Candidates of the 1997 South Australian state election

The 1997 South Australian state election was held on 11 October 1997.

Retiring Members

Labor

Liberal

House of Assembly

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk (*) is also used.

Electorate	Held by	Labor candidate	Liberal candidate	Democrats candidate	Other candidates

Adelaide	Liberal	Kate Callaghan	Michael Armitage	Sue Meeuwissen	Mark Moran (Grn)
Bragg	Liberal	Anthony Schultz	Graham Ingerson	Jackie Dearing
Bright	Liberal	Kathy Williams	Wayne Matthew	Fiona Blinco
Chaffey	Liberal	Michael Subacius	Kent Andrew	Karrie Lannstrom	Karlene Maywald (Nat)
Coles	Liberal	Susan Dawe	Joan Hall	Jonathan Grear	Maria Lynch (Ind)
Colton	Liberal	Joe Cappella	Steve Condous	Anna Tree	Bob Randall (Ind)
Davenport	Liberal	Jillian Bradbury	Iain Evans	Gordon Russell	Jack King (Ind) Bob Marshall (Ind Lib) Annie Seaman (Ind)
Elder	Liberal	Patrick Conlon	David Wade	Chris Kennedy	George Apap (Ind) Bruce Hull (Ind) Robert Low (UAP) Jo Stokes (Ind)
Elizabeth	Labor	Lea Stevens	Angus Bristow	Michael Pilling
Finniss	Liberal	David Detchon	Dean Brown	John Lavers
Fisher	Liberal	Tania Farrell	Bob Such	Debbie Jones
Flinders	Liberal	Manuel Chrisan	Liz Penfold	Kime Pedler	Peter Blacker (Nat) John Kroezen (UAP)
Florey	Liberal	Frances Bedford	Sam Bass	Steve Bartholomew	Stan Batten (UAP) Snowy Burns (Ind) Michael Wohltmann (Ind)
Frome	Liberal	Colin McGavisk	Rob Kerin	Marcus Reseigh	Ian Grey (UAP)
Giles	Labor	Lyn Breuer	Terry Stephens	Clint Garrett	Terry Sotos (UAP)
Gordon	Liberal	Andrew Godfrey	Scott Dixon	Simon Mill	Rory McEwen* (Ind) Bronte Whelan (Ind)
Goyder	Liberal	Chris Snewin	John Meier	Colleen Kenny	Andrew Runeckles (Nat)
Hammond	Liberal	Michael Young	Peter Lewis	Brian Haddy	Keith Steinborner (UAP)
Hanson	Liberal	Stephanie Key	Stewart Leggett	Pat Macaskill	Mark Eckermann (Ind) Dean Le Poidevin (Ind) John Trainer (Ind Lab) Aleksander Wacyk (UAP)
Hart	Labor	Kevin Foley	Adam Kealley	Robert Fisher
Hartley	Liberal	Quentin Black	Joe Scalzi	Ian Richards
Heysen	Liberal	Tom Kenyon	David Wotton	Susan Scrymgour
Kaurna	Liberal	John Hill	Lorraine Rosenberg	Dennis Dorney	Barbara Fraser (Ind) Mick Kreig (Ind) Malcolm Shaw (UAP)
Kavel	Liberal	Robert Kieselbach	John Olsen	Cathi Tucker-Lee	Evan Troussé (UAP)
Lee	Liberal	Michael Wright	Joe Rossi	Peter Clements	Bernhard Cotton (Ind) Frank Fonovic (UAP) Carlo Meschino (Ind) Lorraine O'Connor (Ind)
Light	Liberal	Pauline Gill	Malcolm Buckby	Kate Reynolds
MacKillop	Liberal	Kiley Rogers	Dale Baker	Gen Netherton	Philip Cornish (CTA) Anne Hayes (Nat) Don McInnes (UAP) Mitch Williams* (Ind Lib)
Mawson	Liberal	John McInnes	Robert Brokenshire	Graham Pratt
Mitchell	Liberal	Kris Hanna	Colin Caudell	Lawrence Wapnah	Daniel Elsley (Ind)
Morphett	Liberal	Stephen Graney	John Oswald	Danny Carroll
Napier	Labor	Annette Hurley	Rena Zurawel	Don Knott
Newland	Liberal	Michael Regan	Dorothy Kotz	Louise Armstrong-Quincey
Norwood	Liberal	Vini Ciccarello	John Cummins	Keith Oehme	Michelle Drummond (Grn) Kevin Duffy (UAP)
Peake	Liberal	Tom Koutsantonis	Graham Parry	Sharon Robertson
Playford	Labor	Jack Snelling	Peter Panagaris	Mal Cummings	Bexley Carman (UAP)
Price	Labor	Murray De Laine	Amber Del Pin	Phillip Thomas
Ramsay	Labor	Mike Rann	Phil Newton	Matilda Bawden	Tony Michalski (NA) Wayne Schultz (UAP)
Reynell	Liberal	Gay Thompson	Julie Greig	Greg Thomas	Cathy Crago (Ind) Dan Moriarty (Ind)
Ross Smith	Labor	Ralph Clarke	Danny McGuire	John Woods	David Shelly (UAP)
Schubert	Liberal	Steven May	Ivan Venning	Pam Kelly	Mike Manefield (UAP)
Spence	Labor	Michael Atkinson	Alex Smith	Danny Grimsey
Stuart	Liberal	Ben Browne	Graham Gunn	Nick Weetman	Vince Coulthard (Ind)
Taylor	Labor	Trish White	Matt Dyki	Helen Munro	Lynette Schultz (NA)
Torrens	Labor	Robyn Geraghty	Geoff Harris	Tony Hill	Ronald Lupp (UAP)
Unley	Liberal	Ann Drohan	Mark Brindal	Maude Thompson	Michael Keenan (Ind) Tony Parmiter (UAP)
Waite	Liberal	Sara Cochrane	Martin Hamilton-Smith	Don Gilbert
Wright	Liberal	Jennifer Rankine	Scott Ashenden	Christine Posta	Gregg McDonald (Ind) John Siemers (Ind) Olive Weston (UAP)

Legislative Council

Sitting members are shown in bold text. Tickets that elected at least one MLC are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are identified by an asterisk (*). Eleven seats were up for election. Labor were defending five seats. The Liberals were defending five seats. The Democrats were defending one seat.

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Democrats candidates	Nationals SA candidates	Greens candidates	Independent candidates No Pokies Campaign

Ron Roberts* George Weatherill* Terry Cameron* Carmel Zollo* Paolo Nocella Cressida Wall	Rob Lucas* Diana Laidlaw* Julian Stefani* John Dawkins* Bernice Pfitzner John Voumard Diana Harvey Sophia Provatidis	Mike Elliott* Ian Gilfillan* Matthew Mitchell Natalija Apponyi Sue Mann	Terry Mullan Richard Jacka	Paul Petit Rita Helling	Nick Xenophon* Robert Moran Pat Dean Graham Craig
Natural Law candidates	Grey Power candidates	United Australia candidates	OTMDSA candidates	Smokers Rights candidates	Independent candidates Australia First

Lyndal Vincent Heather Lorenzon Pamela Chipperfield Douglas Luckman Sandra Dunning	Emily Gilbey-Riley John Darbishire	Ellis Wayland Michael Hudson Jeanine Baker	Jenni Dobrowolski Neill Simpson	Brett McHolme Dennis Robinson	Bruce Preece Evonne Moore
Independent candidates Students Against HECS	Independent candidate HEMP Legalise Marijuana	Recreation and Fishing candidate	National Action candidate	Independent candidate for Voluntary Euthanasia	Independent candidate Representing the Silent Majority

Bradley Kitschke Kyam Maher	Jamnes Danenberg	Valda Harris	Michael Brander	Doug McLaren	Clive Mobbs
Independent candidates Against Cruelty Ban Duck Shooting

Ralph Hahnheuser

References

Statistical Returns: General Elections, 11 October 1997 (State Electoral Office of South Australia).