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Candidates of the 2026 South Australian state election

The 2026 South Australian state election was held on 21 March 2026 to elect all 47 members of the House of Assembly and 11 of the 22 seats in the Legislative Council.

Nominations for candidates were closed on 2 March 2026. 436 candidates (388 for the House of Assembly and 48 for the Legislative Council) contested the election, up from 291 in 2022, and the most in the state's history. 268 candidates were male, 164 were female and four unspecified.

Retiring members

Labor

Liberal

Independent

House of Assembly

Incumbent members are listed in bold. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour and marked with an asterisk.

Legislative Council

Incumbent members are listed in bold. Successful candidates are marked with an asterisk from the highlighted list.

11 of the 22 seats are up for election. The Labor Party and Liberal Party are defending four seats each, Better Community, SA-Best, and Tammy Franks (Independent), are each defending one seat. Nicola Centofanti (Liberal), Sarah Game (Fair Go), Laura Henderson (Liberal), Dennis Hood (Liberal), Ian Hunter (Labor), Michelle Lensink (Liberal), Kyam Maher (Labor), Reggie Martin (Labor), Tung Ngo (Labor), Robert Simms (Greens), and Russell Wortley (Labor) are not up for re-election.

Summary by party

Other parties and groups

  • SA Socialists endorsed candidates for the seats of Croydon (Ahmed Azhar) and Enfield (Leila Clendon). These candidates are listed as independents as the party was not registered in time to appear on ballots.
  • Socialist Alliance endorsed a candidate for the seat of Port Adelaide (Anne McMenamin). Since Socialist Alliance is not registered in South Australia, the candidate is listed as an independent.

Notes

See also

References