintait woman. Independent Malcolm Aston Ngarrindjeri man.
West and West Coast candidates PartyCandidateBackground Independent Jack Johncock* Wirangu man. Former councillor on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission. Independent Patrick Sharpe Kokatha person. Independent Keenan Smith* Wirangu, Mirning and Kokatha person. Chairperson of the Wirangu Aboriginal Corporation. Independent Leeroy Binley* Marlinyu Ghoorlie, Wirangu, Kokatha, Mirning, Noongar and Barngala person. Member of the State Voice. Independent Warren Patrick Rajack Clements Candidates elected unopposed Independent Lorraine Haseldine* Member of the State Voice. Independent Rebecca Miller* Independent Evelyn Walker (Richards/Agius)
Yorke and Mid North candidates PartyCandidateBackground Independent Rex Angie Independent Michael Wanganeen Independent Edward D Newchurch* Narungga man. SA Aboriginal Lands Trust board member and the Point Pearce Aboriginal Council chairperson. Independent Doug Milera* Narungga man. Narungga Nation Aboriginal Corporation CEO. Independent Quentin Agius* Descendant of the Adjahdura (Narungga) and Nadjuri people. Member of the State Voice. Candidates elected unopposed Independent Billie-Jane Braund Independent Joy Makepeace* Kamilaroi Murrawarri woman and member of the Stolen Generations. Independent Kellie Sansbury
Results
Kumangka Warrarna Wangkanthi (Central)
Far North
Flinders and Upper North
Murraylands, Riverland and South East
West and West Coast
Yorke and Mid-North
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