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SA-BEST
FoundedMay 2017 (as Nick Xenophon's SA-BEST)
Registered4 July 2017
IdeologySocial liberalism
Political positionCentre
ColoursOrangeandblack
SloganReal change you can trust
SA Legislative Council
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Website
sabest.org.au

SA-Best(stylisedSA-BEST), formerly known asNick Xenophon's SA-BEST,is a political party inSouth Australia.It was founded in 2017 byNick Xenophonas a state-based partner to hisNick Xenophon Teamparty (renamed to Centre Alliance in early 2018).[1]After an unsuccessful2022 South Australian state election,the party has one representative in theSouth Australian Legislative Council,Connie Bonaros,whose term expires in 2026.

History

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Formation

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The party was registered on 4 July 2017.[2]John Darleywas the soleNick Xenophon Teammember in the South Australian Parliament until he left the party to become anindependenton 17 August 2017.[3]

On 6 October 2017, Xenophon announced that he would be leaving theFederal Senateto contest the state seat ofHartleyat the2018 state election.[4]Xenophon resigned from the Senate on 31 October 2017.

At its 2018 annual general meeting,[when?]the South Australian party officially changed its name from Nick Xenophon's SA-Best to SA-Best.

In late 2017, NSW-BEST, VIC-BEST, WA-BEST, QLD-BEST and NT-BEST were registered as business names, leading to speculation that the party would expand interstate.[5]However, as of 2022, none of these have formed political parties.

2018 South Australian election

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In the March2018 South Australian election,SA-Best contested thirty-six seats in theSouth Australian House of Assemblyand put forward four candidates for the upper house. The party charged candidates $1,000 to be considered for pre-selection, and a further $20,000 for running in the lower house, or a further $40,000 in the upper house, as well as fund their own local campaign.[citation needed][6]

The thirty-six House of Assembly seats contested were: Badcoe, Chaffey, Cheltenham, Colton, Croydon, Davenport, Dunstan, Elder, Elizabeth, Enfield, Finniss, Gibson, Giles, Hammond, Hartley, Heysen, Hurtle Vale, Kavel, King, Lee, Mackillop, Mawson, Morialta, Morphett, Mount Gambier, Narungga, Newland, Playford, Port Adelaide, Ramsay, Reynell, Schubert, Taylor, Unley, Waite,and Wright.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

The party failed to secure any lower house seats,[13]although there was a close contest in the historically safe Liberal seat of Heysen.[14]Xenophon unsuccessfully contested Hartley and although he came second on the primary vote ahead of Labor'sGrace Portolesiby 202 votes, the preference distribution of the eliminated fourth-placed Greens candidate turned Xenophon's 99-vote lead over Portolesi into a 357-vote deficit. Third-placed Xenophon was therefore eliminated, with Hartley reverting to the traditional Liberal vs Labor contest.[15][16]The party came second on primary votes in ten seats; the strongest results were in Chaffey, Finniss, and Hartley, where the party received over 25%.[16][17][18]

In the upper house, SA-Best received 19.3% of the voted, securing two seats, with the election ofConnie BonarosandFrank Pangallo.[19][20]

2022 South Australian election

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At the2022 South Australian election,SA-Best had one lower house candidate (in the seat ofGiles), and two upper house candidates. The party received approximately 1.1% of the upper house vote, and no candidates were elected.

Upper house members are elected for eight-year terms; as such, Bonaros and Pangallo’s terms will expire in 2026.

In December 2023,Frank Pangalloleft the SA-Best party.[21]

Electoral results

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Legislative Council
Election year # of
overall votes 		% of
overall vote 		# of
overall seats won 		# of
overall seats 		+/– Position
2018 203,364 19.35 (#3)
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 Increase2 Crossbench
2022 11,392 1.05 (#9)
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2 / 22
 Steady0 Crossbench

Representatives

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Legislative Council

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Mayors

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References

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  1. ^Opie, Rebecca (5 March 2017)."Nick Xenophon launches SA Best party for 2018 South Australian election".ABC News.Australian Broadcasting Corporation.Retrieved6 July2017.
  2. ^"Register of political parties".Electoral Commission of South Australia.Retrieved6 July2017.
  3. ^"MLC John Darley quits Nick Xenophon Team in South Australia".ABC. 17 August 2017.
  4. ^"Nick Xenophon to return to South Australian politics".ABC News (Australia).6 October 2017.Retrieved6 October2017.
  5. ^Workman, Alice (18 January 2018)."Nick Xenophon Is Quietly Expanding His Party Into Victoria And NSW".BuzzFeed.Retrieved31 March2018.
  6. ^"Labor accuses Xenophon of failing to declare donations".The Australian.- Article is behind a paywall.
  7. ^ "House of Assembly candidates".Electoral Commission of South Australia.26 February 2018.Retrieved2 March2018.
  8. ^ House of Assembly,sabest.org.au. Accessed 24 February 2018.
  9. ^ Electorates,sabest.org.au. Accessed 24 February 2018.
  10. ^ SA-Best announces candidates for Wright and Newland,15 February 2018, sabest.org.au
  11. ^ SA-Best announces candidates for King and Croydon,17 February 2018, sabest.org.au
  12. ^Respected educator announced as SA-Best's candidate for Reynell,Archived25 February 2018 at theWayback Machine21 February 2018, sabest.org.au
  13. ^"SA Results".SA Election 2018.ABC News (Australia).
  14. ^"Heysen".SA Election 2018.ABC News (Australia).
  15. ^2018 Hartley final distribution of preferences: ECSA
  16. ^abHartley election results: ABC
  17. ^"Chaffey".SA Election 2018.ABC News (Australia).
  18. ^"Finniss".SA Election 2018.ABC News (Australia).
  19. ^"Legislative Council results".SA Election 2018.ABC News (Australia).
  20. ^Kathryn Bermingham (13 July 2017)."Former Today Tonight journalist Frank Pangallo to take up role as media adviser to Nick Xenophon".The Advertiser.news.au.
  21. ^https:// adelaidenow.au/news/south-australia/former-journalist-frank-pangallo-quits-sabest-after-falling-out-with-colleague-connie-bonaros/news-story/b85c7468122827313aa7d755fb3c9058[bare URL]
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