1992_Australian_Capital_Territory_general_election

1992 Australian Capital Territory general election

1992 Australian Capital Territory general election

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Elections to the 1992 Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly was held on Saturday, 15 February, alongside a referendum on an electoral system for future elections. The incumbent Labor Party, led by Rosemary Follett, was challenged by the Liberal Party, led by Trevor Kaine. Candidates were elected to fill seats using the modified d'Hondt electoral system[1] for a multi-member single constituency. The result was another hung parliament. However, Labor, with the largest representation in the 17-member unicameral Assembly, formed Government with the support of Michael Moore and Helen Szuty. Follett was elected Chief Minister at the first sitting of the second Assembly on 27 March 1992.[2]

Quick Facts All 17 seats of the unicameral Legislative Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority, Turnout ...

Key dates

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  • Close of party registration: 9 January 1992
  • Pre-election period commenced/nominations opened: 10 January 1992
  • Rolls closed: 17 January 1992
  • Nominations closed: 24 January 1992
  • Polling day: 15 February 1992
  • Poll declared: 20 March 1992

Overview

Candidates

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Sitting members at the time of the election are listed in bold. Tickets that elected at least one MLA are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).

Retiring Members

Candidates

More information Labor candidates, Liberal candidates ...

Results

Australian Capital Territory general election, 15 February 1992
Legislative Assembly
<< 1989–1995 >>

Enrolled voters 184,405
Votes cast 166,467 Turnout 90.3% +1.5
Informal votes 10,764 Informal 6.5% +0.8
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes  % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 62,155 39.9 +17.1 8 +3
  Liberal 45,203 29.0 +14.2 6 +2
  Abolish Self Govt 10,998 7.1 -0.4 1 ±0
  Michael Moore Independent Group 8,724 5.6 +5.6 2 +2
  Residents Rally 7,104 4.6 -5.1 0 -4
  Democrats 6,960 4.5 +2.8 0 ±0
  The Better Management An Independent Team 5,021 3.2 +3.2 0 ±0
  Hare-Clark Independence Party 3,336 2.1 +2.1 0 ±0
  Independent 2,271 1.5 -10.1 0 ±0
  New Conservatives 1,869 1.2 +1.2 0 ±0
  Canberra Unity Party 1,482 1.0 +1.0 0 ±0
  Canberra Party 580 0.4 +0.4 0 ±0
Total 155,703     17  

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission, Modified d'Hondt Electoral System
  2. [2]
    "Legislative Assembly for the ACT - Week 1" (PDF). ACT Hansard. ACT Legislative Assembly. 27 March 1992. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  3. [3]
    "Election timetable". ACT Legislative Assembly election - 1992. ACT Electoral Commission. 1992. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  4. [4]
    "List of candidates". 1992 Election. ACT Electoral Commission. 1992. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
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