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Location of the electorate in the
Canberra region
The Molonglo electorate is one of the three electorates for the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. It has seven seats, unlike the other two electorates which have five, as it has the largest population, and covers more town centres in Canberra. It covers five town centres, while the other electorates cover only one town centre each.
[edit] Location
Molonglo contains the town centres of: North Canberra; South Canberra; Weston Creek; Woden except for the suburbs of Chifley, Pearce and Torrens; and Gungahlin except for the suburb of Nicholls, which was transferred to Ginninderra after the 1998 election. It also includes the parts of the ACT to the north and east of Canberra. Its western boundary is the Murrumbidgee River.
[edit] Members
[edit] 2004-2008
- 1 Molonglo Labor MLA Ted Quinlan resigned on March 21, 2006. Andrew Barr was elected as his replacement on a countback on April 3.
- 2 Molonglo MLA Richard Mulcahy was expelled from the Liberal Party Room and subsequently resigned from the Liberal Party [1] on 10 December 2007. Mulcahy indicated he would continue to sit as an Independent [2]
[edit] 2001-2004
- 3 Liberal member Gary Humphries resigned on November 25, 2002 to take up the position in the Australian Senate that had been vacated by Margaret Reid. The vacancy was filled by Liberal Jacqui Burke.
[edit] 1998-2001
- 4 Liberal member Kate Carnell resigned from the Assembly on October 17, 2000. The vacancy was filled by Liberal Jacqui Burke.
[edit] 1995-1998
- 5 ALP member Terry Connolly resigned from the Assembly on 19 February 1996. The vacancy was filled by the ALP's Marion Reilly.
- 6 ALP member Rosemary Follett resigned from the Assembly on December 12, 1996. The vacancy was filled by the ALP's Simon Corbell.
