1998_Australian_Capital_Territory_general_election

1998 Australian Capital Territory general election

1998 Australian Capital Territory general election

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Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday, 21 February 1998. The incumbent Liberal Party, led by Kate Carnell, was challenged by the Labor Party, led by Wayne Berry. Candidates were elected to fill three multi-member electorates using a single transferable vote method, known as the Hare-Clark system. The result was another hung parliament. However the Liberals, with the largest representation in the 17-member unicameral Assembly, formed Government with the support of independents Michael Moore, Paul Osborne, and Dave Rugendyke. Carnell was elected Chief Minister at the first sitting of the fourth Assembly on 19 March 1998.[1]

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

Subsequent to the election and during the life of the fourth Assembly, on 18 October 2000, Carnell stepped down as Chief Minister and was replaced by Gary Humphries.

This would be the last time the Liberal Party (or the Coalition) would form government at a state or territory level after an election until the 2008 Western Australian state election. Also, this is the last time the Liberal Party has formed government after an election in the ACT.

Key dates

[2]

  • Close of party registration: 15 January 1998
  • Pre-election period commenced/nominations opened: 16 January 1998
  • Rolls closed: 23 January 1998
  • Nominations closed: 29 January 1998
  • Nominations declared/ballot paper order determined: 30 January 1998
  • Pre-poll voting commenced: 2 February 1998
  • Polling day: 21 February 1998
  • Poll declared: 17 March 1998

Overview

Candidates

[3]

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

Greens

Brindabella

Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Paul Osborne Independent Group was defending one seat.

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Ginninderra

Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Greens were defending one seat.

More information Labor candidates, Liberal candidates ...

Molonglo

Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. The Greens were defending one seat. The Moore Independents were defending one seat.

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Results

Main article: Results of the 1998 Australian Capital Territory general election

Australian Capital Territory general election, 21 February 1998
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 205,248
Votes cast 188,484 Turnout 91.8% +2.3
Informal votes 8,134 Informal 4.3% -1.9
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes  % Swing Seats Change
  Liberal 68,221 37.8 -2.7 7 ±0
  Labor 49,798 27.6 -4.0 6 ±0
  Osborne Independent Group 16,426 9.1 +9.1 2 +2
  Greens 16,417 9.1 +0.0 1 -1
  Democrats 10,786 6.0 +2.1 0 ±0
  Independent 9,232 5.1 -0.5 0 -1
  Moore Independents 5,261 2.9 -4.1 1 ±0
  Christian Democrats 3,027 1.7 +1.7 0 ±0
  Democratic Socialist 745 0.4 +0.4 0 ±0
  Progressive Labour 437 0.2 +0.2 0 ±0
Total 180,350     17  
More information Results by electorate, Brindabella ...
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M - Moore Independents
O - Osborne Independent Group

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Legislative Assembly for the ACT - Week 1". ACT Hansard. ACT Legislative Assembly. 19 March 1998. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Election timetable". ACT Legislative Assembly election - 1998. ACT Electoral Commission. 1998. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Voting data". 1998 Election. ACT Electoral Commission. 1998. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
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