2024 Australian Capital Territory general election

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2024 Australian Capital Territory general election
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All 25 seats of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
13 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Andrew Barr Elizabeth Lee Shane Rattenbury
Party Labor Liberal Greens
Leader since11 December 201427 October 202020 October 2012
Leader's seat Kurrajong Kurrajong Kurrajong
Last election10 seats, 37.8%9 seats, 33.8%6 seats, 13.5%
Current seats1096
Seats neededIncrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 4Increase2.svg 7
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Map of electorates to be used for the 2024 ACT election
Incumbent Chief Minister

Andrew Barr
Labor–Greens Coalition



The 2024 Australian Capital Territory general election is scheduled to be held on 19 October 2024 to elect all 25 members of the unicameral ACT Legislative Assembly. [1]

Contents

The incumbent Labor–Greens Coalition government, currently led by Chief Minister Andrew Barr, will attempt to win a seventh term against the Liberal opposition, currently led by Elizabeth Lee, who will seek to form government for the first time in 23 years. Lee is the first Asian Australian leader of a state or territory opposition. [2] [lower-alpha 1]

The leaders of all three parliamentary parties are from the same seat (the inner-city seat of Kurrajong); indeed, Lee is the only Liberal member representing the seat.

Background

The Labor Party, led by Chief Minister Andrew Barr, is attempting to win re-election for a seventh consecutive term (either with a majority of seats or via forming a coalition with another party) in the 25-member unicameral Legislative Assembly. Labor formed a coalition government with the Greens after the last election, and together the two parties hold 16 of the 25 seats in the Assembly. Leader of the Opposition and Liberals leader Alistair Coe was replaced by Elizabeth Lee following the election.

On 12 November 2023, Greens Johnathan Davis resigned from parliament and as a member of the Greens. He was replaced by Laura Nuttall after a countback was conducted. [3]

Electoral system

The election will be conducted by the ACT Electoral Commission. All members of the unicameral Assembly face re-election, with members being elected by the Hare-Clark system of proportional representation. The Assembly is divided into five electorates with five members each: [4]

Parties

Parties registered with the ACT Electoral Commission: [5] The list of parties registered are:

Retiring members

Labor

Liberal

Candidates

Brindabella

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Greens candidates Independents for Canberra candidates Animal Justice candidates
Louise Crossman [8]
Brendan Forde [8]
Mick Gentleman [8]
Caitlin Tough [8]
Taimus Werner-Gibbings [8] 		James Daniels [9]
Rosa Harber [9]
Sandi Mitra [9]
Deborah Morris [9]
Mark Parton [9] 		Laura Nuttall
Sam Nugent		Riley Fernandes [10]
Vanessa Picker [10] 		Robyn Soxsmith [11]
Family First candidatesOther candidates
Bruce Gartshore [12]
Merle Graham [12]

Ginninderra

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Greens candidates Independents for Canberra candidates Belco Party candidates
Yvette Berry [8]
Tim Bavinton [8]
Tara Cheyne [8]
Heidi Prowse [8]
Sean Sadimoen [8] 		Chiaka Barry [9]
Peter Cain [9]
Joe Prevedello [9]
Darren Roberts [9] 		Jo Clay
Adele Sinclair		Leanne Foresti [10]
Mark Richardson [10] 		Angela Lount [13]
Bill Stefaniak [13]
Alan Tutt [13]
Family First candidatesOther candidates
Sunil Baby [12]
Andrew Wallace [12]

Kurrajong

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Greens candidates Independents for Canberra candidates Strong Independents candidates
Andrew Barr [8]
Aggi Court [8]
Martin Greenwood [8]
Rachel Stephen-Smith [8]
Marina Talevski [8] 		Ramon Bouckaert [9]
Mick Calatzis [14]
Elizabeth Lee [9]
Sarah Luscombe [9]
Patrick Pentony [9]
Shane Rattenbury
Rebecca Vassarotti 		Thomas Emerson [10]
Sara Poguet [10]
Ann Bray [15]
Peter Strong [15]
Family First candidatesOther candidates
Andrew Adair [12]
Jenny Hentzschel [12] 		Paul Girrawah House (First Nation Party) [16]

Murrumbidgee

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Greens candidates Independents for Canberra candidates
Noor El-Asadi [8]
Marisa Paterson [8]
Chris Steel [8]
Nelson Tang [8]
Anna Whitty [8] 		Ed Cocks [9]
Jeremy Hanson [9]
Elyse Heslehurst [9]
Amardeep Singh [9]
Karen Walsh [9] 		Emma Davidson
Harini Rangarajan		Anne-Louise Dawes [10]
Paula McGrady [10]
Family First candidatesOther candidates
Andrew Copp [12]
Andrew Verri [12] 		Fiona Carrick (FCI) [17]
Marea Fatseas (FCI) [17]

Yerrabi

Labor candidates Liberal candidates Greens candidates Independents for Canberra candidates Belco Party candidates
Suzanne Orr [8]
Michael Pettersson [8]
Millika Raj [8]
Pradeep Sornaraj [8]
Ravinder Sahni [8] 		Leanne Castley [9]
Ralitsa Dimitrova [9]
James Milligan [9]
John Mikita [9]
Krishna Nadimpalli [9] 		Andrew Braddock
Soelily Consen-Lynch		Sneha KC [10]
David Pollard [10] 		Greg Burke [13]
Jason Taylor [13]
Family First candidatesOther candidates
Greg Amos [12]
Rebecca Goldfinch [12] 		Cooper Pike (First Nation Party) [18]

Opinion polling

DateFirmPrimary vote
ALPLIBGRNOTH
2020 election 37.8%33.8%13.5%13.7%

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Not including New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian, as Armenian Australians are usually considered European Australians.

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