1989 Australian Capital Territory general election information
1989 Australian Capital Territory general election
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All 17 seats of the unicameral Legislative Assembly 9 seats needed for a majority
Turnout
88.8%
First party
Second party
Third party
NSGP
Leader
Rosemary Follett
Trevor Kaine
Craig Duby
Party
Labor
Liberal
No Self Govt
Leader since
4 March 1989
4 March 1989
1989
Seats won
5
4
3
Seat change
5
4
3
Popular vote
32,370
21,088
13,647
Percentage
22.8%
14.9%
11.5%
Fourth party
Fifth party
ASGC
Leader
Bernard Collaery
Dennis Stevenson
Party
Residents Rally
Abolish Self Govt
Leader since
1989
1989
Seats won
4
1
Seat change
4
1
Popular vote
16,274
10,641
Percentage
9.6%
7.5%
Resulting Chief Minister
Rosemary Follett
Labor
The 1989 Australian Capital Territory general election was held on 4 March 1989 to elect the 1st Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. This was the first direct election by voters in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) for their power legislative body.
The Labor Party, led by Rosemary Follett, and the Liberal Party, led by Trevor Kaine, were the main challengers. Candidates were elected to fill seats using modified d'Hondt electoral system[1] for a multi-member single (at-large) constituency.
The result was a hung parliament. However, Labor, with the largest representation in the 17-member unicameral Assembly, formed Government with the support of various non-aligned minor parties. Follett was elected the first Chief Minister at the first sitting of the first Assembly on 11 May 1989.[2]
^Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission, Modified d'Hondt Electoral System
^"Legislative Assembly for the ACT – Week 1" (PDF). ACT Hansard. ACT Legislative Assembly. 11 May 1989. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
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