Australian Capital Territory general election, 2012

Australian Capital Territory general election, 2012

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All 17 seats of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Katy Gallagher Zed Seselja Meredith Hunter Party Labor Liberal Greens Leader since 16 May 2011 13 December 2007 October 2008 Leader's seat Molonglo Brindabella Ginninderra (lost seat) Last election 7 seats 6 seats 4 seats Seats won 8 seats 8 seats 1 seat Seat change 1 2 3 Percentage 38.9% 38.9% 10.7% Swing 1.5 7.3 4.9
Chief Minister before election Katy Gallagher Labor Elected Chief Minister Katy Gallagher Labor

Katy Gallagher
Labor

Katy Gallagher
Labor

Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly occurred on Saturday, 20 October 2012. The 11-year incumbent Labor Party, led by Chief Minister Katy Gallagher, won a fourth term over the main opposition Liberal Party, led by opposition leader Zed Seselja.

Candidates are elected to fill all 17 Legislative Assembly seats in the unicameral parliament which consists of three multi-member electorates, Brindabella (five seats), Ginninderra (five seats) and Molonglo (seven seats), using a proportional representation single transferable vote method known as the Hare-Clark system.

The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Chief Minister Katy Gallagher attempted to win re-election for a historic fourth term after 11 years in government in the 17-member unicameral ACT Legislative Assembly. Labor led by Jon Stanhope came to power as a minority government at the 2001 election with the support of the Greens and Democrats who held the balance of power. The 2004 election resulted in a historic majority government for Labor, and represented the first time the ACT had elected a majority government. Labor again formed a minority government after the 2008 election resulted in a Green balance of power – Labor 7 seats (37.4%), Liberal 6 seats (31.6%), Greens 4 seats (15.6%). Stanhope resigned as Chief Minister and Labor leader on 12 May 2011, and was replaced by his deputy, Katy Gallagher.

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