This is a very quick blog post as I am catching up on stuff that has been happening while moving house. On the very day that I moved house, nominations were announced for the ACT election.
I won’t be doing a lot on this specific candidate announcement, but the final lists of candidates have now been published on my election guide.
For some historical context, check out Antony’s blog post. I particularly found his chart of candidate numbers interesting. It’s not just that the raw number of candidates has spiked, but once you adjust for the size of the Assembly there was still a significant jump in candidates in 2016, and 2024 is only slightly more than that. The larger Assembly has expanded the field of candidates. While the barrier to entry for anyone outside the three Assembly parties is high, it could be breached this year.
I’ll return to the ACT closer to the election.