MEDIA RELEASE

25 September 2024

The ACT Electoral Commissioner, Damian Cantwell AM CSC, has today officially declared 149 candidates standing for the 2024 ACT Legislative Assembly election. These candidates will be vying for 25 MLA positions, with five seats available in each of the five electorates.

‘With the list of candidates and the ballot paper order now confirmed, we are able to finalise preparations for the commencement of postal voting on Monday 30 September 2024 as well as the commencement of attendance early voting on Tuesday 8 October 2024.’ Mr Cantwell said.

11 early voting centres will be available across Canberra for the election. ‘All Canberrans are eligible to vote early from 8 October, and we're committed to helping all eligible ACT electors participate in the electoral process.’ Mr Cantwell added.

Opening times for early voting places

• Tuesday 8 October - Friday 11 October 2024: 10.30 am - 6.30 pm
• Saturday 12 October 2024: 9 am -5 pm
• Monday 14 October - Thursday 17 October 2024: 10.30 am - 6.30 pm
• Friday 18 October 2024: 9 am - 8 pm
• Saturday 19 October 2024: 8 am - 6 pm

To find your nearest early voting centre, go to www.elections.act.gov.au/for-voters/how-and-where-to-vote/where-to-vote-early-voting

Editor’s notes:

• A list of   candidates per electorate is available at https://www.elections.act.gov.au/for-voters/candidates-2024.   

• The number   of candidates in each electorate is available below.

• Under   the ACT’s Robson Rotation method, the order of the printing of candidates’   names within each column will vary on each consecutive ballot paper. Ballot   papers for each of the 5 Member electorates are printed in 60 different ways.

Candidate statistics

A total of 142 candidates were nominated by registered political parties. Another 7 non-party candidates were nominated. The numbers of candidates for the five electorates are set out below.

There were 137 candidates at the previous ACT Legislative Assembly Election in 2020.

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Media contact:

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