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The 2024 Australian Capital Territory general election will be held on or before Saturday 19 October 2024 to elect all 25 members of the unicameral ACT Legislative Assembly.[1]
The incumbent Labor–Greens Coalition government, currently led by Chief Minister Andrew Barr, will attempt to win a seventh term against the Liberal opposition, currently led by Elizabeth Lee, who will seek to form government for the first time in 23 years. Lee is the first Asian Australian leader of a state or territory opposition.[2][a]
The leaders of all three parliamentary parties are from the same seat (the inner-city seat of Kurrajong); indeed, Lee is the only Liberal member representing the seat.
Background[edit]
The Labor Party, led by Chief Minister Andrew Barr, is attempting to win re-election for a seventh consecutive term (either with a majority of seats or via forming a coalition with another party) in the 25-member unicameral Legislative Assembly. Labor formed a coalition government with the Greens after the last election, and together the two parties hold 16 of the 25 seats in the Assembly. Leader of the Opposition and Liberals leader Alistair Coe was replaced by Elizabeth Lee following the election.
On 12 November 2023, Greens Johnathan Davis resigned from parliament and as a member of the Greens. He was replaced by Laura Nuttall after a countback was conducted.[3]
Electoral system[edit]
The election will be conducted by the ACT Electoral Commission. All members of the unicameral Assembly face re-election, with members being elected by the Hare-Clark system of proportional representation. The Assembly is divided into five electorates with five members each:
- Brindabella – contains the district of Tuggeranong (except part of the suburb of Kambah east of Drakeford Drive).
- Ginninderra – contains the district of Belconnen (except the suburbs of Giralang and Kaleen).
- Kurrajong – contains the districts of Canberra Central (excluding Deakin and Yarralumla), Jerrabomberra, Kowen and Majura.
- Murrumbidgee – contains the districts of the Woden Valley, Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley, the South Canberra suburbs of Deakin and Yarralumla and the western part of the Tuggeranong suburb of Kambah.
- Yerrabi – contains the districts of Gungahlin, Hall and the Belconnen suburbs of Giralang and Kaleen.
Parties[edit]
Parties registered with the ACT Electoral Commission:[4] The list of parties registered are:
- Australian Labor Party
- Liberal Party
- Australian Greens
- Animal Justice Party
- Australian Progressives
- Belco Party
- Democratic Labour Party
- Libertarian Party
- Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
- Sustainable Australia Party
- The Community Action Party
Retiring members[edit]
Labor[edit]
- Joy Burch (Brindabella) – announced retirement on 8 August 2023[5]
Liberal[edit]
- Nicole Lawder (Brindabella) – announced retirement on 20 October 2023[6]
Opinion polling[edit]
| Date | Firm | Primary vote | |||
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| ALP | LIB | GRN | OTH | ||
| 2020 election | 37.8% | 33.8% | 13.5% | 13.7% | |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Not including New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian, as Armenian Australians are usually considered European Australians.
References[edit]
- ^ "2024 ACT Legislative Assembly election". ElectionsACT. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ https://www.sbs.com.au/language/korean/en/podcast-episode/act-liberals-elizabeth-lee-becomes-the-first-asian-leader-of-major-political-parties-in-australia/qkj0uim9m
- ^ "ACT Greens backbencher Johnathan Davis resigns after sexual misconduct allegations". ABC News. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ "Register of political parties". elections.act.gov.au. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ Gore, Charlotte (8 August 2023). "ACT Legislative Assembly Speaker Joy Burch announces she will not contest 2024 election". ABC. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Lindell, Jasper (20 October 2023). "Canberra Liberal MLA Nicole Lawder to retire from politics at 2024 ACT Legislative Assembly election". Canberra Times. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
