Media Releases
2011
- 9 February 2011 - ACT Legislative Assembly Electoral Boundaries Redistribution Commences Tomorrow
- 1 February 2011 - 2009/2010 financial disclosure returns available
2010
- 21 October 2010 - Dawn Casey appointed as part-time member of the ACT Electoral Commission
- 23 July 2010 - ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body casual vacancy to be filled by countback
- 11 February 2010 - Updated 2008/2009 financial disclosure returns available
- 5 February 2010 - Free Range Canberra registration cancelled
- 1 February 2010 - 2008/2009 financial disclosure returns available
2009
- 7 May 2009 - Further ACT financial disclosure returns available
- 6 April 2009 - Election financial returns available
- 27 February 2009 - 4 March 2009 marks twenty years since first ACT election
- 2 February 2009 - 2007/2008 financial returns available
2008
- 27 October 2008 - Declaration of the poll
- 25 October 2008 - ACT election final results
- 17 October 2008 - ACT election tally room open to the public
- 17 October 2008 - Canberra goes to the polls tomorrow
- 16 October 2008 - ACT voters should check the address of their polling place
- 15 October 2008 - How long is a piece of string? 100 metres!
- 7 October 2008 - Electronic voting underway for ACT election
- 3 October 2008 - Pre-poll voting underway for ACT election
- 30 September 2008 - Reminder that anonymous electoral advertising is illegal
- 29 September 2008 - Pre-poll voting starts today
- 24 September 2008 - Eighty six candidates stand for election to ACT Legislative Assembly
- 24 September 2008 - Declaration of nominations and draw for ballot paper positions
- 22 September 2008 - Over 240,000 enrolled to vote for ACT election
- 18 September 2008 - Time running out to enrol to vote in ACT election – electoral rolls close 19 September
- 16 September 2008 - Four days left before the ACT electoral roll closes
- 11 September 2008 - Nomination period for candidates begins 12 September
- 8 September 2008 - The ACT election officially begins this Friday
- 18 July 2008 - New political party registered for 2008 ACT election - Nine parties registered for the election
- 11 July 2008 - Another new political party registered for 2008 ACT election
- 8 July 2008 - The Community Alliance Party (ACT) applies to change its abbreviation
- 1 July 2008 - ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body election results announced
- 26 June 2008 - Richard Mulcahy Canberra Party applies to register as a political party
- 19 June 2008 - Pangallo Independents Party applies to register as a political party
- 13 June 2008 - Two new political parties registered for 2008 ACT election
- 11 June 2008 - Thirteen candidates to stand for the ACT Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elected Body election
- 6 June 2008 - Liberal Democratic Party applies to change its abbreviation
- 15 May 2008 - Two new parties apply to register for 2008 election, Liberal Party applies to change its abbreviation
- 1 May 2008 - Two months to go for new parties wanting to register for the 2008 ACT election
- 1 February 2008 - 2006/2007 Financial disclosure returns available
2007
- 13 September 2007 - Australian Democrats Registration Cancelled in the ACT
- 11 September 2007 - Final change to ACT Legislative Assembly Electoral Boundaries Announced
- 24 August 2007 - ACT Legislative Assembly Redistribution 2007 Objections to the Augmented ACT Electoral Commission's
proposal available today - 24 August 2007 - Proposal to cancel registration of Australian Democrats for ACT elections
- 26 July 2007 - Changes to ACT Legislative Assembly electoral boundaries proposed by the Augmented ACT Electoral Commission
- 17 July 2007 - ACT Legislative Assembly Redistribution of Electoral Boundaries: Public Hearing
- 29 June 2007 - ACT Legislative Assembly 2007 Redistribution: Objections available today
- 8 June 2007 - ACT Equality Party and Christian Democratic Party registration cancelled
- 31 May 2007 - Changes to ACT Legislative electoral boundaries proposed
- 9 March 2007 - ACT Legislative Assembly Redistribution Public Suggestions Available
- 7 February 2007 - ACT Legislative Assembly Electoral Boundaries Redistribution Commences Tomorrow
- 1 February 2007 - 2005/2006 Financial disclosure returns available
2006
- 3 April 2006 - Mr Andrew Barr to be elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly
- 3 April 2006 - Result of the casual vacancy to be known today
- 21 March 2006 - ACT Legislative Assembly casual vacancy announced
- 1 February 2006 - 2004/2005 financial returns available
2005
- 19 October 2005 - Harold Hird Independent Group registration cancelled - Australian Labor Party (ACT Branch) changes name
- 13 September 2005 - Best Party withdraws application for registration
- 23 August 2005 - Reviews of ACT Electronic voting and Counting System and Electoral Act 1992 Release
- 4 April 2005 - Election financial returns available
- 14 March 2005 - Electoral Commissioner to visit South Korea
- 1 February 2005 - 2003/2004 financial returns available
2004
- 27 October 2004 - ACT Legislative Assembly election - Declaration of the poll
- 27 October 2004 - ACT Legislative Assembly election - final results
- 15 October 2004 - Canberra goes to the polls again tomorrow
- 13 October 2004 - Over 22,000 Canberrans have already had their say
- 29 September 2004 - Pre-poll voting starts for ACT election
- 29 September 2004 - Electronic voting underway for ACT election
- 23 September 2004 - Seventy-seven candidates stand for election to Legislative Assembly
- 20 September 2004 - Over 226,000 enrolled to vote for ACT election
- 17 September 2004 - Time running out to enrol to vote in ACT election - Electoral rolls close today
- 16 September 2004 - ACT electoral roll closes tomorrow
- 15 September 2004 - Reminder that anonymous electoral advertising is illegal
- 7 September 2004 - Federal and ACT electoral bodies working together on the 2004 October election
- 30 August 2004 - ACT Legislative Assembly election definitely on 16 October 2004
- 30 July 2004 - New political parties registered for ACT elections
- 7 July 2004 - Three new political parties apply for registration
- 31 May 2004 - Canberra First Party voluntarily cancels registration as a political party for ACT Legislative Assembly elections
- 17 May 2004 - New deadline for political parties wanting to register for the 2004 ACT Legislative Assembly election
- 2 February 2004 - Financial returns available
2003
- 5 December 2003 - Donor returns made available following ACT Electoral Commission audit
- 12 September 2003 - ACT Legislative Assembly Electoral Boundaries Redistribution - Boundaries to remain unchanged
- 27 August 2003 - ACT Legislative Assembly 2003 Redistribution - Public hearing regarding the proposed redistribution
- 11 August 2003 - ACT Legislative Assembly 2003 Redistribution Objections Available Today
- 11 July 2003 - Proposed ACT Legislative Assembly Redistribution announced
- 6 June 2003 - ACT Legislative Assembly Redistribution Public Suggestions Available
- 7 May 2003 - Redistribution of boundaries - redistribution commences
- 10 February 2003 - Jacqui Burke to be officially declared elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly today
- 7 February 2003 - Casual vacancy count-back result: Ms Jacqui Burke to be elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly
- 7 February 2003 - Applicants to contest casual vacancy declared
- 3 February 2003 - Financial returns available
- 29 January 2003 - ACT Equality Party registered for ACT Legislative Assembly elections
- 24 January 2003 - ACT Legislative Assembly Casual Vacancy Announced
2002
- 28 June 2002 - Report of ACT Electronic Voting and Counting System Released
- 8 Apr 2002 - Release of funding and disclosure election returns
- 31 Jan 2002 - Release of funding and disclosure annual returns
2001
- 1 Nov 2001 - ACT Legislative Assembly election -final results
- 16 Oct 2001 - Over 9000 Canberrans have already had their say
- 2 Oct 2001 - Pre-poll voting starts for ACT election
- 27 Sep 2001 - Ninety-four candidates stand for election to Legislative Assembly
- 25 Sep 2001 - Declaration of nominations and draw for ballot paper positions
- 24 Sep 2001 - Big jump in enrolment for ACT election
- 19 Sep 2001 - Time running out to enrol to vote in ACT election
- 13 Sep 2001 - Party register closes, candidate nominations open, Australian Human Rights Party rejected
- 11 Sep 2001 - One new party registered and two party registrations cancelled
- 5 Sep 2001 - ACT residents urged to get on Electoral Roll
- 31 Aug 2001 - New parties registered for ACTelection
- 29 Aug 2001 - New party registered for ACT election
- 16 Aug 2001 - New party seeks registration for ACT election
- 7 Aug 2001 - Three new political parties apply for registration
- 27 Jul 2001 - Applications to register a political party and 3 ballot groups
- 12 Jul 2001 - Time running out for new political parties for next ACT election
- 19 Apr 2001 - Contract for electronic voting and counting software signed
- 31 Jan 2001 - Release of funding and disclosure returns
- 16 Jan 2001 - Casual vacancy count-back: final results
- 12 Jan 2001 - Applicants to contest casual vacancy declared
2000
- 14 Dec 2000 - Casual vacancy in the Legislative Assembly - resignation of Kate Carnell
- 11 Dec 2000 - Electronic voting - tenders invited
- 28 Jun 2000 - Redistribution of boundaries - publication of formal report
- 9 Jun 2000 - Redistribution of boundaries - final decision
- 18 May 2000 - Redistribution of boundaries -objections close
- 19 Apr 2000 - Redistribution of boundaries - proposed redistribution announced
- 15 Mar 2000 - Redistribution of boundaries - public suggestions available
- 15 Feb 2000 - Redistribution of boundaries - redistribution commences
- 31 Jan 2000 - Release of funding and disclosure returns