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Counting and the final distribution of preferences in last Saturday’s ACT Legislative Assembly election are complete.

Dissatisfaction with Scott Morrison and his government was cited as a major reason for voters turning to community independents at the 2022 federal election. Now – with the former prime minister no longer in...

“The weekend’s election results show a strong swing toward independents, and away from the major parties, across the ACT,” said Emerson.

Thomas Emerson and Fiona Carrick will be the first independent party candidates to be elected to the Legislative Assembly in this century.

Independents for Canberra had received 13 per cent of the vote in Kurrajong as of Saturday night, and Thomas Emerson is in with a good chance of getting the seat previously held by Rebecca...

For the first time in decades, the ACT has elected independent members to parliament. Thomas Emerson and Fiona Carrick have become the first independents elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly in more than 20...

A new look crossbench threatens to shake up politics in the ACT after Labor managed to cling on to a seventh consecutive term in power.

Independents have been heartened by state and territory gains with indications the successful movement at the last federal election wasn’t an anomaly.

The first independents to be elected in the ACT since 2004 are today considering their options as they prepare to play a pivotal role in a new-look Legislative Assembly.

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