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]
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All 17 seats of the unicameral Legislative Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 89.5 ( 0.8 pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Key dates
- Close of party registration: 12 January 1995
- Pre-election period commenced/nominations opened: 13 January 1995
- Rolls closed: 20 January 1995
- Nominations closed: 26 January 1995
- Nominations declared/ballot paper order determined: 27 January 1995
- Pre-poll voting commenced: 30 January 1995
- Polling day: 18 February 1995
- Poll declared: 2 March 1995
Source:[2]
Overview
Candidates
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 (*).[3]
Five seats were up for election.[4]
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Democrats candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
Eva Cawthorne | Sandie Brooke | Julie McInness | Charlie Bell |
| Moore candidates | Smokers candidates | Ungrouped | |
Nick Isaacson | Keith Dencio | Janice Ferguson (Ind) |
Five seats were up for election.[5]
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Democrats candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
Wayne Berry* | Lyle Dunne | Gary Corr | Peter Granleese |
| Moore candidates | Smokers candidates | Ungrouped | |
Graeme Evans | Donovan Ballard | Kevin Connor (Ind) |
Seven seats were up for election.[6]
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Democrats candidates |
|---|---|---|---|
Terry Connolly* | Greg Aouad | Natasha Davis | Nicola Appleyard |
| Moore candidates | Smokers candidates | Ungrouped | |
Mark Dunstone | John McMahon | Mike Boland (Ind) | Alex Middleton |
Results
Australian Capital Territory general election, 18 February 1995 | ||||||
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| Enrolled voters | 196,959 | |||||
| Votes cast | 176,264 | Turnout | 89.5% | -0.8 | ||
| Informal votes | 10,994 | Informal | 6.2% | -0.2 | ||
| Summary of votes by party | ||||||
| Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
| Liberal | 66,895 | 40.5 | +11.5 | 7 | +1 | |
| Labor | 52,276 | 31.6 | -8.3 | 6 | -2 | |
| Greens | 14,967 | 9.1 | +9.1 | 2 | +2 | |
| Moore Independents | 11,645 | 7.1 | +1.5 | 1 | -1 | |
| Independent | 9,260 | 5.6 | +4.1 | 1 | +1 | |
| Democrats | 6,457 | 3.9 | -0.6 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Smokers Are Voters And Civil Rights | 3,770 | 2.3 | +2.3 | 0 | ±0 | |
| Total | 165,270 | 17 | ||||
| Results by electorate | ||||||||||
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| Brindabella | Ginninderra | Molonglo | ||||||||
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
| Liberal | 18,494 | 37.1 | 2 | 19,507 | 40.7 | 2 | 28,894 | 42.9 | 3 | |
| Labor | 15,758 | 31.6 | 2 | 15,693 | 32.7 | 2 | 20,825 | 30.9 | 2 | |
| Greens | 3,965 | 8.0 | 0 | 4,176 | 8.7 | 1 | 6,826 | 10.1 | 1 | |
| Moore Independents | 1,907 | 3.8 | 0 | 3,837 | 8.0 | 0 | 5,901 | 8.8 | 1 | |
| Independent | 6,779 | 13.6 | 1 | 1,059 | 2.2 | 0 | 1,422 | 2.1 | 0 | |
| Democrats | 1,878 | 3.8 | 0 | 2,420 | 5.1 | 0 | 2,159 | 3.2 | 0 | |
| Smokers Are Voters And Civil Rights | 1,116 | 2.2 | 0 | 1,247 | 2.6 | 0 | 1,407 | 2.1 | 0 | |
| Distribution of seats | |||||||
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| Electorate | Seats held | ||||||
| Brindabella | I | ||||||
| Ginninderra | |||||||
| Molonglo | M | ||||||
I - Independent politician
M - Moore Independents