Alexander Edward Dighton is an Australian politician who represents the electorate of

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in the

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, as a member of the

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Background

Dighton is a school teacher and was previously the Deputy Principal at Sacred Heart College in Adelaide's west.

Career

Dighton, a member of the

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faction, had previously run in the Electorate of Black at the 2022 South Australian election. Despite Labor receiving a positive swing of 7%, Dighton lost to incumbent

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. After Speirs was charged with drug offences in September 2024, he resigned on October 15, triggering a

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. At the by-election, a large swing of 9.7% toward Labor occurred, with

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election analyst

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calling the result in favour of Dighton early that evening.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dighton, Alex Living people 21st-century Australian politicians Year of birth missing (living people) Members of the South Australian House of Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of South Australia