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]
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
- Hector Kinloch MLA (Residents Rally)
- Carmel Maher MLA (Independents Group)
- David Prowse MLA (Liberal)
Candidates
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Moore candidates | Residents Rally candidates |
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Democrats candidates | Hare-Clark candidates | ASGC candidates | Canberra Party candidates |
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Canberra Unity candidates | Better Mgmt Team candidates | New Conservative candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
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| Emile Brunoro (Ind) |
Results
Australian Capital Territory general election, 15 February 1992 | ||||||
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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
- Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, 1992–1995
- Third Follett Ministry
- List of Australian Capital Territory elections
External links
- ACT Electoral Commission
- ACT Legislative Assembly - List of Members (1989 - 2008)
References
- ^ Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission, Modified d'Hondt Electoral System
- ^ "Legislative Assembly for the ACT - Week 1" (PDF). ACT Hansard. ACT Legislative Assembly. 27 March 1992. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Election timetable". ACT Legislative Assembly election - 1992. ACT Electoral Commission. 1992. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "List of candidates". 1992 Election. ACT Electoral Commission. 1992. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
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