Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1982-1985

This is a list of members of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1982 to 1985, as elected at the 1982 state election

South Australian state election, 1982

State elections were held in Australia on November 6, 1982. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Premier of South Australia David Tonkin was defeated by the Australian Labor Party led by Leader of the Opposition...

Name	Party	Electorate South Australian House of Assembly electoral districts Since 1970, the South Australian House of Assembly has consisted of 47 single-member electoral districts consisting of approximately the same number of enrolled voters...	Term of office
Roy Abbott	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...	Spence Electoral district of Spence Spence was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1970 to 2002. The district was based in the inner north-west suburbs of Adelaide....	1975–1989
Hon Jennifer Adamson Jennifer Cashmore Jennifer Lilian Adamson-Cashmore is a former Australian politician. She was a Liberal Party member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1977 and 1993, representing the eastern suburbs seat of Coles ....	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...	Coles Electoral district of Coles Coles was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1970 to 2002. The district was based in the eastern suburbs of Adelaide....	1977–1993
Hon Harold Allison	Liberal	Mount Gambier Electoral district of Mount Gambier Mount Gambier is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. It covers the southeast part of the state centered on the city and extinct volcano of Mount Gambier....	1975–1997
June Appleby	Labor	Hayward	1982–1989
Hon Peter Arnold	Liberal	Chaffey Electoral district of Chaffey Chaffey, created in 1936, is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. It covers the Riverland region of South Australia and is named after brothers George and William Chaffey who established the irrigation area along the Murray River from 1886...	1968–1970, 1973–1993
Lynn Arnold Lynn Arnold Lynn Maurice Ferguson Arnold, AO , former Australian politician, was the Labor Premier of South Australia between 4 September 1992 and 14 December 1993....	Labor	Salisbury	1979–1994
Scott Ashenden	Liberal	Todd	1979–1985, 1993–1997
Stephen Baker Stephen Baker (Australian politician) Stephen Baker was an Australian politician, representing the Liberal Party of Australia in the electoral district of Waite, formerly Mitcham in the South Australian House of Assembly...	Liberal	Mitcham Electoral district of Mitcham (South Australia) Mitcham was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1938 to 1993. The district was based in the south-eastern suburbs of Adelaide....	1982–1997
John Bannon John Bannon John Charles Bannon AO is a former Australian politician. He was the 39th Premier of South Australia, leading the Labor Party to government at the 1982 election. The Bannon Labor government was re-elected at the 1985 election and the 1989 election...	Labor	Ross Smith Electoral district of Ross Smith The electoral district of Ross Smith was an electorate for the South Australian Legislative Assembly. It was replaced by the electoral district of Enfield for the 2002 election. Sir Ross Macpherson Smith was a member of the Australian Light Horse at Gallipoli and Sinai during World War I. He then...	1977–1993
Heini Becker	Liberal	Hanson Electoral district of Hanson Hanson was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1970 to 1997. The district was based in the western suburbs of Adelaide....	1970–1997
Peter Blacker Peter Blacker Peter Douglas Blacker is a former Australian politician who represented the seat of Flinders in the South Australian House of Assembly for the Nationals SA from 1973 to 1993. During that time he was the only Nationals member in the South Australian parliament. He is now the Chair of the Minister’s...	NCP National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is... /National National Party of Australia The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...	Flinders Electoral district of Flinders Flinders is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after explorer Matthew Flinders, who was responsible for charting most of the state's coastline. It is a 55,260.6 km² coastal rural electorate encompassing the Eyre Peninsula and...	1973–1993
Dean Brown Dean Brown Dean Craig Brown, AO was the Liberal Premier of South Australia between 14 December 1993 and 28 November 1996, and Deputy Premier of South Australia between 22 October 2001 and 5 March 2002 to Rob Kerin.-Political career:...	Liberal	Davenport Electoral district of Davenport Davenport is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after nineteenth-century pioneer and politician Sir Samuel Davenport. Davenport is a 37.4 km² electorate covering part of outer suburban Adelaide and the southern foothills of...	1973–1985, 1992–2006
Max Brown	Labor	Whyalla Electoral district of Whyalla Whyalla was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1956 to 1993. The district was based on the town of Whyalla....	1970–1985
Hon Ted Chapman Ted Chapman (politician) William Edwin Chapman is a former Liberal member of the Parliament of South Australia and Minister.Chapman represented the district of Alexandra in the South Australian House of Assembly between 1973 and 1992...	Liberal	Alexandra Electoral district of Alexandra Alexandra was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1902 to 1992. The district included the Fleurieu Peninsula, to the south of Adelaide.Alexandra was renamed Finniss at the 1993 state election....	1973–1992
Greg Crafter	Labor	Norwood Electoral district of Norwood Norwood is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after its surrounding geographical area, Norwood, South Australia. Norwood is a 14.2 km² urban electorate in Adelaide's inner eastern suburbs...	1979, 1980–1993
Hon Peter Duncan Peter Duncan (Australian politician) Peter Duncan was an Australian Labor Party politician and one of the relatively few members of parliament to have not only served in both a state and national parliament, but also served as a minister in both cases....	Labor	Elizabeth Electoral district of Elizabeth (South Australia) Elizabeth was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1970 to 2006. The district was based in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, named for the suburb of Elizabeth....	1973–1984
Hon Bruce Eastick Bruce Eastick Bruce Charles Eastick is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal and Country League and Liberal Party of Australia member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1970 to 1993, representing the electorate of Light....	Liberal	Light Electoral district of Light Light is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after Colonel William Light who was the first Surveyor-General of South Australia. The electorate was created in 1857, abolished in 1902 and reinstated in 1936...	1970–1993
Martyn Evans Martyn Evans Martyn John Evans , Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1994 to October 2004, representing the Division of Bonython, South Australia. He was educated at The University of Adelaide...	Independent	Elizabeth Electoral district of Elizabeth (South Australia) Elizabeth was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1970 to 2006. The district was based in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, named for the suburb of Elizabeth....	1984–1994
Stan Evans Stan Evans Stanley George "Stan" Evans is a former South Australian Liberal politician.He held the seat of Onkaparinga from 1968 to 1970, then Fisher from 1970 to 1985....	Liberal	Fisher Electoral district of Fisher Fisher is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after James Fisher, a colonial politician and the first mayor of Adelaide...	1968–1993
Don Ferguson	Labor	Henley Beach	1982–1993
Roger Goldsworthy	Liberal	Kavel Electoral district of Kavel Kavel, created in 1969, is an electorate for the South Australian Legislative Assembly in the Adelaide Hills region of South Australia.Kavel is named after Lutheran pastor August Kavel who migrated to South Australia from Germany in 1838 with approximately 250 people seeking freedom from religious...	1970–1992
Bob Gregory	Labor	Florey Electoral district of Florey Florey is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after scientist Howard Florey, who was responsible for the development of penicillin...	1982–1993
Terry Groom	Labor	Hartley Electoral district of Hartley Hartley is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after John Hartley, a public servant responsible for creating much of South Australia's public education system...	1977–1979, 1982–1993
Graham Gunn Graham Gunn Graham McDonald Gunn, AM , Australian politician, was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly. He represented the electoral district of Stuart and was a member of the Liberal Party of Australia...	Liberal	Eyre Electoral district of Eyre Eyre is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district covers large tracts of the rural south-east of Western Australia...	1970–2010
Terry Hemmings	Labor	Napier Electoral district of Napier Napier is an electorate created in 1976 for the South Australian Legislative Assembly in the northern suburbs of the Adelaide metropolitan area of South Australia....	1977–1993
Graham Ingerson Graham Ingerson Graham Alexander Ingerson is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1983 and 2002, Deputy Premier of South Australia between 28 November 1996 and 7 July 1998 to Premier John Olsen and represented the very safe...	Liberal	Bragg Electoral district of Bragg Bragg is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. The seat of Bragg is named after the eminent physicists Bragg – William Henry and his son, William Lawrence. The electorate is largely urban and encompasses a significant portion of the City of...	1983–2002
Kevin Hamilton	Labor	Albert Park	1979–1993
Hon Dr Don Hopgood	Labor	Baudin	1970–1993
Gavin Keneally	Labor	Stuart Electoral district of Stuart Stuart is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. It covers the northeast part of the state extending from just north of the Barossa Valley all the way to the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales borders, and extending west to include Port Augusta...	1970–1989
John Klunder	Labor	Todd	1977–1979, 1982–1993
Susan Lenehan Susan Lenehan Susan Mary Lenehan is a former Australian politician. She was an Australian Labor Party member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1982 and 1993, representing the electorate of Mawson...	Labor	Mawson Electoral district of Mawson The Electoral district of Mawson is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. It covers the outer southern suburbs of Woodcroft, Hackham, Hackham West, Huntfield Heights and Noarlunga Downs, as well as the regional shopping centre at Noarlunga as well as the southern wine region...	1982–1993
Peter Lewis Peter Lewis (politician) Ivan Peter Lewis is an Australian politician. Lewis was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1979 and 2006 in the electorates of Hammond, Ridley, Murray-Mallee and Mallee. Between 1979 and 2000 he was in the House as a Liberal member. From 2000 until 2006 he served as an...	Liberal	Mallee	1979–2006
John Mathwin John Mathwin John Mathwin OAM was an Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Glenelg in the South Australian House of Assembly from 1970 until his defeat in 1985.-References:...	Liberal	Glenelg	1970–1985
Kym Mayes	Labor	Unley Electoral district of Unley Unley is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Named after the suburb of the same name, it is a 12.2 km² urban electorate in Adelaide's inner southern suburbs, taking in the suburbs of Eastwood, Frewville, Fullarton, Glenunga, Highgate, Hyde...	1982–1993
Terry McRae	Labor	Playford Electoral district of Playford Playford is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Named after the long serving South Australian premier Tom Playford, it is a 21.4 km² urban electorate in Adelaide's northern suburbs, taking in the suburb of Ingle Farm, Para Hills West,...	1970–1989
John Meier	Liberal	Goyder Electoral district of Goyder Goyder is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is a 10,406.4 km² rural electorate based around the Yorke Peninsula and taking in the towns of Ardrossan, Bute, Corny Point, Edithburgh, Maitland, Minlaton, Moonta, Owen, Port Wakefield,...	1982–2006
John Olsen John Olsen John Wayne Olsen, AO was Premier of South Australia between 28 November 1996 and 22 October 2001.-Parliament:Olsen was a member of the Liberal Party and Member of Parliament for more than 20 years...	Liberal	Rocky River	1979–1990, 1992–2002
John Oswald John Oswald (politician) John Kenneth Gibson Oswald is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1979 to 2002, representing the safe Liberal electorate of Morphett....	Liberal	Morphett Electoral district of Morphett Morphett is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the state of South Australia.Created in 1976 following an electoral redistribution, the seat of Morphett was named after Sir John Morphett who lived in the Morphettville area and was speaker of the enlarged Legislative Council in 1851...	1979–2002
Hon Ron Payne	Labor	Mitchell Electoral district of Mitchell (South Australia) Mitchell is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the state of South Australia. It was first created in 1969 and is named after philosopher Sir William Mitchell...	1970–1989
Norm Peterson Norm Peterson (Australian politician) Norm Peterson is a former Australian Labor Party turned independent Australian politician who held the seat of Semaphore in the South Australian House of Assembly from the 1979 to the 1993 elections, before failing in a bid to be elected to the Legislative Council in 1993.-External links:*...	Independent	Semaphore	1979–1993
Keith Plunkett	Labor	Peake Electoral district of Peake Peake was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1970 to 2002. The district was based in the western suburbs of Adelaide....	1979–1989
Allan Rodda	Liberal	Victoria	1965–1985
Jack Slater	Labor	Gilles	1970–1989
Hon Dr David Tonkin David Tonkin Dr David Oliver Tonkin AO was the 38th Premier of South Australia, serving from 18 September 1979 to 10 November 1982. He was elected to the House of Assembly seat of Bragg at the 1970 election, serving until 1983. He became the leader of the South Australian division of the Liberal Party of...	Liberal	Bragg Electoral district of Bragg Bragg is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. The seat of Bragg is named after the eminent physicists Bragg – William Henry and his son, William Lawrence. The electorate is largely urban and encompasses a significant portion of the City of...	1970–1983
John Trainer John Trainer John Patrick Trainer is a former Australian politician. He served as Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1986 to 1990....	Labor	Ascot Park	1979–1993
George Whitten	Labor	Price Electoral district of Price Price was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1985 to 2002. Based in the north-west of Adelaide, it was a safe seat for the Labor Party.The district was renamed Cheltenham at the 2002 state election...	1975–1985
Hon Michael Wilson Michael Wilson (Australian politician) Michael Minell Wilson is a former South Australian politician and MP in the House of Assembly from 1977 to 1985, representing the Electoral district of Torrens. He oversaw the construction of the Adelaide O-Bahn Busway whilst in office as Transport Minister.-References:...	Liberal	Torrens Electoral district of Torrens Torrens is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Located along the River Torrens, and named after Robert Richard Torrens, a 19th century Premier of South Australia, and also the founder of the "Torrens title" land registration system. Torrens is...	1977–1985
Hon David Wotton David Wotton David Charles Wotton is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1975 and 2002, representing the electorates of Murray and Heysen....	Liberal	Murray	1975–2002
Hon Jack Wright	Labor	Adelaide Electoral district of Adelaide Adelaide is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly which includes Adelaide's central business district and suburbs in the inner north and inner north east...	1971–1985

The Liberal member for Bragg

Electoral district of Bragg

Bragg is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. The seat of Bragg is named after the eminent physicists Bragg – William Henry and his son, William Lawrence. The electorate is largely urban and encompasses a significant portion of the City of...

, David Tonkin

David Tonkin

Dr David Oliver Tonkin AO was the 38th Premier of South Australia, serving from 18 September 1979 to 10 November 1982. He was elected to the House of Assembly seat of Bragg at the 1970 election, serving until 1983. He became the leader of the South Australian division of the Liberal Party of...

, resigned on 10 April 1983. Liberal candidate Graham Ingerson

Graham Ingerson

Graham Alexander Ingerson is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1983 and 2002, Deputy Premier of South Australia between 28 November 1996 and 7 July 1998 to Premier John Olsen and represented the very safe...

won the resulting by-election

Bragg state by-election, 1983

A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Bragg on 14 May 1983. This was triggered by the resignation of former Premier and state Liberal MHA David Tonkin. The seat had been retained by the Liberals since it was created and first contested at the 1970 state...

on 14 May 1983.

The Labor member for Elizabeth

Electoral district of Elizabeth (South Australia)

Elizabeth was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1970 to 2006. The district was based in the northern suburbs of Adelaide, named for the suburb of Elizabeth....

, Peter Duncan

Peter Duncan (Australian politician)

Peter Duncan was an Australian Labor Party politician and one of the relatively few members of parliament to have not only served in both a state and national parliament, but also served as a minister in both cases....

, resigned on 25 October 1984 in order to contest the federal seat of Makin

Division of Makin

The Division of Makin is an electoral division for the Australian House of Representatives located in the northeastern suburbs of Adelaide. Established in 1984 and named after Norman Makin, a former MP and diplomat, it has been a marginal seat at most elections since...

at the 1984 election. Independent candidate Martyn Evans

Martyn Evans

Martyn John Evans , Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1994 to October 2004, representing the Division of Bonython, South Australia. He was educated at The University of Adelaide...

won the resulting by-election

Elizabeth state by-election, 1984

A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Elizabeth on 1 December 1984. This was triggered by the resignation of former state Labor MHA Peter Duncan, who moved to the federal seat of Makin...

on 1 December 1984.

The National Country Party

National Party of Australia

The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...

changed its name to the National Party of Australia

National Party of Australia

during the course of this term.

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