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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]
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.
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]
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 registered with the ACT Electoral Commission: [5] The list of parties registered are:
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Independents for Canberra candidates | Animal Justice candidates |
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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 candidates | Other candidates | |||
Bruce Gartshore [12] Merle Graham [12] |
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Independents for Canberra candidates | Belco Party candidates |
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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 candidates | Other candidates | |||
Sunil Baby [12] Andrew Wallace [12] |
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Independents for Canberra candidates | Strong Independents candidates |
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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 candidates | Other candidates | |||
Andrew Adair [12] Jenny Hentzschel [12] | Paul Girrawah House (First Nation Party) [16] |
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Independents for Canberra candidates |
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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 candidates | Other candidates | ||
Andrew Copp [12] Andrew Verri [12] | Fiona Carrick (FCI) [17] Marea Fatseas (FCI) [17] |
Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Independents for Canberra candidates | Belco Party candidates |
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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 candidates | Other candidates | |||
Greg Amos [12] Rebecca Goldfinch [12] | Cooper Pike (First Nation Party) [18] |
Date | Firm | Primary vote | |||
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ALP | LIB | GRN | OTH | ||
2020 election | 37.8% | 33.8% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
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