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The Gungahlin Region
Local and Federal Politics Guide
ACT Politics
There are currently three electorates
in the Australian Capital Territory which make up the ACT
Legislative Assembly. The electorates are; Ginninderra,
Molonglo and Brindabella. Suburbs within the Gungahlin Region
fall with two of these seats - Ginninderra, Molonglo.
Ginninderra comprises of the Village of Hall and the Gungahlin
suburb of Nicholls, while Molonglo comprises of all Gungahlin
Suburbs (excluding Nicholls).
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Ginninderra
Ginninderra is a five member electorate comprising the
districts of Belconnen and Hall (including the entire Village of
Hall) and the Gungahlin suburb of Nicholls.
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.
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Molonglo
Molonglo is a seven member electorate comprising the
districts of Gungahlin (excluding the suburb of Nicholls),
Canberra Central, Weston Creek, Woden Valley (excluding the
suburbs of Chifley, Pearce and Torrens), Jerrabomberra
(including the entire suburb of Hume), Kowen, Majura, and Stromlo.
The name "Molonglo" is derived from an Aboriginal word
meaning "like the sound of thunder". It is the name of the river
that flows through the central electorate, which was dammed to
form Lake Burley Griffin, one of the focal points of Canberra
and of the central electorate.
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Brindabella
Brindabella is a five member
electorate comprising the district of Tuggeranong (excluding
the suburb of Hume), the Woden Valley suburbs of Chifley,
Pearce and Torrens and the southern remainder of the ACT.
The name "Brindabella" is
derived from an Aboriginal word meaning "two kangaroo rats".
For generations of Canberrans, Brindabella is the name
associated with the mountain range which dominates the
southern horizon of Canberra City.
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List of current Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly
(The term of office of the current Members ends on 18 October
2008.)
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Brindabella
Mr Brendan Smyth - Liberal Party
Mr John Hargreaves - Australian Labor Party
Ms Karin MacDonald - Australian Labor Party
Mr Mick Gentleman - Australian Labor Party
Mr Steve Pratt - Liberal Party
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Ginninderra
Mr Jon Stanhope - Australian Labor Party
Mr Bill Stefaniak - Liberal Party
Ms Vicki Dunne - Liberal Party
Mr Wayne Berry - Australian Labor Party
Ms Mary Porter - Australian Labor Party
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Molonglo
Ms Katy Gallagher - Australian Labor Party
Mr Ted Quinlan - Australian Labor Party
Mr Simon Corbell - Australian Labor Party
Dr Deb Foskey - The ACT Greens
Mr Richard Mulcahy - Liberal Party
Mrs Jacqui Burke - Liberal Party
Mrs Jacqui Burke - Liberal Party
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For more information on local politics
and elections visit the
Australian Capital Territory Electoral
Commission
FEDERAL ELECTIONS
For Federal elections, Gungahlin is in the Federal Seat of
Fraser
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