Results of the 2012 Australian Capital Territory election

Australian Capital Territory election, 20 October 2012 [1] Legislative Assembly << 2008–2016 >>
Enrolled voters		256,702
Votes cast		229,125		Turnout	89.3%
Informal votes		7,953		Informal	3.5%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal	86,032	38.9	+7.3	8	+2
	Labor	85,991	38.9	+1.5	8	+1
	Greens	23,773	10.7	−4.9	1	-3
	Motorist	9,179	4.2	−0.8	0	0
	Bullet Train	8,864	4.0	+4.0	0	0
	Independent	4,053	1.8	−8.3	0	0
	Liberal Democratic Party	2,340	1.1	+0.7	0	0
	Marion Lê Social Justice	940	0.4	+0.4	0	0
Total		221,172			17

This is a list of Legislative Assembly results for the 2012 Australian Capital Territory election.

Results by electorate

Brindabella

2012 Australian Capital Territory election: Brindabella ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			10,594
	Liberal	Zed Seselja (elected 1)	18,566	29.2	+29.2
	Liberal	Brendan Smyth (elected 3)	3,954	6.2	−7.2
	Liberal	Andrew Wall (elected 5)	2,477	3.9	+3.9
	Liberal	Val Jeffery	2,413	3.8	+3.8
	Liberal	Nicole Lawder	2,086	3.3	+3.3
	Labor	Joy Burch (elected 2)	9,031	14.2	+6.4
	Labor	Mick Gentleman (elected 4)	5,105	8.0	+0.7
	Labor	Bec Cody	3,561	5.6	+5.6
	Labor	Karl Maftoum	3,029	4.8	+4.8
	Labor	Mike Kinniburgh	1,939	3.1	+3.1
	Greens	Amanda Bresnan	3,515	5.5	−2.8
	Greens	Johnathan Davis	835	1.3	+1.3
	Greens	Ben Murphy	682	1.1	+1.1
	Motorist	Burl Doble	1,532	2.4	+0.9
	Motorist	Kieran Jones-Ellis	956	1.5	+1.5
	Bullet Train	Mark Erwood	1,230	1.9	+1.9
	Bullet Train	Adam Henschke	1,165	1.8	+1.8
	Independent	Michael Lindfield	770	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	Calvin Pearce	402	0.6	+0.6
		Mark Gibbons	314	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			63,562	96.0	+0.2
Informal votes			2,631	4.0	−0.2
Turnout			66,193	91.5	−1.1
Party total votes
	Liberal		29,496	46.4	+11.1
	Labor		22,665	35.7	−0.8
	Greens		5,032	7.9	−5.7
	Motorist		2,488	3.9	−3.1
	Bullet Train		2,395	3.8	+3.8
	Independent	Michael Lindfield	770	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	Calvin Pearce	402	0.6	+0.6
		Mark Gibbons	314	0.5	+0.5

Ginninderra

2012 Australian Capital Territory election: Ginninderra ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			11,013
	Labor	Mary Porter (elected 3)	9,423	14.3	+8.1
	Labor	Chris Bourke (elected 4)	5,048	7.6	+5.2
	Labor	Yvette Berry (elected 5)	4,917	7.4	+7.4
	Labor	Glen McCrea	4,153	6.3	+6.3
	Labor	Jayson Hinder	2,813	4.3	+4.3
	Liberal	Alistair Coe (elected 1)	10,017	15.2	+5.4
	Liberal	Vicki Dunne (elected 2)	5,167	7.8	+0.7
	Liberal	Jacob Vadakkedathu	2,820	4.3	+4.3
	Liberal	Matt Watts	2,750	4.2	+1.6
	Liberal	Merinda Nash	1,521	2.3	+2.3
	Greens	Meredith Hunter	4,462	6.8	−3.4
	Greens	Hannah Parris	1,137	1.7	+1.7
	Greens	James Higgins	1,077	1.6	−2.1
	Motorist	Chic Henry	4,360	6.6	+6.6
	Motorist	Darryl Walford	434	0.7	−1.0
	Bullet Train	Chris Bucknell	1,262	1.9	+1.9
	Bullet Train	Tony Halton	1,096	1.7	+1.7
	Liberal Democrats	Matt Thompson	819	1.2	+1.2
	Liberal Democrats	Mustafa Jawadi	394	0.6	+0.6
	Lê Social Justice	Marion Lê	532	0.8	+0.8
	Lê Social Justice	Nehmat Nana Jbeili	162	0.2	+0.2
	Lê Social Justice	Kate Reynolds	105	0.2	+0.2
	Lê Social Justice	Karamia Lê	80	0.1	+0.1
	Lê Social Justice	Majlinda Bitani	61	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Emmanuel Ezekiel-Hart	589	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	Norm Gingell	454	0.7	+0.7
		Glen Takkenberg	279	0.4	+0.4
		Darren Churchill	144	0.2	−0.1
Total formal votes			66,076	96.3	+0.3
Informal votes			2,569	3.7	−0.3
Turnout			68,645	90.2	−1.3
Party total votes
	Labor		26,354	39.9	−0.3
	Liberal		22,275	33.7	+5.9
	Greens		6,676	10.1	−3.8
	Motorist		4,794	7.3	+1.2
	Bullet Train		2,358	3.6	+3.6
	Liberal Democrats		1,213	1.8	+1.8
	Lê Social Justice		940	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Emmanuel Ezekiel-Hart	589	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	Norm Gingell	454	0.7	+0.7
		Glen Takkenberg	279	0.4	+0.4
		Darren Churchill	144	0.2	−0.1

Molonglo

2012 Australian Capital Territory election: Molonglo ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			11,442
	Labor	Katy Gallagher (elected 1)	23,996	26.2	+10.4
	Labor	Andrew Barr (elected 3)	3,880	4.2	−2.0
	Labor	Meegan Fitzharris	2,626	2.9	+2.9
	Labor	Simon Corbell (elected 4)	1,909	2.1	−3.1
	Labor	Mark Kulasingham	1,749	1.9	+1.9
	Labor	David Mathews	1,408	1.5	−0.8
	Labor	Angie Drake	1,404	1.5	+1.5
	Liberal	Jeremy Hanson (elected 2)	10,235	11.2	+7.5
	Liberal	Giulia Jones (elected 6)	5,754	6.3	+3.7
	Liberal	Steve Doszpot (elected 7)	5,245	5.7	+5.7
	Liberal	Elizabeth Lee	4,459	4.9	+4.9
	Liberal	Tom Sefton	3,834	4.2	+4.2
	Liberal	James Milligan	2,984	3.3	+3.3
	Liberal	Murray Gordon	1,750	1.9	+1.9
	Greens	Shane Rattenbury (elected 5)	4,966	5.4	−5.4
	Greens	Caroline Le Couteur	4,531	5.0	+1.2
	Greens	Adriana Siddle	1,395	1.5	+1.5
	Greens	Alan Kerlin	1,173	1.3	+1.3
	Bullet Train	Tim Bohm	2,218	2.4	+2.4
	Bullet Train	Shelley Dickerson	1,893	2.1	+2.1
	Motorist	David Cumbers	975	1.1	+0.5
	Motorist	Mark Curran	922	1.0	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Ian Gardner	610	0.7	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Trisha Jha	517	0.6	+0.6
	Independent	Philip Pocock	651	0.7	+0.7
		Stuart Biggs	450	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			91,534	97.1	+0.5
Informal votes			2,753	2.9	−0.5
Turnout			94,287	87.1	−1.0
Party total votes
	Labor		36,972	40.4	+4.3
	Liberal		34,261	37.4	+5.9
	Greens		12,065	13.2	−5.0
	Bullet Train		4,111	4.5	+4.5
	Motorist		1,897	2.1	–0.7
	Liberal Democrats		1,127	1.2	+0.3
	Independent	Philip Pocock	651	0.7	+0.9
		Stuart Biggs	450	0.5	+0.5

See also

• Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, 2012–2016
• List of Australian Capital Territory elections

References

1. "2012 Election results". Elections ACT. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
2. "2012 Results for Brindabella Electorate". ACT Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
3. "2012 Results for Ginninderra Electorate". ACT Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
4. "2012 Results for Molonglo Electorate". ACT Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.