This is a list of the members of the first parliament of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly . It was the Territory's first representative parliament after gaining self-government, and operated from 1989 to 1991.
The first two parliaments were elected under the one-electorate modified d'Hondt method, which was then abolished and replaced with the current three-electorate Hare-Clark system in 1995.
Name | Party | Term in office |
---|---|---|
Wayne Berry | ALP | 1989–2008 |
Bernard Collaery | Residents Rally | 1989–1991 |
Terry Connolly [3] | ALP | 1990–1996 |
Craig Duby | No Self-Government Party/ Independents Group/ Hare-Clark Independent Party [2] | 1989–1991 |
Rosemary Follett | ALP | 1989–1996 |
Ellnor Grassby | ALP | 1989–1995 |
Gary Humphries | Liberal | 1989–2002 |
Norm Jensen | Residents Rally | 1989–1991 |
Trevor Kaine | Liberal | 1989–2001 |
Dr Hector Kinloch | Residents Rally | 1989–1991 |
Carmel Maher | No Self-Government Party/ Independents Group [2] | 1989–1991 |
Michael Moore | Residents Rally/Independent [1] | 1989–2001 |
Robyn Nolan | Liberal/New Conservative Group [4] | 1989–1991 |
David Prowse | No Self-Government Party/ Independents Group/Liberal [2] | 1989–1991 |
Bill Stefaniak | Liberal | 1989–1992, 1994–2008 |
Dennis Stevenson | Abolish Self-Government Coalition | 1989–1995 |
Paul Whalan [3] | ALP | 1989–1990 |
Bill Wood | ALP | 1989–2004 |
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