# Ginninderra electorate

The Ginninderra electorate is one of the five electorates for the unicameral 25-member Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. It elects five members.

## History

It was created in 1995, when the three-electorate, Hare-Clark electoral system was first introduced for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Prior to 1995, a multi-member single constituency existed for the whole of the ACT. The name "Ginninderra" is derived from an Aboriginal word meaning "sparkling like the stars". It is the name given to the creek that flows through the middle of Belconnen, which was dammed to form Lake Ginninderra, the lake on which the Belconnen Town Centre is sited.

## Location

The Ginninderra electorate comprises the southern part of the district of Belconnen, including the suburbs of Aranda, Belconnen, Bruce, Charnwood, Cook, Dunlop, Evatt, Florey, Flynn, Fraser, Hawker, Higgins, Holt, Latham, Lawson, Macgregor, Macnamara, Macquarie, Melba, McKellar, Page, Scullin, Spence, Strathnairn and Weetangera.
Two Belconnen suburbs, Giralang and Kaleen are part of Yerrabi.
From 1995 to 2001 it contained the Canberra districts of Belconnen and Hall. After the 2001 redistribution the Gungahlin suburb of Nicholls was moved to the electorate. The 2008 redistribution made no changes to the boundaries of the electorate.
In the 2012 redistribution the Gungahlin suburbs of Crace and Palmerston were moved from Molonglo into Ginninderra.
In the 2016 redistribution, all three Gungahlin suburbs, the village of Hall, and the Belconnen suburbs of Evatt, Giralang, Kaleen, Lawson and McKellar were transferred into the new Yerrabi electorate. At the 2020 redistribution, the suburbs of Evatt, Lawson and McKellar were transferred back into Ginninderra.

## Members

| Year | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party | Member | Party |
| 1995 | Roberta McRae | Labor | Wayne Berry | Labor | Lucy Horodny | Greens | Harold Hird | Liberal | Bill Stefaniak | Liberal |
| 1998 | Jon Stanhope | Labor | Wayne Berry | Labor | Dave Rugendyke | Independent | Harold Hird | Liberal | Bill Stefaniak | Liberal |
| 2001 | Jon Stanhope | Labor | Wayne Berry | Labor | Roslyn Dundas | Democrats | Vicki Dunne | Liberal | Bill Stefaniak | Liberal |
| 2004 | Jon Stanhope | Labor | Wayne Berry | Labor | Mary Porter | Labor | Vicki Dunne | Liberal | Bill Stefaniak | Liberal |
| 2008 | Jon Stanhope | Labor | Meredith Hunter | Greens | Mary Porter | Labor | Vicki Dunne | Liberal | Alistair Coe | Liberal |
| 2011$^1$ | Chris Bourke | Labor | Meredith Hunter | Greens | Mary Porter | Labor | Vicki Dunne | Liberal | Alistair Coe | Liberal |
| 2012 | Chris Bourke | Labor | Yvette Berry | Labor | Mary Porter | Labor | Vicki Dunne | Liberal | Alistair Coe | Liberal |
| 2016$^2$ | Chris Bourke | Labor | Yvette Berry | Labor | Jayson Hinder | Labor | Vicki Dunne | Liberal | Alistair Coe | Liberal |
| 2016 | Tara Cheyne | Labor | Yvette Berry | Labor | Gordon Ramsay | Labor | Vicki Dunne | Liberal | Elizabeth Kikkert | Liberal |
| 2020 | Tara Cheyne | Labor | Yvette Berry | Labor | Jo Clay | Greens | Peter Cain | Liberal | Elizabeth Kikkert | Liberal |
| 2024$^3$ | Tara Cheyne | Labor | Yvette Berry | Labor | Jo Clay | Greens | Peter Cain | Liberal | Elizabeth Kikkert | Independent |
| 2024$^3$ | Tara Cheyne | Labor | Yvette Berry | Labor | Jo Clay | Greens | Peter Cain | Liberal | Elizabeth Kikkert | Family First |
| 2024 | Tara Cheyne | Labor | Yvette Berry | Labor | Jo Clay | Greens | Peter Cain | Liberal | Chiaka Barry | Liberal |
    $^1$ Jon Stanhope (Labor) resigned from the Assembly on 16 May 2011. Chris Bourke (Labor) was elected as his replacement on a countback on 30 May 2011.
    $^2$ Mary Porter (Labor) resigned from the Assembly on 19 February 2016. Jayson Hinder (Labor) was elected as her replacement on a countback on 7 March 2016.
    $^3$ Elizabeth Kikkert was expelled from the Canberra Liberals party room on 10 September 2024 after being disendorsed as a candidate for the 2024 election. She subsequently joined the Family First Party on 24 September 2024.

## Election results

2020 Australian Capital Territory election: Ginninderra :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 9,338 | | |
| | Labor | Yvette Berry (elected 1) | 8,756 | 15.6 | +5.5 |
| | Labor | Tara Cheyne (elected 3) | 6,306 | 11.3 | +3.0 |
| | Labor | Gordon Ramsay | 4,783 | 8.5 | +0.2 |
| | Labor | Sue Ducker | 1,288 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Labor | Greg Lloyd | 1,276 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Liberal | Elizabeth Kikkert (elected 2) | 5,222 | 9.3 | +2.6 |
| | Liberal | Peter Cain (elected 5) | 3,069 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| | Liberal | Robert Gunning | 2,822 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| | Liberal | Kacey Lam | 2,256 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| | Liberal | Ignatius Rozario | 1,608 | 2.9 | −0.7 |
| | Greens | Jo Clay (elected 4) | 3,495 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| | Greens | Katt Millner | 2,242 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| | Greens | Tim Liersch | 1,269 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Belco | Bill Stefaniak | 2,214 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| | Belco | Chic Henry | 1,517 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Belco | Alan Tutt | 626 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Belco | Angela Lount | 493 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| | Belco | Vijay Dubey | 414 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Democratic Labour | Helen McClure | 724 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Democratic Labour | Ian McClure | 623 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Matthew Ogilvie | 676 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Oliver Smith | 614 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Mark O'Connor | 579 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Paul Gabriel | 408 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Animal Justice | Lara Drew | 541 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| | Animal Justice | Carolyne Drew | 418 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| | Independent | Mignonne Cullen | 704 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Climate Change Justice | Jonathan Stavridis | 215 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Climate Change Justice | Sok Kheng Ngep | 203 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Climate Change Justice | Oksana Demetrios | 200 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Guy Jakeman | 258 | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dominic De Luca | 206 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 56,025 | 98.5 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 865 | 1.5 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 56,890 | 89.1 | +0.2 |
| Party total votes ||||||
| | Labor | Labor | 22,409 | 40.0 | −1.4 |
| | Liberal | Liberal | 14,977 | 26.7 | −5.3 |
| | Greens | Greens | 7,006 | 12.5 | +0.8 |
| | Belco | Belco | 5,264 | 9.4 | +9.4 |
| | Democratic Labour | Democratic Labour | 1,347 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | Shooters, Fishers, Farmers | 1,290 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Sustainable Australia | Sustainable Australia | 987 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| | Animal Justice | Animal Justice | 959 | 1.7 | +0.8 |
| | Independent | Mignonne Cullen | 704 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| | Climate Change Justice | Climate Change Justice | 618 | 1.1 | +1.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Liberal Democrats | 464 | 0.8 | −0.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +3.0 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +2.6 | |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | +5.5 | |
| | Greens gain from Labor | Greens gain from Labor | Swing | +6.2 | |