1992 Australian Capital Territory election

none March 2018 March 2018 1992 Australian Capital Territory election Australian Capital Territory parliamentary no Primary 1989 Australian Capital Territory election 1989 1995 Australian Capital Territory election 1995 All 17 seats in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly 9 yes 1992 02 15 90.3 ( 1.5 pp) #Opinion polling RosemaryFollett.jpg 130 130 170 0 0 center Rosemary Follett 17 December 1988 Australian Labor Party (Australian Capital Territory Branch) 62,155 39.9% 17.1 5 seats 5 8 3 Trevor Kaine and John Langmore (cropped).jpg 130 130 170 0 0 center Trevor Kaine 22 July 1991 Liberal Party of Australia (Australian Capital Territory Division) 45,203 29.0% 14.1 4 seats 5 6 1 ASGC Dennis Stevenson Abolish Self Govt abolish self-government 10,998 7.1% 0.4 1 seat 1 1 MMIG Michael Moore Moore Inds moore independents 8,724 5.6% 5.6 Did not exist 1 2 1 Chief Minister Resulting Chief Minister Rosemary Follett Australian Labor Party (Australian Capital Territory Branch) Rosemary Follett Australian Labor Party (Australian Capital Territory Branch) 1992 Australian Capital Territory Election Map.svg At-Large electorate results Elections to the 1992 Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly was held on Saturday, 15 February, alongside a referendum on electoral change for future elections. The incumbent Labor Party, led by Rosemary Follett, was challenged by the Liberal Party, led by Trevor Kaine. Candidates were elected to fill seats using list proportional representation (the modified d'Hondt electoral system)Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission, Modified d'Hondt Electoral System https://web.archive.org/web/20220920173142/https://www.elections.act.gov.au/elections_and_voting/past_act_legislative_assembly_elections/modified_dhondt_electoral_system 20 September 2022 and a multi-member at-large constituency. The result was another hung parliament. However, Labor, with the largest representation in the 17-member unicameral Assembly, formed Government with the support of Michael Moore and Helen Szuty. Follett was elected Chief Minister at the first sitting of the second Assembly on 27 March 1992. http://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/1992/pdfs/19920327.pdf Legislative Assembly for the ACT - Week 1 ACT Hansard ACT Legislative Assembly 1992-03-27 2010-08-08 22 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110222094242/http://www.hansard.act.gov.au/hansard/1992/pdfs/19920327.pdf dead The referendum saw a majority vote to move to single transferable voting. Key dates http://www.elections.act.gov.au/elections_and_voting/past_act_legislative_assembly_elections/1992_election/election_timetable_1992_election Election timetable ACT Legislative Assembly election - 1992 ACT Electoral Commission 1992 2015-10-19 Close of party registration: 9 January 1992 Pre-election period commenced/nominations opened: 10 January 1992 Rolls closed: 17 January 1992 Nominations closed: 24 January 1992 Polling day: 15 February 1992 Poll declared: 20 March 1992 Results File:1992 ACT Legislative Assembly.svg 184405 10764 1.5 0.8 Labor 62155 17.10 8 3 Liberal 45203 14.16 6 2 #ff4f00 Abolish Self Government Coalition 10998 0.44 1 0 Others Moore Independents 8724 New 2 New #777 Residents Rally 7104 5.06 0 4 Democrats 6960 2.81 0 0 The Better Management An Independent Team 5021 New 0 New Hare-Clark Independence Party 3336 New 0 0 Independents 2271 10.07 0 0 New Conservative Group 1869 New 0 New Canberra Unity Party 1482 New 0 New Canberra Party 580 New 0 New 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 (*). http://www.elections.act.gov.au/elections_and_voting/past_act_legislative_assembly_elections/1992_election/list_of_candidates_1992_election 1992 Election List of candidates ACT Electoral Commission 1992 2015-10-19 Retiring members Hector Kinloch (Residents Rally) Carmel Maher (Independents Group) David Prowse (Liberal) Candidates Labor candidatesLiberal candidatesMoore candidatesResidents Rally candidates  Rosemary Follett* Wayne Berry* Bill Wood* Roberta McRae* Terry Connolly* Annette Ellis* David Lamont* Ellnor Grassby* David Wedgwood Marion Reilly Anne HigginsTrevor Kaine* Tony De Domenico* Greg Cornwell* Kate Carnell* Gary Humphries* Lou Westende* Kaarina Sutinen Bill Stefaniak Roger Dace Lyn JohnsonMichael Moore* Helen Szuty* Tina Van Raay Stephen MugfordBernard Collaery Norm Jensen Chris Donohue David Evans Lisa Middlebrook Jack Kershaw Silva Cengic Noel HaberechtDemocrats candidatesHare-Clark candidatesASGC candidatesCanberra Party candidates  Julie McCarron-Benson Graeme Evans Domenic Mico Heinrich Stefanik Jim Coates Ian Buchanan Tony ColesCraig Duby Fiona Patten Barry Williams Sitthiphone Saysitthideth Nigel GrimeDennis Stevenson* Graeme Orchiston Angela Brown Mike Trevethan Ute Ernst Andy Stodulka Geoff Doepel Patricia Colquhoun Fred CorlettJim Weston Peter Burrows Glen Smith Tony Urbancik Lee Judd Bernie CloughCanberra Unity candidatesBetter Mgmt Team candidatesNew Conservative candidatesUngrouped candidates  Marion Le Barry Reid Don Allan Debbie Ellis Ross StuartHarold Hird Bev Cains Alan Fitzgerald Jim O'Neill Iain Calman Christine McGibbon Ken Ewan Marc SadilRobyn Nolan Fran James Wendy Carlton Rita CameronEmile Brunoro (Ind) Tony Scott (Ind) Tony Spagnolo (Ind) Ron Hamilton (Ind) Lara Pullin (Ind) Derek Rosborough (Ind) Opinion polling Voting intention DateFirm SamplesizePrimary vote white ACT Labor Party ALP white Canberra Liberals LIB white Abolish Self Government Coalition ASG white Residents Rally RR black Australian Democrats DEM white Independent politician IND OTH Other UND Undecided white Spoilt vote INF 15 Feb 1992 1992 election 39.9% 29.0% 7.1% 4.6% 4.5% 1.5% 13.5% — 6.5% 14 Feb 1992 Michael Moore Independent GroupLamberton Hugh Independents do their own polling https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/133930825 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 4 14 February 1992 275 28% 21% While no specific figures were released for parties other than Labor or the Liberals, the Michael Moore Independent Group was "the closest" to 5%. 39% 8% 6−11 Feb 1992 DatacolUhlmann Chris Fracture on cards, again https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/133930592 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 1 13 February 1992About the poll https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/133930531 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 1 13 February 1992 1,333 36% 27% 3% 4% 4% 5% 9%The Michael Moore Independent Group had 3%, specified minor parties (Canberra Unity Party, the Better Management Team, the New Conservative Group and the Hare-Clark Independence Party) had a combined vote of 4%, while unspecified minor parties had 2%. The Canberra Party had 0%. 15% 29 Jan 1992 Internal Labor pollUhlmann Chris Labor poll shows Liberal coalition win https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/133928803 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 1 4 February 1992 7 seats 6 seats 4 seatsProjection for independents and minor parties combined. The Canberra Times wrote that "the poll indicated that, although independent MLA Michael Moore had a good chance of being re-elected, it was probable that the other three independent places would be filled by more conservative candidates. 13% 15−20 Dec 1991 DatacolThe Residents Rally 'has had it' https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122399297 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 2 22 December 1991ANALYSIS OF VOTING INTENTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122399296 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 2 22 December 1991ABOUT THE POLL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122399316 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 2 22 December 1991Uhlmann Chris Poll results elicit predictable responses from the politicians https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122400496 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 9 28 December 1991 915 38.7% 20.7% 0.8% 2.2% 10.6% 2.1% 19.2% 2.8% 29 Nov 1991 Internal Liberal pollUhlmann Chris Libs at 19pc, ALP at 24: Lib poll https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122393733 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 1 29 November 2021 24% 19% 24% 25 Nov 1991 Internal Labor poll (Morris Guest) 38% 19% <1% 14% 17 Nov 1991 Internal Canberra Party pollPhone survey finds voter indecision https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122391236 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 2 17 November 1991 521 22.20% 15.06% 10.23% 6 June 1991 Labor leader Rosemary Follett returns as chief minister 30 Apr−16 May 1991 DatacolAlliance in trouble, voters narked: poll https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122363670 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 1 19 May 1991ABOUT THE POLL https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122364261 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 2 21 May 1991Mason Leanne Alliance Government a failure, ACT poll finds https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122364200 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 1 21 May 1991Support for major parties has grown https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122363750 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 2 19 May 1991ANALYSIS OF VOTING INTENTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122363751 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 2 19 May 1991 808 52% 30% 2% 4% 3% 6% 4%The Greens had 2%, the Independents Group had 1% and other parties had 1%. 18−24 Aug 1990 DatacolIt's 'all over' for the Rally https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122307254/12995627 The Canberra Times 23 October 2024 1 28 August 1990Canberrans rate Assembly a poor performer on all fronts https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122307452 The Canberra Times 23 October 2024 3 29 August 1990 601 38.4% 18.1% 0.7% 1.0% 2.7% 7.5% 11.4%The No Self Government Party had 2.1%, the Greens had 1.9% and other parties had 7.4%. 17.6% 7.4% 5 Dec 1989 Liberal leader Trevor Kaine becomes chief minister and the Alliance government is formed 13−23 Nov 1989 DatacolOutright majority tipped for Labor https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120862887 The Canberra Times 25 October 2024 1 28 November 1989Coelli Andree Fewer than 1 in 3 back Lib-Rally deal https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120862893 The Canberra Times 25 October 2024 1 28 November 1989Coelli Andree Our politicians: the ratings plummet https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120862903/12968471 The Canberra Times 25 October 2024 1 28 November 1989Canberra's politicians: the ratings plummet https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120862903/12968472 The Canberra Times 25 October 2024 2 28 November 1989Coelli Andree Poll: Follett ahead of the rest in MLA popularity ratings https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120862969 The Canberra Times 25 October 2024 2 28 November 1989About the poll https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120862967 The Canberra Times 25 October 2024 2 28 November 1989 625 34% 21% 1% 5% 14%The No Self Government Party had 4%, the Greens had 2% and "other parties" (including independents) had 8%. 14% 10% 10−16 Aug 1989 DatacolCoelli Andree Casino: yes! Pollies: well, er https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122277499 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 1 20 August 1989Good for Follett...but not for Whalan, Kaine, Collaery and Duby https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122277515 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 2 20 August 1989HOW THE POLL WAS CONDUCTED https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122277514 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 2 20 August 1989 651 34% 19% 8%The Canberra Times wrote: "Almost all respondents who indicated they would vote for a no-self-government party nominated the No Self Government Party. But a small minority indicated the Abolish Self Government Coalition, and it was unclear of some which actual grouping they would support, so they have been linked". 8% 7% 5%The Greens had 5%. 14% 6% 4 Mar 1989 1989 election 22.8% 14.9% 7.5% 9.6% 1.7% 11.5% 20.5% — 5.7% Leadership approval ratings Rosemary Follett (Labor) Date Firm Samplesize Approval rating Performance rating Approve Disapprove VB Very bad B Bad M Middling G Good VG Very good 17 November 1991 Internal Canberra Party pollPhone survey finds voter indecision https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122391236 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 2 17 November 1991 521 55.56% 30 April−16 May 1991 DatacolHOW YOU RATED THEIR PERFORMANCES https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122363668 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 1 19 May 1991 808 10% 20% 40% 23% 7% 18−24 August 1990 DatacolFollett still tops Chief Minister Kaine in ACT's popularity poll https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122307259 The Canberra Times 24 October 2024 28 August 1990 601 73% 28% 8% 13−23 November 1989 Datacol 625 13% 18% 37% 25% 7% 10−16 August 1989 Datacol 651 10% 13% 39% 31% 7% Trevor Kaine (Liberal) Date Firm Samplesize Approval rating Performance rating Approve Disapprove VB Very bad B Bad M Middling G Good VG Very good 30 April−16 May 1991 Datacol 808 32% 29% 26% 11% 2% 18−24 August 1990 Datacol 601 47% 12% 3% 13−23 November 1989 Datacol 625 23% 32% 34% 9% 1% 10−16 August 1989 Datacol 651 16% 28% 43% 11% 2% Bernard Collaery (Rally) Date Firm Samplesize Approval rating Performance rating Approve Disapprove VB Very bad B Bad M Middling G Good VG Very good 30 April−16 May 1991 Datacol 808 38% 30% 23% 7% 2% 18−24 August 1990 Datacol 601 32% 1% 13−23 November 1989 Datacol 625 46% 27% 20% 6% 1% 10−16 August 1989 Datacol 651 29% 27% 28% 13% 3% Craig Duby (NSG/IG/HCIP) Date Firm Samplesize Approval rating Performance rating Approve Disapprove VB Very bad B Bad M Middling G Good VG Very good 30 April−16 May 1991 Datacol 808 57% 26% 14% 3% 0% 18−24 August 1990 Datacol 601 59% 13−23 November 1989 Datacol 625 66% 19% 12% 3% 0% 10−16 August 1989 Datacol 651 40% 30% 25% 4% 1% Dennis Stevenson (ASGC) Date Firm Samplesize Approval rating Performance rating Approve Disapprove VB Very bad B Bad M Middling G Good VG Very good 30 April−16 May 1991 Datacol 808 70% 15% 11% 3% 1% 13−23 November 1989 Datacol 625 69% 15% 11% 4% 1% 18−24 August 1990 Datacol 601 63% See also Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, 1992–1995 Third Follett Ministry List of Australian Capital Territory elections External links ACT Electoral Commission ACT Legislative Assembly - List of Members (1989 - 2008) Notes References Category:Elections in the Australian Capital Territory AustralianCapitalTerritory AustralianCapitalTerritoryelection Category:1990s in the Australian Capital Territory