Members of the South Australian Legislative Council, 1997–2002 explained

This is a list of members of the South Australian Legislative Council between 1997 and 2002. As half of the Legislative Council's terms expired at each state election, half of these members were elected at the 1993 state election with terms expiring in 2002, while the other half were elected at the 1997 state election with terms expiring in 2006.

NamePartyTerm expiryTerm of office
2006 1995–2006
Labor/Independent 2002 1987–2002
2002 1979–2002
Liberal 2006 1997–2022
2006 1985–1993, 1994–2002
Democrat 2006 1982–1993, 1997–2006
Liberal 2002 1978–2002
Labor 2002 1995–2011
Liberal 2002 1985–2002
Democrat 2002 1993–2008
Liberal 2006 1982–2003
Liberal 2002 1993–2010
Liberal 2006 1982–2022
Labor 2002 1985–2002
Liberal 2002 1993–2006
Labor 2006 1989–2006
Labor 2002 1984–2006
Liberal 2002 1993–2010
Labor 2006 2000–2012
Liberal 2006 1988–2006
Labor 2006 1986–2000
2006 1997–2007
Labor 2006 1997–2014

Terry Cameron was elected as a Labor MLC, but resigned from the party in August 1998 to support the sale of ETSA. He served as an independent until 25 March 1999, when he founded the SA First party.

Trevor Crothers was elected as a Labor MLC, but resigned from the party in June 1999 to support the sale of ETSA. He served out the remainder of his term as an independent.

Labor MLC George Weatherill resigned on 1 September 2000. Bob Sneath was appointed to the resulting casual vacancy on 4 October 2000.

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