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Elections to the 1992 Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly was held on Saturday, 15 February, alongside a referendum on an electoral system for future elections. The incumbent Labor Party, led by Rosemary Follett, was challenged by the Liberal Party, led by Trevor Kaine. Candidates were elected to fill seats using the modified d'Hondt electoral system [1] for a multi-member single constituency. The result was another hung parliament. However, Labor, with the largest representation in the 17-member unicameral Assembly, formed Government with the support of Michael Moore and Helen Szuty. Follett was elected Chief Minister at the first sitting of the second Assembly on 27 March 1992. [2]
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Sitting members at the time of the election are listed in bold. Tickets that elected at least one MLA are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).
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Enrolled voters | 184,405 | |||||
Votes cast | 166,467 | Turnout | 90.3% | +1.5 | ||
Informal votes | 10,764 | Informal | 6.5% | +0.8 | ||
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Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Labor | 62,155 | 39.9 | +17.1 | 8 | +3 | |
Liberal | 45,203 | 29.0 | +14.2 | 6 | +2 | |
Abolish Self-Govt | 10,998 | 7.1 | -0.4 | 1 | ±0 | |
Michael Moore Independent Group | 8,724 | 5.6 | +5.6 | 2 | +2 | |
Residents Rally | 7,104 | 4.6 | -5.1 | 0 | -4 | |
Democrats | 6,960 | 4.5 | +2.8 | 0 | ±0 | |
The Better Management An Independent Team | 5,021 | 3.2 | +3.2 | 0 | ±0 | |
Hare-Clark Independence Party | 3,336 | 2.1 | +2.1 | 0 | ±0 | |
Independent | 2,271 | 1.5 | -10.1 | 0 | ±0 | |
New Conservatives | 1,869 | 1.2 | +1.2 | 0 | ±0 | |
Canberra Unity Party | 1,482 | 1.0 | +1.0 | 0 | ±0 | |
Canberra Party | 580 | 0.4 | +0.4 | 0 | ±0 | |
Total | 155,703 | 17 |
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