1995 Australian Capital Territory election

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All 17 seats of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
9 seats needed for a majority

Opinion polls

Turnout

89.5 (

0.8 pp)

	First party	Second party	Third party
			GRN
Leader	Kate Carnell	Rosemary Follett	No leader
Party	Liberal	Labor	Greens
Leader since	21 April 1993	17 December 1988	N/A
Leader's seat	Molonglo	Molonglo	N/A
Last election	6 seats	8 seats	Did not contest
Seats won	7	6	2
Seat change	1	2	2
First preference vote	66,895	52,276	14,967
Percentage	40.5%	31.6%	9.1%
Swing	11.5	8.3	9.1%

Results by electorate

Chief Minister before election

Rosemary Follett
Labor

Resulting Chief Minister

Kate Carnell
Liberal

The 1995 Australian Capital Territory election was held on 18 February 1995 to elect all 17 members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. A referendum on entrenching the ACT's electoral system was also held alongside the election.

Like the 1989 and 1992 elections, the result was another hung parliament. However, the Liberal Party were able to form government with the support of Michael Moore and Paul Osborne. Liberal leader Kate Carnell was elected chief minister at the first sitting of the third Assembly on 9 March 1995.

This was the first time the Legislative Assembly used three multi-member electorates instead of a unicameral system, following the results of the 1992 electoral system referendum.

This was also the first time at an Australian federal, state or territory election that the leaders of both major parties have been female. This would not occur again until the 2020 Queensland state election.

Key dates

Close of party registration: 12 January 1995
Pre-election period commenced/nominations opened: 13 January 1995
Rolls closed: 20 January 1995
Nominations closed: 26 January 1995
Nominations declared/ballot paper order determined: 27 January 1995
Pre-poll voting commenced: 30 January 1995
Polling day: 18 February 1995
Poll declared: 2 March 1995

Source:

Overview

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Candidates

Sitting members at the time of the election are listed in bold. Tickets that elected at least one MLA are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).

Brindabella

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Greens candidates	Democrats candidates

Eva Cawthorne Annette Ellis Steve Whan Andrew Whitecross* Bill Wood*	Sandie Brooke Tony De Domenico* Trevor Kaine* Louise Littlewood Brian Lowe	Julie McInness Andrew Parratt Liz Stephens	Charlie Bell Lyn Forceville
Moore candidates	Smokers candidates	Ungrouped

Nick Isaacson Stephanie Isaacson	Keith Dencio Stan Kowalski	Janice Ferguson (Ind) Margaret Kobier (Ind) Paul Osborne* (Ind) Tony Savage (Ind)

Ginninderra

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Greens candidates	Democrats candidates

Wayne Berry* Ellnor Grassby Roberta McRae* Jacqueline Shea Fiona Wilson	Lyle Dunne Martin Gordon Cheryl Hill Harold Hird* Bill Stefaniak*	Gary Corr Lucy Horodny* Michelle Rielly	Peter Granleese Peter Main
Moore candidates	Smokers candidates	Ungrouped

Graeme Evans Helen Szuty	Donovan Ballard Lorraine Bevan	Kevin Connor (Ind)

Molonglo

Labor candidates	Liberal candidates	Greens candidates	Democrats candidates

Terry Connolly* Simon Corbell Rosemary Follett* David Lamont Marion Reilly Michael Wilson Silvia Zamora	Greg Aouad David Ash Kate Carnell* Greg Cornwell* Gary Humphries* Lucinda Spier Gwen Wilcox	Natasha Davis Shane Rattenbury Kerrie Tucker*	Nicola Appleyard Greg Kramer
Moore candidates	Smokers candidates	Ungrouped

Mark Dunstone Michael Moore* Tona Ven Raay	John McMahon John Reavell	Mike Boland (Ind) Arthur Burns Allison Dellit Terry De Luca	Alex Middleton Regina Slazenger (Ind) Fred Weston (Ind)

Results

Main article: Results of the 1995 Australian Capital Territory election



Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Liberal	66,895	40.48	11.45	7	1
	Labor	52,276	31.63	8.29	6	2
	Greens	14,967	9.06	New	2	New
	Moore Independents	11,645	7.05	1.45	1	1
	Independents	9,260	5.60	4.14	1	1
	Democrats	6,457	3.91	0.56	0	0
	Smokers Are Voters and Civil Rights	3,770	2.28	New	0	New
Total		165,270	100.00	–	17	–

Valid votes		165,270	93.76
Invalid/blank votes		10,994	6.24	0.2
Total votes		176,264	100.00	–
Registered voters/turnout		196,959	89.49	0.8

Results by electorate
		Brindabella			Ginninderra			Molonglo
Party		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Liberal	18,494	37.1	2	19,507	40.7	2	28,894	42.9	3
	Labor	15,758	31.6	2	15,693	32.7	2	20,825	30.9	2
	Greens	3,965	8.0	0	4,176	8.7	1	6,826	10.1	1
	Moore Independents	1,907	3.8	0	3,837	8.0	0	5,901	8.8	1
	Independent	6,779	13.6	1	1,059	2.2	0	1,422	2.1	0
	Democrats	1,878	3.8	0	2,420	5.1	0	2,159	3.2	0
	Smokers Are Voters And Civil Rights	1,116	2.2	0	1,247	2.6	0	1,407	2.1	0

Distribution of seats
Electorate
Brindabella	I
Ginninderra
Molonglo		M

I - Independent politician
M - Moore Independents

Opinion polling

Voting intention

Date	Firm	Interview mode	Sample size	Primary vote
Date	Firm	Interview mode	Sample size	LIB	ALP	GRN	MMIG	DEM	SMO	OTH	UND
18 February 1995	1995 election	—	176,264	40.5%	31.6%	9.1%	7.1%	3.9%	2.3%	5.6%	—
8−14 February 1995	Canberra Times/Datacol	Telephone	1278	26.2%	23.8%	6.4%	4.9%	3.5%	0.9%	2.4%	31.9%
28 January−7 February 1995	Canberra Times/Datacol	Telephone	916	22%	26%	5%	4%	3%	1%	2%	36%
21 August−20 September 1994	Canberra Times/Datacol	Telephone	964	32%	36%	1%	3%	1%	—	6%	21%
15 February 1992	1992 election	—	166,467	29.0%	39.9%	—	5.6%	4.5%	—	21.0%	—

Brindabella

Date	Firm	Interview mode	Sample size	Primary vote
Date	Firm	Interview mode	Sample size	LIB	ALP	GRN	MMIG	DEM	SMO	OTH	UND
18 February 1995	1995 election	—	49,897	37.1%	31.6%	8.0%	3.8%	3.8%	2.2%	13.6%	—
8−14 February 1995	Canberra Times/Datacol	Telephone	1278	25%	23%	5%	4%	3%	2%	6%	32%
28 January−7 February 1995	Canberra Times/Datacol	Telephone	916	19%	29%	4%	2%	2%	1%	6%	39%
21 August−20 September 1994	Canberra Times/Datacol	Telephone	964	37%	33%	0%	2%	1%	—	6%	22%

Ginninderra

Date	Firm	Interview mode	Sample size	Primary vote
Date	Firm	Interview mode	Sample size	LIB	ALP	GRN	MMIG	DEM	SMO	OTH	UND
18 February 1995	1995 election	—	47,939	32.7%	40.7%	8.7%	8.0%	5.1%	2.6%	2.2%	—
8−14 February 1995	Canberra Times/Datacol	Telephone	1278	23%	25%	4%	6%	4%	1%	1%	35%
28 January−7 February 1995	Canberra Times/Datacol	Telephone	916	22%	24%	5%	4%	4%	1%	2%	39%
21 August−20 September 1994	Canberra Times/Datacol	Telephone	964	29%	36%	0%	3%	0%	—	6%	24%

Molonglo

Date	Firm	Interview mode	Sample size	Primary vote
Date	Firm	Interview mode	Sample size	LIB	ALP	GRN	MMIG	DEM	SMO	OTH	UND
18 February 1995	1995 election	—	67,434	42.9%	30.9%	10.1%	8.8%	3.2%	2.1%	2.1%	—
8−14 February 1995	Canberra Times/Datacol	Telephone	1278	29%	23%	9%	5%	3%	0%	1%	30%
28 January−7 February 1995	Canberra Times/Datacol	Telephone	916	25%	26%	7%	5%	5%	0%	0%	31%
21 August−20 September 1994	Canberra Times/Datacol	Telephone	964	29%	39%	2%	5%	2%	—	5%	19%

Preferred chief minister

Date	Firm	Interview mode	Sample size	Carnell	Follett	Don't know

				8−14 February 1995	Canberra Times/Datacol	Telephone	1278	36%	38%	26%
28 January−7 February 1995	Canberra Times/Datacol	Telephone	916	39%	36%	25%
21 August−20 September 1994	Canberra Times/Datacol	Telephone	964	39%	36%	26%

Leadership approval ratings

Rosemary Follett (Labor)

Date	Firm	Interview mode	Sample size	Approval rating		Performance rating
Date	Firm	Interview mode	Sample size	Approve	Disapprove	VB	B	M	G	VG
28 January−7 February 1995	Canberra Times/Datacol	Telephone	916	—	—	13%	19%	37%	25%	6%

Kate Carnell (Liberal)

Date	Firm	Interview mode	Sample size	Approval rating		Performance rating
Date	Firm	Interview mode	Sample size	Approve	Disapprove	VB	B	M	G	VG
28 January−7 February 1995	Canberra Times/Datacol	Telephone	916	—	—	10%	18%	38%	28%	6%

Michael Moore (MMIG)

Date	Firm	Interview mode	Sample size	Approval rating		Performance rating
Date	Firm	Interview mode	Sample size	Approve	Disapprove	VB	B	M	G	VG
28 January−7 February 1995	Canberra Times/Datacol	Telephone	916	—	—	20%	21%	40%	16%	4%

Notes

The Abolish Self Government Coalition had 1% and "Other Party/Independent) had 5%.
The Abolish Self Government Coalition had 1% and "Other Party/Independent) had 5%.
The Abolish Self Government Coalition had 0% and "Other Party/Independent) had 6%.
The Abolish Self Government Coalition had 1% and "Other Party/Independent) had 4%.

References

"Legislative Assembly for the ACT - Week 1". ACT Hansard. ACT Legislative Assembly. 9 March 1995. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
"Election timetable". ACT Legislative Assembly election - 1995. ACT Electoral Commission. 1995. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
"List of elected candidates". Elections ACT. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
"Brindabella First Preference Results - 1995 Election". Elections ACT. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
"Ginninderra First Preference Results - 1995 Election". Elections ACT. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
"Molonglo First Preference Results - 1995 Election". Elections ACT. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
^ "Liberals gain in new poll". The Canberra Times. 16 February 1995. p. 1. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
^ Bachelard, Michael (16 February 1995). "Greens dealing on power". The Canberra Times. p. 1. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
^ "VOTING INTENTION - Detailed breakdown". The Canberra Times. 16 February 1995. p. 7. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
^ "ABOUT THE POLL". The Canberra Times. 16 February 1995. p. 7. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
^ Hull, Crispin (9 February 1995). "ACT Greens on surge: poll". The Canberra Times. p. 1. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
"ABOUT THE POLL". The Canberra Times. 11 February 1995. p. 3.
^ Hull, Crispin (22 September 1994). "Liberals' support rising, ALP on wane". The Canberra Times. p. 1. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
"About the poll". The Canberra Times. 22 September 1994. p. 6. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
^ Bachelard, Michael (22 September 1994). "So close, yet so far". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
^ Bachelard, Michael (23 September 1994). "Wood tops Brindabella poll for ALP". The Canberra Times. p. 6. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
^ "SATISFACTION WITH ACT POLITICIANS". The Canberra Times. 10 February 1995. p. 7. Retrieved 27 October 2024.

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