The Ginninderra electorate is one of the five electorates for the unicameral 25-member Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. It elects five members.
| Ginninderra Australian Capital Territory—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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| Territory | Australian Capital Territory | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 1995 | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 63,188 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 105 km2 (40.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Federal electorate(s) | Fenner | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°13′41″S 149°2′17″E / 35.22806°S 149.03806°E | ||||||||||||||
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History
editIt was created in 1995, when the three-electorate, Hare-Clark electoral system was first introduced for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Prior to 1995, a multi-member single constituency existed for the whole of the ACT. The name "Ginninderra" is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning "sparkling like the stars". It is the name given to the creek that flows through the middle of Belconnen, which was dammed to form Lake Ginninderra, the lake on which the Belconnen Town Centre is sited.[1]
Location
editThe Ginninderra electorate comprises the southern part of the district of Belconnen, including the suburbs of Aranda, Belconnen, Bruce, Charnwood, Cook, Dunlop, Evatt, Florey, Flynn, Fraser, Hawker, Higgins, Holt, Latham, Lawson, Macgregor, Macnamara, Macquarie, Melba, McKellar, Page, Scullin, Spence, Strathnairn and Weetangera.
Two Belconnen suburbs, Giralang and Kaleen are part of Yerrabi.
From 1995 to 2001 it contained the Canberra districts of Belconnen and Hall.[2] After the 2001 redistribution the Gungahlin suburb of Nicholls was moved to the electorate.[3] The 2008 redistribution made no changes to the boundaries of the electorate.[4]
In the 2012 redistribution the Gungahlin suburbs of Crace and Palmerston were moved from Molonglo into Ginninderra. [5]
In the 2016 redistribution, all three Gungahlin suburbs, the village of Hall, and the Belconnen suburbs of Evatt, Giralang, Kaleen, Lawson and McKellar were transferred into the new Yerrabi electorate.[6] At the 2020 redistribution, the suburbs of Evatt, Lawson and McKellar were transferred back into Ginninderra.[7]
Members
edit| Year | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | |||||
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| 1995 | Roberta McRae | Labor | Wayne Berry | Labor | Lucy Horodny | Greens | Harold Hird | Liberal | Bill Stefaniak | Liberal | |||||
| 1998 | Jon Stanhope | Labor | Dave Rugendyke | Independent | |||||||||||
| 2001 | Roslyn Dundas | Democrats | Vicki Dunne | Liberal | |||||||||||
| 2004 | Mary Porter | Labor | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | Meredith Hunter | Greens | Alistair Coe | Liberal | |||||||||||
| 20111 | Chris Bourke | Labor | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | Yvette Berry | Labor | |||||||||||||
| 20162 | Jayson Hinder | Labor | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | Tara Cheyne | Labor | Gordon Ramsay | Labor | Elizabeth Kikkert | Liberal | |||||||||
| 2020 | Jo Clay | Greens | Peter Cain | Liberal | |||||||||||
| 20243 | Independent | ||||||||||||||
| 20243 | Family First | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Chiaka Barry | Liberal | |||||||||||||
- 1 Jon Stanhope (Labor) resigned from the Assembly on 16 May 2011. Chris Bourke (Labor) was elected as his replacement on a countback on 30 May 2011.[8]
- 2 Mary Porter (Labor) resigned from the Assembly on 19 February 2016. Jayson Hinder (Labor) was elected as her replacement on a countback on 7 March 2016.[9]
- 3 Elizabeth Kikkert was expelled from the Canberra Liberals party room on 10 September 2024 after being disendorsed as a candidate for the 2024 election.[10] She subsequently joined the Family First Party on 24 September 2024.[11]
Election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quota | 9,338 | ||||
| Labor | Yvette Berry (elected 1) | 8,756 | 15.6 | +5.5 | |
| Labor | Tara Cheyne (elected 3) | 6,306 | 11.3 | +3.0 | |
| Labor | Gordon Ramsay | 4,783 | 8.5 | +0.2 | |
| Labor | Sue Ducker | 1,288 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Labor | Greg Lloyd | 1,276 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Liberal | Elizabeth Kikkert (elected 2) | 5,222 | 9.3 | +2.6 | |
| Liberal | Peter Cain (elected 5) | 3,069 | 5.5 | +5.5 | |
| Liberal | Robert Gunning | 2,822 | 5.0 | +5.0 | |
| Liberal | Kacey Lam | 2,256 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
| Liberal | Ignatius Rozario | 1,608 | 2.9 | −0.7 | |
| Greens | Jo Clay (elected 4) | 3,495 | 6.2 | +6.2 | |
| Greens | Katt Millner | 2,242 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
| Greens | Tim Liersch | 1,269 | 2.3 | +2.3 | |
| Belco | Bill Stefaniak | 2,214 | 4.0 | +4.0 | |
| Belco | Chic Henry | 1,517 | 2.7 | +2.7 | |
| Belco | Alan Tutt | 626 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Belco | Angela Lount | 493 | 0.9 | +0.9 | |
| Belco | Vijay Dubey | 414 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Democratic Labour | Helen McClure | 724 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Democratic Labour | Ian McClure | 623 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Matthew Ogilvie | 676 | 1.2 | +1.2 | |
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Oliver Smith | 614 | 1.1 | +1.1 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Mark O'Connor | 579 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Sustainable Australia | Paul Gabriel | 408 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Animal Justice | Lara Drew | 541 | 1.0 | +1.0 | |
| Animal Justice | Carolyne Drew | 418 | 0.7 | +0.7 | |
| Independent | Mignonne Cullen | 704 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Climate Change Justice | Jonathan Stavridis | 215 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| Climate Change Justice | Sok Kheng Ngep | 203 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| Climate Change Justice | Oksana Demetrios | 200 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Guy Jakeman | 258 | 0.5 | −0.1 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Dominic De Luca | 206 | 0.4 | +0.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 56,025 | 98.5 | +1.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 865 | 1.5 | −1.3 | ||
| Turnout | 56,890 | 89.1 | +0.2 | ||
| Party total votes | |||||
| Labor | 22,409 | 40.0 | −1.4 | ||
| Liberal | 14,977 | 26.7 | −5.3 | ||
| Greens | 7,006 | 12.5 | +0.8 | ||
| Belco | 5,264 | 9.4 | +9.4 | ||
| Democratic Labour | 1,347 | 2.4 | +2.4 | ||
| Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1,290 | 2.3 | +2.3 | ||
| Sustainable Australia | 987 | 2.3 | +2.3 | ||
| Animal Justice | 959 | 1.7 | +0.8 | ||
| Independent | Mignonne Cullen | 704 | 1.3 | +1.3 | |
| Climate Change Justice | 618 | 1.1 | +1.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | 464 | 0.8 | −0.4 | ||
| Labor hold | Swing | +5.5 | |||
| Labor hold | Swing | +3.0 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.6 | |||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +5.5 | |||
| Greens gain from Labor | Swing | +6.2 | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Electorates 2008 election". ACT Electoral Commission. 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ "Electorates 1995 and 1998 elections". ACT Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Electorates 2001 and 2004 elections". ACT Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Electorates 2008 election". ACT Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Electorates 2012 election". ACT Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Electorates 2016 election". ACT Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Electorates 2020 election". ACT Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Casual vacancy count-back result: Mr Chris Bourke to be elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly". ACT Electoral Commission. 30 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "Casual vacancy count-back result: Jayson Hinder to be elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly". ACT Electoral Commission. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "'No tolerance': Kikkert dumped from Liberal party room after being disendorsed". The Canberra Times. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Welcome Elizabeth Kikkert". Family First Party. 24 September 2024. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "2020 results by electorate". ACT Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 October 2020.