Australian Capital Territory general election, 1992
Encyclopedia
Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday, 15 February 1992. The incumbent Labor Party
, led by Rosemary Follett
, was challenged by the Liberal Party
, led by Trevor Kaine
. Candidates were elected to fill seats using a modified D'Hondt method
for a multi-member single consistuency. The result was another hung parliament
. However, Labor, with the largest representation in the 17-member unicameral Assembly
, formed Government with the support of Michael Moore
and Helen Szuty
. Follett was elected Chief Minister
at the first sitting of the second Assembly on 9 March 1995.
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
, led by Rosemary Follett
Rosemary Follett
Rosemary Follett AO , Australian politician, was the first Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory. She was the first woman to become head of government in an Australian state or territory....
, was challenged by the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
, led by Trevor Kaine
Trevor Kaine
Trevor Thomas Kaine , an Australian politician, was Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory from 1989 to 1991, and was elected a multi-member single electorate first unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, from 1989 to 2001, initially as a member of the Liberal...
. Candidates were elected to fill seats using a modified D'Hondt method
D'Hondt method
The d'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method described is named after Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt who described it in 1878...
for a multi-member single consistuency. The result was another hung parliament
Hung parliament
In a two-party parliamentary system of government, a hung parliament occurs when neither major political party has an absolute majority of seats in the parliament . It is also less commonly known as a balanced parliament or a legislature under no overall control...
. However, Labor, with the largest representation in the 17-member unicameral Assembly
Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
The Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory...
, formed Government with the support of Michael Moore
Michael Moore (Australian politician)
Michael John Moore , former Australian politician and socially progressive health academic, was the first independent Member of any Australian Parliament to be appointed as a Minister to a Government Executive; serving as Minister of Health and Community Care from 1998 to 2001 in the Liberal...
and Helen Szuty
Helen Szuty
Helen Margaret Szuty is an Australian politician and was a member of the multi-member single constituency second Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. Szuty sought election on a party ticket with Michael Moore, called the 'Moore Independents Group', at the 1992 general election....
. Follett was elected Chief Minister
Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory
The Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory is the head of government of the Australian Capital Territory. The leader of party with the largest representation of seats in the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly usually takes on the role...
at the first sitting of the second Assembly on 9 March 1995.
Key dates
- Close of party registration: 9 January 1992
- Pre-election period commenced/nominations opened: 10 January 1992
- Rolls closed: 17 January 1992
- Nominations closed: 24 January 1992
- Polling day: 15 February 1992
- Poll declared: 20 March 1992
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 (*).Residents Rally
- Hector KinlochHector KinlochHector Gilchrist Kinloch was an Australian academic and politician.He was born Boston, Massachusetts USA in 1927. He travelled to the England where he graduated from Christs College, Cambridge with first class honours in history 1949. After graduating he served in the US Army for three years...
| Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... Candidates |
Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... Candidates |
Moore Michael Moore (Australian politician) Michael John Moore , former Australian politician and socially progressive health academic, was the first independent Member of any Australian Parliament to be appointed as a Minister to a Government Executive; serving as Minister of Health and Community Care from 1998 to 2001 in the Liberal... Candidates |
Residents Rally Residents Rally Residents Rally was an Australian political party, with four candidates elected to the first Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly at the 1989 Australian Capital Territory general election. Residents Rally were led by Canberra human rights barrister and lawyer, Bernard Collaery.... Candidates |
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Trevor Kaine Trevor Thomas Kaine , an Australian politician, was Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory from 1989 to 1991, and was elected a multi-member single electorate first unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, from 1989 to 2001, initially as a member of the Liberal... * Tony De Domenico Anthony Joseph "Tony" De Domenico is an Australian politician and was a member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly elected to the multi-member single constituency Assembly and later elected to represent the multi-member electorate of Brindabella for the Liberal Party... * Greg Cornwell Gregory Gane "Greg" Cornwell , former Australian politician, was a member of the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly elected to the multi-member single constituency Assembly and later elected to represent the multi-member electorate of Molonglo for the Liberal... * Kate Carnell Anne Katherine Carnell AO was the third Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory, serving from 1995 to 2000. She is currently Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Food and Grocery Council.-Pharmacy career:... * Gary Humphries Gary John Joseph Humphries has been a member of the Australian Senate representing the Australian Capital Territory for the Liberal Party of Australia since 2003... * Lou Westende Laurus Vant "Lou" Westende is an Australian politician and was a member elected to the multi-member single constituency second Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for the Liberal Party at the 1992 general election... * Bill Stefaniak William George "Bill" Stefaniak is an Australian Liberal Party politician. He was the Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Capital Territory after succeeding in a leadership challenge against former leader Brendan Smyth on 16 May 2006. He is a former Major in the Australian Army Reserve and... |
Michael Moore (Australian politician) Michael John Moore , former Australian politician and socially progressive health academic, was the first independent Member of any Australian Parliament to be appointed as a Minister to a Government Executive; serving as Minister of Health and Community Care from 1998 to 2001 in the Liberal... * Helen Szuty Helen Margaret Szuty is an Australian politician and was a member of the multi-member single constituency second Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. Szuty sought election on a party ticket with Michael Moore, called the 'Moore Independents Group', at the 1992 general election.... * |
Bernard Collaery Bernard Joseph Edward Collaery, a former Australian politician, and currently a barrister and lawyer, was a member of the first multi-member single electorate unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for the Residents Rally party, from 1989 to 1992... Norm Jensen Norm Jensen is an Australian politician and was a member of the first multi-member single electorate Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the Residents Rally party. Jansen was elected at the 1989 general election and unsuccessfully sought re-election at the 1992 general... |
| Democrats Australian Democrats The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party espousing a socially liberal ideology. It was formed in 1977, by a merger of the Australia Party and the New LM, after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp, as a high profile leader... Candidates |
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Craig Duby Craig Duby was a politician in the .Australian Capital Territory. The decision of the Australian government to replace direct administration of the Territory with self-government was widely criticised... Fiona Patten Fiona Patten is leader of the Australian Sex Party and a former sex worker . She is also the CEO of the Eros Association."Sex is deeply rooted in the lives of all Australians. It is relevant to hundreds of pieces of legislation made around the country.... |
Dennis Stevenson Dennis Stevenson was an Australian politician with the Abolish Self-Government Coalition party. He was elected to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly in the inaugural 1989 ACT elections and served under the 1st and 2nd assemblies, retiring in 1995... * |
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| Canberra Unity Candidates | Better Mgmt Team Candidates | New Conservative New Conservative Group The New Conservative Group was a short-lived Australian political party registered in the Australian Capital Territory. It was founded in November 1991 by Robyn Nolan, a former Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly, who had resigned from that party the previous month... Candidates |
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Harold Hird Harold James Hird , an Australian politician, was a member of the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Ginninderra for the Liberal Party of Australia from 1995 to 2001... Bev Cains Beverley Mary Evelyn "Bev" Cains is a former Australian politician.Cains was elected to the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly in 1979 as a member of the Family Team; she was the party's sole representative until 1982, when she was joined by Betty Hocking. The House of Assembly ceased... Alan Fitzgerald (satirist) Alan John Fitzgerald was an Australian author, journalist and satirist.Fitzgerald graduated from the Australian National University with a Bachelor of Arts degree... |
Robyn Nolan Robyn Margaret Nolan is an Australian politician and was a member of the first multi-member single electorate Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing, initially, the Liberal Party of Australia... |
Emile Brunoro (Ind Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... ) Tony Scott (Ind) Tony Spagnolo (Ind) Ron Hamilton (Ind) Lara Pullin (Ind) Derek Rosborough (Ind) |
See also
- Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, 1992–1995
- Third Follett MinistryThird Follett MinistryThe Third Follett Ministry was the fourth ministry of the Government of the Australian Capital Territory, and was led by Labor Chief Minister Rosemary Follett and her deputy, Wayne Berry...