The 50th 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: Ron Roberts Clerk of the Legislative Council: Janice Davis Deputy Clerk and Usher of the Black Rod: Trevor Blowes
Government leadership Leader of the Government: Paul Holloway
House of Assembly Presiding officer Speaker of the House of Assembly: Peter Lewis (until 4 April 2005), Bob Such (from 4 April 2005) Chairman of Committees: Bob Such (until 4 April 2005), Jack Snelling (from 4 April 2005) Clerk of the Legislative Council: Geoffrey Mitchell (until 11 July 2002), David Bridges (from 18 February 2002) Deputy Clerk and Sergeant-at-arms: David Bridges (until 18 February 2002), Paul Collett (from 18 February 2002 until 17 June 2002), Malcolm Lehman (from 17 June 2002)
Government leadership Premier: Mike Rann Deputy Premier: Kevin Foley Government Whip: Robyn Geraghty
Opposition leadership Leader of the Opposition: Rob Kerin Deputy Leader of the Opposition: Dean Brown (until 21 November 2005), Iain Evans (from 21 November 2005) Opposition Whip: John Meier
Party summary Legislative Council
+AffiliationParty (shading shows control)TotalVacantALPINDSAFNOPDEMLIBFFP6111310–2207–1139122022111–322082119220621128.574.760.004.7614.2942.864.76
House of Assembly
+AffiliationParty (shading shows control)TotalVacantGRNALPINDLIBNAT–195221470–233201470122–40.0046.818.5142.552.13
Membership Legislative Council
11 of the 22 seats in the upper house were contested in the election on 9 February 2002. Members elected in 2002 are marked with an asterisk (*).
Terry Cameron John Dawkins Andrew Evans* Gail Gago* John Gazzola* Ian Gilfillan Paul Holloway* Sandra Kanck* Robert Lawson* Michelle Lensink Rob Lucas
Angus Redford* Kate Reynolds David Ridgway* Ron Roberts Terry Roberts* Caroline Schaefer* Bob Sneath Julian Stefani Terry Stephens* Nick Xenophon Carmel Zollo
House of Assembly
All 47 seats in the lower house were contested in the election on 9 February 2002.
Michael Atkinson (Croydon) Frances Bedford (Florey) Lyn Breuer (Giles) Mark Brindal (Unley) Robert Brokenshire (Mawson) Dean Brown (Finniss) Malcolm Buckby (Light) Paul Caica (Colton) Vickie Chapman (Bragg) Vini Ciccarello (Norwood) Patrick Conlon (Elder) Iain Evans (Davenport) Kevin Foley (Port Adelaide) Robyn Geraghty (Torrens) Mark Goldsworthy (Kavel) Graham Gunn (Stuart)
Joan Hall (Morialta) Martin Hamilton-Smith (Waite) Kris Hanna (Mitchell) John Hill (Kaurna) Rob Kerin (Frome) Stephanie Key (Ashford) Dorothy Kotz (Newland) Tom Koutsantonis (West Torrens) Peter Lewis (Hammond) Jane Lomax-Smith (Adelaide) Wayne Matthew (Bright) Karlene Maywald (Chaffey) Rory McEwen (Mount Gambier) Duncan McFetridge (Morphett) John Meier (Goyder) Michael O'Brien (Napier)
Liz Penfold (Flinders) Jennifer Rankine (Wright) Mike Rann (Ramsay) John Rau (Enfield) Isobel Redmond (Heysen) Joe Scalzi (Hartley) Jack Snelling (Playford) Lea Stevens (Elizabeth) Bob Such (Fisher) Gay Thompson (Reynell) Ivan Venning (Schubert) Jay Weatherill (Cheltenham) Trish White (Taylor) Mitch Williams (MacKillop) Michael Wright (Lee)
Changes of membership Legislative Council Before Change AfterMember PartyTypeDateDateMember PartyMike ElliottDemocratsResigned10 December 200217 February 2003Kate ReynoldsDemocratsTerry CameronSA FirstParty disbanded31 December 2002Terry CameronIndependentDiana LaidlawLiberalResigned6 June 200326 June 2003Michelle LensinkLiberalTerry RobertsLaborDied18 February 20062 May 2006VacantLabor
House of Assembly Seat Before Change AfterMember PartyTypeDateDateMember PartyMitchellKris HannaLaborResigned from party30 January 2003Kris HannaGreensMitchellKris HannaGreensResigned from party8 February 2006Kris HannaIndependent
See also Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2002–2006 Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 2002–2006
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