1995 Australian Capital Territory general election

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.[1]

1995 Australian Capital Territory general election

18 February 1995 (1995-02-18)
All 17 seats of the unicameral Legislative Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	89.5 ( 0.8 pp)
First party Second party   Leader Kate Carnell Rosemary Follett Party Liberal Labor Leader since 21 April 1993 5 December 1989 Leader's seat Molonglo Molonglo Last election 6 seats 8 seats Seats won 7 seats 6 seats Seat change 1 2 Percentage 40.5% 31.6% Swing 11.5 8.3
Chief Minister before election Rosemary Follett Labor Resulting Chief Minister Kate Carnell Liberal

This election is also the first and to date only time that the leaders of both major parties have been female at an Australian federal, state or territory election.

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:[2]

Overview

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 (*).[3]

Brindabella

Five seats were up for election.[4]

Labor Candidates	Liberal Candidates	Greens Candidates	Democrats Candidates
Eva Cawthorne Annette Ellis Steve Whan Andrew Whitecross* Bill Wood*	Sandie Brooke Tony De Domenico* Trevor Kaine* Louise Littlewood Brian Lowe	Julie McInness Andrew Parratt Liz Stephens	Charlie Bell Lyn Forceville
Moore Candidates	Smokers Candidates	Ungrouped
Nick Isaacson Stephanie Isaacson	Keith Dencio Stan Kowalski	Janice Ferguson (Ind) Margaret Kobier (Ind) Paul Osborne* (Ind) Tony Savage (Ind)

Ginninderra

Five seats were up for election.[5]

Labor Candidates	Liberal Candidates	Greens Candidates	Democrats Candidates
Wayne Berry* Ellnor Grassby Roberta McRae* Jacqueline Shea Fiona Wilson	Lyle Dunne Martin Gordon Cheryl Hill Harold Hird* Bill Stefaniak*	Gary Corr Lucy Horodny* Michelle Rielly	Peter Granleese Peter Main
Moore Candidates	Smokers Candidates	Ungrouped
Graeme Evans Helen Szuty	Donovan Ballard Lorraine Bevan	Kevin Connor (Ind)

Molonglo

Seven seats were up for election.[6]

Labor Candidates	Liberal Candidates	Greens Candidates	Democrats Candidates
Terry Connolly* Simon Corbell Rosemary Follett* David Lamont Marion Reilly Michael Wilson Silvia Zamora	Greg Aouad David Ash Kate Carnell* Greg Cornwell* Gary Humphries* Lucinda Spier Gwen Wilcox	Natasha Davis Shane Rattenbury Kerrie Tucker*	Nicola Appleyard Greg Kramer
Moore Candidates	Smokers Candidates	Ungrouped
Mark Dunstone Michael Moore* Tona Ven Raay	John McMahon John Reavell	Mike Boland (Ind) Arthur Burns Allison Dellit Terry De Luca	Alex Middleton Regina Slazenger (Ind) Fred Weston (Ind)

Results

Australian Capital Territory general election, 18 February 1995 Legislative Assembly << 1992–1998 >>
Enrolled voters		196,959
Votes cast		176,264		Turnout	89.5%	-0.8
Informal votes		10,994		Informal	6.2%	-0.2
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Liberal	66,895	40.5	+11.5	7	+1
	Labor	52,276	31.6	-8.3	6	-2
	Greens	14,967	9.1	+9.1	2	+2
	Moore Independents	11,645	7.1	+1.5	1	-1
	Independent	9,260	5.6	+4.1	1	+1
	Democrats	6,457	3.9	-0.6	0	±0
	Smokers Are Voters And Civil Rights	3,770	2.3	+2.3	0	±0
Total		165,270			17

Results by electorate
		Brindabella			Ginninderra			Molonglo
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Liberal	18,494	37.1	2	19,507	40.7	2	28,894	42.9	3
	Labor	15,758	31.6	2	15,693	32.7	2	20,825	30.9	2
	Greens	3,965	8.0	0	4,176	8.7	1	6,826	10.1	1
	Moore Independents	1,907	3.8	0	3,837	8.0	0	5,901	8.8	1
	Independent	6,779	13.6	1	1,059	2.2	0	1,422	2.1	0
	Democrats	1,878	3.8	0	2,420	5.1	0	2,159	3.2	0
	Smokers Are Voters And Civil Rights	1,116	2.2	0	1,247	2.6	0	1,407	2.1	0

Distribution of seats
Electorate	Seats held
Brindabella			I
Ginninderra
Molonglo				M

I - Independent politician
M - Moore Independents

See also

• Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, 1995–1998
• First Carnell Ministry

References

1. "Legislative Assembly for the ACT - Week 1". ACT Hansard. ACT Legislative Assembly. 9 March 1995. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
2. "Election timetable". ACT Legislative Assembly election - 1995. ACT Electoral Commission. 1995. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
3. "List of elected candidates". Elections ACT. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
4. "Brindabella First Preference Results - 1995 Election". Elections ACT. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
5. "Ginninderra First Preference Results - 1995 Election". Elections ACT. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
6. "Molonglo First Preference Results - 1995 Election". Elections ACT. Retrieved 19 October 2015.

External links

• ACT Electoral Commission
• ACT Legislative Assembly - List of Members (1989 - 2008)