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1988 ACT Labor Party Leadership Election
The ACT Labor Party, the division of the Australian Labor Party in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), has held a number of leadership elections and leadership election, deputy leadership elections. The most recent was held in #2020 election, November 2020, although the most recent leadership change was in #2014 election, December 2014. 1982 election The 1982 ACT Labor Party leadership election was held on 23 June 1982 On 28 April 1982, Peter Vallee announced he would resign as Labor leader to allow the party to have a female leader, which he said would "more closely reflect the wishes of the ACT Labor branch". The same day, Labor MHA John Clements (ACT politician), John Clements resigned from the party because of what he said was "faction fighting and the dominance of radical feminists". The following day on 29 April, Division of Canberra (Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly), Canberra MHA Robyn Walmsley became the party's interim leader for the 1982 Australian Cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ACT Labor Party
The ACT Labor Party, officially known as the Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch) and commonly referred to simply as ACT Labor, is the Australian Capital Territory branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). The branch is the current ruling party in the ACT and is led by Andrew Barr, who has concurrently served as chief minister since 2014. It is one of two major parties in the unicameral ACT Legislative Assembly. Originally a part of the New South Wales Labor Party, the ALP National Conference established an autonomous ACT Branch in 1973. There have been four Labor Chief Ministers since self-government in 1989. The most recent is the current Chief Minister, Andrew Barr, who has served since 2014. The ACT Labor has been in Government since 2001. The current ACT Labor Platform notes that the objective of the party is social justice and the pursuit of a fair, just and equitable society. History Pre-1973 Autonomy (1930–1973) In 1930, the first ACT ALP Branch was established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
