1995 Australian Capital Territory general election
# 1995 Australian Capital Territory general election

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 electorates using a single transferable vote method, known as the Hare-Clark system. The result was another hung parliament. However the Liberals, with the largest representation in the 17-member unicameral Assembly, formed Government with the support of Michael Moore and Paul Osborne. Carnell was elected Chief Minister at the first sitting of the third Assembly on 9 March 1995.

This election was also the first time that the leaders of both major parties have been female at an Australian federal, state or territory election. It would also be the last time that this occurred 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

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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

Five seats were up for election.

| 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

Five seats were up for election.

| 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

Seven seats were up for election.

| 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 | 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

Australian Capital Territory general election, 18 February 1995 Legislative Assembly

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| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 196,959 | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 176,264 | | Turnout | 89.5% | -0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 10,994 | | Informal | 6.2% | -0.2 |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Liberal | 66,895 | 40.5 | +11.5 | 7 | +1 |
| | Labor | 52,276 | 31.6 | -8.3 | 6 | -2 |
| | Greens | 14,967 | 9.1 | +9.1 | 2 | +2 |
| | Moore Independents | 11,645 | 7.1 | +1.5 | 1 | -1 |
| | Independent | 9,260 | 5.6 | +4.1 | 1 | +1 |
| | Democrats | 6,457 | 3.9 | -0.6 | 0 | ±0 |
| | Smokers Are Voters And Civil Rights | 3,770 | 2.3 | +2.3 | 0 | ±0 |
| Total | Total | 165,270 | | | 17 | |

Results by electorate :

| | | Brindabella | Brindabella | Brindabella | Ginninderra | Ginninderra | Ginninderra | Molonglo | Molonglo | Molonglo |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Party | 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 | Seats held | Seats held |
| - | - | - |
| Brindabella | I | |
| Ginninderra | | |
| Molonglo | | M |

I - Independent politician M - Moore Independents

