Electorate boundaries
After the 2020 election changes were made to the electorate boundaries for the 2024 election.
The electorates for the 2024 ACT Legislative Assembly election are:
- Brindabella
- Ginninderra
- Kurrajong
- Murrumbidgee
- Yerrabi
Download a map of the ACT electorate boundaries for 2024 (PDF 435 kB).
Brindabella
For the 2024 ACT Legislative Assembly election, Brindabella is a five member electorate comprising the entire district of Tuggeranong and the districts of Booth, Cotter River, Paddy's River, Rendezvous Creek, Tennent and Mount Clear.
The name "Brindabella" is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning "two kangaroo rats". For generations of Canberrans, Brindabella is the name associated with the mountain range which dominates the southern horizon of Canberra City.
Ginninderra
For the 2024 ACT Legislative Assembly election, Ginninderra is a five member electorate comprising the district of Belconnen (excluding the suburbs of Giralang and Kaleen).
The name "Ginninderra" is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning "sparkling like the stars". It is the name given to the creek that flows through the middle of Belconnen, which was dammed to form Lake Ginninderra, the lake on which the Belconnen Town Centre is sited.
Kurrajong
For the 2024 ACT Legislative Assembly election, Kurrajong is a five member electorate comprising the districts of Canberra Central (excluding the suburbs of Deakin, Forrest, Red Hill and Yarralumla), and the districts of Jerrabomberra (including the suburb of Hume), Kowen and Majura.
The name "Kurrajong" is derived from an Aboriginal word for the tree Brachychiton populneus - Kurrajong tree. Kurrajong Hill was the name used by early settlers for Capital Hill, the site of the Australian Parliament House.
Murrumbidgee
For the 2024 ACT Legislative Assembly election, Murrumbidgee is a five member electorate comprising the districts of Molonglo Valley, Weston Creek, Woden Valley, Coree (including the village of Uriarra) and Stromlo, and the Canberra Central suburbs of Deakin, Forrest, Red Hill and Yarralumla.
The name "Murrumbidgee" is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning "big water". It is the name of the river that flows through the electorate.
Yerrabi
For the 2024 ACT Legislative Assembly election, Yerrabi is a five member electorate comprising the districts of Gungahlin and Hall and the Belconnen District suburbs of Giralang and Kaleen.
The name "Yerrabi" is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning "go", "walk" and "to leave". Yerrabi pond is one of the major water features of the Gungahlin District.
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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