Results of the 2006 South Australian state election (Legislative Council)

South Australian state election, 18 March 2006[1]
Legislative Council
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Enrolled voters 1,055,347
Votes cast 981,658 Turnout 93.0 −1.1
Informal votes 50,789 Informal 5.2 -0.2
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats
won
Seats
held
  Labor 340,632 36.6 +3.7 4 8
  Liberal 241,740 26.0 −14.1 3 8
  No Pokies 190,958 20.5 +19.2 2 2
  Family First 46,328 5.0 +1.0 1 2
  Greens 39,852 4.3 +1.5 1 1
  Democrats 16,412 1.8 –5.5 0 1
  One Nation 7,559 0.8 -1.0 0 0
  HEMP 6,617 0.7 –0.2 0 0
  National 6,237 0.7 +0.2 0 0
  Shooters 5,991 0.6 +0.6 0 0
  Dignity for Disability 5,615 0.6 +0.6 0 0
  Other 22,928 2.5 * 0 0
Total 930,869     11 22

This is a list of results for the Legislative Council at the 2006 South Australian state election.

Continuing members

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The following MLCs were not up for re-election this year.

Member Party Term
  Gail Gago Labor 2002–2010
  John Gazzola Labor 2002–2010
  Paul Holloway Labor 2002–2010
  Vacant Seat [1] Labor 2002–2010
  Robert Lawson Liberal 2002–2010
  David Ridgway Liberal 2002–2010
  Caroline Schaefer Liberal 2002–2010
  Terry Stephens Liberal 2002–2010
  Vacant Seat [2] Liberal 2002–2010
  Sandra Kanck Democrats 2002–2010
  Andrew Evans Family First 2002–2010
1 Sitting Labor MLC Terry Roberts died on 18 February 2006, one month before the election. Labor candidate Bernard Finnigan was appointed as his replacement after the election on 2 May 2006 to serve the rest of Roberts's term.
2 Liberal MLC Angus Redford resigned from the Legislative Council in March 2006 in an unsuccessful attempt to shift to the House of Assembly. Liberal candidate Stephen Wade was appointed for the remaining four years of Redford's term on 2 May 2006.

Election results

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2006 South Australian state election: Legislative Council[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 77,573
Labor 1. Carmel Zollo (elected 1)
2. Bob Sneath (elected 4)
3. Russell Wortley (elected 7)
4. Ian Hunter (elected 9)
5. Jon Gee
6. Brer Adams
7. Viv Maher
340,632 36.6 +3.7
Liberal 1. Rob Lucas (elected 2)
2. John Dawkins (elected 5)
3. Michelle Lensink (elected 8)
4. Timothy Keynes
5. Stephen Wade
6. Ashley Jared
7. Bob Randall
241,740 26.0 −14.1
  Independent No Pokies 1. Nick Xenophon (elected 3)
2. Ann Bressington (elected 6)
3. John Darley
190,958 20.5 +19.2
Family First 1. Dennis Hood (elected 10)
2. Trevor Grace
3. Toni Turnbull
4. Colin Gibson
46,328 5.0 +1.0
Greens 1. Mark Parnell (elected 11)
2. Clare McGarty
3. Jake Bugden
4. Sarah Hanson-Young
39,852 4.3 +1.5
Democrats 1. Kate Reynolds
2. Richard Way
3. Bec Hill
4. Paul Rowse
16,412 1.8 −5.5
One Nation 1. Barbara Pannach
2. Basil Hille
7,559 0.8 −1.0
HEMP Lisa Crago 6,617 0.7 −0.2
National 1. Deb Thiele
2. Ian Willcourt
6,237 0.7 +0.2
Shooters 1. Robert Low
2. Michael Hudson
5,991 0.6 +0.6
Dignity for Disabled 1. Paul Collier
2. Fim Jucha
3. Charmaine Mahar
4. Breige Byrne
5,615 0.6 +0.6
Independent Peter Lewis 5,370 0.6 +0.6
  Ban Live Animal Exports Jamnes Danenberg 2,754 0.3 +0.3
No Battery Hens Paulina Toro 2,334 0.3 +0.3
Recreational Fishers Neil Armstrong 2,118 0.2 +0.2
  Reform Party Stormy Summers 2,106 0.2 0.0
Independent Mick Dzamko 1,581 0.2 +0.2
Rural/Regional SA Jan Vrtielka 1,125 0.1 +0.1
  Social and Environmental Justice Michelle Drummond 1,120 0.1 +0.1
Independent Buy Back ETSA Ralph Clarke 1,115 0.1 +0.1
Independent Andrew Stanko 993 0.1 +0.1
  Aboriginal Representative Joanne Frya 978 0.1 +0.1
No Drugs Laury Bais 609 0.1 +0.1
Independent Terry Cameron 417 0.04 +0.04
Independent Priya Subramaniam 308 0.03 +0.03
Total formal votes 930,869 94.8 +0.2
Informal votes 50,789 5.2 −0.2
Turnout 981,658 93.0 −1.1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "History of South Australian Elections 1857 - 2006". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "2006 SA Election Results". ABC Elections. Retrieved 25 September 2015.