ACT Greens

The ACT Greens is a green political party located in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), and a member of the federation of the Australian Greens. Both parties were formed in 1992, three years after the ACT achieved self-government in 1989.

ACT Greens
LeaderShane Rattenbury
Founded1992
Headquarters85 Northbourne Ave,
Turner ACT 2612
IdeologyGreen politics[1]
Progressivism[2]
Anti-neoliberalism[2]
Political positionLeft-wing[2][3]
National affiliationAustralian Greens
Colours  Green
Legislative Assembly
6 / 25
House of Representatives
0 / 3
(ACT seats)
Senate
0 / 2
(ACT seats)
Website
act.greens.org.au

Since its formation the ACT Greens has had a significant presence in the ACT Legislative Assembly, having formed minority or coalition governments with the ACT Labor Party since 2008.

History

1995 - 1998 Assembly

Two Greens candidates, Lucy Horodny and Kerrie Tucker, were successful at the 1995 election, the first to be run under the Hare-Clark system. The election resulted in a hung parliament, but the Liberal Party was able to form government with two independents.

1998 - 2001 Assembly

Kerrie Tucker was left as the only Greens member during this assembly, in which the Liberal Party again formed government with the help of independents.

2001 - 2004 Assembly

Kerrie Tucker was once again the only Greens member during this assembly, in which the Labor Party formed a minority government with her support and that of Australian Democrat Roslyn Dundas. There was no formal parliamentary agreement between the three governing parties for this assembly.

2004 - 2008 Assembly

This was the first ACT election since the enactment of a fixed four-year term. Deb Foskey was the sole Greens member of the assembly, in which the Labor Party held the majority.

2008 - 2012 Assembly

Following the 2008 election, the ACT Greens held the balance of power in the 17-member Legislative Assembly, with four members (Amanda Bresnan, Meredith Hunter, Shane Rattenbury and Caroline Le Couteur), to Labor's seven and the Liberals with six.[4][5][6] After deliberations with both the Labor and Liberal parties, the Greens chose to support a Labor minority government.[7][8][9]

2012 - 2016 Assembly

Following the 2012 ACT election, Shane Rattenbury was the only ACT Greens MLA to retain his seat in the Legislative Assembly.,[10] and entered into a power sharing arrangement to allow the Labor Party to once again form minority government.

The agreement gave Shane Rattenbury the ministerial portfolios of Ageing; Housing; Corrections; and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, as well as Territory and Municipal Services in the Second Gallagher Ministry and the First Barr Ministry.

2016 - 2020 Assembly

Shane Rattenbury retained a seat in the expanded Legislative Assembly at the 2016 ACT election, and held the ministerial portfolios of Climate Change and Sustainability; Corrections and Justice Health; Justice, Consumer Affairs and Road Safety; and Mental Health. Caroline Le Couteur was also reelected, after losing her seat in 2012. The Greens maintained their position in the balance of power for a third consecutive term, and the ACT Greens and ACT Labor parties signed another parliamentary agreement setting out the terms of their power-sharing arrangement in government.[11]

2020 - 2024 Assembly

Electoral results

State
Legislative Assembly
Election year # of
overall votes		  % of
overall vote		 # of
overall seats won		 +/– Position
1995 14,967 9.1 (#3)
2 / 17
 Crossbench
1998 16,417 9.1 (#4)
1 / 17
 1
2001 17,369 9.1 (#3)
1 / 17
2004 18,997 9.3 (#3)
1 / 17
2008 33,057 15.6 (#3)
4 / 17
 3 Crossbench (supporting ACT Labor government)
2012 23,773 10.7 (#3)
1 / 17
 3 Coalition government with ACT Labor
2016 25,109 10.3 (#3)
2 / 25
 1
2020 36,307 13.5 (#3)
6 / 25
 4

Federal
Election ACT House seats ACT Senate seats
Votes  % Seats +/– Votes  % Seats +/–
2001 14,335 7.1
0 / 2
 14,825 7.2
0 / 2
2004 22,440 10.8
0 / 2
 0 34,575 16.4
0 / 2
 0
2007 29,424 13.2
0 / 2
 0 48,384 21.5
0 / 2
 0
2010 42,942 19.2
0 / 2
 0 52,546 22.9
0 / 2
 0
2013 32,356 13.4
0 / 2
 0 47,553 19.3
0 / 2
 0
2016 38,129 15.1
0 / 2
 0 41,006 16.1
0 / 2
 0
2019 44,804 16.9
0 / 3
 0 47,855 17.71
0 / 2
 0

Members of Parliament

Current Legislative Assembly members
Kerrie Tucker and Lucy Horodny

Previous Legislative Assembly members

References
  1. Jackson, Stewart (2016). The Australian Greens : from activism to Australia's third party. Melbourne University Press. ISBN 9780522867947.
  2. Lopez, Daniel; Bandt, Adam (3 September 2021). "Australian Greens Are Building a Movement to End Neoliberalism". Jacobin. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. Manning, Paddy (19 August 2019). Inside the Greens. Black Inc. p. 411. ISBN 9781863959520.
  4. "ACT 2008 – ABC elections". Abc.net.au. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  5. Williams, George (25 October 2008). "Case for a new umpire: Canberra Times 25/10/2008". Canberratimes.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 October 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  6. "Greens take extra seat in ACT election: ABC News 25/10/2008". Abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 2 February 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  7. "Labor to form minority government in ACT: The Age 31/10/2008". News.theage.com.au. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  8. Stockman, David (1 November 2008). "Greens' nod sees Stanhope keep job: Canberra Times 1/11/2008". Canberratimes.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  9. Labor-Greens parliamentary agreement PDF Archived 25 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  10. "Bourke dumped for Rattenbury". ABC News. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  11. "Labor, Greens Parliamentary Agreement 2016". ABC News. 30 October 2016.
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