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1989 Australian Capital Territory general election

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held in 1978, voters in the ACT rejected a proposal for self-government, with 63% voting in favour of the proposition that the 'present arrangements for governing the Australian capital should continue for the time being'. Thirty percent of voters favoured self-government with a locally elected body
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was one member from the Abolish Self-Government Coalition; five members from the Australian Labor Party; four members from the Liberal Party; three members from the No Self Government Party and four members from the Residents Rally. Labor, with the largest representation in the 17-member
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for a multi-member single constituency covering the entire Territory. Seventeen vacancies were available to fill the unicameral ACT Legislative Assembly. Tickets that elected at least one MLA are highlighted in the relevant colour. Successful candidates are indicated by an asterisk (*).
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from the 1960s, there were increasing calls for some form of self-government. There were a number of appointed and elected advisory bodies between 1920 and 1986. The main elected representative body of the ACT was the
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With the ACT House of Assembly abolished in 1986, the following elected representatives from the previous House nominated as candidates for election to the inaugural ACT Legislative Assembly:
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with state-like powers, and 6% voted for a locally elected body with powers and functions similar to those of local government. In spite of the referendum outcome, in 1983, the federal
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The Australian Capital Territory comprised one electorate for the election. However, electors were only able to cast ordinary votes within their own federal electoral seats of either
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It took almost two months after election day to determine the results of the election. Four people won seats on ostensible platforms of abolishing self-government. The result was a
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set up a Self-Government Task Force to report on the government of the ACT. Further, it wanted to force the ACT into line with the states on funding levels and, in late 1988, the
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The Australian Capital Territory was established in 1911, initially called the Federal Capital Territory. The Territory was carved out of the state of
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that sat from 1975 to 1986. This House served primarily as an advisory body, with most legislative powers managed by the Federal
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at the first sitting of the first Assembly on 11 May 1989, sitting in rented premises at 1 Constitution Avenue,
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to make way for the site of the capital of Australia. As the Territory grew, particularly the city of
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Electoral systems of the Australian states and territories ยง Australian Capital Territory
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At the inaugural election, candidates were elected to fill seats using a modified
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Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, 1989-1991
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Party Register opened for non-Parliamentary Parties: 6 January 1989
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Pre-election period commenced/nominations opened: 27 January 1989
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Party Register opened for Parliamentary Parties: 7 December 1988
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Elections and referendums in the Australian Capital Territory
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at the first sitting of the first Assembly on 11 May 1989.
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Index

Party! Party! Party!
1982 (House)
1992
unicameral
Legislative Assembly


Rosemary Follett
Trevor Kaine
Craig Duby
Labor
Liberal
No Self Govt

Bernard Collaery
Dennis Stevenson
Residents Rally
Abolish Self Govt
Rosemary Follett
Labor
Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
Australian Capital Territory
Labor Party
Rosemary Follett
Liberal Party
Trevor Kaine
modified d'Hondt electoral system
hung parliament
unicameral
Assembly

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