Kurrajong electorate

The Kurrajong electorate is one of the five electorates for the unicameral 25-member Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. It elected five members at the 2016 ACT election.

Kurrajong
Australian Capital Territory—Legislative Assembly
Location of Kurrajong (dark green) in the ACT
TerritoryAustralian Capital Territory
Created2016
Electors59,010 (2016)
Area297 km2 (114.7 sq mi)
Coordinates35°18′29″S 149°14′5″E

History

Kurrajong was created in 2016, when the five-electorate, 25-member Hare-Clark electoral system was first introduced for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), replacing the previous three-electorate, 17-member system. The electorate is named after the Kurrajong tree (Brachychiton populneus), and also Kurrajong Hill, the name early settlers used for Capital Hill, the location of Parliament House.[1]

Location

The Kurrajong electorate consists of the districts of Canberra Central, Jerrabomberra, Kowen and Majura.

Members
Year Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party
2016   Andrew Barr Labor   Rachel Stephen-Smith Labor   Shane Rattenbury Greens   Elizabeth Lee Liberal   Steve Doszpot Liberal
20171   Candice Burch Liberal

1 Steve Doszpot (Liberal) died on 25 November 2017. Candice Burch (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on a countback on 13 December 2017.[2]

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See also

References
  1. "Electorates 2016 election". Elections ACT. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. "Casual vacancies in the ninth Legislative Assembly (2016-2020)". www.elections.act.gov.au. Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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