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Elections to the 1992 Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly was held on Saturday, 15 February, alongside areferendum on electoral change for future elections.
The incumbentLabor Party, led byRosemary Follett, was challenged by theLiberal Party, led byTrevor Kaine. Candidates were elected to fill seats usinglist proportional representation (themodified d'Hondt electoral system)[1] and a multi-member at-large constituency.
The result was anotherhung parliament. However, Labor, with the largest representation in the 17-memberunicameralAssembly, formedGovernment with the support ofMichael Moore andHelen Szuty. Follett was electedChief Minister at the first sitting of the second Assembly on 27 March 1992.[2]
The referendum saw a majority vote to move tosingle transferable voting.
| Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– | |
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| Labor | 62,155 | 39.92 | 8 | |||
| Liberal | 45,203 | 29.03 | 6 | |||
| Abolish Self Government Coalition | 10,998 | 7.06 | 1 | |||
| Moore Independents | 8,724 | 5.60 | New | 2 | New | |
| Residents Rally | 7,104 | 4.56 | 0 | |||
| Democrats | 6,960 | 4.47 | 0 | |||
| The Better Management An Independent Team | 5,021 | 3.22 | New | 0 | New | |
| Hare-Clark Independence Party | 3,336 | 2.14 | New | 0 | ||
| Independents | 2,271 | 1.46 | 0 | |||
| New Conservative Group | 1,869 | 1.20 | New | 0 | New | |
| Canberra Unity Party | 1,482 | 0.95 | New | 0 | New | |
| Canberra Party | 580 | 0.37 | New | 0 | New | |
| Total | 155,703 | 100.00 | – | 17 | – | |
| Valid votes | 155,703 | 93.53 | ||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 10,764 | 6.47 | ||||
| Total votes | 166,467 | 100.00 | – | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 184,405 | 90.27 | ||||
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 (*).[4]
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| Date | Firm | Sample size | Primary vote | ||||||||
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| ALP | LIB | ASG | RR | DEM | IND | OTH | UND | INF | |||
| 15 Feb 1992 | 1992 election | 39.9% | 29.0% | 7.1% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 13.5% | — | 6.5% | |
| 14 Feb 1992 | Michael Moore Independent Group[5] | 275 | 28% | 21% | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | [a] | 39% | 8% |
| 6−11 Feb 1992 | Datacol[6][7] | 1,333 | 36% | 27% | 3% | 4% | 4% | 5% | 9%[b] | 15% | N/a |
| 29 Jan 1992 | InternalLabor poll[8] | 7 seats | 6 seats | N/a | N/a | N/a | 4 seats[c] | 13% | N/a | ||
| 15−20 Dec 1991 | Datacol[6][9][10][11][12] | 915 | 38.7% | 20.7% | N/a | 0.8% | 2.2% | 10.6% | 2.1% | 19.2% | 2.8% |
| 29 Nov 1991 | InternalLiberal poll[12][13] | 24% | 19% | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | 24% | N/a | |
| 25 Nov 1991 | InternalLabor poll (Morris Guest)[12][13] | 38% | 19% | N/a | <1% | N/a | N/a | N/a | 14% | N/a | |
| 17 Nov 1991 | InternalCanberra Party poll[14] | 521 | 22.20% | 15.06% | N/a | N/a | N/a | 10.23% | N/a | N/a | N/a |
| 6 June 1991 | Labor leaderRosemary Follett returns aschief minister | ||||||||||
| 30 Apr−16 May 1991 | Datacol[15][16][17][18][19] | 808 | 52% | 30% | 2% | 4% | 3% | 6% | 4%[d] | N/a | N/a |
| 18−24 Aug 1990 | Datacol[20][21] | 601 | 38.4% | 18.1% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 7.5% | 11.4%[e] | 17.6% | 7.4% |
| 5 Dec 1989 | Liberal leaderTrevor Kaine becomeschief minister and theAlliance government is formed | ||||||||||
| 13−23 Nov 1989 | Datacol[22][23][24][25][26][27] | 625 | 34% | 21% | 1% | 5% | N/a | N/a | 14%[f] | 14% | 10% |
| 10−16 Aug 1989 | Datacol[28][29][30] | 651 | 34% | 19% | 8%[g] | 8% | N/a | 7% | 5%[h] | 14% | 6% |
| 4 Mar 1989 | 1989 election | 22.8% | 14.9% | 7.5% | 9.6% | 1.7% | 11.5% | 20.5% | — | 5.7% | |
| Date | Firm | Sample size | Approval rating | Performance rating | |||||
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| Approve | Disapprove | VB | B | M | G | VG | |||
| 17 November 1991 | InternalCanberra Party poll[31] | 521 | 55.56% | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | |
| 30 April−16 May 1991 | Datacol[32] | 808 | N/a | N/a | 10% | 20% | 40% | 23% | 7% |
| 18−24 August 1990 | Datacol[20][33] | 601 | 73% | 28% | 8% | ||||
| 13−23 November 1989 | Datacol[26] | 625 | 13% | 18% | 37% | 25% | 7% | ||
| 10−16 August 1989 | Datacol[28][29] | 651 | 10% | 13% | 39% | 31% | 7% | ||
| Date | Firm | Sample size | Approval rating | Performance rating | |||||
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| Approve | Disapprove | VB | B | M | G | VG | |||
| 30 April−16 May 1991 | Datacol[32] | 808 | N/a | N/a | 32% | 29% | 26% | 11% | 2% |
| 18−24 August 1990 | Datacol[20][33] | 601 | 47% | 12% | 3% | ||||
| 13−23 November 1989 | Datacol[26] | 625 | 23% | 32% | 34% | 9% | 1% | ||
| 10−16 August 1989 | Datacol[28][29] | 651 | 16% | 28% | 43% | 11% | 2% | ||
| Date | Firm | Sample size | Approval rating | Performance rating | |||||
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| Approve | Disapprove | VB | B | M | G | VG | |||
| 30 April−16 May 1991 | Datacol[32] | 808 | N/a | N/a | 38% | 30% | 23% | 7% | 2% |
| 18−24 August 1990 | Datacol[20][33] | 601 | 32% | 1% | |||||
| 13−23 November 1989 | Datacol[26] | 625 | 46% | 27% | 20% | 6% | 1% | ||
| 10−16 August 1989 | Datacol[28][29] | 651 | 29% | 27% | 28% | 13% | 3% | ||
| Date | Firm | Sample size | Approval rating | Performance rating | |||||
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| Approve | Disapprove | VB | B | M | G | VG | |||
| 30 April−16 May 1991 | Datacol[32] | 808 | N/a | N/a | 57% | 26% | 14% | 3% | 0% |
| 18−24 August 1990 | Datacol[20][33] | 601 | 59% | ||||||
| 13−23 November 1989 | Datacol[26] | 625 | 66% | 19% | 12% | 3% | 0% | ||
| 10−16 August 1989 | Datacol[28][29] | 651 | 40% | 30% | 25% | 4% | 1% | ||
| Date | Firm | Sample size | Approval rating | Performance rating | |||||
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| Approve | Disapprove | VB | B | M | G | VG | |||
| 30 April−16 May 1991 | Datacol[32] | 808 | N/a | N/a | 70% | 15% | 11% | 3% | 1% |
| 13−23 November 1989 | Datacol[26] | 625 | 69% | 15% | 11% | 4% | 1% | ||
| 18−24 August 1990 | Datacol[20][33] | 601 | 63% | ||||||