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ACT Labor wins seventh consecutive term in government
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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10/20/2024
Andrew Barr's Labor party has been returned for an historic seventh term in government in the act. The election also saw the return of independents to the territory's parliament.
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There was a fair amount of optimism from the Canberra Liberals early in the evening, but
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as the night wore on, things went Labor's way.
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The party retaining 10 of its seats in the 25-member Legislative Assembly.
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Despite Greens Ministers Rebecca Vazirotti and Emma Davidson losing their seats, the
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Greens were able to hang on to some seats, including that of leader Shane Rattenbury,
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and independents were elected, including Tom Emerson, the son of former Labor Federal
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politician Craig Emerson, and Fiona Carrick, the former head of the Woden Valley Community
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Council, opening the way to Labor to form a coalition government.
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There's a little bit of counting to go, but it does look that the crossbench will be five,
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and five people who hold progressive values, and whose natural partner would be a Labor
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government.
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They're a few political duos that I think that have forged and maintained a relationship
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as long as Andrew and Shane, and they certainly have cemented themselves in the history books
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as they embark perhaps on another coalition government.
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The election count will continue over the coming days, and some of the results could
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change, but in the meantime there'll be some soul-searching from the Canberra Liberals
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about why they're now facing a seventh term in opposition.
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