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Division of Australian Capital Territory

Former Australian federal electoral division


Summary

Former Australian federal electoral division

FieldValue
nameAustralian Capital Territory
imageAustralia Capital Territory location map.svg
captionMap of the Australian Capital Territory
stateact
created1949
abolished1974
namesakeAustralian Capital Territory
classMetropolitan and rural
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mp-party{{plainlist
  • Lewis Nott (1949-1951)
  • Jim Fraser (1951-1970)
  • Kep Enderby (1970-1974) |mp-party = {{plainlist|
  • Independent (1949-1951)
  • Labor (1951-1974)

The Division of Australian Capital Territory was an Australian electoral division in the Territory of the same name. The division was created in 1949 and included the whole of the city of Canberra and surrounding rural areas.

Prior to 1949, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) had no representation in the Australian Parliament. The ACT's first member was elected at the 1949 federal election. However, until 1966 he could only vote on matters relating to the ACT and did not count for the purposes of forming government. In 1966, full voting rights were granted.{{cite web |url-status = dead

In 1974, the division was divided into two new divisions, Canberra and Fraser. The last member for the united division, Kep Enderby, transferred to Canberra.

Members

ImageMemberPartyTermNotes
[[File:Lewis_Nott_1950s.png100px]]Lewis Nott
(1886–1951)Independentnowrap10 December 1949
28 April 1951
[[File:James Reay Fraser.jpg100px]]Jim Fraser
(1908–1970)Labornowrap28 April 1951
1 April 1970
[[File:Kep Enderby 1973.jpg100px]]Kep Enderby
(1926–2015)nowrap30 May 1970
18 May 1974Served as minister under Whitlam. Transferred to the Division of Canberra after Australian Capital Territory was abolished in 1974

Election results

Main article: Electoral results for the Division of Australian Capital Territory

References

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