South Australian Legislative Council

Legislative Council
Legislative Council
55th Parliament
Type
Type	Upper house of the Parliament of South Australia
History
Founded	1836; 190 years ago
Leadership
President	Reggie Martin, Labor ; since 5 May 2026
Leader of the Government	Kyam Maher, Labor ; since 24 March 2022
Leader of the Opposition	Nicola Centofanti, Liberal ; since 21 April 2022
Structure
Seats	22
Political groups	Government (10) Labor (10); Opposition (6) Liberal (6); Crossbench (6) One Nation (3); Greens (2); Fair Go (1);
Length of term	8 years
Elections
Voting system	Single transferable vote
First election	21 February 1851 as unicameral ; 9 March 1857 as bicameral
Last election	21 March 2026
Next election	March 2030
Meeting place
	Legislative Council Chamber; Parliament House, Adelaide,; South Australia, Australia
Website
	SA Legislative Council