The Kurrajong electorate is one of the five electorates for the

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25-member

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. It elected five members at the 2016 ACT election.

History

Kurrajong was created in 2016, when the five-electorate, 25-member Hare-Clark electoral system was first introduced for the

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(ACT) Legislative Assembly, replacing the previous three-electorate, 17-member system. The name "Kurrajong" is derived from an Aboriginal word for the tree (''

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'', meaning "shade tree", and also Kurrajong Hill, the name early settlers used for Capital Hill, the location of Parliament House.

Location

The Kurrajong electorate currently comprises the majority of the district of

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, including the suburbs of

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, Ainslie, Barton, Braddon,

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, Dickson, Downer, Forrest,

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, Hackett, Kingston, Lyneham, Narrabundah, O'Connor, Red Hill,

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, Watson, and the entirety of the

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and Majura districts including the suburbs of

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, Hume,

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, Pialligo and Symonston. On the original boundaries contested in 2016 Kurrajong additionally included the suburbs of Deakin and Yarralumla. However the boundary redistribution conducted in 2019 transferred both these suburbs to the

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Members

¹ Steve Doszpot (Liberal) died on 25 November 2017. Candice Burch (Liberal) was elected as his replacement on a countback on 13 December 2017.

References

External links

ACT Electoral Commission
{{Government of the Australian Capital Territory Electorates of the Australian Capital Territory

History

Location

Members

See also

References

External links