2020 Australian Capital Territory general election


A general election for the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly will be held on Saturday, 17 October 2020. The election will be conducted by the ACT Electoral Commission.
The unicameral parliament uses the proportional Hare-Clark system to elect 25 members in five constituencies electing five members each.

Background

The incumbent Labor Party led by Chief Minister Andrew Barr is attempting to win re-election for a sixth term in the 25-member unicameral ACT Legislative Assembly. Labor formed a minority coalition government with the Greens after the 2016 election, with Greens holding the balance of power – Labor 12 seats, Liberal 11 seats, Greens 2 seats. Greens member Shane Rattenbury remained in the cabinet for a second term. Leader of the Opposition and Liberals leader Jeremy Hanson was replaced by Alistair Coe following the election.
All members of the unicameral Assembly faced 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:
A redistribution of electoral boundaries for the ACT took place in 2019 for the 2020 election. The redistribution committee was appointed on 26 October 2018, and its final report was tabled on 13 August 2019.
Changes are as follows:

Registered Parties

Eleven parties are currently registered with the ACT Electoral Commission to run in the October 2020 election.

Greens

Five seats are up for election.

Ginninderra">Ginninderra electorate">Ginninderra

Five seats are up for election.

Kurrajong">Kurrajong electorate">Kurrajong

Five seats are up for election.

Murrumbidgee">Murrumbidgee electorate">Murrumbidgee

Five seats are up for election.

Yerrabi">Yerrabi electorate">Yerrabi

Five seats are up for election.

Endorsements

Newspapers

, there have been no newspaper endorsements for the 2020 ACT Election.