The 56th Parliament of South Australia is the current 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: Reggie Martin
Government leadership Leader of the Government: Kyam Maher
Opposition leadership Leader of the Opposition: Nicola Centofanti
House of Assembly Presiding officer Speaker of the House of Assembly: Nat Cook
Government leadership Leader of Government Business: Tom Koutsantonis
Party summary Legislative Council
+DateParty (shading shows control)TotalVacantGRNALPINDSABLBCLIBFGAFFPONP1 911181––220 2 10 – – – 61– 3 22 0–19.09 45.45–––27.27–4.5513.64
House of Assembly
+DateParty (shading shows control)TotalVacantALPINDLIBONP 29413–470 33554470 70.2110.6410.648.51
Membership Legislative Council
11 of the 22 seats in the upper house were contested in the election on 21 March 2026. Members elected in 2026 are marked with an asterisk (*).
Cory Bernardi* Emily Bourke* Nicola Centofanti Mira El Dannawi* Sarah Game Heidi Girolamo* Hilton Gumbys* Justin Hanson* Laura Henderson Rebecca Hewett* Ben Hood*
Dennis Hood Ian Hunter Michelle Lensink Kyam Maher Reggie Martin Tung Ngo Carlos Quaremba* Clare Scriven* Melanie Selwood* Robert Simms Russell Wortley
House of Assembly
All 47 seats in the lower house were contested in the election on 21 March 2026.
James Agness (Light) Sarah Andrews (Gibson) Jack Batty (Bragg) Lawrence Ben (Enfield) Zoe Bettison (Ramsay) Aria Bolkus (Colton) Blair Boyer (Wright) Geoff Brock (Stuart) Michael Brown (Florey) Nick Champion (Taylor) Nadia Clancy (Elder) Nat Cook (Hurtle Vale) Alex Dighton (Black) Travis Fatchen (Mount Gambier) Katrine Hildyard (Reynell) Lucy Hood (Adelaide)
Eddie Hughes (Giles) Tom Koutsantonis (West Torrens) Peter Malinauskas (Croydon) Matthew Marozzi (Morialta) Jenni Mitton (Mawson) Cressida O'Hanlon (Dunstan) John Fulbrook (Playford) Ashton Hurn (Schubert) Catherine Hutchesson (Waite) Lou Nicholson (Finniss) David Paton (Ngadjuri) Rhiannon Pearce (King) Chris Picton (Kaurna) Toby Priest (Morphett) Cheyne Rich (Port Adelaide) Jenn Roberts (Hartley)
Alice Rolls (Unley) Robert Roylance (Hammond) Olivia Savvas (Newland) Matt Schultz (Kavel) Ella Shaw (Elizabeth) Meagan Spencer (Torrens) Jayne Stinson (Badcoe) Joe Szakacs (Cheltenham) Josh Teague (Heysen) Sam Telfer (Flinders) Chantelle Thomas (Narungga) Erin Thompson (Davenport) Jason Virgo (MacKillop) Tim Whetstone (Chaffey) David Wilkins (Lee)
Changes of membership Legislative Council Before Change AfterMember PartyTypeDateDateMember Party Sarah GameFair GoDefected 16 June 2026 Sarah GameFamily First
House of Assembly Seat Before Change AfterMember PartyTypeDateDateMember PartyHurtle ValeNat CookLaborElected as speaker 5 May 2026Nat CookIndependent
See also Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2026–2030 Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 2026–2030
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