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Fiona Carrick Independent
Fiona Carrick is an Australian politician who has served as a member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for the electorate of Murrumbidgee since 2024. Political career From 2016 to 2024, Carrick served as the president of the Woden Valley Community Council. Carrick contested the 2020 Australian Capital Territory election, attracting the largest share of the vote for an independent candidate. She came fourth in initial preferences, but ultimately failed to be elected following preference flows. Carrick ran again in the 2024 election, this time for the "Fiona Carrick Independent" party. She was successful, and alongside Independents for Canberra leader Thomas Emerson, became the first independents elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly in 23 years. Fiona Carrick Independent Carrick applied with the Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission The Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission, branded Elections ACT, is the agency of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory, known in short as the ACT Legislative Assembly, is the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It sits in the Legislative Assembly Building, Canberra, Legislative Assembly Building on Civic Square, close to City, Australian Capital Territory, the centre of the city of Canberra. Unlike the legislatures of the other mainland states and territories, the Assembly also has the functions of a local council; the city of Canberra has no other local government. It replaced the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly, House of Assembly when the ACT was granted self-government in 1986. Voters had previously rejected self government in a 1978 plebiscite. Structure and Membership The Legislative Assembly has 25 members, elected from five electorates ― Brindabella electorate, Brindabella, Ginninderra electorate, Ginninderra, Kurrajong electorate, Kurrajong, Murrumbidgee electorate, Murrumbidgee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murrumbidgee Electorate
The Murrumbidgee electorate is one of the five electorates for the unicameral 25-member Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. It elected five members at the 2016 ACT election. History Murrumbidgee was created in 2016, when the five-electorate, 25-member Hare-Clark electoral system was first introduced for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Legislative Assembly, replacing the previous three-electorate, 17-member system. The electorate is named after the Murrumbidgee River which flows through the electorate, with the word "Murrumbidgee" meaning "big water" in the Aboriginal Wiradjuri language. Location The Murrumbidgee electorate consists of the Woden Valley suburbs of Chifley, Curtin, Farrer, Garran, Hughes, Isaacs, Lyons, Mawson, O'Malley, Pearce, Phillip, Torrens, the Weston Creek suburbs of Chapman, Duffy, Fisher, Holder, Rivett, Stirling, Waramanga, Weston, the Molonglo Valley suburbs of Coombs, Denman Prospect, Whitlam and Wright, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woden Valley
Woden Valley () is a district in the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. The district is subdivided into divisions (suburbs), sections and blocks. The name of Woden Valley is taken from the name of a nearby homestead owned by James Murray who named the homestead in October 1837 after the Old English god of wisdom, Woden. He named it this as he was to spend his life in the pursuit of wisdom. However, historian Harold Koch considers that the name may have its origins in the Aboriginal word for possum, either ''wadyan'' or ''wadhan'', influenced in interpretation by the term known to English speakers of 'Woden'. In 1964 it was the first satellite city to be built, separate from the district of Canberra Central. It has its own shopping centre, employment opportunities and accommodation with twelve suburbs arranged around the Woden Town Centre. At the , the population of the district was . Establishment and governance Following the transfer of land from the Government of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Le Couteur
Caroline Le Couteur (born 1952) is an Australian politician. She was elected to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Molonglo electorate, Molonglo for the ACT Greens at the 2008 Australian Capital Territory election, 2008 election and defeated at the 2012 Australian Capital Territory election, 2012 election In October 2016, she was re-elected to the assembly representing the new electorate of Murrumbidgee electorate, Murrumbidgee, serving a single term until her retirement in 2020. Life before election Le Couteur grew up in the Canberra suburb of Yarralumla, Australian Capital Territory, Yarralumla. Her father was the British physicist Kenneth Le Couteur. She was educated at Telopea Park School, Telopea Park High School and the Australian National University where she studied economics. She moved to Nimbin, New South Wales, Nimbin after the holding of the Aquarius Festival there in 1973 and stayed there for 11 years. While in Nim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Carrick Independent
Fiona Carrick is an Australian politician who has served as a member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for the electorate of Murrumbidgee since 2024. Political career From 2016 to 2024, Carrick served as the president of the Woden Valley Community Council. Carrick contested the 2020 Australian Capital Territory election, attracting the largest share of the vote for an independent candidate. She came fourth in initial preferences, but ultimately failed to be elected following preference flows. Carrick ran again in the 2024 election, this time for the "Fiona Carrick Independent" party. She was successful, and alongside Independents for Canberra leader Thomas Emerson, became the first independents elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly in 23 years. Fiona Carrick Independent Carrick applied with the Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission The Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission, branded Elections ACT, is the agency of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Australian Capital Territory Election
The 2020 Australian Capital Territory election was held on 17 October 2020 to elect all 25 members of the unicameral ACT Legislative Assembly. The incumbent Labor-Greens coalition government, led by Chief Minister Andrew Barr, defeated the opposition Liberal Party. On the night of the election Barr claimed victory and confirmed Labor would again seek to enter into an arrangement with the Greens to form government, whilst Liberal leader Alistair Coe conceded the election and acknowledged the party would retain opposition status in the Assembly. The result meant that the Labor Party, which had been in office for 19 years at this election, won a sixth consecutive term of government in the Territory. Despite the victory, Labor's representation in the Assembly dropped to 10 seats, whilst the Liberals also suffered a decline in their vote and fell to 9 seats. The Greens retained the balance of power and picked up the seats lost by the two larger parties to claim 6 seats, its large ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Australian Capital Territory Election
The 2024 Australian Capital Territory election was held on 19 October 2024 to elect all 25 members of the unicameral ACT Legislative Assembly. The centre-left ACT Labor Party, Labor Party, led by Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory, Chief Minister Andrew Barr, which had been in Third Barr ministry, government in the territory since the 2001 Australian Capital Territory election, 2001 election, and in Labor–Greens coalition, coalition with the progressive ACT Greens, Greens since 2012 Australian Capital Territory election, 2012, sought to win a seventh consecutive term in office. They were challenged by the centre-right Canberra Liberals, Liberal Party, led by Leader of the Opposition (Australian Capital Territory), Opposition Leader Elizabeth Lee (politician), Elizabeth Lee, as well as several Minor party, minor parties and Independent (politician), independent candidates. Lee is the first Asian Australians, Asian Australian leader of a state or territory opposit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independents For Canberra
Independents for Canberra (IFC) is an Australian political party based in the Australian Capital Territory. The party currently has one seat in the Legislative Assembly, with leader Thomas Emerson serving as a member for the electorate of Kurrajong. History Formation IFC was established in January 2024 by Thomas Emerson, an advisor to independent senator David Pocock and son of former federal Labor minister Craig Emerson, and Clare Carnell, a former Liberal Party member and the daughter of former Chief Minister Kate Carnell. However, Carnell resigned as co-leader on 14 May 2024 due to poor health. On 8 March 2024, the party was officially registered with Elections ACT, in time for the 2024 ACT election. 2024 election ACT Policing acting inspector Mark Richardson was announced as IFC's first lead candidate on 18 May, contesting the electorate of Ginninderra. Later that month, Emerson and Sara Poguet were announced as the party's lead candidates for Kurrajong. David Polla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Emerson (politician)
Thomas Emerson (born 1993) is an Australian politician who is currently a member for the seat of Kurrajong in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. He is the leader and co-founder of Independents for Canberra. Early life From the age of 16, Emerson spent seven years with chronic hip, lower back and shoulder problems. After graduating with a philosophy degree from the Australian National University (ANU) in 2017, he founded Praksis, a Canberra-based movement studio. Political career During the 2022 federal election, Emerson volunteered for independent candidate David Pocock. After Pocock was successful in his election as an ACT senator, Emerson began to work for him as an advisor. In January 2024, Emerson co-founded Independents for Canberra (IFC) ahead of the 2024 ACT election. On 31 May, IFC announced Emerson and Sara Poguet as the party's lead candidates for the electorate of Kurrajong. Emerson, along with Fiona Carrick (who contested with her own Fion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission
The Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission, branded Elections ACT, is the agency of the Government of the Australian Capital Territory with responsibility for the conduct of elections and referendums for the unicameral ACT Legislative Assembly; the determination of electoral boundaries for the ACT; and the provision of electoral advice and services to government and government agencies. The responsibilities and roles of the Commission are set out in the Electoral Act 1992 and subsequent amendments. Structure and Staffing The ACT Electoral Commission comprises three statutory office holders - a Chairperson (David Kalisch), an Electoral Commissioner (Damian Cantwell) and a member (Ed Killesteyn). The Commissioner has the powers of a Chief Executive under the Public Sector Management Act 1994. At election times the Commissioner may draw additional staff from the ACT Public Service and from other Australian electoral authorities and employs casual staff under the Electora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Members Of The Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in a database ** Member variable, a variable that is associated with a specific object * Limb (anatomy), an appendage of the human or animal body ** Euphemism for penis * Structural component of a truss, connected by nodes * User (computing), a person making use of a computing service, especially on the Internet * Member (geology), a component of a geological formation * Member of parliament * The Members, a British punk rock band * Meronymy, a semantic relationship in linguistics * Church membership, belonging to a local Christian congregation, a Christian denomination and the universal Church * Member, a participant in a club or learned society A learned society ( ; also scholarly, intellectual, or academic society) is an organizatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
