Australian Capital Territory general election, 20 October 2012 [1] Contents | ||||||
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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.
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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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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 |
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