Independent (2000–2014) Bob Such

1 independent (2000–2014)

1.1 speaker
1.2 committees
1.3 2006 , 2010 elections
1.4 2014 election

independent (2000–2014)

such retained fisher independent in 2002 election primary vote of 33.5 percent , final two-candidate-preferred vote of 62.1 percent on jeanes after receiving labor preferences. liberals had placed such in fifth place on ticket, behind labor candidate. after election, labor 1 short of majority liberals 3 short of majority, 3 elected independent mps , nationals sa mp holding balance of power on crossbench. kerin government ended when parliament resumed in march 2002, peter lewis choosing support labor government.

speaker

such elected position of deputy speaker , chair of committees in february 2002. although had not voted put rann labor government in office, during 2002–06 rann government cultivated support of crossbench. such described small-l liberal independent. such became speaker of south australian house of assembly in labor government 2005 2006 after peter lewis resigned speaker.

committees

such member of many parliamentary committees, including environment, resources , development committee, social development committee, , economic , finance committee. member of numerous community , school groups, several of focused on environment, including nature conservation society of sa inc., nature foundation sa inc., , parklands preservation society.

2006 , 2010 elections

the 2006 election landslide saw such face labor rather liberal candidate on two-candidate-preferred vote. such received primary vote of 45.2 percent, increase of 11.7 points. primary vote 18.8 points more labor, , 26.7 points more liberals, holding seat margin of 16.7 points. outcome of election saw such face former president of australian young labor amanda rishworth on two-candidate vote opposed liberal candidate in 2002, , labor finished ahead of liberals on 59.4 percent two-party vote 15.1 percent two-party swing, marking first time since 1985 election labor won two-party vote in fisher.

his margin remained virtually unchanged @ 2010 election, on 16.6 points.

2014 election

such retained fisher @ 2014 election on decreased 9.4 percent margin. 2014 election resulted in hung parliament 23 labor seats, 22 liberal seats, , 2 independents. these 2 independents, such , geoff brock, held balance of power. such had not indicated whom support in minority government when, week after election, diagnosed brain tumour. subsequently took medical leave , hospitalised.

university of adelaide professor , political commentator clem mcintyre said absence of such virtually guaranteed brock labor – 24 seats required govern, brock duly provided support incumbent labor government, allowing premier jay weatherill continue in office head of minority government. mcintyre said:

if geoff brock had gone liberals, parliament have been tied 23 23, once bob such became ill , stepped away geoff brock, think had no choice side labor.

the liberals reduced 21 seats in may 2014 when martin hamilton-smith became independent , entered cabinet brock.