Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1979-1982
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This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council
between 1979 and 1982. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each state election, half of these members were elected at the 1975 state election
with terms expiring in 1982, while the other half were elected at the 1979 state election
with terms expiring in 1985.
South Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the House of Assembly...
between 1979 and 1982. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each state election, half of these members were elected at the 1975 state election
South Australian state election, 1975
State elections were held in Australia on 12 July 1975. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Premier of South Australia Don Dunstan defeated the Liberal Party of Australia led by Leader of the Opposition Bruce...
with terms expiring in 1982, while the other half were elected at the 1979 state election
South Australian state election, 1979
State elections were held in Australia on 15 September 1979. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Premier of South Australia Des Corcoran was defeated by the Liberal Party of Australia led by Leader of the...
with terms expiring in 1985.
| Name | Party | Term expires | Term of office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Blevins | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1982 | 1975–1985 |
| Gordon Bruce | Labor | 1985 | 1979–1993 |
| John Burnett | Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1985 | 1973–1993 |
| Martin Cameron Martin Cameron Martin Bruce Cameron , Australian politician, was a member of the Australian Senate and the South Australian Legislative Council.... |
Liberal | 1982 | 1971–1990 |
| John Carnie | Liberal | 1982 | 1975–1982 |
| Brian Chatterton Brian Chatterton Brian Alfred Chatterton is a former Australian politician.Chatterton was elected as a Labor member of the South Australian Legislative Council in 1973. In 1975 he was appointed Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forests, serving until Labor's defeat in 1979. In 1982, he resumed his old... |
Labor | 1985 | 1973–1987 |
| Dr John Cornwall John Cornwall (South Australian politician) John Robert Cornwall was a Labor member of the South Australian Legislative Council for 14 years, from 1975 to 1988. He was a senior member of the front bench for most of his political career.... |
Labor | 1982 | 1975–1989 |
| Cecil Creedon | Labor | 1985 | 1973–1985 |
| Legh Davis | Liberal | 1985 | 1979–2002 |
| Boyd Dawkins | Liberal | 1982 | 1962–1982 |
| Ren DeGaris | Liberal | 1985 | 1962–1985 |
| Jim Dunford | Labor | 1982 | 1975–1982 |
| Mario Feleppa | Labor | 1982 | 1982–1995 |
| Norman Foster | Labor/Independent | 1982 | 1975–1982 |
| Trevor Griffin | Liberal | 1985 | 1978–2002 |
| Murray Hill | Liberal | 1982 | 1965–1988 |
| Don Laidlaw | Liberal | 1982 | 1975–1982 |
| Anne Levy Anne Levy Judith Anne Winstanley Levy AO is a former Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1975 to 1997.... |
Labor | 1982 | 1975–1997 |
| Lance Milne Lance Milne Kenneth Lance Milne was an Australian Democrats member of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1979 to 1985.-External links:*... |
Democrat | 1985 | 1979–1985 |
| Robert Ritson | Liberal | 1985 | 1979–1993 |
| Chris Sumner Chris Sumner Christopher John "Chris" Sumner AM is a former Australian politician.Sumner, who holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Law and was a barrister and solicitor before entering politics, was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council for the Australian Labor Party in 1975... |
Labor | 1982 | 1975–1994 |
| Arthur Whyte | Liberal | 1985 | 1966–1985 |
| Barbara Wiese | Labor | 1985 | 1979–1995 |
- Labor MLC Jim Dunford died on 12 May 1982. Mario Feleppa was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 1 June.
- Norman Foster was elected as a representative of the Labor Party, but left the party in June 1982 in order to cross the floor and support the construction of the Olympic Dam. He served out the remainder of his term as an independent.