The ACT election is approaching, with the incumbent Labor-Greens coalition facing a challenge from the Canberra Liberals led by Elizabeth Lee. The outcome could see Labor continue its dominance or usher in a change of leadership.
Labor has been the ruling party for the past 23 years – an impressive feat given the ACT has only had self-governance since 1989.
The party hopes to reverse its recent electoral misfortunes, including the loss of the territory’s sole federal Liberal representative, Zed Seselja, “If the Canberra Liberals are in a position to be able to form minority government, then the result will be that the Canberra community has clearly voted for a change,” Lee told Guardian Australia. “I would ask that the independents take that very seriously.”At the 2020 election the Liberals won nine seats in the 25-member parliament, with Labor and the Greens combining to form a coalition government – their third in a row in a parliament that nearly always produces minority governments.
If seats still remain after this distribution, the candidate with the lowest number of votes in each round is excluded and the preferences are transferred to remaining candidates until all five positions are filled.The major divergence between the ACT’s major parties is clear this election – the future development of Canberra’s light rail system.
Another issue for Canberrans is the ageing sports stadium, a 15-minute drive north of the city in the suburb of Bruce. While Labor has proposed to redevelop the stadium, the Liberals are in favour of building a new one closer to the city centre on the lake.
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