Molonglo electorate

Location of the electorate in the Canberra region

The Molonglo electorate is one of the three electorates for the unicameral 17-member Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. It has seven seats, and is the largest of the electorates in terms of population.

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. The name "Molonglo" is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning "like the sound of thunder". It is the name of the river that flows through the central electorate, which was dammed to form Lake Burley Griffin, one of the focal points of Canberra and of the central electorate.^[1]

Location

The Molonglo electorate consists of the town centres of North Canberra, South Canberra, Weston Creek, and Woden (except for the suburbs of Chifley, Pearce and Torrens), and Gungahlin (except for the suburb of Nicholls). It also includes the parts of the ACT to the north and east of Canberra. Its western boundary is the Murrumbidgee River.

Members

Year	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party	Member		Party
1995		Rosemary Follett	Labor		Terry Connolly	Labor		Kate Carnell	Liberal		Gary Humphries	Liberal		Greg Cornwell	Liberal		Kerrie Tucker	Greens		Michael Moore	Independent
19961,2		Simon Corbell	Labor		Marion Reilly	Labor
1998					Ted Quinlan	Labor
20013								Jacqui Burke	Liberal
2001								Katy Gallagher	Labor											Helen Cross	Liberal
20034,5											Jacqui Burke	Liberal									Independent
2004														Zed Seselja	Liberal		Deb Foskey	Greens		Richard Mulcahy	Liberal
20066					Andrew Barr	Labor
20077																					Independent
2008											Jeremy Hanson	Liberal					Shane Rattenbury	Greens		Caroline Le Couteur	Greens

¹ Rosemary Follett (Labor) resigned on 12 December 1996. Simon Corbell (Labor) was elected as her replacement on a countback and was sworn in on 18 February 1997.^[2]

² Terry Connolly (Labor) resigned on 19 February 1996. Marion Reilly (Labor) was elected as his replacement on a countback and was sworn in on 26 March 1996.^[2]

³ Kate Carnell (Liberal) resigned on 17 October 2000. Jacqui Burke (Liberal) was elected as her replacement on a countback and sworn in on 13 February 2001.^[2]

⁴ Gary Humphries (Liberal) resigned on 25 November 2002 to take up the position in the Australian Senate that had been vacated by Margaret Reid. Jacqui Burke (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on a countback and sworn in on 18 February 2003.^[2]

⁵ Helen Cross resigned from the Liberal Party on 23 September 2003 and remained in the Assembly as an independent.^[2]

⁶ Ted Quinlan (Labor) resigned on 21 March 2006. Andrew Barr (Labor) was elected as his replacement on a countback on 3 April 2006.^[2]

⁷ Richard Mulcahy was expelled from the Liberal Party Room and subsequently resigned from the Liberal Party on 10 December 2007. Mulcahy indicated he would continue to sit as an Independent.^[2]

See also

• Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission
• Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
• Brindabella electorate
• Ginninderra electorate

External links

• Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission

References

1. ^ "Electorates 2008 election". ACT Electoral Commission. 2008. http://www.elections.act.gov.au/boundaries/electorate_08.html. Retrieved 2010-08-01. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly". ACT Legislative Assembly. 2008. http://www.legassembly.act.gov.au/education/memlist/memlist.pdf. Retrieved 2010-08-01.