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2024 Australian Capital Territory general election
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The 2024 Australian Capital Territory general election is scheduled to be held on 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); 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]
In September 2024, Ginninderra MLA Elizabeth Kikkert was disendorsed by the Liberals over alleged breaches of the Electoral Act 1992 and allegations of bullying of party staff. On 24 September 2024, she subsequently joined and is now seeking re-election as a member of the Family First Party.[4][5]
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:[6]
- Brindabella – contains the district of Tuggeranong.
- Ginninderra – contains the district of Belconnen (except the suburbs of Giralang and Kaleen).
- Kurrajong – contains the districts of Canberra Central (excluding Deakin, Forrest, Red Hill, and Yarralumla), Jerrabomberra, Kowen and Majura.
- Murrumbidgee – contains the districts of the Woden Valley, Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley, and the South Canberra suburbs of Deakin, Forrest, Red Hill, and Yarralumla.
- Yerrabi – contains the districts of Gungahlin, Hall and the Belconnen suburbs of Giralang and Kaleen.
Parties
[edit]The list of parties registered is as follows:[7][8]
- Animal Justice Party
- Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch)
- Belco Party (ACT)
- Canberra Progressives (Not running in these elections)
- Democratic Labour Party (DLP)
- Family First Party (ACT)
- Fiona Carrick Independent
- First Nation Party
- Independents for Canberra
- Liberal Party of Australia (A.C.T. Division)
- Libertarian Party
- Strong Independents
- Sustainable Australia Party - Stop Overdevelopment / Corruption (Not running in the elections)[9]
- The ACT Greens
- The Community Action Party (Not running in these elections)
Retiring members
[edit]Labor
[edit]- Joy Burch (Brindabella) – announced retirement on 8 August 2023[10]
Liberal
[edit]- Nicole Lawder (Brindabella) – announced retirement on 20 October 2023[11]
Candidates
[edit]On 25 September the full list of candidates was finalised.[12]
A record number of candidates are running, at 149.[8]
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Independents for Canberra candidates | Animal Justice candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Crossman[13] Brendan Forde[13] Mick Gentleman[13] Caitlin Tough[13] Taimus Werner-Gibbings[13] |
James Daniels[14] Rosa Harber[14] Sandi Mitra[14] Deborah Morris[14] Mark Parton[14] |
Laura Nuttall[15] Sam Nugent[15] Troy Swam[15] |
Riley Fernandes[16] Vanessa Picker[16] Elise Searson[16] |
Gareth Ballard[17] Robyn Soxsmith[17] |
| Family First candidates | First Nations candidates | Ungrouped candidates | ||
| Bruce Gartshore[18] Merle Graham[18] |
Wendy Brookman[12] Jack McDougall[12] Dylan Robb[12] |
Emmanuel Ezekiel-Hart[12] |
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Independents for Canberra candidates | Animal Justice candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvette Berry[13] Tim Bavinton[13] Tara Cheyne[13] Heidi Prowse[13] Sean Sadimoen[13] |
Chiaka Barry[14] Peter Cain[14] Joe Prevedello[14] Darren Roberts[14] |
Jo Clay[15] Dani Hunterford[15] Tim Liersch[15] Adele Sinclair[15] |
Leanne Foresti[16] Suzanne Nucifora[16] Mark Richardson[16] |
Carolyn Drew[17] Lara Drew[17] |
| Belco Party candidates | Family First candidates | Libertarian candidates | Labour DLP candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
| Angela Lount[19] Bill Stefaniak[19] Alan Tutt[19] |
Sunil Baby[18] Elizabeth Kikkert[18] Andrew Wallace[18] |
Guy Jakeman[12] Arved Von Busch[12] |
Douglas Cooper[12] Helen Crowe[12] Rick Howard[12] Maxwell Spencer[12] John Vanderburgh[12] |
Mignonne Cullen[12] Janine Haskins[12] |
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Independents for Canberra candidates | Animal Justice candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Barr[13] Aggi Court[13] Martin Greenwood[13] Rachel Stephen-Smith[13] Marina Talevski[13] |
Ramon Bouckaert[14] Mick Calatzis[20] Elizabeth Lee[14] Sarah Luscombe[14] Patrick Pentony[14] |
James Cruz[15] Isabel Mudford[15] Shane Rattenbury[15] Jillian Reid[15] Rebecca Vassarotti[15] |
Thomas Emerson[16] Ben Johnston[16] Tenzin Mayne[16] Sara Poguet[16] Sue Read[16] |
Walter Kudrycz[17] Teresa McTaggart[17] |
| Strong Independents candidates | Family First candidates | First Nations candidates | Labour DLP candidates | Ungrouped candidates |
| Ann Bray[21] Peter Strong[21] |
Andrew Adair[18] Jenny Hentzschel[18] |
Rhiannon Connors[12] Thaddeus Connors[12] Paul Girrawah House[22] Harrison Pike[12] Jessika Spencer[12] |
Belinda Haley[12] Boston White[12] |
Marilena Damiano[12] |
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Independents for Canberra candidates | Animal Justice candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noor El-Asadi[13] Marisa Paterson[13] Chris Steel[13] Nelson Tang[13] Anna Whitty[13] |
Ed Cocks[14] Jeremy Hanson[14] Elyse Heslehurst[14] Amardeep Singh[14] Karen Walsh[14] |
Michael Brewer[15] Sam Carter[15] Emma Davidson[15] Harini Rangarajan[15] |
Kathleen Bolt[16] Anne-Louise Dawes[16] Robert Knight[16] Paula McGrady[16] Nathan Naicker[16] |
Gwenda Griffiths[17] Ashleigh Griffiths-Smith[17] |
| Family First candidates | Fiona Carrick Independent candidates | Ungrouped candidates | ||
| Andrew Copp[18] Andy Verri[18] |
Fiona Carrick[23] Marea Fatseas[23] Bruce Paine[23] |
Rima Diab[12] |
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Independents for Canberra candidates | Belco Party candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suzanne Orr[13] Michael Pettersson[13] Mallika Raj[13] Pradeep Sornaraj[13] Ravinder Sahni[13] |
Leanne Castley[14] Ralitsa Dimitrova[14] James Milligan[14] John Mikita[14] Krishna Nadimpalli[14] |
Andrew Braddock[15] Soelily Consen-Lynch[15] Alex Gias[15] |
Sneha KC[16] Vikram Kulkarni[16] David Pollard[16] Trent Pollard[16] |
Greg Burke[19] Jason Taylor[19] |
| Family First candidates | First Nations candidates | Labour DLP candidates | Ungrouped candidates | |
| Greg Amos[18] Henry Kivimaki[18] |
Lisa Barnes[12] Michael Duncan[12] Kye Moggridge[12] Cooper Pike[24] Tyson Powell[12] |
Michael Hanna[12] Colin Joery[12] |
Fuxin Li[12] Mohammad Munir Hassan[12] Joanne McKinley (AJP)[12] |
Campaign
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Not including former Premier of New South Wales 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.
- ^ Na, Leah. "ACT Liberals' Elizabeth Lee becomes the first Asian leader of major political parties in Australia". SBS Korean. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ King, Rosie; Travers, Penny (12 November 2023). "ACT Greens backbencher Johnathan Davis resigns after sexual misconduct allegations". ABC News. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
- ^ Jean, Peter (10 September 2024). "Canberra Liberals disendorse MLA Elizabeth Kikkert ahead of October ACT election". ABC News. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Meikle, Ian (25 September 2024). "Embattled Elizabeth Kikkert has always put her family first". CBRCityNews. Macquarie Publishing. Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
This is the shadow looming over the news that Kikkert will seek re-election in Ginninderra, this time as the leading candidate for Family First Party, a national Christian conservative party that's standing candidates for the first time in the ACT.
- ^ "Find your electorate". Elections ACT. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ "Register of political parties". elections.act.gov.au. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ a b Green, Antony (25 September 2024). "ACT 2024 – Candidates and Parties Contesting Election". Antony Green's Election Blog. Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "MEDIA RELEASE: Sustainable Australia Party a conscientious objector to ACT election". Sustainable Australia Party (Press release). 24 July 2024. Archived from the original on 29 September 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Gore, Charlotte (8 August 2023). "ACT Legislative Assembly Speaker Joy Burch announces she will not contest 2024 election". ABC News. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Lindell, Jasper (20 October 2023). "Canberra Liberal MLA Nicole Lawder to retire from politics at 2024 ACT Legislative Assembly election". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "Candidates 2024". Elections ACT. 25 September 2024. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Our Candidates". www.actlabor.org.au. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Our Team". Canberra Liberals. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "2024 Legislative Assembly candidates | ACT Greens". greens.org.au. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Meet Your Candidates". www.independentsforcanberra.com. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Meet our Candidates". Animal Justice Party ACT. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Candidates". Family First ACT. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Meet the Team". Belco Party. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ Lindell, Jasper (16 April 2024). "Police officer steps in as ACT Liberals candidate after Nockles withdrawal". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
- ^ a b Bushnell, Ian (16 May 2024). "'Strong Independents' set for ACT ballot paper". The Riotact. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ Moore, Michael (14 August 2024). "House throws spanner in the Kurrajong works". CBRCityNews. Macquarie Publishing. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "Candidates". fionacarrick.com. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Election pledge to abolish Australia Day holiday". CBRCityNews. Macquarie Publishing. 13 August 2024. Archived from the original on 25 September 2024.
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