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1998 Australian Capital Territory election
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| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1998 Australian Capital Territory election | |
| country | Australian Capital Territory | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| vote_type | Primary | |
| previous_election | 1995 Australian Capital Territory election | |
| previous_year | 1995 | |
| next_election | 2001 Australian Capital Territory election | |
| next_year | 2001 | |
| seats_for_election | All 17 seats of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly | |
| majority_seats | 9 | |
| election_date | ||
| turnout | 91.8 ( 2.3 pp) | |
| <!-- Liberal Party of Australia --> | image1 | |
| leader1 | Kate Carnell | |
| leader_since1 | 21 April 1993 | |
| party1 | Liberal Party of Australia (Australian Capital Territory Division) | |
| leaders_seat1 | Molonglo | |
| popular_vote1 | **68,221** | |
| percentage1 | **37.8%** | |
| swing1 | 2.7 | |
| last_election1 | 7 seats | |
| seats1 | **7** | |
| seat_change1 | ||
| <!-- Labor --> | image2 | |
| leader2 | Wayne Berry | |
| leader_since2 | 19 August 1997 | |
| party2 | Australian Labor Party (Australian Capital Territory Branch) | |
| leaders_seat2 | Ginninderra | |
| popular_vote2 | 49,798 | |
| percentage2 | 27.6% | |
| swing2 | 4.0 | |
| last_election2 | 6 seats | |
| seats2 | 6 | |
| seat_change2 | ||
| <!-- Greens --> | image3 | **GRN** |
| leader3 | *No leader* | |
| leader_since3 | — | |
| party3 | ACT Greens | |
| leaders_seat3 | — | |
| popular_vote3 | 16,417 | |
| percentage3 | 9.1% | |
| swing3 | ||
| last_election3 | 2 seats | |
| seats3 | 1 | |
| seat_change3 | 1 | |
| <!-- Map --> | map_image | 1998 Australian Capital Territory Election Map.svg |
| map_size | 300px | |
| map_caption | Results by electorate | |
| title | Chief Minister | |
| posttitle | Resulting Chief Minister | |
| before_election | Kate Carnell | |
| before_party | Liberal Party of Australia (Australian Capital Territory Division) | |
| after_election | Kate Carnell | |
| after_party | Liberal Party of Australia (Australian Capital Territory Division) |
Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday, 21 February 1998. The incumbent Liberal Party, led by Kate Carnell, was challenged by the Labor Party, led by Wayne Berry. 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 independents Michael Moore, Paul Osborne, and Dave Rugendyke. Carnell was elected Chief Minister at the first sitting of the fourth Assembly on 19 March 1998.{{cite web
Subsequent to the election and during the life of the fourth Assembly, on 18 October 2000, Carnell stepped down as Chief Minister and was replaced by Gary Humphries.
This would be the last time the Liberal Party (or the Coalition) would form government at a state or territory level after an election until the 2008 Western Australian state election. Also, this is the last time the Liberal Party has formed government after an election in the ACT.
Key dates
- Close of party registration: 15 January 1998
- Pre-election period commenced/nominations opened: 16 January 1998
- Rolls closed: 23 January 1998
- Nominations closed: 29 January 1998
- Nominations declared/ballot paper order determined: 30 January 1998
- Pre-poll voting commenced: 2 February 1998
- Polling day: 21 February 1998
- Poll declared: 17 March 1998
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 (*).
Retiring Members
Greens
- Lucy Horodny (Ginninderra)
[[Brindabella electorate|Brindabella]]
Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Paul Osborne Independent Group was defending one seat.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Democrats candidates | Osborne candidates | CDP candidates | Ungrouped |
|---|
[[Ginninderra electorate|Ginninderra]]
Five seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending two seats. The Greens were defending one seat.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Democrats candidates | Osborne candidates | CDP candidates | PLP candidates | Ungrouped |
|---|
[[Molonglo electorate|Molonglo]]
Seven seats were up for election. The Labor Party was defending two seats. The Liberal Party was defending three seats. The Greens were defending one seat. The Moore Independents were defending one seat.
| Labor candidates | Liberal candidates | Greens candidates | Democrats candidates | Moore candidates | Osborne candidates | CDP candidates | PLP candidates | DSP candidates | Ungrouped |
|---|
Results
Main article: Results of the 1998 Australian Capital Territory election
| Brindabella | Ginninderra | Molonglo | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Party of Australia}};" | Liberal | 20,110 | 37.1 | 2 | 16,741 | 33.2 | 2 | 31,370 | 41.5 | 3 | |||
| Australian Labor Party}};" | Labor | 15,463 | 28.5 | 2 | 14,931 | 29.6 | 2 | 19,404 | 25.6 | 2 | |||
| Osborne Independent Group | 8,804 | 16.2 | 1 | 4,856 | 9.6 | 1 | 2,766 | 3.7 | 0 | ||||
| Australian Greens}};" | Greens | 4,383 | 8.1 | 0 | 4,384 | 8.7 | 0 | 7,650 | 10.1 | 1 | |||
| Australian Democrats}};" | Democrats | 3,336 | 6.2 | 0 | 3,614 | 7.2 | 0 | 3,836 | 5.1 | 0 | |||
| Independent}};" | Independent | 1,244 | 2.3 | 0 | 4,745 | 9.4 | 0 | 3,243 | 4.3 | 0 | |||
| Moore Independents | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5,261 | 7.0 | 1 | ||||
| Christian Democratic Party (Australia)}};" | Christian Democrats | 911 | 1.7 | 0 | 922 | 1.8 | 0 | 1,194 | 1.6 | 0 | |||
| Democratic Socialist | — | — | — | — | — | — | 745 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||
| Progressive Labour | — | — | — | 240 | 0.5 | 0 | 197 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Electorate | Seats held | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Brindabella | Labor}} | ||
| Ginninderra | Labor}} | ||
| Molonglo | Labor}} |
M - Moore Independents
O - Osborne Independent Group
References
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