No Self-Government Party
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The No Self-Government Party was a minor Australian Capital Territory
political party that experienced limited success in the early years of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
. Like Dennis Stevenson
's Abolish Self-Government Coalition, it opposed self-government
for the ACT. In the first territory election
in 1989, three members of the No Self-Government Party were elected. None were still members of the party by the 1992 election, by which time it had ceased to exist.
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
political party that experienced limited success in the early years of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
The Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory...
. Like Dennis Stevenson
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...
's Abolish Self-Government Coalition, it opposed self-government
Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988
The Australian Capital Territory Act 1988 is an Act of the Parliament of Australia enacted on 6 December 1988, that establishes ‘a body politic under the Crown by the name of the Australian Capital Territory’ and is the Territory’s constitutional foundation.From 1930 the ACT was administered by...
for the ACT. In the first territory election
Australian Capital Territory legislative election, 1989
Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday, 4 March 1989. This was the first direct election by voters in the Australian Capital Territory for their own legislative body....
in 1989, three members of the No Self-Government Party were elected. None were still members of the party by the 1992 election, by which time it had ceased to exist.