2012 Australian Capital Territory general election

The 2012 Australian Capital Territory general election was held on 20 October 2012 to elect all 25 members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. It was conducted by the Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission (ACTEC).

2012 Australian Capital Territory general election

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All 17 seats of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	89.3 ( 1.1 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Katy Gallagher Zed Seselja Meredith Hunter Party Labor Liberal Greens Leader's seat Molonglo Brindabella Ginninderra (lost seat) Last election 7 seats 6 seats 4 seats Seats won 8 8 1 Seat change 1 2 3 Popular vote 85,991 86,032 23,773 Percentage 38.88% 38.90% 10.75% Swing 1.49 7.31 4.87
Results by electorate
Chief Minister before election Katy Gallagher Labor Elected Chief Minister Katy Gallagher Labor

The incumbent Labor–Greens coalition government, led by Chief Minister Katy Gallagher and Meredith Hunter, won a fifth term in government. They were opposed by the Liberal Party, led by Zed Seselja. Greens leader Meredith Hunter lost her own seat, which was one of the five seats in the electorate of Ginninderra.