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.
The 1930 Alberta general election was held on June 19,1930,to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
An independent,non-partisan politician or non-affiliated politician is a politician not affiliated with any political party or bureaucratic association. There are numerous reasons why someone may stand for office as an independent.
The 1989 Australian Capital Territory general election was held on 4 March 1989 to elect the 1st Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. This was the first direct election by voters in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) for their power legislative body.
Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday,21 February 1998. The incumbent Liberal Party,led by Kate Carnell,was challenged by the Labor Party,led by Wayne Berry. Candidates were elected to fill three multi-member electorates using a single transferable vote method,known as the Hare-Clark system. The result was another hung parliament. However the Liberals,with the largest representation in the 17-member unicameral Assembly,formed Government with the support of independents Michael Moore,Paul Osborne,and Dave Rugendyke. Carnell was elected Chief Minister at the first sitting of the fourth Assembly on 19 March 1998.
Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday,20 October 2001. The incumbent Liberal Party,led by Gary Humphries,was challenged by the Labor Party,led by Jon Stanhope. Candidates were elected to fill three multi-member electorates using a single transferable vote method,known as the Hare-Clark system. The result was another hung parliament. However Labor,with the largest representation in the 17-member unicameral Assembly,formed Government with the support of the ACT Greens and Democrats. Stanhope was elected Chief Minister at the first sitting of the fifth Assembly on 12 November 2001. The election was conducted by the ACT Electoral Commission and was the first time in Australia's history that an electronic voting and counting system was used for some,but not all,polling places.
Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday,16 October 2004. The incumbent Labor Party,led by Jon Stanhope,was challenged by the Liberal Party,led by Brendan Smyth. Candidates were elected to fill three multi-member electorates using a single transferable vote method,known as the Hare-Clark system. The result was a clear majority of nine seats in the 17-member unicameral Assembly for Labor. It marked the first and so far only time in the history of ACT self-government that one party was able to win a majority in its own right. Stanhope was elected Chief Minister at the first sitting of the sixth Assembly on 4 November 2004. The election was conducted by the ACT Electoral Commission and was the second time in Australia's history that an electronic voting and counting system was used for some,but not all,polling places,expanding on the initial trial of the system at the 2001 ACT election.
The Ginninderra electorate is one of the five electorates for the unicameral 25-member Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. It elects five members.
Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday,18 October 2008. The incumbent Labor Party,led by Jon Stanhope,was challenged by the Liberal Party,led by Zed Seselja. Candidates were elected to fill three multi-member electorates using a single transferable vote method,known as the Hare-Clark system. The result was another hung parliament with Labor winning seven seats,the Liberals six seats and the Greens finishing with four seats,giving the Greens the balance of power in the 17-member unicameral Assembly. On 31 October 2008,after almost two weeks of deliberations,the Greens chose to support a Labor minority government. Consequently,Labor was re-elected to a third consecutive term of government in the ACT. Stanhope was elected Chief Minister at the first sitting of the seventh Assembly on 5 November 2008. The election was conducted by the ACT Electoral Commission.
Robert George Mitchell is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since August 2010,representing the electorate of McEwen. He was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 2002 to 2006,and was Second Deputy Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives from 2013 to 2022.
The Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly was the main elected representative body of the Australian Capital Territory between 1975 and 1986,during which time preparation began for the granting of self-government to the Territory. The Assembly had a largely advisory role,with most of the power over the Territory being in the hands of the relevant federal minister.
Mary Edith Porter is a former Labor member of the ACT Assembly. She was first elected to the Assembly in October 2004. Immediately prior to that,she was CEO of Volunteering ACT from 1993 until October 2004
Shane Stephen Rattenbury is an Australian politician who currently serves as the Attorney-General of the Australian Capital Territory and a member of the multi-member district unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Molonglo from 2008 to 2016 and the electorate of Kurrajong since 2016 for the ACT Greens. He was previously the Speaker of the ACT Legislative Assembly,and was the first Speaker in any parliament in the world representing a Green political party.
Meredith Hunter is an Australian former politician who was a member of the multi-member unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Ginninderra for the ACT Greens from 2008 to 2012. She was also the Parliamentary Convenor of the ACT Greens.
Harold James Hird is an Australian former politician who was a member of the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Ginninderra for the Liberal Party from 1995 to 2001. Hird also served in the elected ACT House of Assembly,representing the electoral district of Fraser,from 1975 until 1986 as an Independent. He was the Speaker from 1982 to 1986.
Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly occurred on Saturday,20 October 2012. The 11-year incumbent Labor Party,led by Chief Minister Katy Gallagher,won a fourth term over the main opposition Liberal Party,led by opposition leader Zed Seselja.
A general election for the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly was held on Saturday,15 October 2016.
The 2020 Australian Capital Territory general election was held on 17 October 2020 to elect all 25 members of the unicameral ACT Legislative Assembly.
The 2022 South Australian state election was held on 19 March 2022 to elect members to the 55th Parliament of South Australia. All 47 seats in the House of Assembly,and half the seats in the Legislative Council were up for re-election.
The 2024 Australian Capital Territory general election was held on 19 October 2024 to elect all 25 members of the unicameral ACT Legislative Assembly.
