Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly explained

Post:Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly
Incumbent:Leon Bignell
Incumbentsince:11 April 2024
Style:The Honourable
Appointer:House of Assembly
Formation:22 April 1857
First:George Strickland Kingston

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
2
3
4
5
6
7 days
8
9
10
11
12 Australian Labor Party days
13 Liberal Federation
14
15
16 Liberal and Country League
17
18 Australian Labor Party
19 Independent
20 Australian Labor Party
21 Australian Labor Party
22 Independent
23 Australian Labor Party
24
25 Australian Labor Party
26 Australian Labor Party
27 Independent Labor
28 Liberal Party of Australia
29 Liberal Party of Australia
30 Independent
31 Independent days
32 Australian Labor Party
33 Australian Labor Party
34 Australian Labor Party 16 March 2018
35 Liberal Party of Australia 29 July 2020
36 Liberal Party of Australia 8 September 2020
37 Independent 12 October 2021
38 Independent 11 April 2024 incumbent

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Notes and References

  1. Constitution (Independent Speaker) Amendment Act 2021