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title: "Murrumbidgee: members and political ads | Politics Computer"
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# Murrumbidgee

In Australian Capital Territory.

## Sitting members

- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/AAN25182_copy.png?width=96)**Chris Steel** Labor, Murrumbidgee ](https://politics.computer/mp/chris-steel)
- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ed_Cocks_-_FB_Profile_Picture_Photo.jpg?width=96)**Ed Cocks** Liberal, Murrumbidgee ](https://politics.computer/mp/ed-cocks)
- [ **Fiona Carrick** Independent, Murrumbidgee ](https://politics.computer/mp/fiona-carrick)
- [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jeremy_Hanson_2016.jpg?width=96)**Jeremy Hanson** Liberal, Murrumbidgee ](https://politics.computer/mp/jeremy-hanson)
- [ **Marisa Paterson** Labor, Murrumbidgee ](https://politics.computer/mp/marisa-paterson)

About

## About Murrumbidgee

Murrumbidgee is one of five electorates for the 25-member ACT Legislative Assembly, covering Woden Valley, Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley and parts of South Canberra. The seat elected five members at the 2016 ACT election. Its sitting members are Chris Steel and Marisa Paterson (Labor), Ed Cocks and Jeremy Hanson (Liberal), and Fiona Carrick (Independent).

Created

2016, under the Hare-Clark system

Named after

Murrumbidgee River, meaning big water in Wiradjuri

Location

Woden Valley, Weston Creek, Molonglo Valley, South Canberra, Coree, Stromlo

Casual vacancy

Ed Cocks elected on countback, 20 June 2022, replacing Giulia Jones

Sitting members

Chris Steel, Ed Cocks, Fiona Carrick, Jeremy Hanson, Marisa Paterson

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

## Who's advertising

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

We don't follow any candidate's page for Murrumbidgee yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Murrumbidgee 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)
- [Kurrajong](https://politics.computer/seats/act/kurrajong)
- [Yerrabi](https://politics.computer/seats/act/yerrabi)

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