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Australian Capital Territory general election, 1995

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18 February 1995 (1995-02-18)
  
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Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday, 18 February 1995. The incumbent Labor Party, led by Rosemary Follett, was challenged by the Liberal Party, led by Kate Carnell. For the first time, 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 Michael Moore and Paul Osborne. Carnell was elected Chief Minister at the first sitting of the third Assembly on 9 March 1995.

Contents

Key dates

  • Close of party registration: 12 January 1995
  • Pre-election period commenced/nominations opened: 13 January 1995
  • Rolls closed: 20 January 1995
  • Nominations closed: 26 January 1995
  • Nominations declared/ballot paper order determined: 27 January 1995
  • Pre-poll voting commenced: 30 January 1995
  • Polling day: 18 February 1995
  • Poll declared: 2 March 1995
  • Source:

    Candidates

    Sitting members at the time of the election are in bold. Tickets that elected at least one MLA are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).

    Brindabella

    Five seats were up for election.

    Ginninderra

    Five seats were up for election.

    Molonglo

    Seven seats were up for election.

    References

    Australian Capital Territory general election, 1995 Wikipedia