# Candidates of the 1997 South Australian state election

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

## Retiring Members
### Labor

* Frank Blevins MHA (Giles)
* John Quirke MHA (Playford)
* Anne Levy MLC

### Liberal

* Harold Allison MHA (Gordon)
* Stephen Baker MHA (Waite)
* Heini Becker MHA (Peake)
* Peter Dunn MLC

## 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 | | | | | |