Brindabella electorate

Brindabella
Australian Capital Territory—Legislative Assembly
TerritoryAustralian Capital Territory
Created1995
Electors61,713 (2020)
Area1,597 km2 (616.6 sq mi)
Federal electorate(s)Bean
Coordinates35°35′6″S 148°57′25″E / 35.58500°S 148.95694°E / -35.58500; 148.95694
Electorates around Brindabella:
Murrumbidgee Murrumbidgee Kurrajong
NSW Brindabella NSW
NSW NSW NSW

The Brindabella electorate is one of the five electorates for the unicameral 25-member Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. It elects five members, and is the largest of the electorates in geographic area.

History

It 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. "Brindabella" is derived from an indigenous word meaning "two kangaroo rats" and refers to the mountain range to the south and west of the ACT.[1]

Location

The Brindabella electorate consists of the large part of the ACT south of the Murrumbidgee River, although this region is sparsely inhabited.

From 1995 to 2008 it contained the Canberra district of Tuggeranong, excluding Hume, and the Woden Valley suburbs of Chifley, Pearce and Torrens.[2][3]

In 2008, a boundary re-distribution by the Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission, resulted in the electorate covering the Woden Valley suburb of Farrer.[1]

In the 2016 redistribution, the Woden Valley suburbs, the village of Uriarra, and the suburb of Kambah were transferred into the Murrumbidgee electorate. At the 2019 redistribution, the western side of Kambah was transferred back into Brindabella.[4] At the 2023 redistribution, the rest of Kambah was transferred back into Brindabella.[5]

Members

Year Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party
1995 Bill Wood Labor Andrew Whitecross Labor Paul Osborne Independent Trevor Kaine Liberal Tony De Domenico Liberal
19971 Louise Littlewood Liberal
1998 John Hargreaves Labor Brendan Smyth Liberal
19982 Canberra Liberals
19982 United Canberra
2001 Karin MacDonald Labor Steve Pratt Liberal
2004 Mick Gentleman Labor
2008 Joy Burch Labor Amanda Bresnan Greens Steve Doszpot Liberal
2012 Mick Gentleman Labor Andrew Wall Liberal Zed Seselja Liberal
20133 Nicole Lawder Liberal
20164 Val Jeffery Liberal
2016 Mark Parton Liberal
2020 Johnathan Davis Greens
20235 Laura Nuttall Greens
2024 Caitlin Tough Labor Taimus Werner-Gibbings Labor Deborah Morris Liberal
1 Tony De Domenico (Liberal) resigned on 30 January 1997. Louise Littlewood (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on a countback and was sworn in on 18 February 1997.[6]
2 Trevor Kaine was elected on the Liberal ticket. From 1989 to 13 May 1998, Kaine sat as a Liberal. On 28 May 1998, Kaine announced he would sit as a Canberra Liberal, and on 30 July 1998, Kaine announced that he had registered the United Canberra Party and sat in the Assembly as its sole representative.[6]
3 Zed Seselja (Liberal) resigned on 11 June 2013. Nicole Lawder (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on a countback on 28 June 2013.
4 Brendan Smyth (Liberal) resigned on 15 July 2016. Val Jeffery (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on a countback on 28 July 2016.
5 Johnathan Davis (Greens) resigned on 12 November 2023. Laura Nuttall (Greens) was elected as his replacement on a countback on 27 November 2023.

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for Brindabella electorate
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Australian Capital Territory election § Brindabella.[edit]
2020 Australian Capital Territory election: Brindabella[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 9,236
Labor Joy Burch (elected 1) 6,459 11.7 +3.5
Labor Mick Gentleman (elected 2) 6,395 11.5 +3.1
Labor Taimus Werner-Gibbings 4,568 8.2 +1.6
Labor Cathy Day 2,592 4.7 +4.7
Labor Brendan Forde 2,546 4.6 +4.6
Liberal Mark Parton (elected 4) 6,218 11.2 +0.6
Liberal Nicole Lawder (elected 3) 5,866 10.6 +1.7
Liberal Andrew Wall 4,579 8.3 −3.7
Liberal Jane Hiatt 2,448 4.4 +4.4
Liberal James Daniels 2,179 3.9 +3.9
Greens Johnathan Davis (elected 5) 3,019 5.4 +4.0
Greens Laura Nuttall 1,657 3.0 +3.0
Greens Sue Ellerman 1,309 2.4 +2.4
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Greg Baynham 894 1.6 +1.6
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers Adrian Olley 833 1.5 +1.5
Sustainable Australia Andrew Clapham 763 1.4 +1.4
Sustainable Australia Bruce Willett 514 0.9 +0.9
Animal Justice Jannah Fahiz 653 1.2 +1.2
Animal Justice Robyn Soxsmith 582 1.0 +0.0
Liberal Democrats Matthew Knight 427 0.8 +0.8
Liberal Democrats Jacob Gowor 318 0.6 +0.6
Federation Jason Potter 446 0.8 +0.8
Federation Scott Sandford 148 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 55,413 98.2 +1.1
Informal votes 1,005 1.8 −1.1
Turnout 56,418 90.7 +0.7
Party total votes
Labor 22,560 40.7 +7.1
Liberal 21,290 38.4 −3.4
Greens 5,985 10.8 +5.7
Shooters, Fishers, Farmers 1,727 3.1 +3.1
Sustainable Australia 1,277 2.3 +0.8
Animal Justice 1,235 2.2 −0.1
Liberal Democrats 745 1.3 −1.2
Federation 594 1.1 +1.1
Labor hold Swing +3.5
Labor hold Swing +3.1
Liberal hold Swing +0.6
Liberal hold Swing +0.7
Greens gain from Liberal Swing +4.0

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Electorates 2008 election". ACT Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 14 September 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Electorates 1995 and 1998 elections". ACT Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Electorates 2001 and 2004 elections". ACT Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
  4. ^ "Electoral Boundaries Redistribution 2019" (PDF). Augmented ACT Electoral Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  5. ^ Government, A. C. T. (9 July 2024). "2023 redistribution". Elections ACT. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly" (PDF). ACT Legislative Assembly. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  7. ^ "2020 results by electorate". ACT Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 October 2020.