There have been 24 women in the South Australian Legislative Council since its establishment in 1840.
In 1895, South Australian women became the first state in Australia, and some of the first in the world, to be given the right to vote and stand for election to Parliament.
The first woman candidate for Legislative Council honours was Patience Howard, née Hawker (28 March 1900 – 9 August 1994), who stood for the Labor Party for Central No.
[2] The first successful female candidate for the Legislative Council was Cooper.
Names in bold indicate women who have been appointed as Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries during their time in Parliament.