Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly
Legislative Assembly
11th Assembly
	Coat of Arms of Canberra
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	11 May 1989
Preceded by	House of Assembly
Leadership
Acting Speaker	Andrew Braddock, Greens ; since 10 November 2025
Deputy Speaker	Andrew Braddock, Greens ; since 6 November 2024
Manager of Government; Business	Tara Cheyne, Labor ; since 7 November 2024
Government whip	Caitlin Tough, Labor
Chief Minister	Andrew Barr, Labor ; since 11 December 2014
Leader of the Opposition	Mark Parton, Liberal ; since 10 November 2025
Structure
Seats	25
Political groups	Government (10); Labor (10); Opposition (7); Liberal (7); Crossbench (8); Greens (4); Independent Liberal (2); Carrick (1); Independents (1);
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Hare–Clark electoral system
First election	4 March 1989
Last election	19 October 2024
Next election	21 October 2028
Meeting place
	Legislative Assembly Building, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Website
	parliament.act.gov.au

The Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly is the only chamber of the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory. It sits in the Legislative Assembly Building in Canberra.

Notes

↑ Includes Elizabeth Lee and Peter Cain, who were suspended from the Canberra Liberals on 28 October 2025 for crossing the floor^[1]

↑ Bovill, Monte. "Canberra Liberals suspend backbenchers Elizabeth Lee and Peter Cain". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 28 October 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.