Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1975–1979

This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council from 1975 to 1979.

This period operated under transitional arrangements following the rearrangement of the Council from a restricted-franchise house with ten provinces each electing two members, to a 22-member house elected to staggered terms on an open franchise, proportional representation model. Due in part to a constitutional requirement that those elected at the 1973 election serve six-year terms, the next Council election was in 1979 even though the next Assembly election was held in 1977.

Name Party Term expiry Term of office
Don BanfieldLabor19791965–1979
Frank BlevinsLabor19821975–1985
John BurdettLiberal19791973–1993
Martin CameronLM/Liberal19821971–1990
John CarnieLM/Liberal19821975–1982
Tom CaseyLabor19791970–1979
Brian ChattertonLabor19791973–1987
Jessie CooperLiberal19791959–1979
Dr John CornwallLabor19821975–1989
Cecil CreedonLabor19791973–1985
Boyd DawkinsLiberal19821962–1982
Ren DeGarisLiberal19791962–1985
Jim DunfordLabor19821975–1982
Norm FosterLabor19821975–1982
Richard GeddesLiberal19791965–1979
Trevor Griffin [1]Liberal19791978–2002
Murray HillLiberal19821965–1988
Don LaidlawLiberal19821975–1982
Anne LevyLabor19821975–1997
Frank Potter [1]Liberal19791959–1978
Chris SumnerLabor19821975–1994
Arthur WhyteLiberal19791966–1985
1 Liberal MLC Frank Potter died on 26 February 1978. Trevor Griffin was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 7 March 1978.

References

  • "Statistical Record of the Legislature, 1837–2007", Parliament of South Australia, 2007.
  • "History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006", Dean Jaensch, 2006.
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