Alex Dighton
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| Born | Alex Dighton |
| Political party | Labor |
Alex Dighton is an Australian politician who was a candidate at the 2024 Black by-election, representing Labor.
Background
[edit]Dighton is a school teacher and was previously the Deputy Principal at Sacred Heart College in Adelaide's west.[1]
Career
[edit]Dighton a member of the Labor Right faction, had previously run in the Electorate of Black at the 2022 South Australian election. Despite Labor receiving a positive swing of 7%, Dighton lost to incumbent Liberal David Speirs.[2]
After Speirs was charged with drug offences in September 2024, he resigned on October 15, triggering a by-election for November 16 2024.[3]
At the by-election, a large swing towards Labor occurred, with ABC election analyst Antony Green calling the result in favour of Dighton early that evening.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Kelsall, Thomas (18 October 2024). "Labor picks candidate for David Speirs' seat as Lib contenders emerge". Insight.
- ^ "Black - SA Election 2022". ABC News. 19 March 2022.
- ^ "David Speirs formally quits SA parliament days after police said former Liberal leader was facing drug charges". ABC News. 15 October 2024.
- ^ Green, Anthony (16 November 2024). "ABC News Black By-election Live Blog". ABC News.