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998:Member for
976:Member for
970:Ted Chapman
948:Member for
893:Lynn Arnold
862:Kevin Foley
818:Lynn Arnold
669:Lynn Arnold
646:Ted Chapman
617:John Bannon
442:Preceded by
402:Ted Chapman
397:Preceded by
352:Preceded by
308:Preceded by
254:Preceded by
217:Lynn Arnold
200:Preceded by
175:Kevin Foley
158:Preceded by
111:Lynn Arnold
106:Preceded by
1575:Categories
1413:Weatherill
1173:Strangways
1118:Waterhouse
1043:John Olsen
1037:1992–1996
1025:Dale Baker
1004:1993–2006
982:1992–1993
960:Stan Evans
954:1973–1985
925:Iain Evans
872:Dale Baker
856:2001–2002
835:John Olsen
829:1993–1996
732:References
625:Dale Baker
606:Stan Evans
582:John Olsen
564:Early life
558:John Olsen
494:1943-04-05
459:Stan Evans
325:Iain Evans
271:John Olsen
259:Dale Baker
205:Dale Baker
123:John Olsen
1278:R. Butler
978:Alexandra
950:Davenport
845:Rob Kerin
726:Mike Rann
711:Rob Kerin
690:Joan Hall
650:Alexandra
586:Davenport
512:Australia
469:Davenport
432:In office
424:Alexandra
387:In office
342:In office
313:Rob Kerin
301:Rob Kerin
288:In office
234:In office
190:In office
163:Rob Kerin
151:Rob Kerin
138:In office
62:In office
1555:Marshall
1418:Marshall
1373:Corcoran
1338:Richards
1258:Kingston
1238:Cockburn
1113:Reynolds
504:Adelaide
81:Governor
1550:Redmond
1505:Eastick
1368:Dunstan
1358:Dunstan
1313:Barwell
1303:Vaughan
1273:Jenkins
1263:Solomon
1208:Boucaut
1198:Boucaut
1153:Boucaut
1103:Torrens
1093:Finniss
1000:Finniss
909:Deputy
751:3 April
678:Finniss
652:on the
379:Finniss
147:Premier
71:Monarch
1560:Speirs
1510:Tonkin
1490:Butler
1388:Arnold
1383:Bannon
1378:Tonkin
1293:Verran
1268:Holder
1253:Downer
1248:Holder
1228:Downer
1223:Colton
1213:Morgan
1203:Colton
1138:Dutton
1123:Dutton
1108:Hanson
774:Crikey
610:Fisher
297:Leader
243:Deputy
95:Deputy
1540:Evans
1535:Kerin
1530:Olsen
1525:Brown
1520:Baker
1515:Olsen
1403:Kerin
1398:Olsen
1393:Brown
1353:Walsh
1308:Peake
1298:Peake
1288:Peake
1283:Price
1193:Blyth
1188:Ayers
1183:Blyth
1168:Ayers
1158:Ayers
1143:Ayers
1133:Blyth
1128:Ayers
1098:Baker
641:Kavel
52:41st
1500:Hall
1408:Rann
1363:Hall
1333:Hill
1323:Hill
1318:Gunn
1218:Bray
1178:Hart
1163:Hart
1148:Hart
753:2017
692:and
660:and
484:Born
913:in
881:in
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