Elections to the 1992 Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly was held on Saturday, 15 February, alongside a

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on an electoral system for future elections. The incumbent Labor Party, led by Rosemary Follett, was challenged by the

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, led by Trevor Kaine. Candidates were elected to fill seats using the

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for a multi-member single constituency. The result was another

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. However, Labor, with the largest representation in the 17-member

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Assembly, formed

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with the support of

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and Helen Szuty. Follett was elected

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at the first sitting of the second Assembly on 27 March 1992.

Key dates

* 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

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 (*).

Retiring members

* Hector Kinloch ( Residents Rally) * Carmel Maher ( Independents Group) * David Prowse ( Liberal)

Candidates

Opinion polling

Voting intention

Leadership approval ratings

Rosemary Follett (Labor)

Trevor Kaine (Liberal)

Bernard Collaery (Rally)

Craig Duby (NSG/IG/HCIP)

Dennis Stevenson (ASGC)

External links

ACT Electoral Commission

ACT Legislative Assembly - List of Members (1989 - 2008)

Notes

References

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