Results of the 2016 Australian Capital Territory election

Australian Capital Territory election, 15 October 2016 [1] [2] Legislative Assembly << 2012–2020 >>
Enrolled voters		283,162
Votes cast		250,460		Turnout	88.5%	−0.9
Informal votes		6,332		Informal	2.5%	−1.0
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	93,811	38.4	−0.5	12	+4
	Liberal	89,632	36.7	−2.2	11	+3
	Greens	25,096	10.3	−0.5	2	+1
	Independent	10,835	4.4	+2.6	0	0
	Sex Party	7,474	3.1	+3.1	0	0
	Liberal Democrats	5,028	2.1	+1.0	0	0
	Sustainable Australia	3,831	1.6	+1.6	0	0
	Animal Justice	3,681	1.5	+1.5	0	0
	Like Canberra	2,624	1.1	+1.1	0	0
	Canberra Community Voters	1,703	0.7	+0.7	0	0
	Community Alliance	413	0.2	+0.2	0	0
Total		244,128			25

This is a list of Legislative Assembly results for the 2016 Australian Capital Territory election.

Results by electorate

Brindabella

2016 Australian Capital Territory election: Brindabella ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			7,806
	Liberal	Andrew Wall (elected 1)	5,614	12.0	+7.5
	Liberal	Mark Parton (elected 4)	4,962	10.6	+10.6
	Liberal	Nicole Lawder (elected 5)	4,166	8.9	+5.4
	Liberal	Ed Cocks	3,195	6.8	+6.8
	Liberal	Annette Fazey-Southwell	1,669	3.6	+3.6
	Labor	Mick Gentleman (elected 2)	3,964	8.5	+0.2
	Labor	Joy Burch (elected 3)	3,838	8.2	−5.3
	Labor	Taimus Werner-Gibbings	3,131	6.7	+6.7
	Labor	Angie Drake	2,940	6.3	+6.3
	Labor	Karl Maftoum	1,871	4.0	−1.2
	Sex Party	Steven Bailey	2,071	4.4	+4.4
	Sex Party	Monique Shepherd	1,623	3.5	+3.5
	Greens	Michael Mazengarb	1,125	2.4	+2.4
	Greens	Johnathan Davis	684	1.5	+0.3
	Greens	Ben Murphy	590	1.3	+0.4
	Independent	Joel McKay	1,200	2.6	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats	Matt Donnelly	284	0.6	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Greg Renet	261	0.6	+0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Jacob Gowor	256	0.5	+0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Vera Saragih	205	0.4	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Matt Straschko	169	0.4	+0.4
	Animal Justice	Sarah O'Brien	632	1.3	+1.3
	Animal Justice	Robyn Soxsmith	474	1.0	+1.0
	Independent	Andrew Holt	767	1.6	+1.6
	Sustainable Australia	Melissa Kemp	446	1.0	+1.0
	Sustainable Australia	Claude Hastir	251	0.5	+0.5
	Like Canberra	Richard Tuffin	231	0.5	+0.5
	Like Canberra	Timothy Friel	211	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			46,830	97.1
Informal votes			1,405	2.9
Turnout			48,235	90.0
Party total votes
	Liberal		19,606	41.9	−4.5
	Labor		15,744	33.6	−1.8
	Sex Party		3,694	7.9	+7.9
	Greens		2,399	5.1	−2.2
	Independent	Joel McKay	1,200	2.6	+2.6
	Liberal Democrats		1,175	2.5	+2.5
	Animal Justice		1,106	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Andrew Holt	767	1.6	+1.6
	Sustainable Australia		697	1.5	+1.5
	Like Canberra		442	0.9	+0.9
	Liberal hold		Swing	+7.5
	Liberal hold		Swing	+10.6
	Liberal hold		Swing	+5.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.2
	Labor hold		Swing	–5.3

Ginninderra

2016 Australian Capital Territory election: Ginninderra ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			7,858
	Labor	Yvette Berry (elected 1)	4,770	10.1	+1.5
	Labor	Gordon Ramsay (elected 5)	3,934	8.3	+8.3
	Labor	Tara Cheyne (elected 4)	3,875	8.2	+8.2
	Labor	Chris Bourke	3,551	7.5	+0.1
	Labor	Kim Fischer	3,364	7.1	+7.1
	Liberal	Vicki Dunne (elected 2)	4,251	9.0	+1.4
	Liberal	Paul Sweeney	3,202	6.8	+6.8
	Liberal	Elizabeth Kikkert (elected 3)	3,158	6.7	+6.7
	Liberal	Denise Fisher	2,802	5.9	+5.9
	Liberal	Ignatius Rozario	1,682	3.6	+3.6
	Greens	Indra Esguerra	3,036	6.4	+6.4
	Greens	Jason Chappel	818	1.7	+1.7
	Greens	Richard Merzian	719	1.5	+1.5
	Independent	Kim Huynh	2,365	5.0	+5.0
	Sustainable Australia	Martin Tye	637	1.4	+1.4
	Sustainable Australia	Geoff Buckmaster	468	1.0	+1.0
	Community Voters	Geoff Kettle	274	0.6	+0.6
	Community Voters	Alan Tutt	262	0.6	+0.6
	Community Voters	Beth Gooch	122	0.3	+0.3
	Community Voters	Mick Kaye	88	0.2	+0.2
	Community Voters	Gilbert Reilly	68	0.1	+0.1
	Independent	Leigh Watson	770	1.6	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats	Naomi Gowor	309	0.7	+0.7
	Liberal Democrats	Guy Jakeman	278	0.6	+0.6
	Like Canberra	Sam Huggins	228	0.5	+0.5
	Like Canberra	Richard Harriss	222	0.5	+0.5
	Animal Justice	Bernie Brennan	444	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	Vijay Dubey	386	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Emmanuel Ezekiel-Hart	342	0.7	−0.3
	Independent	Vanessa Jones	242	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	David Edwards	217	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Lea Zangl	136	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Ian Coombes	122	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			47,142	97.2
Informal votes			1,373	2.8
Turnout			48,515	88.9
Party total votes
	Labor		19,494	41.4	+0.8
	Liberal		15,095	32.0	−0.5
	Greens		4,573	9.7	−0.8
	Independent	Kim Huynh	2,365	5.0	+5.0
	Sustainable Australia		1,105	2.3	+2.3
	Community Voters		814	1.7	+1.7
	Independent	Leigh Watson	770	1.6	+1.6
	Liberal Democrats		587	1.2	−0.6
	Like Canberra		450	1.0	+1.0
	Animal Justice	Bernie Brennan	444	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	Vijay Dubey	386	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Emmanuel Ezekiel-Hart	342	0.7	−0.3
	Independent	Vanessa Jones	242	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	David Edwards	217	0.5	+0.5
	Independent	Lea Zangl	136	0.3	+0.3
	Independent	Ian Coombes	122	0.3	+0.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+1.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.2
	Liberal hold		Swing	+1.4
	Liberal hold		Swing	+6.7

Kurrajong

2016 Australian Capital Territory election: Kurrajong ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			8,142
	Labor	Andrew Barr (elected 1)	10,398	21.3	+16.2
	Labor	Rachel Stephen-Smith (elected 5)	2,782	5.7	+5.7
	Labor	Josh Ceramidas	2,249	4.6	+4.6
	Labor	Leah Dwyer	1,472	3.0	+3.0
	Labor	Richard Niven	1,472	3.0	+3.0
	Liberal	Elizabeth Lee (elected 3)	4,429	9.1	+3.2
	Liberal	Steve Doszpot (elected 4)	3,834	7.8	+2.3
	Liberal	Candice Burch	2,859	5.9	+5.9
	Liberal	Brooke Curtin	2,739	5.6	+5.6
	Liberal	Peter McKay	1,279	2.6	+2.6
	Greens	Shane Rattenbury (elected 2)	6,307	12.9	+6.1
	Greens	Rebecca Vassarotti	1,685	3.4	+3.4
	Greens	Jill Thomsen	1,173	2.4	+2.4
	Independent	Marea Fatseas	1,597	3.3	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats	Michael O'Rourke	395	0.8	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Mark Ellis	394	0.8	+0.8
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh Upton	268	0.5	+0.5
	Community Voters	Richard Farmer	373	0.8	+0.8
	Community Voters	Mike Hettinger	299	0.6	+0.6
	Community Voters	Lucinda Spier	217	0.4	+0.4
	Sustainable Australia	John Haydon	356	0.7	+0.7
	Sustainable Australia	Oliver Tye	289	0.6	+0.6
	Animal Justice	Jeff Isaacs	602	1.2	+1.2
	Like Canberra	Chris Bucknell	210	0.4	+0.4
	Like Canberra	Maryann Mussared	209	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Peter Robinson	388	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Graeme Strachan	150	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes			48,848	97.9
Informal votes			1,051	2.1
Turnout			49,899	84.6
Party total votes
	Labor		18,796	38.5	−1.8
	Liberal		15,140	31.0	−3.6
	Greens		9,165	18.8	+3.0
	Independent	Marea Fatseas	1,597	3.3	+3.3
	Liberal Democrats		1,057	2.2	+0.9
	Community Voters		889	1.8	+1.8
	Sustainable Australia		645	1.3	+1.3
	Animal Justice	Jeff Isaacs	602	1.2	+1.2
	Like Canberra		419	0.9	+0.9
	Independent	Peter Robinson	388	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Graeme Strachan	150	0.3	+0.3

Murrumbidgee

2016 Australian Capital Territory election: Murrumbidgee ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			8,343
	Liberal	Jeremy Hanson (elected 1)	11,224	22.4	+13.4
	Liberal	Giulia Jones (elected 4)	3,594	7.2	+2.0
	Liberal	Peter Hosking	3,530	7.1	+7.1
	Liberal	Paul House	1,737	3.5	+3.5
	Liberal	Jessica Adelan-Langford	1,340	2.7	+2.7
	Labor	Chris Steel (elected 3)	4,574	9.1	+9.1
	Labor	Bec Cody (elected 2)	4,373	8.7	+6.5
	Labor	Jennifer Newman	3,260	6.5	+6.5
	Labor	Brendan Long	2,680	5.4	+5.4
	Labor	Mark Kulasingham	2,378	4.8	+2.9
	Greens	Caroline Le Couteur (elected 5)	3,248	6.5	+4.0
	Greens	Emma Davidson	1,171	2.3	+2.3
	Greens	Jennifer Faerber	906	1.8	+1.8
	Sex Party	Robbie Swan	1,746	3.5	+3.5
	Animal Justice	Deborah Field	567	1.1	+1.1
	Animal Justice	Jessica Montagne	504	1.0	+1.0
	Liberal Democrats	Roman Gowor	215	0.4	+0.4
	Liberal Democrats	Tom Hamer	166	0.3	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Brendan Cumpston	153	0.3	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Fergus Brown	141	0.3	+0.3
	Liberal Democrats	Alexander Klinkon	138	0.3	+0.3
	Like Canberra	Rod Vickers	338	0.7	+0.7
	Like Canberra	Shelley Dickerson	320	0.6	+0.6
	Sustainable Australia	Mark O'Connor	368	0.7	+0.7
	Sustainable Australia	Jill Mail	284	0.6	+0.6
	Community Alliance	Michael Lindfield	235	0.5	+0.5
	Community Alliance	Nancy-Louise Scherger	178	0.4	+0.4
	Independent	Margaret Webber	372	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Brendan Whyte	315	0.6	+0.6
Total formal votes			50,055	97.6
Informal votes			1,235	2.4
Turnout			51,290	89.9
Party total votes
	Liberal		21,425	42.8	+1.2
	Labor		17,265	34.5	−5.2
	Greens		5,325	10.6	−0.2
	Sex Party	Robbie Swan	1,746	3.5	+3.5
	Animal Justice		1,071	2.1	+2.1
	Liberal Democrats		813	1.6	+1.6
	Like Canberra		658	1.3	+1.3
	Sustainable Australia		652	1.3	+1.3
	Community Alliance		413	0.8	+0.8
	Independent	Margaret Webber	372	0.7	+0.7
	Independent	Brendan Whyte	315	0.6	+0.6

Yerrabi

2016 Australian Capital Territory election: Yerrabi ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Quota			8,543
	Labor	Meegan Fitzharris (elected 1)	7,790	15.2	+11.4
	Labor	Michael Pettersson (elected 3)	4,817	9.4	+9.4
	Labor	Suzanne Orr (elected 4)	3,726	7.3	+7.3
	Labor	Jayson Hinder	3,206	6.3	+3.8
	Labor	Deepak-Raj Gupta	2,973	5.8	+5.8
	Liberal	Alistair Coe (elected 2)	7,259	14.2	+4.5
	Liberal	James Milligan (elected 5)	3,872	7.6	+3.8
	Liberal	Jacob Vadakkedathu	3,146	6.1	+3.7
	Liberal	Amanda Lynch	2,658	5.2	+5.2
	Liberal	Justin States	1,431	2.8	+2.8
	Greens	Veronica Wensing	2,332	4.5	+4.5
	Greens	Andrew Braddock	747	1.5	+1.5
	Greens	Tobias Holm	555	1.1	+1.1
	Sex Party	Andrew Dewson	1,055	2.1	+2.1
	Sex Party	Susie Kennett	979	1.9	+1.9
	Liberal Democrats	Dave Green	766	1.5	+1.5
	Liberal Democrats	Declan Keating	630	1.2	+1.2
	Independent	David Pollard	1,211	2.4	+2.4
	Sustainable Australia	Violet Sheridan	470	0.9	+0.9
	Sustainable Australia	Paul Gabriel	262	0.5	+0.5
	Like Canberra	Tim Bohm	409	0.8	+0.8
	Like Canberra	Casey Heffernan	246	0.5	+0.5
	Animal Justice	Mandy Cottingham	458	0.9	+0.9
		Daniel Evans	255	0.5	+0.5
Total formal votes			51,253	97.6
Informal votes			1,244	2.4
Turnout			52,497	89.1
Party total votes
	Labor		22,512	43.9	+5.2
	Liberal		18,366	35.8	−3.1
	Greens		3,634	7.1	−2.3
	Sex Party		2,034	4.0	+4.0
	Liberal Democrats		1,396	2.7	+1.0
	Independent	David Pollard	1,211	2.4	+2.4
	Sustainable Australia		732	1.4	+1.4
	Like Canberra		655	1.3	+1.3
	Animal Justice	Mandy Cottingham	458	0.9	+0.9
		Daniel Evans	255	0.5	+0.5

See also

• Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, 2016–2020
• List of Australian Capital Territory elections

References

1. "Results - ACT Election 2016". ABC Elections. 15 October 2016.
2. "Election Results 2016". ACT Elections. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
3. "2016 results by electorate". ACT Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 October 2016.