Casual vacancies in the 10th Legislative Assembly (2020-2024)

There have been three casual vacancies since the 2020 Legislative Assembly election.

Mr Johnathan Davis

Mr Johnathan Davis, MLA for Brindabella, resigned from the ACT Legislative Assembly on Sunday 12 November 2023.

A notice was published in The Canberra Times on Friday 17 November 2023 calling for nominations from eligible candidates.

Any person who was an unsuccessful candidate for the electorate of Brindabella at the 2020 ACT Legislative Assembly election could apply to contest this vacancy. Applications closed at 12 noon on Monday 27 November 2023.

The names of the candidates who applied to contest the vacancy were publicly declared at 12:30 pm on Monday 27 November 2023 at the ACT Legislative Assembly building. A recount of the votes received by Mr Davis at the 2020 election was conducted immediately after the declaration of candidates to determine who would replace Mr Davis in the Assembly.

The following candidates applied to contest the vacancy in the electorate of Brindabella following the resignation of Mr Johnathan Davis:

Results

Ms Laura Nuttall received a majority of preferences after Mr Johnathan Davis' votes were distributed by computer count and was formally declared elected at 3:30 pm on Tuesday 28 November 2023 at the ACT Legislative Assembly Building.

Scrutiny sheet Table 1 (PDF 97 kB)

Scrutiny sheet table 2 (PDF 116 kB)

Notice of vacancy - Mr Jonathon Davis (PDF 84 kB)

Candidate information manual - Mr Jonathon Davis casual vacancy (PDF 221 kB)

Mrs Giulia Jones

Mrs Giulia Jones, MLA for Murrumbidgee, resigned from the ACT Legislative Assembly on Thursday 2 June 2022.

A notice was published in The Canberra Times on Friday 10 June 2022 calling for nominations from eligible candidates.

Any person who was an unsuccessful candidate for the electorate of Murrumbidgee at the 2020 ACT Legislative Assembly election could apply to contest this vacancy. Applications closed at 12 noon on Monday 20 June 2022.

The names of the candidates who applied to contest the vacancy were publicly declared at 12:30 pm on Monday 20 June 2022 at the ACT Legislative Assembly building. A recount of the votes received by Mrs Jones at the 2020 election was conducted immediately after the declaration of candidates to determine who would replace Mrs Jones in the Assembly.

The following candidates applied to contest the vacancy in the electorate of Murrumbidgee following the resignation of Mrs Giulia Jones:

Results

Mr Cocks received a majority of preferences after Mrs Giulia Jones’ votes were distributed by computer count and was formally declared elected at 3:00 pm on Wednesday 22 June 2022 at the ACT Legislative Assembly building.

Scrutiny sheet table 1 (PDF 225 kB)

Scrutiny sheet table 2 (PDF 89 kB)

Notice of vacancy - Mrs Giulia Jones (PDF 117 kB)

Candidate information manual - Mrs Giulia Jones casual vacancy (PDF 310 kB)

Mr Alistair Coe

On 12 March 2021, Mr Alistair Coe officially resigned. This created a vacancy in the electorate of Yerrabi in the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory.

A notice was published in The Canberra Times on Monday 15 March 2021 calling for nominations from eligible candidates.

Any person who was an unsuccessful candidate for the electorate of Yerrabi in the 2020 ACT Legislative Assembly election could apply to contest this vacancy. Applications closed at 12 noon on Thursday 25 March 2021.

The names of the candidates who applied to contest the vacancy were publicly declared at 12:30 pm on Thursday 25 March 2021 at the ACT Legislative Assembly building. A recount of the votes received by Mr Coe at the 2020 election was conducted immediately after the declaration of candidates to determine who would replace Mr Coe in the Assembly.

The following candidates applied to contest the vacancy in the electorate of Yerrabi following the resignation of Mr Alistair Coe:

Results

Mr James Milligan received a majority of preferences after Mr Alistair Coe’s votes were distributed by computer count and was formally declared elected at 3:00 pm on Friday 26 March 2021 at the ACT Legislative Assembly building.

Scrutiny sheet table 1 (PDF 1.2 MB)

Scrutiny sheet table 2 (PDF 115 kB)

Notice of vacancy - Mr Alistair Coe (PDF 108 kB)

Candidate information manual - Mr Alistair Coe casual vacancy (PDF 220 kB)