2024 ATSIEB election
The 2024 election to elect 7 members of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body for the ACT commenced on 20 May 2024 and concluded with the declaration of results on 26 July 2024.
Counting for the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body election took place on Wednesday 24 July 2024, using the Hare-Clark proportional representation system. A total of 198 votes were admitted to the count.
Fourteen candidates contested the election. Voting for the election took place during the week starting Saturday 6 July and concluded on Saturday 13 July 2024. Any Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander aged 18 or over, living in the ACT, was eligible to vote in the election.
The successful candidates in the order in which they were elected were:
- Maurice WALKER
- Billy T TOMPKINS
- Deanne BOOTH
- Helen WRIGHT
- Kaylene McLEOD
- Vicky BRADLEY
- Bradley BELL
Scrutiny sheet - Table 1 - Ballot papers - ATSIEB 2024
Scrutiny sheet - Table 2 - Votes - ATSIEB 2024
2024 Election Report (PDF 496 kB)
Casual vacancies
Ms Vicki Bradley
Ms Vicki Bradley resigned from the Elected Body on 2 April 2026. She was replaced by Ms Samantha Jayne Keaton, via a count back of the votes received by Ms Bradley.
Bradley Casual Vacancy - Scrutiny sheet - Table 1
Bradley Casual Vacancy - Scrutiny sheet - Table 2
Mr Billy T Tompkins
Mr Billy T Tompkins resigned from the Elected Body on 28 May 2025. He was replaced by Mr Paul Saley, via a count back of the votes received by Mr Tompkins.
Tompkins Casual Vacancy - Scrutiny sheet - Table 1
Tompkins Casual Vacancy - Scrutiny sheet - Table 2
Election timetable
| Key dates for the 2024 election | |
|---|---|
| Election start day (Candidate nominations open) | Monday 20 May 2024 |
| Nominations close | 12 noon Monday 3 June 2024 |
| Nominations of candidates declared | 12 noon Tuesday 4 June 2024 |
| Order of ballot paper decided | Tuesday 4 June 2024 (after declaration of nominations) |
| Electoral rolls close | 5pm Monday 24 June 2024 |
| Voting starts | 9 am Saturday 6 July 2024 |
| Postal vote applications must be received by Elections ACT for processing | 5 pm Thursday 11 July 2024 |
| Last voting day | 6 pm Saturday 13 July 2024 |
| Last day for receipt of postal votes | 5pm Friday 19 July 2024 |
| Scrutiny starts | Not earlier than Wednesday 24 July 2024 |
| Election result declared | 10 am Friday 26 July 2024 (As soon as practicable after the scrutiny ends) |
Previous Assembly elections
Education
Fact sheets
- Fact sheet - The ACT Electoral Commission & Elections ACT
- Fact sheet - Authorising electoral material
- Fact sheet - Candidate information statements
- Fact sheet - Casual vacancies
- Fact sheet - Compulsory voting
- Fact sheet - Electoral expenditure cap
- Fact sheet - Electoral information for ACT voters experiencing homelessness
- Fact sheet - Electoral information for homelessness agency workers
- Fact sheet - Enrolment and voting for people with a disability
- Fact sheet - Electoral information for families and carers
- Fact sheet - Glossary
- Fact sheet - Hare Clark
- Fact sheet - How to register a political party for ACT Legislative Assembly elections
- Fact sheet - Nomination of candidates
- Fact sheet - Non-party candidates
- Fact sheet - Prisoner enrolment and voting
- Fact sheet - Prohibited donors
- Fact sheet - Redistributions
- Fact sheet - Referendums
- Fact sheet - Regular reporting of gifts