The 1995 Australian Capital Territory election was held on 18 February 1995 to elect all 17 members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. A referendum on entrenching the ACT's electoral system was also held alongside the election. Like the 1989 and 1992 elections, the result was another hung parliament. However, the Liberal Party were able to form government with the support of Michael Moore and Paul Osborne. Liberal leader Kate Carnell was elected chief minister at the first sitting of the third Assembly on 9 March 1995. This was the first time the Legislative Assembly used three multi-member electorates instead of a unicameral system, following the results of the 1992 electoral system referendum. This was also the first time at an Australian federal, state or territory election that the leaders of both major parties have been female. This would not occur again until the 2020 Queensland state election.

Key dates

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Overview

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 (*).

Brindabella

Five seats were up for election.

Ginninderra

Five seats were up for election.

Molonglo

Seven seats were up for election.

Results

I - Independent politician M - Moore Independents

Opinion polling

Voting intention

Brindabella

Ginninderra

Molonglo

Preferred chief minister

Leadership approval ratings

Rosemary Follett (Labor)

Kate Carnell (Liberal)

Michael Moore (MMIG)