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.
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

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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.

Brindabella">Brindabella electorate">Brindabella

Five seats were up for election.

Ginninderra">Ginninderra electorate">Ginninderra

Five seats were up for election.

Molonglo">Molonglo electorate">Molonglo

Seven seats were up for election.

Results

! colspan = 11 | Results by electorate
! colspan = 2 |
! colspan = 3 | Brindabella
! colspan = 3 | Ginninderra
! colspan = 3 | Molonglo
! colspan=8| Distribution of seats
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! colspan=7| Seats held