Australian Capital Territory general election, 2001
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| Legislative Assembly election, 2001 | ||||
| Party | Vote % | Seats | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | 41.7 | ↑4.0 | 8 | ↑2 |
| Liberal | 31.6 | ↓6.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Greens | 9.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Democrats | 8.0 | ↑2.9 | 1 | ↑1 |
| Others | 0 | ↓3 | ||
| Hung parliament | ||||
Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday, October 20, 2001. The result was another hung parliament, however the Australian Labor Party, led by Jon Stanhope, overtook the Liberal Party of Australia as the largest party in the assembly. Stanhope replaced the Liberals' Gary Humphries as Chief Minister on November 5.
[edit] Meninga candidacy
The 2001 campaign is perhaps best remembered for the short-lived candidacy of rugby league veteran Mal Meninga. Moments after announcing that he would run for the Legislative Assembly on ABC Radio, Meninga pulled out mid-sentence: "And the thing about that is, I guess, I was a public figure and I was put on the podium where I was just a person out there . . . I'm buggered, I'm sorry, I have to resign."
