1995 Australian Capital Territory general election

1995 Australian Capital Territory general election

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All 17 seats of the unicameral Legislative Assembly
9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout89.5 (Decrease 0.8 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
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GRN
Leader Kate Carnell Rosemary Follett No leader
Party Liberal Labor Greens
Leader since 21 April 1993 5 December 1989
Leader's seat Molonglo Molonglo
Last election 6 seats 8 seats
Seats won 7 6 2
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 2 New
Popular vote 66,895 52,276 14,967
Percentage 40.5% 31.6% 9.1%
Swing Increase 11.5 Decrease 8.3 New

Results by electorate

Chief Minister before election

Rosemary Follett
Labor

Resulting Chief Minister

Kate Carnell
Liberal

Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday, 18 February 1995. The incumbent Labor Party, led by Rosemary Follett, was challenged by the Liberal Party, led by Kate Carnell. For the first time, 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 Michael Moore and Paul Osborne. Carnell was elected Chief Minister at the first sitting of the third Assembly on 9 March 1995.[1]

This election was also the first time that the leaders of both major parties have been female at an Australian federal, state or territory election. It would also be the last time that this occurred until the 2020 Queensland state election.

  1. ^ "Legislative Assembly for the ACT - Week 1". ACT Hansard. ACT Legislative Assembly. 9 March 1995. Retrieved 8 August 2010.