Colin David Lamont is an Australia

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Politician

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 and was a member of the second Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

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, elected to the multi-member single constituency Assembly for the Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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 in 1992

Australian Capital Territory general election, 1992

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...

. Lamont was senior minister in the Third Follett Ministry

Third Follett Ministry

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; and held the following titles: Deputy Chief Minister

Deputy Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory

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, Minister for Housing and Community Services, Minister for Urban Services, Minister for Industrial Relations, and Minister for Sport. He sought election to represent the multi-member electorate of Molonglo

Molonglo electorate

The Molonglo electorate is one of the three electorates for the unicameral 17-member Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. It has seven seats, and is the largest of the electorates in terms of population.-History:...

 in the Assembly at the 1995 general election

Australian Capital Territory general election, 1995

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...

, however was unsuccessful at retaining his seat.