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2016 Australian Capital Territory general election

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2016 Australian Capital Territory general election

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All 25 seats of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout88.5 (Decrease 0.9 pp)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Andrew Barr Jeremy Hanson Shane Rattenbury
Party Labor Liberal Greens
Leader's seat Kurrajong Murrumbidgee Kurrajong
Last election 8 seats, 38.9% 8 seats, 38.9% 1 seat, 10.7%
Seats won 12 11 2
Seat change Increase 4 Increase 3 Increase 1
Popular vote 93,811 89,632 25,096
Percentage 38.4% 36.7% 10.3%
Swing Decrease 0.5 Decrease 2.2 Decrease 0.5

Winning party seats by division for the Legislative Assembly.

Chief Minister before election

Andrew Barr
Labor

Elected Chief Minister

Andrew Barr
Labor

The 2016 Australian Capital Territory general election was held on 15 October 2016 to elect all 25 members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. It was conducted by the Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission (ACTEC).

The incumbent LaborGreens coalition government, led by Chief Minister Andrew Barr and Shane Rattenbury, won a fifth term in government. They were opposed by the Liberal Party, led by Jeremy Hanson.

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