Brindabella electorate

Brindabella Australian Capital Territory—Legislative Assembly
Territory	Australian Capital Territory
Created	1995
Electors	61,713 (2020)
Area	1,597 km2 (616.6 sq mi)
Federal electorate(s)	Bean
Coordinates	35°35′6″S148°57′25″E / 35.58500°S 148.95694°E / -35.58500; 148.95694
Electorates around Brindabella: Murrumbidgee Murrumbidgee Kurrajong NSW Brindabella NSW NSW NSW NSW

The Brindabella electorate is one of the five electorates for the unicameral 25-member Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. It elects five members, and is the largest of the electorates in geographic area.

History

It was created in 1995, when the three-electorate, Hare-Clark electoral system was first introduced for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Prior to 1995, a multi-member single constituency existed for the whole of the ACT. "Brindabella" is derived from an indigenous word meaning "two kangaroo rats" and refers to the mountain range to the south and west of the ACT. ^[1]

Location

The Brindabella electorate consists of the large part of the ACT south of the Murrumbidgee River, although this region is sparsely inhabited.

From 1995 to 2008 it contained the Canberra district of Tuggeranong, excluding Hume, and the Woden Valley suburbs of Chifley, Pearce and Torrens. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2008, a boundary re-distribution by the Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission, resulted in the electorate covering the Woden Valley suburb of Farrer. ^[1]

In the 2016 redistribution, the Woden Valley suburbs, the village of Uriarra, and the suburb of Kambah were transferred into the Murrumbidgee electorate. At the 2019 redistribution, the western side of Kambah was transferred back into Brindabella. ^[4] At the 2023 redistribution, the rest of Kambah was transferred back into Brindabella. ^[5]

Members

Year	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party
1995		Bill Wood	Labor		Andrew Whitecross	Labor		Paul Osborne	Independent		Trevor Kaine	Liberal		Tony De Domenico	Liberal
19971														Louise Littlewood	Liberal
1998					John Hargreaves	Labor								Brendan Smyth	Liberal
19982												Canberra Liberals
19982												United Canberra
2001								Karin MacDonald	Labor		Steve Pratt	Liberal
2004		Mick Gentleman	Labor
2008		Joy Burch	Labor					Amanda Bresnan	Greens		Steve Doszpot	Liberal
2012					Mick Gentleman	Labor		Andrew Wall	Liberal		Zed Seselja	Liberal
20133											Nicole Lawder	Liberal
20164														Val Jeffery	Liberal
2016														Mark Parton	Liberal
2020								Johnathan Davis	Greens
20235								Laura Nuttall	Greens
2024		Caitlin Tough	Labor		Taimus Werner-Gibbings	Labor					Deborah Morris	Liberal

¹ Tony De Domenico (Liberal) resigned on 30 January 1997. Louise Littlewood (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on a countback and was sworn in on 18 February 1997. ^[6]

² Trevor Kaine was elected on the Liberal ticket. From 1989 to 13 May 1998, Kaine sat as a Liberal. On 28 May 1998, Kaine announced he would sit as a Canberra Liberal, and on 30 July 1998, Kaine announced that he had registered the United Canberra Party and sat in the Assembly as its sole representative. ^[6]

³ Zed Seselja (Liberal) resigned on 11 June 2013. Nicole Lawder (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on a countback on 28 June 2013.

⁴ Brendan Smyth (Liberal) resigned on 15 July 2016. Val Jeffery (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on a countback on 28 July 2016.

⁵ Johnathan Davis (Greens) resigned on 12 November 2023. Laura Nuttall (Greens) was elected as his replacement on a countback on 27 November 2023.

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for Brindabella electorate

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Australian Capital Territory election § Brindabella.[ edit ]

2024 Australian Capital Territory election: Brindabella ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			9,708
	Liberal	Mark Parton (elected 1)	9,606	16.5	+5.3
	Liberal	Deborah Morris (elected 2)	5,780	9.9	+9.9
	Liberal	James Daniels	4,062	7.0	+3.1
	Liberal	Sandi Mitra	2,906	5.0	+5.0
	Liberal	Rosa Harber	2,781	4.8	+4.8
	Labor	Caitlin Tough (elected 3)	6,085	10.4	+10.4
	Labor	Taimus Werner-Gibbings (elected 4)	4,867	8.4	+0.2
	Labor	Mick Gentleman	4,261	7.3	−4.2
	Labor	Louise Crossman	2,790	4.8	+4.8
	Labor	Brendan Forde	1,693	2.9	−1.7
	Greens	Laura Nuttall (elected 5)	3,244	5.6	+2.6
	Greens	Sam Nugent	1,140	2.0	+2.0
	Greens	Troy Swan	875	1.5	+1.5
	Independents for Canberra	Vanessa Picker	2,411	4.1	+4.1
	Independents for Canberra	Elise Searson	1,055	1.8	+1.8
	Independents for Canberra	Riley Fernandes	953	1.6	+1.6
	Family First	Bruce Gartshore	766	1.3	+1.3
	Family First	Merle Graham	667	1.1	+1.1
	Animal Justice	Robyn Soxsmith	540	0.9	−0.2
	Animal Justice	Gareth Ballard	418	0.7	+0.7
	First Nation	Wendy Brookman	328	0.6	+0.6
	First Nation	Jack McDougall	241	0.4	+0.4
	First Nation	Dylan Robb	177	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Emmanuel Ezekiel-Hart	600	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			58,246	97.6	−0.6
Informal votes			1,416	2.4	+0.6
Turnout			59,662	88.3	−2.4
Party total votes
	Liberal		25,135	43.2	+4.7
	Labor		19,696	33.8	−6.9
	Greens		5,259	9.0	−1.8
	Independents for Canberra		4,419	7.6	+7.6
	Family First		1,433	2.5	+2.5
	Animal Justice		958	1.6	−0.6
	First Nation		746	1.3	+1.3
	Independent	Emmanuel Ezekiel-Hart	600	1.0	+1.0
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.3
	Liberal hold		Swing	+9.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+10.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.2
	Greens hold		Swing	+2.6

See also

• Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission
• Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

References

1. "Electorates 2008 election". ACT Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
2. "Electorates 1995 and 1998 elections". ACT Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
3. "Electorates 2001 and 2004 elections". ACT Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
4. "Electoral Boundaries Redistribution 2019" (PDF). Augmented ACT Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
5. Government, A. C. T. (9 July 2024). "2023 redistribution". Elections ACT. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
6. "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly" (PDF). ACT Legislative Assembly. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
7. "2024 Results for Electorate". Elections ACT. Retrieved 30 April 2025.

External links

• Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission
• ACT Legislative Assembly - List of Members (1989 - 2008)