Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, 2004–2008

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This is a list of members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly , as elected at 16 October 2004 election.

NameParty Electorate Term in office
Andrew Barr [1] ALP Molonglo 2006–present
Wayne Berry ALP Ginninderra 1989–2008
Jacqui Burke Liberal Molonglo2001, 2002–2008
Simon Corbell ALPMolonglo1996–2016
Vicki Dunne LiberalGinninderra2001–2020
Dr Deb Foskey Greens Molonglo2004–2008
Katy Gallagher ALPMolonglo2001–2014
Mick Gentleman ALP Brindabella 2004–2008, 2012–present
John Hargreaves ALPBrindabella1998–2012
Karin MacDonald ALPBrindabella2001–2008
Richard Mulcahy Liberal/Independent/
RMCP [2]
Molonglo2004–2008
Mary Porter ALPGinninderra2004–2016
Steve Pratt LiberalBrindabella2001–2008
Ted Quinlan [1] ALPMolonglo1998–2006
Zed Seselja LiberalMolonglo2001–2013
Brendan Smyth LiberalBrindabella1998–2016
Jon Stanhope ALPGinninderra1998–2011
Bill Stefaniak LiberalGinninderra1989–1992, 1994–2008
1 Molonglo Labor MLA Ted Quinlan resigned on 21 March 2006. Andrew Barr was elected as his replacement on a countback on 3 April
2 Molonglo MLA Richard Mulcahy was expelled from the Liberal Party on 10 December 2007. Mulcahy served as an independent until August 2008, when he formed the Richard Mulcahy Canberra Party to contest the 2008 election.

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