2010 South Australian state election

none October 2020 the local government elections held in November 2010 South Australian local elections 2010 South Australian state election South Australia parliamentary no 2006 South Australian state election 2006 2014 South Australian state election 2014 All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly24 seats were needed for a majority11 (of the 22) seats in the South Australian Legislative Council yes 2010 03 20 200x200px 150x150px Mike Rann 5 November 1994 Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch) Ramsay 28 seats 26 seats 2 367,480 37.47% 7.75 150x150px Isobel Redmond 8 July 2009 Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division) Heysen 15 seats 18 seats 3 408,482 41.65% 7.68 150x150px Karlene Maywald 11 October 1997 National 006644 Chaffey(lost seat) 10,279 1.05% 1.04 1 seat 0 1 TPP 48.4% 51.6% TPP swing 8.39 8.39 2010 South Australian state election.svg 360px Winning margin by electorate. Premier Mike Rann Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch) Mike Rann Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch) Primary The 2010 South Australian state election elected members to the 52nd Parliament of South Australia on 20 March 2010. All seats in the House of Assembly or lower house, whose current members were elected at the 2006 election, and half the seats in the Legislative Council or upper house, last filled at the 2002 election, became vacant. The incumbent centre-left Australian Labor Party government led by Premier Mike Rann was elected to a third four-year term over the opposition centre-right Liberal Party of Australia led by Leader of the Opposition Isobel Redmond. Labor's landslide 7.7 percent swing to a two-party-preferred vote of 56.8 percent at the 2006 election was reversed at this election with a swing of 8.4 percent, finishing with a two-party vote of 48.4 percent, however, Labor retained majority government with 26 of 47 seats, a net loss of two. Labor lost the inner metropolitan seats of Adelaide, Morialta and Norwood to the Liberals while Nationals SA member Karlene Maywald lost her rural seat of Chaffey to the Liberals. Independent Kris Hanna lost to the Labor candidate in Mitchell, independents Bob Such in Fisher and Geoff Brock in Frome retained their seats (the latter having won at the 2009 by-election), while independent candidate Don Pegler won Mount Gambier, replacing outgoing independent Rory McEwen. Jay Weatherill took over from Rann as Premier and Labor leader in October 2011. In the upper house, both major parties won four seats each, with the last three to the SA Greens, Family First, and Dignity for Disability. The composition of the upper house therefore became eight Labor, seven Liberal, two Green, two Family First, two independent No Pokies, and one Dignity for Disability. Like federal elections, South Australia has compulsory voting, uses full-preference instant-runoff voting in single member seats for the lower house and single transferable vote group voting tickets in the proportionally represented upper house. The election was conducted by the Electoral Commission of South Australia (ECSA), an independent body answerable to Parliament. Results House of Assembly Results of the South Australian state election, 2010 (House of Assembly) File:2010 South Australian House of Assembly.svg 1093316 33762 0.07 0.26 Liberal 408482 7.87 18 3 Labor 367480 7.58 26 2 Greens 79535 1.66 0 0 Family First Party 53769 0.37 0 0 Independents 46108 2.19 3 0 National 10279 1.04 0 1 Democrats 3682 2.51 0 0 #888888 Gamers 4 Croydon 1962 New 0 New Others Fair Land Tax - Tax Party 1819 New 0 New #1e1e1e FREE Australia Party 1497 New 0 New Dignity for Disability 1348 0.24 0 0 Democratic Labour Party 326 0.03 0 0 y Two-party-preferred vote Liberal 506134 8.39 Labor 474535 8.39 South Australian Election Preview Antony Green ABC News 17 January 2014 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-17/south-australian-election-preview/5162058 Australian Broadcasting CorporationPast Election Results http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/elections/state-elections/state-election-reports Electoral Commission of South Australia 10 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140708185949/http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/elections/state-elections/state-election-reports 8 July 2014 dead dmy-all South Australian state election, 20 March 2010South Australian Election Preview Antony Green ABC News 17 January 2014 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-17/south-australian-election-preview/5162058 Australian Broadcasting Corporation House of Assembly South Australian state election 2006 2014 1,093,316 1,014,431 92.78 +0.47 33,762 3.33 –0.27 Liberal SA 408,482 41.65 +7.68 18 + 3 yes Labor SA 367,480 37.47 –7.75 26 – 2 SA Greens 79,535 8.11 +1.62 0 0 Family First 52,769 5.38 –0.50 0 0 Nationals SA 10,279 1.05 –1.04 0 – 1 Democrats 3,682 0.38 –2.52 0 0 Independent 46,108 4.70 +2.73 3 0 Other 12,334 1.26 * 0 0 980,669 47 Labor SA 474,535 48.39 –8.39 Liberal SA 506,134 51.61 +8.39 |} Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 41.65 Labor Australian Labor Party 37.47 Greens Australian Greens 8.11 Family First #00CCFF 5.38 Independents Independent 4.70 National National Party of Australia 1.05 Others #777777 1.63 Two-party-preferred vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 51.61 Labor Australian Labor Party 48.39 Seats #ddd 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 55.32 Liberal Liberal Party of Australia 38.30 Independents Independent 6.38 Independents: Bob Such, Geoff Brock, Don Pegler Seats changing hands Seat Pre-2010 Swing Post-2010 Party Member Margin Margin Member Party Adelaide  Labor Jane Lomax-Smith 10.2 14.5 4.2 Rachel Sanderson Liberal  Chaffey  Nationals SA Karlene Maywald 17.2 20.0 3.8 Tim Whetstone Liberal  Mitchell  Independent Kris Hanna 0.6 N/A 2.1* Alan Sibbons Labor  Morialta  Labor Lindsay Simmons 7.9 11.1 4.1 John Gardner Liberal  Mount Gambier  Independent Rory McEwen 6.2* N/A 0.4* Don Pegler Independent  Norwood  Labor Vini Ciccarello 4.2 8.8 4.9 Steven Marshall Liberal  *Figure is versus the Liberal Party. In the electoral district of Mount Gambier, the incumbent independent Rory McEwen did not re-contest his seat, and was expected to revert to the Liberal Party. However, another independent, Don Pegler, won the seat. In the electoral district of Frome, incumbent independent Geoff Brock retained his seat won at the 2009 Frome by-election, held at the 2006 election by former leader of the Liberal Party and former Premier, Rob Kerin. Pendulum South Australian state election, 2006#Post-election pendulum South Australian state election, 2014#Pendulum The following Mackerras pendulum works by lining up all of the seats according to the percentage point margin post-election on a two-candidate-preferred basis. "Safe" seats require a swing of over 10 per cent to change, "fairly safe" seats require a swing of between 6 and 10 per cent, while "marginal" seats require a swing of less than 6 per cent.Political party name abbreviations & codes, demographic ratings and seat status: AEC Labor seats (26)MarginalBrightChloë FoxALP0.4%MitchellAlan SibbonsALP2.1%NewlandTom KenyonALP2.2%HartleyGrace PortolesiALP2.3%FloreyFrances BedfordALP3.6%ElderPat ConlonALP3.6%ColtonPaul CaicaALP4.0% MawsonLeon BignellALP4.4%WrightJennifer RankineALP4.6%AshfordSteph KeyALP4.8%LightTony PiccoloALP5.3%Fairly safeLittle ParaLee OdenwalderALP6.7%West TorrensTom KoutsantonisALP6.7%LeeMichael WrightALP7.1%TorrensRobyn GeraghtyALP7.7%KaurnaJohn HillALP8.6%SafeReynellGay ThompsonALP10.4%EnfieldJohn RauALP10.5%TaylorLeesa VlahosALP11.1%GilesLyn BreuerALP11.9%Port AdelaideKevin FoleyALP12.8%CroydonMichael AtkinsonALP14.1%NapierMichael O'BrienALP15.8%CheltenhamJay WeatherillALP16.1%PlayfordJack SnellingALP16.2%RamsayMike RannALP18.0% Liberal seats (18) MarginalChaffeyTim WhetstoneLIB3.8% v NATMorialtaJohn GardnerLIB4.1% AdelaideRachel SandersonLIB4.2% NorwoodSteven MarshallLIB 4.9% Fairly safe StuartDan van Holst PellekaanLIB7.6%SafeMorphettDuncan McFetridgeLIB11.1%FinnissMichael PengillyLIB11.2%DavenportIain EvansLIB11.8%UnleyDavid PisoniLIB12.2%WaiteMartin Hamilton-SmithLIB12.9%KavelMark GoldsworthyLIB15.8%HeysenIsobel RedmondLIB16.5%SchubertIvan VenningLIB17.8%GoyderSteven GriffithsLIB18.3%HammondAdrian PederickLIB19.0%MacKillopMitch WilliamsLIB20.1% v INDBraggVickie ChapmanLIB21.1%FlindersPeter TreloarLIB26.2%Independent seats (3)Mt GambierDon PeglerIND0.4% v LIBFromeGeoff BrockIND7.5% v LIBFisherBob SuchIND16.6% v LIB Legislative Council Results of the 2010 South Australian state election (Legislative Council) South Australian state election, 20 March 2010Past Election Results http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/elections/state-elections/state-election-reports Electoral Commission of South Australia 10 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140708185949/http://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/elections/state-elections/state-election-reports 8 July 2014 dead dmy-all Legislative Council South Australian state election 2006 2014 yes 1,093,316 1,015,386 92.9 –0.2 58,714 5.8 +0.6 Liberal SA 376,786 39.4 +13.4 4 7 Labor SA 356,626 37.3 +0.7 4 8 SA Greens 63,358 6.6 +2.3 1 2 Family First 42,187 4.4 –0.6 1 2 Dignity for Disability 11,271 1.2 +0.6 1 1 Save the RAH 9,241 1.0 New 0 0 Democrats 8,258 0.9 –0.9 0 0 Gamers 4 Croydon 7,994 0.8 New 0 0 Democratic Labour 7,923 0.8 New 0 0 Shooters 7,699 0.8 +0.2 0 0 Fair Land Tax 5,960 0.6 New 0 0 One Nation 4,972 0.5 –0.3 0 0 FREE Australia 3,766 0.4 New 0 0 Nationals SA 3,489 0.4 –0.3 0 0 United Party 1,691 0.2 New 0 0 Independent 45,451 4.8 +1.6 0 0 956,672 11 22 |} Prior to the election, of 22 seats, Labor and the Liberals held eight seats each, Family First and No Pokies held two seats each, and the Greens and Democrat-turned-independent David Winderlich held one seat each. Up for election were five Liberal, four Labor, one Family First, and Winderlich. Labor and the Liberals won four seats each, with one each to Family First and the Greens, with the last spot to Dignity for Disability candidate Kelly Vincent.https://www.abc.net.au/elections/sa/2010/guide/lc-results.htm 2010 Legislative Council - Live Results - ABC Elections Abc.net.au 17 July 2010https://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2010/03/south-australian-election-count-update-monday-22-march.html South Australian Election Count Update: ABC elections 24 March 2010 Blogs.abc.net.au 24 March 2010 17 July 2010Tory Shepherd http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/in-depth/parliament-house-not-ready-for-kelly/story-fn2sdwup-1225844006066 Parliament House not ready for Kelly: The Advertiser 23 March 2010 Adelaide Now 23 March 2010 17 July 2010https://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2010/03/south-australian-legislative-council-update.html South Australian Legislative Council Update: ABC elections 29 March 2010 Blogs.abc.net.au 29 March 2010 17 July 2010 This gives an upper house composition of eight Labor, seven Liberal, two Greens, two Family First, two independent No Pokies, and one Dignity for Disability.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/08/2867319.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20100411232326/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/04/08/2867319.htm dead 11 April 2010 Nation's youngest MP elected in SA: ABC News 8 April 2010 ABC News 8 April 2010 Abc.net.au 17 July 2010 Campaign Rann Labor opened the campaign by announcing the duplication (one-way to two-way) of the Southern Expressway, due to be completed by 2014.Greg Kelton, Daniel Wills http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/in-depth/southern-expressway-to-be-duplicated-announces-sa-premier-mike-rann/story-fn2sdwup-1225831294904 Southern Expressway to be duplicated, announces SA Premier Mike Rann Adelaide Now 17 February 2010 8 June 2010 Additional specialist maths and science teachers for South Australian high schools were announced.http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/in-depth/sa-premier-mike-rann-promises-155-more-specialist-maths-and-science-teachers/story-fn2sdwup-1225833385589 SA Premier Mike Rann promises 155 more specialist maths and science teachers Adelaide Now 23 February 2010 8 June 2010 Tens of thousands of extra training places and apprenticeships as part of a pledge to create 100,000 extra jobs during the next six years,https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/jobs-pledge-swamped-by-10pc-polling-swing-to-libs/news-story/7e39e3f7c6cf5b8d9434e1e78bdd0518 Jobs pledge swamped by 10pc polling swing to Libs The Australian 1 March 2010 subscription 8 June 2010 despite a healthy economy, assisted by mining and defence industries, and the lowest state unemployment figures in the country.http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/smear-campaign-burying-poll-issues-rann-20100317-qf9s.html Smear campaign burying poll issues: Rann - SMH 17 March 2010 News.smh.com.au 17 March 2010 17 July 2010 Under Labor, the Royal Adelaide Hospital would be abandoned and a new hospital built on the site of the old rail yards, moving Adelaide's main hospital from the eastern end to the western end of North Terrace in the Central Business District, within the electoral district of Adelaide. The Liberals and minor party Save the RAH were campaigning against this, with the Liberals proposing renovations on the current site.Greg Kelton http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/in-depth/south-australian-liberals-want-to-rebuild-royal-adelaide-hospital/story-fn2sdwup-1225799202800 South Australian Liberals want to rebuild Royal Adelaide Hospital Adelaide Now 18 November 2009 8 June 2010http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/in-depth/labor-libs-clash-on-rah-costing-formula/comments-fn2sdwup-1225834053891 Labor, Libs clash on RAH costing formula Adelaide Now 8 June 2010 Australian Football League (AFL) games and other sporting events are expected to be moved away from AAMI Stadium to new grounds. The Liberals proposed a new sports stadium on the old rail yards, while Labor proposed a major overhaul of Adelaide Oval, also in the electoral district of Adelaide.https://www.theage.com.au/national/its-a-race-to-the-poll-and-does-anyone-care-20100305-powz.html It's a race to the poll, and does anyone care?: The Age 6 March 2010 The Age 6 March 2010 17 July 2010 Melbourne Tony Wright A large unfunded liability within the workers compensation scheme known as WorkCover had built up under both Labor and Liberal governments, which sparked sweeping payout reductions under the last term of the Rann government, with the legislation passed in Parliament by both major parties, but came under sustained criticism from both the left and the right. The left were critical of monetary cuts to injured or otherwise incapable workers (see 2008 Parnell–Bressington filibuster), while the Liberals attacked WorkCover's operations, claiming there was wasteful duplication and a decrease in accountability, argued that this contributed to its budget problems, and that under a Liberal government WorkCover's insurance and regulatory arms would be split.http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/libs-to-split-workcover-arms/story-e6frea83-1225833511512 Libs to split Workcover arms Adelaide Now 23 February 2010 8 June 2010 Attorney-General Michael Atkinson had been the subject of sustained criticism by the internet generation demographic for refusing to allow classification of and therefore legally allow certain types of explicit media (see Michael Atkinson#Media classification and censorship). Gamers 4 Croydon was created and contested Atkinson's seat of Croydon, as well as Adelaide, Norwood, Light, Mawson, and the upper house. Though the Liberals had not pledged a different stance on the issue, Atkinson suffered a larger than average primary swing of 16 points and two-party-preferred swing of 12 points in his seat. Following the election, Atkinson announced his immediate resignation from the Rann ministry, and that he would not recontest his seat at the next election. It was announced that the new Rann Labor Attorney General would be John Rau, who expressed that he held a different view to his predecessor, and would be talking with his interstate counterparts at the next meeting of Attorneys General.http://www.news.com.au/technology/john-rau-open-to-r18-games-says-campaigner/story-e6frfro0-1225845233727 John Rau open to R18+ rating, says campaigner: news.com.au 25 March 2010 news.com.au 25 March 2010 17 July 2010 Andrew Ramadge 22 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160122163159/http://www.news.com.au/technology/john-rau-open-to-r18-games-says-campaigner/story-e6frfro0-1225845233727 dead The election campaign was overshadowed by affair allegations against Rann.Larkin Steve https://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/labors-mike-rann-wins-in-south-australia-election-says-sky-news/news-story/75d62bd3df159256186bca6192958a50 Labor's Mike Rann wins in South Australia election, says Sky News: News Ltd 20 March 2010 news.com.au 20 March 2010 17 July 2010 Although it was apparent only a few hours after the polls closed that Rann Labor had retained majority government,Larkin Steve http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/breaking-news/labors-mike-rann-wins-in-south-australia-election-says-sky-news/story-e6frea73-1225843231047 Labor's Mike Rann wins in South Australia election, says Sky News Adelaide Now 20 March 2010 4 February 2011Rivett Gary http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/20/2851519.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20100323051900/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/20/2851519.htm dead 23 March 2010 Rann has edge in SA cliffhanger: ABC News 20 March 2010 Abc.net.au 20 March 2010 17 July 2010 it was four days after the election that Rann officially claimed victory, after Redmond eventually conceded that the Liberals had not won enough seats to be capable of forming a government.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/25/2855462.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20100327104858/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/25/2855462.htm dead 27 March 2010 Rann's third-term team to be sworn in: ABC News 25 March 2010 Abc.net.au 25 March 2010 17 July 2010 The Governor of South Australia subsequently re-appointed Mike Rann as Premier of South Australia.Williamson Brett http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2010/03/25/2855502.htm Rann's reign continues as Labor Government sworn in: ABC News 25 March 2010 Abc.net.au 25 March 2010 17 July 2010 Labor retained government despite the Liberals winning a bare majority of the statewide two-party vote. The "fairness clause" in the state constitution was intended to ensure that the party winning the statewide two-party vote would win a majority of seats. On the boundaries drawn after the 2006 election, which were based on over a quarter-century of voting patterns, a uniform swing of 6.9 percent would have seen the Liberals take seven seats off Labor—on paper, enough to make Redmond South Australia's first female premier. However, despite suffering a swing of 8.4 percent, Labor only lost three seats, and only two of them—Morialta and Adelaide—saw swings of 6.9 percent or more. While 22 seats saw double-digit swings, Labor sat on insurmountably safe margins in 16 of them. Labor actually picked up swings in their favour in their two most marginal seats, Light and Mawson. The ABC's Antony Green observed that Labor lost votes in seats that would have stayed in Labor hands in any event, while holding onto its support in seats the Liberals needed to win government.2010 election preview from Antony Green Additionally, the Liberals only won nine of the 34 metropolitan seats, though all three seats they took off Labor were in Adelaide. For most of the four decades since the end of the Playmander, South Australian politics have been characterised by an extreme urban-rural split. Under normal conditions, Labor wins the most seats in the capital, while most of the Liberal vote is packed into ultra-safe rural seats. The 2010 election was no different. While six of the Liberals' 13 safe seats were urban, all but one of their four marginal seats were urban. As was the case at the 1989 election, much of the Liberal majority was wasted on landslides in their rural heartland. Candidates See Candidates of the South Australian state election, 2010 Retiring Liberal Graham Gunn MHA (Stuart) Liz Penfold MHA (Flinders) Robert Lawson MLC Caroline Schaefer MLC Labor Lea Stevens MHA (Little Para) Trish White MHA (Taylor) Other Rory McEwen MHA (Mount Gambier, Independent) Polling South Australian state election, 2006#Polling South Australian state election, 2014#Polling Newspoll polling is conducted via random telephone number selection in city and country areas. Sampling sizes consist of just under 900 electors, with the 14–18 March 2010 poll consisting of just under 1600 electors. The declared margin of errors are ± 3.5 percent and ± 2.5 percent respectively. + Better Premier polling^ LaborRann LiberalRedmond14–18 Mar 201043%45%Jan–Mar 201044%41%Oct–Dec 200948%31%Jul–Aug 200946%27%Jan–Mar 200953%24%3Oct–Dec 200850%26%3Jul–Sep 200848%30%3Apr–Jun 200854%27%3Jan–Mar 200854%24%3Oct–Dec 200750%25%3Jul–Sep 200752%26%3Apr–Jun 200752%21%3Jan–Mar 200764%14%2Oct–Dec 200661%14%2Pre 2006 election63%21%1Pre 2002 election30%50%1Polling conducted by Newspoll and published in The Australian.^ Remainder were "uncommitted" to either leader.1 Rob Kerin, 2 Iain Evans, 3 Martin Hamilton-Smith +House of Assembly (lower house) polling Primary voteTPP voteALPLibNatGrnFFPDemOthALPLib2010 election37.5%41.7%1.0%8.1%5.4%0.4%5.9%48.4%51.6%14–18 Mar 201035.3%42.5%< .5%9.3%3.2%< .5%9.1%48%52%Jan–Mar 201036%39%1%10%1%1%12%50%50%Oct–Dec 200937%35%1%12%1%1%13%53%47%Jul–Aug 200941%33%1%11%1%1%12%56%44%Jan–Mar 200942%34%1%10%1%1%11%56%44%Oct–Dec 200839%35%1%13%1%< .5%11%54%46%Jul–Sep 200838%40%1%8%1%1%11%50%50%Apr–Jun 200841%35%1%12%2%< .5%9%54%46%Jan–Mar 200841%37%< .5%8%1%1%10%53%47%Oct–Dec 200742%36%1%7%3%2%9%54%46%Jul–Sep 200748%33%1%6%2%2%8%59%41%Apr–Jun 200747%35%1%5%2%1%9%57%43%Jan–Mar 200748%29%1%6%2%4%10%61%39%Oct–Dec 200647%33%1%4%3%2%10%58%42%2006 election45.2%34%2.1%6.5%5.9%2.9%3.4%56.8%43.2%15–16 Mar 200646%33%1.5%4%3%1.5%11%57%43%Jan–Feb 200644%37%2%3%2%2%10%54%46%Oct–Dec 200546%35%2%4%2%1%10%56%43%Jul–Sep 200545%38%2%4%1%1%9%54%46%Apr–Jun 200546%37%2%4%2%1%8%55%45%Jan–Mar 200545%40%1%5%1%1%7%53%47%Oct–Dec 200442%42%2%4%2%1%7%49%51%2002 election36.3%40%1.5%2.4%2.6%7.5%9.7%49.1%50.9%Polling conducted by Newspoll and published in The Australian. Date The last state election was held on 18 March 2006 to elect members for the House of Assembly and half of the members in the Legislative Council. In South Australia, section 28 of the Constitution Act 1934, as amended in 2001, directs that parliaments have fixed four-year terms, and elections must be held on the third Saturday in March every four years unless this date falls the day after Good Friday or occurs within the same month as a Commonwealth election, or the conduct of the election could be adversely affected by a state disaster. Section 28 also states that the Governor may also dissolve the Assembly and call an election for an earlier date if the Government has lost the confidence of the Assembly or a bill of special importance has been rejected by the Legislative Council. Section 41 states that both the Council and the Assembly may also be dissolved simultaneously if a deadlock occurs between them.Australian elections timetable: Australian Parliamentary Library https://web.archive.org/web/20081011150708/http://www.aph.gov.au/LIBRARY/Pubs/BN/2007-08/Aust_elections.htm#states 11 October 2008 The election campaign must run for a minimum of 25 days or a maximum of 55 days, therefore the Governor would need to have issued writs for the election by 23 February 2010 at the latest. Between 7 and 10 days after that date, the electoral roll is closed, which gives voters a final opportunity to enrol or to notify the State Electoral Office of any changes in their place of residence. Candidates wishing to stand for election can nominate between the issue of the writs and no more than 14 days after the close of rolls for a deposit of $450.http://www.seo.sa.gov.au/apps/uploadedFiles/news/276/SEO_QA06_13feb06.pdf Electoral Questions & Answers State Electoral Office, South Australia 13 February 2006 26 December 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081119145257/http://www.seo.sa.gov.au/apps/uploadedFiles/news/276/SEO_QA06_13feb06.pdf 19 November 2008 dmy-all The writs were issued 20 February, the electoral roll closed 2 March, and candidate nominations closed 5 March. Previous Parliament South Australian general election, 2006#Post-election pendulum 2006 election pendulum and maps The centre-left Australian Labor Party, led by Premier Mike Rann, and the centre-right Liberal Party of Australia, led by Leader of the Opposition Isobel Redmond, are the two main parties in South Australia. In the 2006 state election, of 47 seats total, Labor won 28 seats, the Liberals won 15 seats and the Nationals, who are not in coalition with the Liberals in South Australia, retained their seat through minister Karlene Maywald (Chaffey). Three seats were retained by independents, minister Rory McEwen (Mount Gambier), Bob Such (Fisher) and Kris Hanna (Mitchell). Smaller parties which held no seats in the lower House but achieved significant votes in 2006 included the SA Greens and the Family First Party. In the South Australian Legislative Council, the Labor Party and the Liberal Party held eight seats each, whilst No Pokies and Family First held two seats each. The SA Greens and an ex-Democrat independent held one seat each. Half of the upper house was up for election in 2010, four Labor and five Liberal, one Family First and one ex-Democrat independent. No Pokies MP Nick Xenophon, re-elected in 2006 until 2014, was replaced by former No Pokies candidate John Darley after Xenophon's resignation to run for the Australian Senate at the 2007 federal election in which he was successful. Former Liberal MP Robert Brokenshire replaced Family First MP Andrew Evans as an MLC in 2008. The last remaining Democrats MP anywhere in Australia, Sandra Kanck, chose to resign before the end of her term, which prompted a party membership ballot to choose a replacement in early 2009. David Winderlich was selected. He resigned from the party in late 2009 to sit in parliament as an independent. Former Liberal Premier Rob Kerin resigned in November 2008, which triggered a 2009 Frome by-election. Independent Geoff Brock won the seat, reducing the Liberals to 14 of 47 seats. A 2012 Ramsay by-election and a 2012 Port Adelaide by-election saw Labor retain both seats. See also Rann government Candidates of the South Australian state election, 2010 Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 2010–2014 Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 2010–2014 Previous election: 2006 South Australian state election Next election: 2014 South Australian state election References External links 2010 South Australian election: Electoral Commission SA 2010 South Australian election: Antony Green - ABC 2010 South Australian election guide: The Poll Bludger https://web.archive.org/web/20100118095120/http://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2010/01/11/south-australian-election-guide/ 18 January 2010 2010 South Australian election: Adelaide Now Liberals confident as South Australia heads to the polls, 7:30 Report, 16 March 2010, Transcript - Video The South Australian Election 2010: A Summary - by Dean Jaensch Category:2010 elections in Australia Category:Elections in South Australia Category:2010s in South Australia Category:March 2010 in Australia