| Alex Dighton | |
| Office: | Member for Black |
| Term Start: | 26 November 2024 |
| Predecessor: | David Speirs |
| Successor: | Incumbent |
| Birthname: | Alex Dighton |
| Party: | Labor |
Alex Dighton is an Australian politician who represents the electorate of Black in the South Australian House of Assembly, as a member of the South Australian Labor Party.
Dighton is a school teacher and was previously the Deputy Principal at Sacred Heart College in Adelaide's west.[1]
Dighton a member of the Labor Right 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 Liberal David Speirs.[2]
After Speirs was charged with drug offences in September 2024, he resigned on October 15, triggering a by-election for November 16 2024.[3]
At the by-election, a large swing of 9.7% toward Labor occurred, with ABC election analyst Antony Green calling the result in favour of Dighton early that evening. He would be elected on 26 November 2024.[4] [5]