9 seats, including Premier Steven Marshalls seat of Dunstan, are still in doubt. Steven Marshall is a nice guy, there is absolutely no doubt about it. Peter Malinauskas is the 47th Premier of South Australia.. A firm believer in the importance of family and community, Peter has spent much of his professional life working with employees and employers in the retail industry to find a balance that benefits all South Australian families and workers. Acquitted of an assault charge arising from a party, former Liberal Sam Duluk is running against his former party in the seat of Waite. The New South Wales government is committing to extending upgrades on roads in Sydney's south-west while Labor claims the Liberal party will privatise the Western Harbour Tunnel. How a candidate's looks may be swinging your vote (without you even realising it). In late 2020 and early 2021, Labor retained office in Queensland and Western Australia, with the Liberals reduced to a rump in the latter state after backing Morrisons demands for a lifting of travel restrictions. Working closely with the unions Labor supplied the Liberal government with bipartisan support in scrapping virtually all COVID safety measures, just as Labor has nationally. To view former or all members please change the Member Type toggle accordingly. Some of Labors biggest swings came in affluent previously safe Liberal seats in Adelaide, the state capital, such as 11.4 percent in Bragg, in the citys eastern suburbs, and 11.6 percent in Gibson, in the southern suburbs. That soon led to the COVID-19 pandemic taking off, just as it has done in every other state and territory. "We get one shot to recover from a global pandemic as a state and a nation," he said. Second, the Liberals lost ground in those key suburban seats, especially those surrounding Adelaide. That is because the federal, state and territory governments, collaborating in the bipartisan National Cabinet, have allowed the Omicron BA.2 variant to spread like wildfire in order to reopen the economy for the sake of corporate profit. House of Assembly There are 47 seats in Continue reading South Australian Election: Results and Policies In 2004 Labor, under Mike Rann, issued a strategic plan focusing on economic development and improvements in health and education over the coming decade. According to the ABC, there are still nine seats in doubt. LNP = Liberal National Party (QLD) But the employment base was relatively narrow and vulnerable to market shifts. In 1973 full adult suffrage was accomplished when property qualifications for the upper house were finally abolished. Spanning 16 years and 4 terms, Labor was last in government from the 2002 election until the 2018 election. $6.2 million to recruit 12 speciality nurses for cancer and mental health services at the Womens and Childrens Hospital. Will the South Australia result impact the imminent federal election? Labor used the ongoing issue of hospital ramping to great effect in its election campaign. Thus, South Australia had established a relatively advanced democratic bicameral government, and its first election on this basis was held in 1857, when the European population was roughly 110,000. Read more: The Labor MP Tom Koutsantonis said there had been dramatic swing towards Labor and criticised the Liberal campaign for failing to address the priority of health. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will join New South Wales Opposition Leader Chris Minns to officially launch Labor's campaign ahead of the state election on March 25. The government hopes voters will focus squarely on matters of economic credibility, and to that end employs the classic campaign clarion call, wheres the money coming from?. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. The United Labor Party would be formed in 1891, while the National Defence League would be formed later in the same year. The general theme focused on a strong economy, but it lacked any memorable pledges on economic and fiscal policy. Given the Marshall government delivered successful and progressive social reforms, not least the decriminalisation of abortion and introducing euthanasia legislation, it ironically reflects the structural failure of moderate liberalism in the country. This, combined with the lowest unemployment rate in 40 years and unprecedented nett migration to SA, now feature in Marshalls pitch to voters. The liberals dominated government from the 1893 election to 1905 election with the support of the South Australian United Labor Party, with the conservatives mostly in opposition. Going into the election, the picture was delicately balanced. In the following timeline, the legend includes the Liberal and Democratic Union, the Liberal Union and the Liberal Federation represented as "Liberal (pre-1979)". 6 mental health beds at Mount Gambier Hospital, 212 extra nurses to service the 300 extra-beds commitment by SA Labor. That means suppressing the struggles of workers against the demands of employers for deeper cuts to jobs and conditions. The ABC election analyst Antony Green said there was no doubt that Labor would form government with swings towards Labor across the state. Jay Weatherill led the Labor government since a 2011 leadership change from Mike Rann. This was the first time an incumbent government had been ejected in an election since the pandemic. Unionization nevertheless was slow to develop, and there were generally fewer and less damaging strikes in South Australia than elsewhere in Australia. The likely loss for the Liberal party after just one term makes it the first incumbent government to lose an election since the beginning of the Covid pandemic. In 1975 electoral readjustments became the responsibility of a permanent Electoral Commission. The Marshall government is in minority, and opinion suggests momentum is with Labor. International Committee of the Fourth International. Should voters be worried? So we come to the intrigue of how the independents may act, and here we look to the two most likely to betray their Liberal Party roots. Member Search. By the end of the decade, wine, motor vehicles, grains, seafood, and electronics were all exporting well, and strong economic recovery was under way. The first six governors of South Australia oversaw governance from proclamation in 1836 until self-government and an elected Parliament of South Australia was enacted in the year prior to the inaugural 1857 election. The New South Wales government is committing to extending upgrades on roads in Sydney's south-west while Labor claims the Liberal party will privatise the. Robert Richards was Premier in 1933 while leading the rebel Parliamentary Labor Party of MPs who had been expelled in the 1931 Labor split; he would later be readmitted and lead the party in opposition. The primary votes are Coalition 37%, Labor 39% and Greens 10%, compared with previous election results of Coalition 38.0%, Labor 32.8% and Greens 6.7%, with . $900,000 to help three pharmacies across Adelaide to open their doors overnight, with funding going towards logistical arrangements and security for the pharmacies, $150,000 to develop a trial of how community pharmacies can help improve patient access to testing and antiviral treatments for respiratory illnesses, $250,000 expand the availability of palliative care medications in pharmacies, In addition to the 20 community drug and alcohol rehabilitation beds accounted for under the 300 extra beds policy, to combat, $4.6 million to fit-out and operate 2 dedicated drug and alcohol detox beds in the Mount Gambier Hospital, $1 million over four years for Family Drug Support, $107.8 million for 350 additional paramedics and ambulance officers, $120 million to build a new Emergency Operations Center, $9 million purchase 36 new ambulance vehicles, $18.4 million to establish four new ambulance stations, $7 million to expand and upgrade 10 existing ambulance stations, $125 million for three key projects on the, Establish an Independent Commission of Inquiry into the Return of Public Transport Services to, $5.25 million to ensure public transport is completely free for senior citizens, $11.97 over four years to re-introduce the. What are the major parties promising in the lead-up to SA's state election? $169 million to upgrade and expand Modbury Hospital. L/NP = Liberal/National Party Coalition & Liberal/Nationals Coalition Prime Minister Scott Morrison, a far more conservative-minded leader, and an electoral drag in South Australia, faces a sterner challenge in reconciling this fragmented politics. $2 million to appoint an eminent jurist to be the Commissioner for the River Murray in SA. With a total land area of 984,321 square kilometres (380,048 sq mi), it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, and second smallest state by population. South Australians will today decide between Steven Marshall's Liberal government and Peter Malinauskas's Labor Party. Political science research argues that good looks matter in election campaigning, and there is no doubt Malinauskass profile improved among voters who, until that point, would struggle to name the opposition leader. If that happens, the Liberals are one short of a majority. "But true satisfaction for us comes in realising our ambition, ideal of delivering a fairer, better society and more opportunity for those who need it most.". The messy family drama behind one of the world's biggest K-pop empires, SA voters flock to the polls as both leaders 'confident' of election win, Five things to know about today's South Australian election, Three sets of numbers could help define the SA election, Self-help author Marianne Williamson launches primary challenge against Joe Biden for 2024 Democratic nomination, Chinese migrants walked a gruelling 500km to Victoria's goldfields in the 19th century. Perhaps aware of this conundrum, the Liberal campaign seeks to remind voters of the former Labor governments cuts to the health system, notably the closure of the popular Repatriation Hospital. According to media polls, which proved roughly accurate on election day, the Liberal primary vote plummeted straight after the reopening of the states borders on November 23. The Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch), commonly known as South Australian Labor, is the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party, originally formed in 1891 as the United Labor Party of South Australia. For other uses, see, Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch), longest-serving Premier of South Australia, Candidates of the 2022 South Australian state, Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 20182022, Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 20182022, Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division), "State Champion ministry-bound, Libs out for new blood", "History of South Australian elections 1857-2006, volume 1 - ECSA", Sound of Trumpets: History of the Labour Movement in South Australia - By Jim Moss, Why did a 'labour movement' emerge in South Australia in the 1880s? NAT = Nationalist Settlement patterns and demographic trends, Colonial development in the mid-19th century. Only indirectly. COVID management was once a strong plus for the government but after SAs borders were opened it became more controversial. Notably, Malinauskas is ahead as preferred premier. Updated Mar 19, 2022 - 10.43pm, first published at 7.53pm. Labor easily wins South Australian election, but upper house could be a poor result, memorable pledges on economic and fiscal policy, As South Australians head to the polls, Labor is favourite but there are many unknowns, Committee Member - MNF Research Advisory Committee, PhD Scholarship - Uncle Isaac Brown Indigenous Scholarship. A United Trades and Labor Council meeting with the purpose of creating an elections committee was convened on 12 December 1890, and held on 7 January 1891. From the start, South Australians had an unusually progressive attitude toward social experimentation. "I think sometimes on election nights when governments change hands, that the successful party can confuse the elation of electoral success with an inflated sense of achievement," he said. Tasking the Department for Education with creating new financial literacy teaching and learning resources in consultation with financial experts. Department for Environment and Water. Read more: Like federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese, Malinauskas has identified himself with the pro-market restructuring imposed by the federal Labor governments of Bob Hawke and Paul Keating, backed by the unions, in the 1980s and 1990s. A 7% statewide swing against the | 42 comments on LinkedIn Yet it was slow to vote women into parliament. Four months later, Labor enjoyed immediate success, electing David Charleston, Robert Guthrie and Andrew Kirkpatrick to the South Australian Legislative Council. However, during 2021, three Liberals found themselves on the crossbench, either through choice or expulsion. Kakadu National Park rangers in war against feral animals as populations boom, Shoe polish stands begin to vanish, lose their shine, A Nazi-hunting nun, an accused murderer, a theatre legend: This Australian actor plays them all, Indigenous cricket legends, Hawke's duck and a call to the Queen. "Naturally, people of South Australia and Labor are right to feel satisfied tonight. IT is still early days in the electoral cycle for the state government and its main opponent, Labor, before the next election due by June 2025. The Kingston liberal government was formed with the support of Labor, ousting the Downer conservative government. Rob Manwaring does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Mr Malinauskas opened his victory speech by acknowledging he is on Aboriginal land. LP = Liberal Party In a nutshell, the Liberals attack efforts appear rather lame compared with Labors sharper negative focus, as is evident in crude, but arguably devastating Labor messages. This was expected to be a very tight election most likely resulting in a hung parliament, with either side reliant on key independents. The number of people in hospital was 147, against 98 on March 12. Bannon is Labor's longest-serving Premier of South Australia, ahead of Rann and Dunstan by a matter of weeks. Labor lost the 2018 election after 16 years in power. More information is available at the Patreon website. $20 million over the next two years for the, $40 million over the next four years to the Major Events Fund, $2 million in the Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) to support it moving to an annual festival, A commitment to back the Adelaide 500 and reinstating the Adelaide Motorsport Festival, $1.6 million over four years to the Tourism Industry Council of South Australia to provide capacity building through workshops and one-to-one business coaching. That included the 2017 closure of the last remaining auto assembly factory, the Elizabeth GM Holden plant, which had employed 4,500 workers in 2003. Labor won the March state election with a swing of 5.6%. Outgoing premier Steven Marshall said he hadspoken to Mr Malinauskas and conceded. 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