Elections ACT - News http://www.elections.act.gov.au/ Latest News Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1100 Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1100 Codeigniter, Couch Creative <![CDATA[Reminder for new parties intending to register for the 2012 ACT election]]> http://www.elections.act.gov.au/news/view/156/source/rss New political parties wishing to register for the 20 October 2012 ACT election must lodge their applications before 1 July 2012, the ACT Electoral Commissioner, Phillip Green, said today.

“New parties wanting to run candidates in the 2012 election need to get their application for registration to the ACT Electoral Commissioner…

]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +1100 <![CDATA[2010/2011 financial disclosure returns available]]> http://www.elections.act.gov.au/news/view/155/source/rss Financial disclosure returns for ACT political parties, Members of the Legislative Assembly, associated entities and donors to political parties for the 2010/2011 financial year were released today by the ACT Electoral Commissioner, Phillip Green.

“The returns show details of receipts, gifts, payments and debts related to political participants in the…

]]> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +1100 <![CDATA[2010/2011 Annual report available for viewing]]> http://www.elections.act.gov.au/news/view/154/source/rss The ACT Electoral Commission annual report for 2010/2011 is available for viewing on the Electoral Commission's website. View the annual report (pdf - 1697 kb).

]]> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +1000 <![CDATA[Final changes to ACT Legislative Assembly electoral boundaries announced]]> http://www.elections.act.gov.au/news/view/153/source/rss The final make-up of the ACT Legislative Assembly electoral boundaries for the 2012 election has been announced today by the ACT Electoral Commissioner, Mr Phillip Green.

“The Augmented ACT Electoral Commission has decided to alter the existing electoral boundaries by adopting the Redistribution Committee’s proposal to transfer the Gungahlin…

]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +1000 <![CDATA[Public hearing to be held on objections to the ACT redistribution of electoral boundaries]]> http://www.elections.act.gov.au/news/view/152/source/rss A public hearing to consider objections to the proposed ACT Legislative Assembly electoral boundaries will be held on Wednesday 31 August 2011 by the Augmented ACT Electoral Commission.

Eighty-two objections to the proposed redistribution of the ACT Legislative Assembly’s electoral boundaries are available for public viewing.

The Augmented ACT Electoral…

]]> Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:19:01 +1000 <![CDATA[82 objections to the Augmented ACT Electoral Commission’s redistribution proposal now available]]> http://www.elections.act.gov.au/news/view/151/source/rss Objections to the Augmented ACT Electoral Commission’s proposed redistribution of the ACT Legislative Assembly’s electoral boundaries are now available for public viewing, the ACT Electoral Commissioner Mr Phillip Green said today.

The Augmented Electoral Commission published a proposed redistribution of the ACT into three electorates on 8 July 2011 and invited…

]]> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:27:06 +1000 <![CDATA[Major changes to ACT Legislative Assembly electoral boundaries proposed]]> http://www.elections.act.gov.au/news/view/150/source/rss Ginninderra could become a 7-Member electorate and Molonglo could become a 5-Member electorate under major changes to the ACT Legislative Assembly electoral boundaries proposed by the Augmented ACT Electoral Commission, ACT Electoral Commissioner Phillip Green said today.

After considering 23 public objections to the boundaries proposed by the ACT Redistribution…

]]> Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +1000 <![CDATA[Public hearing to be held on objections to the ACT redistribution of electoral boundaries]]> http://www.elections.act.gov.au/news/view/148/source/rss A public hearing to consider objections to the proposed ACT Legislative Assembly electoral boundaries will be held on Friday 24 June 2011 by the Augmented ACT Electoral Commission.

Twenty-two objections to the proposed redistribution of the ACT Legislative Assembly’s electoral boundaries are now available for public viewing.

]]> Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1000 <![CDATA[Public objections to the proposed electoral boundaries closed 2 June]]> http://www.elections.act.gov.au/news/view/147/source/rss The period for lodging public objections to the proposed electoral boundaries has closed.

Objections to the Redistribution Committee’s proposal will be considered by the augmented ACT Electoral Commission, chaired by the Commission’s Chairperson, Mr Roger Beale AO.

]]> Wed, 01 Jun 2011 00:00:00 +1000 <![CDATA[Dr Chris Bourke officially declared elected to fill the casual vacancy]]> http://www.elections.act.gov.au/news/view/146/source/rss Dr Chris Bourke was officially declared elected to fill the casual vacancy in the ACT Legislative Assembly electorate of Ginninderra on 1 June 2011.

The vacancy followed the resignation of Mr Jon Stanhope on 16 May 2011.

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