2024 Dunstan State By-election
A by-election for the seat of Electoral district of Dunstan, Dunstan in the South Australian House of Assembly was held on 23 March 2024, following the resignation of incumbent member and former Premier of South Australia, premier Steven Marshall, which was announced on 24 January 2024. South Australian Labor Party, Labor candidate Cressida O'Hanlon was elected the new member, defeating South Australian Liberal Party, Liberal candidate Anna Finizio. O'Hanlon is the first Labor member to represent the seat, and the only member other than Marshall to have represented the seat since its creation in 2014 South Australian state election, 2014. It is the first instance of a governing party gaining a seat in a by-election from the Opposition in South Australia in over a century. Background The by-election was triggered by the resignation of sitting South Australian Liberal Party, Liberal MP and former Premier of South Australia, premier Steven Marshall. Dunstan is considered an ultra- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Electoral District Of Dunstan
Dunstan is a single-member Electoral districts of South Australia, electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly, covering the inner eastern suburbs of Beulah Park, South Australia, Beulah Park, College Park, South Australia, College Park, Evandale, South Australia, Evandale, Firle, South Australia, Firle, Hackney, South Australia, Hackney, Joslin, South Australia, Joslin, Kensington, South Australia, Kensington, Kensington Park, South Australia, Kensington Park, Kensington Gardens, South Australia, Kensington Gardens, Kent Town, South Australia, Kent Town, Marden, South Australia, Marden, Maylands, South Australia, Maylands, Norwood, South Australia, Norwood, Payneham, South Australia, Payneham, Payneham South, South Australia, Payneham South, Royston Park, South Australia, Royston Park, St Morris, South Australia, St Morris, St Peters, South Australia, St Peters, Stepney, South Australia, Stepney, and Trinity Gardens, South Australia, Trinity Gardens. The elector ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2014 South Australian State Election
The 2014 South Australian state election elected members to the 53rd Parliament of South Australia on 15 March 2014, to fill all 47 seats in the House of Assembly (lower house) and 11 of 22 seats in the Legislative Council (upper house). The 12-year-incumbent Australian Labor Party (SA) government, led by Premier Jay Weatherill, won its fourth consecutive four-year term in government, a record 16 years of Labor government, defeating the opposition Liberal Party of Australia (SA), led by Opposition Leader Steven Marshall. The election resulted in a hung parliament with 23 seats for Labor and 22 for the Liberals. The balance of power rested with the two crossbench independents, Bob Such and Geoff Brock. Such did not indicate whom he would support in a minority government before he went on medical leave for a brain tumour, diagnosed one week after the election. University of Adelaide Professor and Political Commentator Clem McIntyre said the absence of Such virtually guara ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2024 Elections In Australia
4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hindu-Arabic digit Brahmic numerals represented 1, 2, and 3 with as many lines. 4 was simplified by joining its four lines into a cross that looks like the modern plus sign. The Shunga would add a horizontal line on top of the digit, and the Kshatrapa and Pallava evolved the digit to a point where the speed of writing was a secondary concern. The Arabs' 4 still had the early concept of the cross, but for the sake of efficiency, was made in one stroke by connecting the "western" end to the "northern" end; the "eastern" end was finished off with a curve. The Europeans dropped the finishing curve and gradually made the digit less cursive, ending up with a digit very close to the original Brahmin cross. While the shape of the character ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of South Australian House Of Assembly By-elections
This is a list of by-elections and scheduled by-elections for the South Australian House of Assembly. A by-election may be held when a member's seat becomes vacant through resignation, death or some other reasons. These vacancies are called casual vacancies. Gains for Labor are highlighted in red; for Liberal and its predecessors in blue; and others in grey. 2020–2029 2010–2019 2000–2009 1990–1999 1980–1989 1970–1979 1960–1969 1950–1959 1940–1949 1930–1939 1920–1929 1910–1919 1900–1909 1890–1899 1880–1889 1870–1879 1857–1869 See also * List of South Australian Legislative Council appointments * List of South Australian Legislative Council by-elections ReferencesSouth Australian By-Elections 1851-2011: ECSA [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Australian Family Party
The Australian Family Party is a political party registered in South Australia. It fielded six candidates in the 2022 South Australian state election which was held on 19 March 2022. In its first appearance in the state election, it garnered 0.28% of the vote. It is considered a fringe party by most political analysts. History Former Family First Party senator Bob Day launched the Australian Family Party in October 2020. He said it was to counter the Australian Greens and the disappointment of the major parties. He said it was based on six key principles: *Family resilience *Family economics *Family technology *Free to speak *Free to believe *Free to work The party was registered by the Electoral Commission of South Australia The Electoral Commission SA is an independent office which forms part of the Government of South Australia, and which conducts parliamentary state elections every four years. History In 1907 the then State Electoral Department was establish ... o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Liberal Party Of Australia (South Australian Division)
The South Australian Liberal Party, officially known as the Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division), and often shortened to SA Liberals, is the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia. It was formed as the Liberal and Country League (LCL) in 1932 and became the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party when the Liberal Party was formed in 1945. It retained its Liberal and Country League name before changing to its current name in 1974. It is one of two major parties in the bicameral Parliament of South Australia, the other being the Australian Labor Party (SA Branch). The party is led by Vincent Tarzia since 12 August 2024. During its 42-year existence as the Liberal and Country League, it spent 34 years in government, mainly due to an electoral malapportionment scheme known as the Playmander. The Playmander was named after LCL leader Sir Tom Playford, who was the Premier of South Australia for 27 years from 1938 until his election loss ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Greens South Australia
Australian Greens SA is a green political party located in the Australian state of South Australia. It is a member of the federation of the Australian Greens party. The party has four members in the federal and state parliaments: Sarah Hanson-Young and Barbara Pocock in the Senate; and Tammy Franks and Robert Simms in the South Australian Legislative Council. Electoral history Prior to 1995, a very small local Green party not connected to the emerging Australian Greens contested a number of State and Federal elections. This party was more or less non-functioning by the time Mark Parnell called the first meetings to establish a new Green Party in 1995. It took a number of attempts to get the new party off the ground, however a visit to Adelaide by Bob Brown in late 1995 provided the necessary impetus to register the new party. The Australian Greens (SA) first ran in the 1996 federal election and the 1997 state election. In both elections they received around two percent of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)
The South Australian Labor Party, officially known as the Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch) and commonly referred to simply 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. It is one of two major parties in the bicameral Parliament of South Australia, the other being the South Australian Liberal Party. Since the 1970 election, marking the beginning of democratic fair representation ( one vote, one value) and ending decades of pro-rural electoral malapportionment known as the Playmander, Labor have won 11 of the 15 elections. Spanning 16 years and 4 terms, Labor was last in government from the 2002 election until the 2018 election. Jay Weatherill led the Labor government since a 2011 leadership change from Mike Rann. During 2013 it became the longest-serving state Labor government in South Australian history, and in addition went on to win a four ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Animal Justice Party
The Animal Justice Party (AJP) is a political party in Australia founded in 2009 by Steve Garlick. The party was registered by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on 3 May 2011. The party is also registered in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory, and the Australian Capital Territory. The AJP is the first political party in Australia formed solely to advance animal welfare issues. Policies and philosophy The preamble of the AJP charter says the party "has been formed as a response to growing public concern about the neglect of animals and animal protection issues by political parties" and states its mission is to "secure the interests of animals and nature through Australia’s democratic institutions of government". The AJP's vision is a "planet on which animals and nature have the right to live and thrive free from negative human interference and a human society which functions with kindness and compas ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Unseating
Unseating is a political term which refers to a legislator who loses their seat in an election. A legislator who is unseated loses the right to sit in a legislative chamber. A landslide victory results in many legislators being unseated. Australia In the 2025 Australian federal election, Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton lost his electorate of Dickson, the first time an opposition leader had been defeated in their own seat. Several days later, Greens leader Adam Bandt lost his seat of Melbourne. Canada * List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2011 Canadian federal election * List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2015 Canadian federal election * List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2019 Canadian federal election * List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2021 Canadian federal election * List of MPs who lost their seat in the 2025 Canadian federal election In the 2025 Canadian federal election, Two sitting party leaders failed to win re-election to their parliamentary s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Landslide Victory
A landslide victory is an election result in which the winning Candidate#Candidates in elections, candidate or political party, party achieves a decisive victory by an overwhelming margin, securing a very large majority of votes or seats far beyond the typical competitive outcome. The term became popular in the 1800s to describe a victory in which the opposition is "buried", similar to the way in which a geological landslide buries whatever is in its path. A landslide victory for one party is often accompanied by an electoral wipeout for the opposition, as the overwhelming support for the winning side inflicts a decisive loss on its rivals. What qualifies as a landslide victory can vary depending on the type of electoral system, as the term does not entail a precise, technical, or universally agreed-upon measurement. Instead, it is used informally in everyday language, making it subject to interpretation. Even within a single electoral system, there is no consensus on the exact mar ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2022 South Australian State Election
The 2022 South Australian state election was held on 19 March 2022 to elect members to the 55th Parliament of South Australia. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly, House of Assembly (the lower house, whose members were elected at the 2018 South Australian state election, 2018 election), and half the seats in the South Australian Legislative Council, Legislative Council (the upper house, last filled at the 2014 South Australian state election, 2014 election) were up for re-election. The one-term incumbent Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division), Liberal Marshall ministry, government, led by Premier of South Australia, Premier Steven Marshall, was defeated in a landslide victory, landslide by the Opposition (Australia), opposition Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch), Labor Party, led by Leader of the Opposition (South Australia), Opposition Leader Peter Malinauskas. Marshall conceded to Malinauskas about three hours after the polls cl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |