The 55th Parliament of South Australia was a meeting of the legislative branch of the South Australian state government, composed of the South Australian Legislative Council and the South Australian House of Assembly.
Leadership Legislative Council Presiding officer President of the Legislative Council: Terry Stephens
Government leadership Leader of the Government: Kyam Maher Government Whip: Ian Hunter
Opposition leadership Leader of the Opposition: Nicola Centofanti Deputy Leader of the Opposition: Heidi Girolamo (from 22 January 2025) Opposition Whips: Laura Henderson, Dennis Hood (from 2 April 2025)
House of Assembly Presiding officer Speaker of the House of Assembly: Dan Cregan (until 11 April 2024), Leon Bignell (from 11 April 2024)
Government leadership Leader of Government Business: Tom Koutsantonis Government Whip: Lee Odenwalder
Opposition leadership Opposition Whip: David Pisoni Manager of Opposition Business: Jack Batty (from 19 August 2024)
Leadership elections Terry Stephens was elected unopposed as the President of the Legislative Council. Ian Hunter, Tung Ngo, Russell Wortley, Justin Hanson, Irene Pnevmatikos, and Reggie Martin all rejected a nomination from Connie Bonaros.
Dan Cregan was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the House of Assembly. Following Cregan's resignation from the position, Leon Bignell was elected unopposed to the Speakership on 11 April 2024.
Party summary Legislative Council
+DateParty (shading shows control)TotalVacantGRNALPINDASASABLBCLIBFGAONP28112–8––22029––2–8–122072118220821192201127134–3121184.5540.914.550.004.554.5536.364.550.00
House of Assembly
+DateParty (shading shows control)TotalVacantALPINDLIB1962247027416470154611647051514461284702761346128470546129463.048.7028.26
Membership Legislative Council
11 of the 22 seats in the upper house were contested in the election on 19 March 2022. Members elected in 2022 are marked with an asterisk (*).
Connie Bonaros Emily Bourke Nicola Centofanti* Mira El Dannawi Tammy Franks Sarah Game* Heidi Girolamo Justin Hanson Laura Henderson* Ben Hood Dennis Hood*
Ian Hunter* Jing Lee Michelle Lensink* Kyam Maher* Reggie Martin* Tung Ngo* Frank Pangallo Clare Scriven Robert Simms* Terry Stephens Russell Wortley*
House of Assembly
All 47 seats in the lower house were contested in the election on 19 March 2022.
Sarah Andrews (Gibson) David Basham (Finniss) Jack Batty (Bragg) Troy Bell (Mount Gambier) Zoe Bettison (Ramsay) Leon Bignell (Mawson) Blair Boyer (Wright) Geoff Brock (Stuart) Michael Brown (Florey) Nick Champion (Taylor) Nadia Clancy (Elder) Susan Close (Port Adelaide) Nat Cook (Hurtle Vale) Matt Cowdrey (Colton) Dan Cregan (Kavel) Alex Dighton (Black)
Fraser Ellis (Narungga) John Fulbrook (Playford) John Gardner (Morialta) Katrine Hildyard (Reynell) Lucy Hood (Adelaide) Eddie Hughes (Giles) Ashton Hurn (Schubert) Catherine Hutchesson (Waite) Tom Koutsantonis (West Torrens) Peter Malinauskas (Croydon) Nick McBride (MacKillop) Andrea Michaels (Enfield) Stephen Mullighan (Lee) Lee Odenwalder (Elizabeth) Cressida O'Hanlon (Dunstan) Stephen Patterson (Morphett)
Rhiannon Pearce (King) Adrian Pederick (Hammond) Tony Piccolo (Light) Chris Picton (Kaurna) David Pisoni (Unley) Penny Pratt (Frome) Olivia Savvas (Newland) Jayne Stinson (Badcoe) Joe Szakacs (Cheltenham) Vincent Tarzia (Hartley) Josh Teague (Heysen) Sam Telfer (Flinders) Erin Thompson (Davenport) Tim Whetstone (Chaffey) Dana Wortley (Torrens)
Changes of membership Legislative Council Before Change AfterMember PartyTypeDateDateMember PartyStephen WadeLiberalRetired13 January 20237 March 2023Ben HoodLiberalIrene PnevmatikosLaborResigned10 October 202317 October 2023Mira El DannawiLaborFrank PangalloSA BestResigned from party1 December 2023Frank PangalloIndependentJing LeeLiberalResigned from party11 January 2025Jing LeeIndependentTammy FranksGreensResigned from party13 May 2025Tammy FranksIndependentSarah GameOne NationResigned from party18 May 2025Sarah GameIndependentJing LeeIndependentNew party22 May 2025Jing LeeBetter CommunitySarah GameIndependentNew party24 July 2025Sarah GameFair GoFrank PangalloIndependentJoined party19 August 2025Frank PangalloLiberal
House of Assembly Seat Before Change AfterMember PartyTypeDateDateMember PartyBraggVickie ChapmanLiberalResigned31 May 20222 July 2022Jack BattyLiberalMacKillopNick McBrideLiberalResigned from party6 July 2023Nick McBrideIndependentDunstanSteven MarshallLiberalRetired6 February 202423 March 2024Cressida O'HanlonLaborMawsonLeon BignellLaborElected as speaker11 April 2024Leon BignellIndependentBlackDavid SpeirsLiberalResigned15 October 202416 November 2024Alex DightonLaborMount GambierTroy BellIndependentResigned2 September 2025VacantMawsonLeon BignellIndependent (Speaker)Rejoined party5 September 2025Leon BignellLabor
Note: Constitution (Independent Speaker) Amendment Act 2021 requires the Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly to be Independent. However, the Speaker can rejoin their party within 6 months of an election.
See also Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2022–2026 Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 2022–2026
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