--- title: "Chris Picton: political ads and spending | Election Computer" description: "What Chris Picton has spent on Facebook and Instagram ads, and the ads themselves." url: "https://election.computer/mp/chris-picton" --- [Home](https://election.computer/) / [Politicians](https://election.computer/mps) / [Kaurna](https://election.computer/seats/sa/kaurna) ![Chris Picton](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Chris_Picton_at_the_2026_ANZAC_Day_Dawn_Service_at_the_National_War_Memorial%2C_Adelaide_(028A2333).jpg?width=320) Labor SA House of Assembly # Chris Picton Member for [Kaurna](https://election.computer/seats/sa/kaurna), [Labor](https://election.computer/party/labor) ## About Chris Picton Chris Picton is a Labor member of the South Australian House of Assembly for the seat of Kaurna. He holds several ministerial portfolios, including Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy, Defence and Space Industries, State Development, and Veterans' Affairs, appointed in March 2026. First elected 15 March 2014, as a South Australian Labor Party representative Born 13 January 1983, South Australia Education Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice and Bachelor of Arts, Flinders University Previous ministerial role Minister for Health and Wellbeing, after the 2022 state election Previous staff role Chief of staff for parliamentary predecessor John Hill Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris%5FPicton), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026. We follow Chris Picton's Facebook page but haven't seen a paid ad from it yet. [See this page in Meta's Ad Library](https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active%5Fstatus=all&ad%5Ftype=political%5Fand%5Fissue%5Fads&country=AU&view%5Fall%5Fpage%5Fid=330214010435062) ## Other Labor members of the SA House of Assembly [Labor spending](https://election.computer/party/labor) - [ **Alex Dighton** Labor, Black ](https://election.computer/mp/alex-dighton) - [ **Alice Rolls** Labor, Unley ](https://election.computer/mp/alice-rolls) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Aria_Bolkus_at_Women_in_Politics_event_(028A9577).jpg?width=96)**Aria Bolkus** Labor, Colton ](https://election.computer/mp/aria-bolkus) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Minister_for_Education%2C_Training_and_Skills_Blair_Ingram_Boyer.jpg?width=96)**Blair Boyer** Labor, Wright ](https://election.computer/mp/blair-boyer) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Catherine_Hutchesson_MP.jpg?width=96)**Catherine Hutchesson** Labor, Waite ](https://election.computer/mp/catherine-hutchesson) - [ **Cheyne Rich** Labor, Port Adelaide ](https://election.computer/mp/cheyne-rich) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cressida_O'Hanlon_MP.jpg?width=96)**Cressida O'Hanlon** Labor, Dunstan ](https://election.computer/mp/cressida-ohanlon) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Eddie_Hughes_speaks_at_an_event_in_Hindmarsh%2C_South_Australia_2016.jpg?width=96)**Eddie Hughes** Labor, Giles ](https://election.computer/mp/eddie-hughes) - [ **Ella Shaw** Labor, Elizabeth ](https://election.computer/mp/ella-shaw) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Erin_Thompson_at_the_2026_Australian_Labor_Party_National_Conference_(028A9041)_-_no_pin.jpg?width=96)**Erin Thompson** Labor, Davenport ](https://election.computer/mp/erin-thompson) - [ **James Agness** Labor, Light ](https://election.computer/mp/james-agness) - [ **Jayne Stinson** Labor, Badcoe ](https://election.computer/mp/jayne-stinson) Photo: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chris%5FPicton%5Fat%5Fthe%5F2026%5FANZAC%5FDay%5FDawn%5FService%5Fat%5Fthe%5FNational%5FWar%5FMemorial%2C%5FAdelaide%5F%28028A2333%29.jpg). Party and seat checked against Wikipedia's list of members of the SA House of Assembly on 11 November 2026\. --- Ads and spend from Meta's Ad Library, checked every Sunday, last on 11 Nov 2026\. Meta reports spend as a range for each ad, so every total here is a range too. [Search](https://election.computer/search) [Who's spending](https://election.computer/who) [Federal divisions](https://election.computer/seats/federal) [Senators](https://election.computer/mps/senate) [How this works](https://election.computer/about) For AI agents: [site guide (llms.txt)](https://election.computer/llms.txt), [sitemap](https://election.computer/sitemap.xml), [developer guide](https://election.computer/developers.md). Every page is available as Markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown` or add `.md` to the path.