Yerrabi
Australian Capital Territory—Legislative Assembly
TerritoryAustralian Capital Territory
Created2016
Electors59,892 (2020)
Area99 km2 (38.2 sq mi)
State electorate(s)Fenner
Coordinates35°10′55″S 149°7′44″E / 35.18194°S 149.12889°E / -35.18194; 149.12889
Electorates around Yerrabi:
NSW NSW NSW
NSW Yerrabi NSW
Ginninderra Kurrajong Kurrajong

The Yerrabi electorate is one of the five electorates for the unicameral 25-member Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. It elected five members at the 2016 ACT election.

History

Yerrabi was created in 2016, when the five-electorate, 25-member Hare-Clark electoral system was first introduced for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Legislative Assembly, replacing the previous three-electorate, 17-member system. The word "Yerrabi" is derived from an Aboriginal word in the Ngunnawal language meaning "go", "walk" or "to leave",[1] and shares its name with Yerrabi Pond in Amaroo which is one of the main water features in the Gungahlin district.

Location

The Yerrabi electorate comprises the entire district of Gungahlin, including the suburbs of Amaroo, Bonner, Casey, Crace, Forde, Franklin, Gungahlin, Harrison, Jacka, Moncrieff, Ngunnawal, Nicholls, Palmerston, Taylor, Throsby, the Belconnen district suburbs of Giralang and Kaleen and the Township of Hall.

When created in 2016 the Yerrabi electorate additionally included the Belconnen suburbs of Evatt, Lawson and McKellar, however following the 2019 electoral redistribution, these suburbs were transferred to the Ginninderra electorate for the 2020 ACT election,[2] making Yerrabi the smallest ACT electorate with an area of 99 km2.

Members

Year Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party Member Party
2016 Michael Pettersson Labor Suzanne Orr Labor Meegan Fitzharris Labor James Milligan Liberal Alistair Coe Liberal
20191 Deepak-Raj Gupta Labor
2020 Andrew Braddock Greens Leanne Castley Liberal
20212 James Milligan Liberal

1Meegan Fitzharris (Labor) resigned on 8 July 2019. Deepak-Raj Gupta (Labor) was elected as her replacement on countback on 23 July 2019[3]
2Alistair Coe (Liberal) resigned on 12 March 2021. James Milligan (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on countback on 26 March 2021[4]

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for Yerrabi electorate
2020 Australian Capital Territory general election: Yerrabi[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Quota 8,910
Liberal Alistair Coe (elected 1) 8,685 16.2 +2.1
Liberal Leanne Castley (elected 5) 4,601 8.6 +8.6
Liberal James Milligan 3,834 7.2 −0.4
Liberal Jacob Vadakkedathu 2,680 5.0 −1.1
Liberal Krishna Nadimpalli 1,899 3.6 +3.6
Labor Michael Pettersson (elected 2) 5,086 9.5 +0.1
Labor Suzanne Orr (elected 3) 4,344 8.1 +0.8
Labor Deepak-Raj Gupta 3,763 7.0 +1.2
Labor Georgia Phillips 3,273 6.1 +6.1
Labor Tom Fischer 1,796 3.4 +3.4
Greens Andrew Braddock (elected 4) 3,431 6.4 +4.9
Greens Mainul Haque 2,009 3.8 +3.8
Democratic Labour Olivia Helmore 1,478 2.8 +2.8
Democratic Labour Bernie Strang 1,039 1.9 +1.9
Pollard David Pollard 1,410 2.6 +2.6
Pollard Stephanie Pollard 319 0.6 +0.6
Progressives Bethany Williams 1,128 2.1 +2.1
Progressives Mike Stelzig 318 0.6 +0.6
Animal Justice Francine Horne 391 0.7 +0.7
Animal Justice Bernie Brennan 310 0.6 +0.6
Sustainable Australia Scott Young 363 0.7 +0.7
Sustainable Australia John Kearsley 331 0.6 +0.6
Independent Fuxin Li 656 1.2 +1.2
Independent Helen Cross 199 0.4 +0.4
Australian Federation Mohammad Munir Hussain 116 0.2 +0.2
Total formal votes 53,459 98.5 +0.9
Informal votes 804 1.5 −0.9
Turnout 54,263 89.6 +0.5
Party total votes
Liberal 21,699 40.6 +4.8
Labor 18,262 34.2 −9.8
Greens 5,440 10.2 +3.1
Democratic Labour 2,517 4.7 +4.7
Pollard 1,729 3.2 +3.2
Progressives 1,446 2.7 +2.7
Animal Justice 701 1.3 +0.4
Sustainable Australia 694 1.3 −0.1
Independent Fuxin Li 656 1.2 +1.2
Independent Helen Cross 199 0.4 +0.4
Australian Federation 116 0.2 +0.2
Liberal hold Swing +2.1
Liberal hold Swing +8.6
Labor hold Swing +0.1
Labor hold Swing +0.8
Greens gain from Labor Swing +4.9

See also

References

  1. ^ "Electorates 2016 election". Elections ACT. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Electorates 2020 election". Elections ACT. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Casual vacancies in the ninth Legislative Assembly (2016-2020)". www.elections.act.gov.au. Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Casual vacancies in the tenth Legislative Assembly (2020-2024)". www.elections.act.gov.au. Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. ^ "2020 results by electorate". ACT Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

External links

Electorates of the Australian Capital Territory
Government of the Australian Capital Territory
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