Results of the Australian Capital Territory general election, 2012

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Australian Capital Territory general election, 20 October 2012 [1]
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Enrolled voters256,702
Votes cast229,125 Turnout 89.3%
Informal votes7,953Informal3.5%
Summary of votes by party
PartyPrimary votes%SwingSeatsChange
  Liberal 86,03238.9+7.38+2
  Labor 85,99138.9+1.58+1
  Greens 23,77310.7−4.91-3
  Motorist 9,1794.2−0.800
  Bullet Train 8,8644.0+4.000
  Independent 4,0531.8−8.300
  Liberal Democratic Party 2,3401.1+0.700
  Marion Lê Social Justice 9400.4+0.400
Total221,172  17 

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

Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly Unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory

The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory is the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It sits in the Legislative Assembly Building on Civic Square, close to the centre of the city of Canberra.

Results by electorate

Brindabella

Australian Capital Territory general election, 2012: Brindabella [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Quota 10,594
Liberal Zed Seselja (elected 1)18,56629.2+29.2
Liberal Brendan Smyth (elected 3)3,9546.2−7.2
Liberal Andrew Wall (elected 5)2,4773.9+3.9
Liberal Val Jeffery 2,4133.8+3.8
Liberal Nicole Lawder 2,0863.3+3.3
Labor Joy Burch (elected 2)9,03114.2+6.4
Labor Mick Gentleman (elected 4)5,1058.0+0.7
Labor Bec Cody 3,5615.6+5.6
Labor Karl Maftoum3,0294.8+4.8
Labor Mike Kinniburgh1,9393.1+3.1
Greens Amanda Bresnan 3,5155.5−2.8
Greens Johnathan Davis8351.3+1.3
Greens Ben Murphy6821.1+1.1
Motorist Burl Doble1,5322.4+0.9
Motorist Kieran Jones-Ellis9561.5+1.5
Bullet Train Mark Erwood1,2301.9+1.9
Bullet Train Adam Henschke1,1651.8+1.8
Independent Michael Lindfield7701.2+1.2
Independent Calvin Pearce4020.6+0.6
Mark Gibbons3140.5+0.5
Total formal votes63,56296.0+0.2
Informal votes2,6314.0−0.2
Turnout 66,19391.5−1.1
Party total votes
Liberal 29,49646.4+11.1
Labor 22,66535.7−0.8
Greens 5,0327.9−5.7
Motorist 2,4883.9−3.1
Bullet Train 2,3953.8+3.8
Independent Michael Lindfield7701.2+1.2
Independent Calvin Pearce4020.6+0.6
Mark Gibbons3140.5+0.5

Ginninderra

Australian Capital Territory general election, 2012: Ginninderra [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Quota 11,013
Labor Mary Porter (elected 3)9,42314.3+8.1
Labor Chris Bourke (elected 4)5,0487.6+5.2
Labor Yvette Berry (elected 5)4,9177.4+7.4
Labor Glen McCrea4,1536.3+6.3
Labor Jayson Hinder 2,8134.3+4.3
Liberal Alistair Coe (elected 1)10,01715.2+5.4
Liberal Vicki Dunne (elected 2)5,1677.8+0.7
Liberal Jacob Vadakkedathu2,8204.3+4.3
Liberal Matt Watts2,7504.2+1.6
Liberal Merinda Nash1,5212.3+2.3
Greens Meredith Hunter 4,4626.8−3.4
Greens Hannah Parris1,1371.7+1.7
Greens James Higgins1,0771.6−2.1
Motorist Chic Henry 4,3606.6+6.6
Motorist Darryl Walford4340.7−1.0
Bullet Train Chris Bucknell1,2621.9+1.9
Bullet Train Tony Halton1,0961.7+1.7
Liberal Democrats Matt Thompson8191.2+1.2
Liberal Democrats Mustafa Jawadi3940.6+0.6
Lê Social JusticeMarion Lê5320.8+0.8
Lê Social JusticeNehmat Nana Jbeili1620.2+0.2
Lê Social JusticeKate Reynolds1050.2+0.2
Lê Social JusticeKaramia Lê800.1+0.1
Lê Social JusticeMajlinda Bitani610.1+0.1
Independent Emmanuel Ezekiel-Hart5890.9+0.9
Independent Norm Gingell4540.7+0.7
Glen Takkenberg2790.4+0.4
Darren Churchill1440.2−0.1
Total formal votes66,07696.3+0.3
Informal votes2,5693.7−0.3
Turnout 68,64590.2−1.3
Party total votes
Labor 26,35439.9−0.3
Liberal 22,27533.7+5.9
Greens 6,67610.1−3.8
Motorist 4,7947.3+1.2
Bullet Train 2,3583.6+3.6
Liberal Democrats 1,2131.8+1.8
Lê Social Justice9401.4+1.4
Independent Emmanuel Ezekiel-Hart5890.9+0.9
Independent Norm Gingell4540.7+0.7
Glen Takkenberg2790.4+0.4
Darren Churchill1440.2−0.1

Molonglo

Australian Capital Territory general election, 2012: Molonglo [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Quota 11,442
Labor Katy Gallagher (elected 1)23,99626.2+10.4
Labor Andrew Barr (elected 3)3,8804.2−2.0
Labor Meegan Fitzharris 2,6262.9+2.9
Labor Simon Corbell (elected 4)1,9092.1−3.1
Labor Mark Kulasingham1,7491.9+1.9
Labor David Mathews1,4081.5−0.8
Labor Angie Drake1,4041.5+1.5
Liberal Jeremy Hanson (elected 2)10,23511.2+7.5
Liberal Giulia Jones (elected 6)5,7546.3+3.7
Liberal Steve Doszpot (elected 7)5,2455.7+5.7
Liberal Elizabeth Lee 4,4594.9+4.9
Liberal Tom Sefton3,8344.2+4.2
Liberal James Milligan 2,9843.3+3.3
Liberal Murray Gordon1,7501.9+1.9
Greens Shane Rattenbury (elected 5)4,9665.4−5.4
Greens Caroline Le Couteur 4,5315.0+1.2
Greens Adriana Siddle1,3951.5+1.5
Greens Alan Kerlin1,1731.3+1.3
Bullet Train Tim Bohm2,2182.4+2.4
Bullet Train Shelley Dickerson1,8932.1+2.1
Motorist David Cumbers9751.1+0.5
Motorist Mark Curran9221.0+1.0
Liberal Democrats Ian Gardner6100.7+0.7
Liberal Democrats Trisha Jha5170.6+0.6
Independent Philip Pocock6510.7+0.7
Stuart Biggs4500.5+0.5
Total formal votes91,53497.1+0.5
Informal votes2,7532.9−0.5
Turnout 94,28787.1−1.0
Party total votes
Labor 36,97240.4+4.3
Liberal 34,26137.4+5.9
Greens 12,06513.2−5.0
Bullet Train 4,1114.5+4.5
Motorist 1,8972.1–0.7
Liberal Democrats 1,1271.2+0.3
Independent Philip Pocock6510.7+0.9
Stuart Biggs4500.5+0.5

See also

This is a list of members of the eighth Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, as elected at and subsequent to the October 2012 election.

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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. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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