This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the 2018 South Australian state election.
The 11 of 22 seats up for election were 4 Liberal, 4 Labor, 1 Green, 1 Conservative and 1 Dignity. The outcome was 4 Liberal, 4 Labor, 2 SA Best and 1 Green.Final Results of the 2018 South Australian Election: Antony Green 4 April 2018Third time lucky: The Poll Bludger 18 March 2018 Carrying over from the 2014 election were 4 Liberal, 4 Labor, 1 Green, 1 Advance SA, and 1 Conservative; although the Conservative, Dennis Hood, defected to the Liberals nine days after the 2018 state election.Dennis Hood dumps Cory Bernardi's Australian Conservatives to join SA Liberals: ABC 26 March 2017"We didn’t realise the power of Family First": Fallen Conservative rues botched re-branding: InDaily 20 March 2018
So from 2018 to 2020, the 22 seat upper house composition was 9 Liberal on the government benches, 8 Labor on the opposition benches, and 5 to minor parties on the crossbench, consisting of 2 SA Best, 2 Greens, and 1 Advance SA. The government therefore required at least three additional non-government members to form a majority and carry votes on the floor."They're dickheads": Darley kills off power-sharing deal with X-colleagues: InDaily 23 April 2018
In 2020, John Dawkins was expelled from the Liberal Party for breaking party rules by nominating himself for President of the Legislative Council. The 22 seat upper house composition before the 2022 election was therefore 8 Liberal, 8 Labor, 2 SA Best, 2 Greens, 1 Advance SA, and 1 independent.
Election results
See also Candidates of the 2018 South Australian state election Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2018–2022
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