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Portrait of Clare Scriven

Clare Scriven

Australian Labor Party · South Australia · South Australian Legislative Council · Statewide (SA) · incumbent

Clare Scriven was raised in Mount Gambier before living and working in Adelaide for the Australian Electoral Commission from 2007, and later returned to Mount Gambier. She holds post-graduate qualifications including a Graduate Diploma in Management and a Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management, and was previously State Manager of the Australian Forest Products Association. No birth date was found in the retrieved sources. [source]

Sourced positions

A verified position is the member's own stated view or vote, supported by the listed sources. This page records public statements and conduct only — see methodology.

Abortion & reproductive policy verified

Voted in favour of Sarah Game's bill to restrict access to late-term abortions in the Legislative Council on 17 June 2026, where it passed 10 votes to 9 before being defeated in the House of Assembly. Also voted in favour of Liberal MLC Ben Hood's 2024 Termination of Pregnancy amendment bill, which was defeated in the Legislative Council 10 votes to 9 in October 2024.

Voluntary assisted dying verified

Voted against (Noe) the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill at its final reading in the SA Legislative Council on 5 May 2021 (the bill passed 14 votes to 7). Ahead of the vote she told InDaily, 'there is clear evidence that safeguards are ignored or diluted in practice once voluntary euthanasia becomes legal... I will not be supporting the bill.'

Freedom of speech verified

Voted for the third reading of the Summary Offences (Obstruction of Public Places) Amendment Bill 2023, which amended the obstruction offence in the Summary Offences Act 1953 (Legislative Council, 30 May 2023; Ayes 13, Noes 4).

Record last updated 2026-08-13.