Members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, 1975–1979

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This is a list of members of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly from 1975 to 1979. This was the first time this body sat; it was not self-governing at this time.

Name Party Electorate Term in office
[4] Liberal Fraser 1977–1979
Ian Black Independent Canberra 1975–1979
[1] Labor Fraser 1976–1986
Greg Cornwell Liberal Fraser 1975–1986
Allan Fraser [8] Independent Fraser 1975–1978
Harold Hird Independent Fraser 1975–1986
Peter Hughes Liberal/Independent [5] Canberra 1975–1979
Trevor Kaine [4] Liberal Fraser 1975–1976, 1982–1986
Ros Kelly Labor Canberra 1975–1979
Liberal Canberra 1975–1986
Liberal Fraser 1975–1979
Independent Fraser 1975–1979
Liberal Canberra 1975–1979
[2] Liberal Canberra 1976–1979
Jim Pead Independent Canberra 1975–1982
Bill Pye [8] Independent Fraser 1978–1982
Susan Ryan [1] Labor Fraser 1975–1976
[2] Liberal Canberra 1975–1976
Labor Fraser 1975–1986
Ivor Vivian Australia Party/Democrats [7] Fraser 1975–1982
Gordon Walsh [3] Labor Canberra 1975–1977, 1979–1986
Paul Whalan [3] Labor Canberra 1977–1986
Maureen Worsley Australia Party/Independent [6] Canberra 1975–1979
1 Labor MLA Susan Ryan resigned in late 1975 in order to contest the 1975 federal election. was appointed to the casual vacancy in February 1976.
2 Liberal MLA resigned on 13 October 1976. was appointed to the casual vacancy on 5 November 1976.
3 Labor MLA Gordon Walsh resigned in February 1977. Paul Whalan was appointed to the casual vacancy on 23 February 1977.
4 Liberal MLA Trevor Kaine resigned in August 1977. was appointed to the casual vacancy on 12 October 1977.
5 Peter Hughes resigned from the Liberal Party, of which he had been leader, on 3 January 1977. He subsequently sat as an independent.
6 Maureen Worsley resigned from the Australia Party on 30 August 1977 due to her opposition to Don Chipp and the Australian Democrats merger and subsequently sat as an independent.
7 In 1977, the Australia Party became the Australian Democrats; Australia Party MLA Ivor Vivian joined the latter party.
8 Independent MLA Allan Fraser died on 12 December 1977. Bill Pye was appointed to the casual vacancy on 22 February 1978.
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