The ACT election result is another confirmation of how different Canberra is to the rest of the country, having just voted in a seven-term government, which would almost be impossible in any other jurisdiction.
History has been made with Labor's win and throws up the question of what it means for the ACT over the coming yearsHistory has been made with Labor's win and throws up the question of what it means for the ACT over the coming yearsA Liberal victory at this ACT election required an enthusiastic mood for change across the territory, to make gains in almost every electorate.
The result is far from certain, but Police Minister Mick Gentleman is in a tough fight to retain his seat in Brindabella.While Labor will return to the government benches in the Assembly, there are lessons it must learn as it navigates its seventh term.When the first dump of votes came in showing a strong swing to the opposition in Brindabella, I suspect the blood got pumping at Liberal HQ.
Soul-searching will be the name of the game for the party to examine why voters in Canberra's north still have not warmed to them.ACT Greens Leader and Attorney-General Shane Rattenbury and Chief Minister Andrew Barr outside the North Ainslie Primary School polling station on ACT election day.Despite beginning the campaign by suggesting Shane Rattenbury could become chief minister, the Greens appear to have lost half of their seats.
The brunt of the backlash against the Greens was borne by two of its ministers in Rebecca Vassarotti and Emma Davidson.
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