1979 Australian Capital Territory general election

The 1979 Australian Capital Territory general election was held on 2 June 1979 to elect all 18 members of the House of Assembly, the main elected representative body of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). This was the first election for the House after it had been renamed from Legislative Assembly.

1979 Australian Capital Territory
general election
2 June 1979
Turnout90.0% ( 2.0)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Peter Vallee Jim Leedman
Party Labor Liberal
Leader since January 1977
Leader's seat Fraser Canberra
Seats won 8 4
Seat change 4 3
Percentage 37.4% 18.5%
Swing 15.2 12.3
  Third party Fourth party
 
DEM
FAM
Leader Gordon Walsh Bev Cains
Party Democrats Family Team
Leader's seat Canberra Canberra
(won seat)
Last election Did not contest Did not contest
Seats before 1 0
Seats won 2 1
Seat change 2 3
Percentage 6.5%
Swing 6.5

The election saw a swing of 15% towards the Labor Party, while the conservative Family Team won its first seat. The Australian Democrats also contested for the first time, winning two seats.

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