Division of Canberra (Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly)

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The division of Canberra was one of the two electorates of the unicameral Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly. It elected 9 members in 1975 and 1979, and 10 members in 1982. It was named for the city of Canberra, Australia's national capital, and included the districts of Tuggeranong, Weston Creek and Woden Valley, along with the rest of the ACT south of the Molonglo River and Lake Burley Griffin. [1]

Members

YearMemberMemberMemberMemberMemberMemberMemberMemberMemberMember
1975   Gordon Walsh
(Labor)
  Ros Kelly
(Labor)
  Ian Black
(Independent)
  Jim Pead
(Independent)
  Maureen Worsley
(Australia/
Independent)
  Peter Hughes
(Liberal/
Independent)
  Ray Saunders
(Liberal)
  Tim McGhie
(Liberal)
  Jim Leedman
(Liberal)
9 seats
1975–1982
1976  George Paulus
(Liberal)
1977 
1977  Paul Whalan
(Labor)
1977 
1979   Ken Doyle
(Labor)
  Maurene Horder
(Labor)
  Robyn Walmsley
(Labor)
  Gordon Walsh
(Democrats)
  Betty Hocking
(Family Team)
  Liz Grant
(Liberal)
1982   Joan Taggart
(Labor)
  David Adams
(Liberal)
  Peter Kobold
(Liberal)

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References

  1. Grundy, Philip (1996). Reluctant democrats: the transition to self-government in the Australian Capital Territory. Federal Capital Press.

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