1974 Australian Capital Territory election

1974 Australian Capital Territory election
← 1970 28 September 1974 1979 →
Turnout92.0%
  First party Second party Third party
 
AUS
Leader Jim Leedman Gordon Walsh[1] Ivor Vivian
Party Liberal Labor Australia
Leader's seat Canberra
(won seat) 		Canberra
(won seat) 		Fraser
(won seat)
Seats won 7 4 1
Percentage 30.8% 22.2% 4.6%
Swing Increase 17.3 Decrease 6.0

The 1974 Australian Capital Territory election was held on 28 September 1974 to elect all 18 members of the Legislative Assembly, the main elected representative body of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). This was the first election for the Assembly, replacing the Advisory Council, although elected members did not start sitting until 1975.[2]

The election saw a swing of almost 20% towards the Liberal Party, while Labor lost around 6% of its vote compared to the 1970 Advisory Council election.[2]

  1. ^ "Staff for Assembly". The Canberra Times. 11 October 1974. p. 3. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "20pc gain by Liberals: Labor rebuff in ACT election". The Canberra Times. Canberra. 30 September 1974. p. 1 – via Trove.