ACT Labor Party
The ACT Labor Party, officially known as the Australian Labor Party (Australian Capital Territory Branch) and commonly referred to simply as ACT Labor, is the ACT branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). The branch is the current ruling party in the Capital Territory and is led by Andrew Barr, who has concurrently served as chief minister of the Australian Capital Territory since 2014. It is one of two major parties in the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, and is currently in a coalition with the ACT Greens.
ACT Labor ACT Labor Party | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Andrew Barr |
| Deputy Leader | Yvette Berry |
| President | Brooke Muscat |
| Secretary | Ash van Dijk |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Headquarters | 1st Floor, 222 City Walk, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| Youth wing | Australian Young Labor |
| Women's wing | Labor Women's Network |
| LGBT wing | Rainbow Labor |
| Norfolk Island sub-branch | Norfolk Labor (until 2015) |
| Membership (2021) | 2,000 |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Australian Labor |
| Colours | Red |
| Slogan | "On Your Side" |
| Legislative Assembly | 10 / 25 |
| House of Representatives | 3 / 3 (ACT seats) |
| Senate | 1 / 2 (ACT seats) |
| Website | |
| www | |
Originally a part of the New South Wales Labor Party, the ALP National Conference established an autonomous ACT Branch in 1973. There have been four Labor Chief Ministers since self-government in 1989. The most recent is the current Chief Minister, Andrew Barr, who has served since 2014.
The current ACT Labor Platform notes that the objective of the party is social justice and the pursuit of a fair, just and equitable society.