Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly

Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly
Incumbent
Leon Bignell
since 11 April 2024
StyleThe Honourable
AppointerHouse of Assembly
Formation22 April 1857
First holderGeorge Strickland Kingston
DeputyTony Piccolo

The Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly is the presiding officer of the South Australian House of Assembly, the lower house of the Parliament of South Australia. The other presiding officer is the President of the South Australian Legislative Council.

As of the passage of the Constitution (Independent Speaker) Amendment Act 2021, the Speaker is constitutionally banned from being a member of a registered political party outside of a "relevant election period".[1]

The current Speaker is independent MP Leon Bignell.

List of speakers

Order Member Party Term commence Term end Term in office
1 George Strickland Kingston 22 April 1857 (1857-04-22) 22 March 1860 (1860-03-22) 2 years, 335 days
2 George Charles Hawker 27 April 1860 (1860-04-27) 28 February 1865 (1865-02-28) 4 years, 307 days
3 George Strickland Kingston 31 March 1865 (1865-03-31) 26 November 1880 (1880-11-26) 15 years, 240 days
4 Robert Dalrymple Ross 2 June 1881 (1881-06-02) 27 December 1887 (1887-12-27) 6 years, 208 days
5 John Cox Bray 31 May 1888 (1888-05-31) 5 June 1890 (1890-06-05) 2 years, 5 days
6 Jenkin Coles 5 June 1890 (1890-06-05) 17 November 1911 (1911-11-17) 21 years, 165 days
7 Harry Jackson United Labor Party 17 November 1911 (1911-11-17) 18 March 1912 (1912-03-18) 122 days
8 Laurence O'Loughlin Liberal Union 19 March 1912 (1912-03-19) 7 July 1915 (1915-07-07) 3 years, 110 days
9 Frederick Coneybeer United Labor Party
National Party		 8 July 1915 (1915-07-08) 9 April 1921 (1921-04-09) 5 years, 275 days
10 Richard Butler Liberal Union/
Liberal Federation		 21 July 1921 (1921-07-21) 5 April 1924 (1924-04-05) 2 years, 259 days
11 John McInnes Australian Labor Party (SA) 24 July 1924 (1924-07-24) 27 August 1926 (1926-08-27) 2 years, 34 days
12 Frederick Birrell Australian Labor Party 31 August 1926 (1926-08-31) 16 May 1927 (1927-05-16) 258 days
13 George Laffer Liberal Federation 17 May 1927 (1927-05-17) 26 May 1930 (1930-05-26) 3 years, 9 days
14 Eric Shepherd Australian Labor Party/
Parliamentary Labor Party		 27 May 1930 (1930-05-27) 7 April 1933 (1933-04-07) 2 years, 315 days
15 Robert Nicholls Liberal and Country League 6 July 1933 (1933-07-06) 2 March 1956 (1956-03-02) 22 years, 240 days
16 Berthold Teusner Liberal and Country League 9 May 1956 (1956-05-09) 11 April 1962 (1962-04-11) 5 years, 337 days
17 Tom Stott Independent 12 April 1962 (1962-04-12) 13 May 1965 (1965-05-13) 3 years, 31 days
18 Lindsay Riches Australian Labor Party 13 May 1965 (1965-05-13) 15 April 1968 (1968-04-15) 2 years, 338 days
19 Tom Stott Independent 16 April 1968 (1968-04-16) 29 May 1970 (1970-05-29) 2 years, 43 days
20 Reg Hurst Australian Labor Party 14 July 1970 (1970-07-14) 31 March 1973 (1973-03-31) 2 years, 260 days
21 John Ryan Australian Labor Party 19 June 1973 (1973-06-19) 11 July 1975 (1975-07-11) 2 years, 22 days
22 Ted Connelly Independent 5 August 1975 (1975-08-05) 16 September 1977 (1977-09-16) 2 years, 42 days
23 Gil Langley Australian Labor Party 6 October 1977 (1977-10-06) 11 October 1979 (1979-10-11) 2 years, 5 days
24 Bruce Eastick Liberal Party of Australia (SA) 11 October 1979 (1979-10-11) 7 December 1982 (1982-12-07) 3 years, 57 days
25 Terry McRae Australian Labor Party 8 December 1982 (1982-12-08) 11 February 1986 (1986-02-11) 3 years, 93 days
26 John Trainer Australian Labor Party 11 February 1986 (1986-02-11) 8 February 1990 (1990-02-08) 3 years, 362 days
27 Norm Peterson Independent Labor 8 February 1990 (1990-02-08) 10 December 1993 (1993-12-10) 3 years, 305 days
28 Graham Gunn Liberal Party of Australia 11 February 1994 (1994-02-11) 2 December 1997 (1997-12-02) 3 years, 294 days
29 John Oswald Liberal Party of Australia 2 December 1997 (1997-12-02) 8 February 2002 (2002-02-08) 4 years, 68 days
30 Peter Lewis Independent 5 March 2002 (2002-03-05) 4 April 2005 (2005-04-04) 3 years, 30 days
31 Bob Such Independent 4 April 2005 (2005-04-04) 26 March 2006 (2006-03-26) 356 days
32 Jack Snelling Australian Labor Party 27 April 2006 (2006-04-27) 25 March 2010 (2010-03-25) 3 years, 332 days
33 Lyn Breuer Australian Labor Party 6 May 2010 (2010-05-06) 5 February 2013 (2013-02-05) 2 years, 275 days
34 Michael Atkinson Australian Labor Party 5 February 2013 (2013-02-05) 16 March 2018 5 years, 39 days
35 Vincent Tarzia Liberal Party of Australia 3 May 2018 (2018-05-03) 29 July 2020 2 years, 87 days
36 Josh Teague Liberal Party of Australia 8 September 2020 12 October 2021 (2021-10-12) 1 year, 34 days
37 Dan Cregan Independent 12 October 2021 11 April 2024 (2024-04-11) 2 years, 182 days
38 Leon Bignell Independent 11 April 2024 (2024-04-11) incumbent 0 days

References

  1. ^ Constitution (Independent Speaker) Amendment Act 2021
  • Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836 - 2007

External links

  • Speakers of the House of Assembly. Parliament of South Australia.
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