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# Kurrajong

In Australian Capital Territory.

## Sitting members

- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/AndrewBarrportrait_(cropped).jpg?width=96)**Andrew Barr** Labor, Kurrajong ](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-barr)
- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Elizabeth_Lee_MLA_(cropped).jpg?width=96)**Elizabeth Lee** Liberal, Kurrajong ](https://politics.computer/mp/elizabeth-lee)
- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Photo_of_Rachel_Stephen-Smith_MLA.jpg?width=96)**Rachel Stephen-Smith** Labor, Kurrajong ](https://politics.computer/mp/rachel-stephen-smith)
- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rebecca_Vassarotti_2020_(cropped).jpg?width=96)**Rebecca Vassarotti** Greens, Kurrajong ](https://politics.computer/mp/rebecca-vassarotti)
- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/ThomasEmerson2021.png?width=96)**Thomas Emerson** Independent, Kurrajong ](https://politics.computer/mp/thomas-emerson)

About

## About Kurrajong

Kurrajong is one of the five electorates for the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, which uses the Hare-Clark system with 25 members. It covers most of the Canberra Central district and the Jerrabomberra, Kowen and Majura districts. The current members are Andrew Barr (Labor), Elizabeth Lee (Liberal), Rachel Stephen-Smith (Labor), Rebecca Vassarotti (Greens) and Thomas Emerson (Independent).

Created

2016, when Hare-Clark with five electorates was introduced

Members elected

Five members at the 2016 ACT election

Named after

Aboriginal word for the shade tree Brachychiton populneus, and Kurrajong Hill

Previous members

Steve Doszpot (Liberal) died 25 November 2017; replaced by Candice Burch on countback

Boundary change

Deakin and Yarralumla moved to Murrumbidgee in 2019; Forrest and Red Hill moved in 2023

Sitting members

Andrew Barr, Elizabeth Lee, Rachel Stephen-Smith, Rebecca Vassarotti, Thomas Emerson

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurrajong%5Felectorate), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

## Who's advertising

MPs and candidates for Kurrajong whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.

We don't follow any candidate's page for Kurrajong yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Kurrajong are on the [spending](https://politics.computer/who) page.

## Other electorates in Australian Capital Territory

- [Brindabella](https://politics.computer/seats/act/brindabella)
- [Ginninderra](https://politics.computer/seats/act/ginninderra)
- [Murrumbidgee](https://politics.computer/seats/act/murrumbidgee)
- [Yerrabi](https://politics.computer/seats/act/yerrabi)

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