title: Candidates of the 2006 South Australian state election
text: # Candidates of the 2006 South Australian state election
  
  This article lists candidates at the 2006 South Australian state election.
  
  ## Retiring MPs
  
  ### Labor
  
  * Ron Roberts MLC
  
  ### Liberal
  
  * Dean Brown MP (Finniss)
  * Mark Brindal MP (Unley)
  * Dorothy Kotz MP (Newland)
  * Wayne Matthew MP (Bright)
  * John Meier MP (Goyder)
  * Julian Stefani MLC
  
  ### Democrats
  
  * Ian Gilfillan 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 | Greens candidate | Family First candidate | Other candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Adelaide | Labor | Jane Lomax-Smith | Diana Carroll | Richard Pascoe | Nicole Mortier | Bill Villani | Tracey Rice (DFD) Amanda Barlow (NR) |
  | Ashford | Labor | Stephanie Key | Kevin Kaeding | Andy Johnstone | Peter Hastwell | Robyn Munro | David Dwyer (ON) |
  | Bragg | Liberal | Andrew Plimer | Vickie Chapman | Janet Kelly | Ben Gray | Paul Hannan | |
  | Bright | Liberal | Chloë Fox | Angus Redford | Caroline Siow | Alan (Jack) Robins | Andrew Cole | Trevor Pyatt (DFD) |
  | Chaffey | National | Robert Potter | Anna Baric | Graham McNaughton | Pam Kelly | Rikki Lambert | Karlene Maywald (Nat) |
  | Cheltenham | Labor | Jay Weatherill | Sue Lawrie | Pam Moore | Margaret Davies | Greg Perry | |
  | Colton | Labor | Paul Caica | Tim Blackamore | Anna Tree | Heather Merran | Victoria de Los Angeles | |
  | Croydon | Labor | Michael Atkinson | Briony Whitehouse | Kerrin Pine | Teresa Beltrame | | |
  | Davenport | Liberal | Gerry Bowen | Iain Evans | Bridgid Medder | Adrian Miller | Toni Howard | |
  | Elder | Labor | Patrick Conlon | Heidi Greaves | Greg Croke | Mark Arthurson | Roy Brake | |
  | Enfield | Labor | John Rau | Sam Joyce | Lucianne Baillie | Des Lawrence | Martin Petho | |
  | Finniss | Liberal | Mary-Lou Corcoran | Michael Pengilly | Kevin Bartolo | Douglas McCarty | Dominic Carli | Kym McHugh (Nat) |
  | Fisher | Independent | Amanda Rishworth | Andy Minnis | Max Baumann | Mark Byrne | Kathryn Rijken | Bob Such (Ind) |
  | Flinders | Liberal | John Lovegrove | Liz Penfold | John Hunwick | Felicity Wright | Errol Schuster | Hank Swalue (Nat) |
  | Florey | Labor | Frances Bedford | Pat Trainor | Catherine Opitz | J Craig McKay | Richard Bunting | |
  | Frome | Liberal | John Rohde | Rob Kerin | Marcus Reseigh | Rosalie Garland | John McComb | |
  | Giles | Labor | Lyn Breuer | Tina Wakelin | | Kieran Turnbull | Cheryl Kaminski | Esmond Vettoretti (NR) |
  | Goyder | Liberal | Aemon Bourke | Steven Griffiths | Steve Jones | Dennis Matthews | Rob Lawrie | Peter Fitzpatrick (ON) |
  | Hammond | Independent | James Peikert | Adrian Pederick | Andrew Castrique | Matthew Rigney | Peter Duff | David Kleinig (ON) |
  | Hartley | Liberal | Grace Portolesi | Joe Scalzi | Josh Reynolds | Michelle Wauchope | Lisa Hood | Tim Cousins (DFD) |
  | Heysen | Liberal | Andrew Christie | Isobel Redmond | Rosemary Drabsch | John Gitsham | Peter Robins | |
  | Kaurna | Labor | John Hill | Tim Flaherty | Graham Pratt | Corrie Vanderhoek | Paul Munn | Jeanie Walker (NR) Barry Becker (Ind) |
  | Kavel | Liberal | John Marshall | Mark Goldsworthy | Kathy Brazher-de Laine | Renata Zilm | Tom Playford | Robert Fechner (ON) |
  | Lee | Labor | Michael Wright | Peter Rea | Trevor Tucker | Meryl McDougall | Dennis Power | |
  | Light | Liberal | Tony Piccolo | Malcolm Buckby | Alan Collinson | Jenni Douglas | Olga Vidoni | Craig Allan (NR) |
  | Little Para | Labor | Lea Stevens | Ron Watts | Michael Pilling | Sandra Montgomery | Tony Bates | Rita Hunt (Ind) |
  | MacKillop | Liberal | Philip Golding | Mitch Williams | Bob Netherton | Diane Atkinson | Phil Cornish | Darren O'Halloran (Nat) |
  | Mawson | Liberal | Leon Bignell | Robert Brokenshire | Ibojka Bauman | Mika Kabacznik-Weller | Roger Andrews | Joanne Harvey (DFD) |
  | Mitchell | Labor | Rosemary Clancy | Jack Gaffey | Jenny Scott | Jeff Williams | Meredith Resce | Kris Hanna* (Ind) Michele Colmer (DFD) Travis Gilbert (Ind) |
  | Morialta | Liberal | Lindsay Simmons | Joan Hall | Tim Farrow | Peter Fiebig | Jack Button | Darren Andrews (DFD) |
  | Morphett | Liberal | Tim Looker | Duncan McFetridge | Keryn Hassall | Damien Uern | John Ewers | |
  | Mount Gambier | Independent | Bradley Coates | Peter Gandolfi | Tony Hill | Robert Mengler | Laura Crowe-Owen | Rory McEwen* (Ind) Laura Cunningham (Ind) |
  | Napier | Labor | Michael O'Brien | Joe Federico | Scharyn Varley | Terry Allen | Peter Barnes | |
  | Newland | Liberal | Tom Kenyon | Mark Osterstock | Ruth Russell | Graham Smith | Brenda Bates | Josephine Brooks (DFD) Stan Batten (ON) Troy Walker (NR) |
  | Norwood | Labor | Vini Ciccarello | Nigel Smart | David Winderlich | Cate Mussared | John Vottari | Rick Neagle (DFD) Patrick Larkin (Ind) |
  | Playford | Labor | Jack Snelling | Tom Javor | Ben Howieson | Paul Sharpe | John Doening | |
  | Port Adelaide | Labor | Kevin Foley | Anna Micheel | Amy Van Oosten | Anne McMenamin | James Troup | Darren Fairweather (ON) John McGill (Ind) |
  | Ramsay | Labor | Mike Rann | Damien Pilkington | Chris Calvert | David Nicks | | Colin Wuttke (Ind) |
  | Reynell | Labor | Gay Thompson | Gary Hennessy | Yvonne Baillie | William Weller | Geoff Doecke | Marie Nicholls (NR) |
  | Schubert | Liberal | Kym Wilson | Ivan Venning | Ian deLaine | Patricia Murray | Phillip Sawyer | |
  | Stuart | Liberal | Justin Jarvis | Graham Gunn | Bruce Lennon | Jane Alcorn | Greg Patrick | Simon Cook (NR) |
  | Taylor | Labor | Trish White | Linda Caruso | Frances Coombe | Penelope Johnston | Paul Coombe | |
  | Torrens | Labor | Robyn Geraghty | Adam Howard | Luke Fraser | Sally Reid | Owen Hood | |
  | Unley | Liberal | Michael Keenan | David Pisoni | Bruce Hogben | Peter Solly | David Kingham | Katharine Annear (DFD) |
  | Waite | Liberal | Diana Gibbs-Ludbrook | Martin Hamilton-Smith | Simon Regan | Zane Young | John Queale | |
  | West Torrens | Labor | Tom Koutsantonis | Emilio Costanzo | Nicole Prince | Tim White | David Wall | |
  | Wright | Labor | Jennifer Rankine | Stephen Ernst | Scott Jesser | Holdern Ward | Malcolm Reynolds | Sarah Rischmueller (DFD) |
  
  ## 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 four seats. The Liberals were defending four seats. The Democrats were defending two seats. No Pokies were defending one seat.
  
  | Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Democrats candidates | Greens candidates | Family First candidates | No Pokies candidates |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Carmel Zollo* Bob Sneath* Russell Wortley* Ian Hunter* Jon Gee Brer Adams Viv Maher | Rob Lucas* John Dawkins* Michelle Lensink* Timothy Keynes Stephen Wade Ashley Jared Bob Randall | Kate Reynolds Richard Way Bec Hill Paul Rowse | Mark Parnell* Clare McCarty Jake Bugden Sarah Hanson-Young | Dennis Hood* Trevor Grace Toni Turnbull Colin Gibson | Nick Xenophon* Ann Bressington* John Darley |
  | Nationals SA candidates | One Nation candidates | Shooters candidates | Dignity for Disabled candidates | Other candidates | Other candidates |
  | Deb Thiele Ian Willcourt | Barbara Pannach Basil Hille | Robert Low Michael Hudson | Paul Collier Fim Jucha Charmaine Mahar Breige Byrne | Jan Vrtielka Terry Cameron Neil Armstrong Peter Lewis Stormy Summers Andrew Stanko Michelle Drummond Paulina Toro | Mick Dzamko Joanne Fryar Lisa Crago Ralph Clarke J. Danenberg Laury Bais Priya Subramaniam |
  