SA STATE ELECTION

21 March 2026

Find independents and minor party candidates in your district. Learn how preferences work. Make your vote count.

47
House of Assembly seats
11
Legislative Council seats contested
3
Independent MPs currently
5
Crossbench MLCs

Find Your District

Enter your SA postcode to discover who represents you and find independent alternatives

SA postcodes start with 5 (5000-5999)

Electoral District Map

Explore the 47 House of Assembly districts across South Australia

Independent
Labor
Liberal
Greens
Vacant

How Voting Works in SA

South Australia has two houses of parliament with different voting systems

1

House of Assembly

Number EVERY box

Full preferential voting in 47 single-member districts. You must number every candidate from 1 to last.

Learn how preferences work
2

Legislative Council

Vote above OR below

Optional preferential STV for 11 statewide seats. Vote at least 1 above the line OR at least 12 below.

Understand the upper house
3

Strategic Voting

Make your vote count

Put your preferred candidate first. In a close race, preferences from eliminated candidates decide the winner.

Voting strategies

SA Independents to Watch

Current and prospective independent voices in South Australian politics

Nick McBride

MacKillop

Former Liberal turned Independent in 2023. Advocating for regional South Australia and agricultural communities.

Dan Cregan

Kavel (retiring)

Left the Liberals in 2021. His retirement opens Kavel as a key contest for 2026.

Flinders Challenge

Meghan Petherick

Independent candidate challenging Liberal Sam Telfer in the Eyre Peninsula seat.

Key Dates

21
FEB
Writ Issued
23
FEB
Nominations Open
14
MAR
Early Voting Starts