Kurrajong electorate
| Kurrajong Australian Capital Territory—Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
 Location of Kurrajong (dark green) in the ACT | |
| Territory | Australian Capital Territory |
| Created | 2016 |
| Electors | 59,010 (2016) |
| Area | 297 km2 (114.7 sq mi) |
| Coordinates | 35°18′29″S 149°14′5″E / 35.30806°S 149.23472°ECoordinates: 35°18′29″S 149°14′5″E / 35.30806°S 149.23472°E |
The Kurrajong electorate is one of the five electorates for the unicameral 25-member Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. It will elect five members at the 2016 ACT election.
History
Kurrajong was created in 2016, when the five-electorate, 25-member Hare-Clark electoral system was first introduced for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), replacing the previous three-electorate, 17-member system. The electorate is named after the Kurrajong tree (Brachychiton populneus), and also Kurrajong Hill, the name early settlers used for Capital Hill, the location of Parliament House.[1]
Location
The Kurrajong electorate consists of the districts of Canberra Central, Jerrabomberra, Kowen and Majura.
Members
| Year | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Andrew Barr | Labor | Rachel Stephen-Smith | Labor | Shane Rattenbury | Greens | Elizabeth Lee | Liberal | Steve Doszpot | Liberal | |||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Electorates 2016 election". Elections ACT. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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