# Residents Rally > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Residents_Rally > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Residents_Rally.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residents_Rally > Source revision: 1317622679 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Former political party in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=June 2011}} {{Infobox political party | name = Residents Rally | native_name = Residents Rally for Canberra Inc | colorcode = {{Australian politics/party colours|Residents Rally}} | foundation = {{nowrap|{{Start date and age|28 October 1987}}}}
{{small|(as a group)}}{{cite web |title=Canberra groups to rally against city planning |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122111185 |publisher=The Canberra Times |access-date=31 October 2024 |page=3 |date=29 October 1987}}
{{Start date and age|1 May 1988}}
{{small|(as a party)}}{{cite web |title=Residents Rally to register as a political party |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/111970210 |publisher=The Canberra Times |access-date=31 October 2024 |page=3 |date=2 May 1988}} | registered = | abbreviation = {{hlist|RR|Rally}} | leader = [Bernard Collaery](/source/Bernard_Collaery) | dissolved = c. {{Start date and age|1995}} | split = | seats1 = {{composition bar|4|18|hex={{Australian politics/party colours|Residents Rally}}}}{{small|(1989)}} | seats1_title = [Legislative Assembly](/source/Australian_Capital_Territory_Legislative_Assembly) }} The '''Residents Rally''' ('''RR'''), officially known as the '''Residents Rally for Canberra Inc''' and also known simply as the '''Rally''', was an [Australian political party](/source/List_of_political_parties_in_Australia) that was active during the early years of [self-government](/source/Australian_Capital_Territory_(Self-Government)_Act_1988) in the [Australian Capital Territory](/source/Australian_Capital_Territory) (ACT).{{cite web |title=CITY HILL: Review of the Draft Master Plan |url=https://www6.austlii.edu.au/au/other/AUPJStaCNCET/1993/1.pdf |publisher=AustLII |access-date=31 October 2024 |date=June 1993}}{{cite web |title=CANBERRA’S PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |url=https://lakeburleygriffinguardians.org.au/canberras-west-basin-development/ |publisher=Lake Burley Griffin Guardians |access-date=31 October 2024 |date=21 September 2020}} It was led by [human rights lawyer](/source/human_rights_lawyer) [Bernard Collaery](/source/Bernard_Collaery), who described it as a "community-based urban green party".{{cite web |last1=Moore |first1=Michael |title=The government we didn't want is here to stay |url=https://citynews.com.au/2019/moore-the-government-we-didnt-want-is-here-to-stay-2/ |publisher=Canberra CityNews |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190320134257/https://citynews.com.au/2019/moore-the-government-we-didnt-want-is-here-to-stay-2/ |archive-date=20 March 2019 |date=27 February 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Collaery |first1=Bernard |title=Community Policing - an ACT Perspective |url=https://www.aic.gov.au/publications/previous%20series/proceedings/1-27/~/media/publications/proceedings/05/colaery.ashx |publisher=Australian Institute of Criminology |access-date=30 September 2009 |archive-date=30 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930055525/https://www.aic.gov.au/publications/previous%20series/proceedings/1-27/~/media/publications/proceedings/05/colaery.ashx |url-status=bot: unknown }}{{cite web |last1=Mason |first1=Leanne |title=Collaery to form party to strike at top job |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118153316/13007400 |publisher=The Canberra Times |access-date=31 October 2024 |page=1 |date=25 June 1991}} The Rally was part of the [Alliance government](/source/Alliance_(Australian_Capital_Territory)) with the [Liberals](/source/Canberra_Liberals) and the [Independents Group](/source/Independents_Group) between December 1989 and May 1991, with Collaery serving as [deputy chief minister](/source/Deputy_Chief_Minister_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory) and [attorney-general](/source/Attorney-General_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory).{{cite web |last1=Coelli |first1=Andree |title=Alliance takes the reins |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/120864704 |publisher=The Canberra Times |access-date=23 October 2024 |page=1 |date=6 December 1989}} After the Rally was sacked from the government, its MLAs supported a [no-confidence motion](/source/no-confidence_motion) which saw [Labor](/source/ACT_Labor_Party) leader [Rosemary Follett](/source/Rosemary_Follett) return as [chief minister](/source/Chief_Minister_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory).{{cite web |last1=Mason |first1=Leanne |title=Follett retakes Govt |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118148571 |publisher=The Canberra Times |access-date=21 October 2024 |page=1 |date=7 June 1991}} After failing to win any seats at the [1992 election](/source/1992_Australian_Capital_Territory_election), the Rally faded away and disbanded in the mid-1990s without contesting the [1995 election](/source/1995_Australian_Capital_Territory_election).{{cite web |last1=Grose |first1=Simon |title=Much ado about building |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/133337117 |publisher=The Canberra Times |access-date=31 October 2024 |page=10 |date=21 February 1995}} ==1989 ACT general election== In 1989, the [Australian Capital Territory](/source/Australian_Capital_Territory) was granted self-government, and [elections](/source/1989_Australian_Capital_Territory_election) were called for the new Legislative Assembly. While a number of local parties announced their intention to contest the elections, Residents Rally quickly emerged as one of the leading contenders. Residents Rally were formed in 1987 by Residents' Associations, anti-[casino](/source/Casino_Canberra) groups and the Conservation Council of the ACT.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122111185 |title=Canberra groups to rally against city planning |newspaper=[The Canberra Times](/source/The_Canberra_Times) |volume=62 |issue=19,017 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=29 October 1987 |accessdate=19 April 2021 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}} Collaery recruited eight other local identities, and while not the largest ticket, they ultimately received 9.62% of the vote. This was enough to elect four members to the Assembly - Collaery, [Norm Jensen](/source/Norm_Jensen), [Michael Moore](/source/Michael_Moore_(Australian_politician)) and Dr [Hector Kinloch](/source/Hector_Kinloch), although the complex counting system meant that it took an added two months before Kinloch was confirmed as the Assembly's final member. This left them with the same numbers in the Assembly as the Liberal Party, and only one seat behind Labor. While they had not preferenced any other party, Residents Rally agreed to support a Labor government after negotiations with both major federal parties, and Labor leader [Rosemary Follett](/source/Rosemary_Follett) became the ACT's first [Chief Minister](/source/Chief_Minister_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory). The four Residents Rally members were vocal in the first Assembly, and insisted that they be consulted on most issues. They set out full policies in many areas, as opposed to several of the other small parties in the ACT at the time, and attempted to build themselves into a political force. While their power in the Assembly suffered a blow when Moore clashed with Collaery and quit the party to sit as an independent in October 1989, Residents Rally still saw themselves as a player in ACT politics, and decided to make this clear. ==Liberal–Residents Rally alliance government== Tensions between Residents Rally and the Follett Labor government had been building for some time. The two parties had clashed over planning issues, dealings with the federal government and concerns over potential interference with the judiciary, as well as the government's support for [Casino Canberra](/source/Casino_Canberra)—which Residents Rally had vociferously campaigned against as part of their election platform. Finally, in December 1989, a dispute over legislation dealing with [pornographic videos](/source/pornography) brought the issues to climax, and Residents Rally moved a motion of no-confidence in the Follett government. They subsequently formed a coalition government with the Liberal Party and the [Independents Group](/source/Independents_Group)—three ex-members of the [No Self-Government Party](/source/No_Self-Government_Party). The deal saw Residents Rally leader Collaery become Deputy Chief Minister, and both Jensen and Kinloch become junior ministers in the new government. Their new role in government gave the party significant power, and they used this, most notably to prevent what they saw as inappropriate development in a number of areas around [Canberra](/source/Canberra). However, this also meant making allowances to the Liberal government's agenda, and as a result, the party decided not to oppose the government's closure of several schools and the [Royal Canberra Hospital](/source/Royal_Canberra_Hospital), breaking some of the promises they had made before the 1989 election. These decisions once led Labor MP [Paul Whalan](/source/Paul_Whalan) to compare them to the Liberals' federal coalition partner, the [National Party of Australia](/source/National_Party_of_Australia). Despite this, major differences began to emerge between the two parties, and in April 1991, Kinloch walked out of the coalition, though he remained a member of the party and continued to support Collaery's leadership. It was around this time that Kinloch announced that he would retire at the 1992 election, instead of running for re-election as previously announced. Only weeks later, on 29 May, the tensions between Residents Rally and the remainder of the coalition came to a head, and Liberal Chief Minister [Trevor Kaine](/source/Trevor_Kaine) expelled Residents Rally from the government. They subsequently switched their support back to Labor, and Follett was once again installed as Chief Minister. ==1992 ACT general election== When the ACT faced its second election in [February 1992](/source/1992_Australian_Capital_Territory_election), both major federal parties used stability as a major campaign theme, pointing to the two mid-term switches of government, which were almost unheard of in Australia since World War II. The tactic was apparently well received amongst a public that seemed to be tired of Residents Rally playing a "kingmaker" role, and the party's vote fell to 4.56%. As a result, both remaining members, Collaery and Jensen, lost their seats. In contrast, Moore, now sitting as an independent, got [an ally](/source/Helen_Szuty) elected to the Assembly, and continued to hold the balance of power. After their crushing defeat in 1992, Residents Rally fell apart, and had ceased to exist by the [1995 election](/source/1995_Australian_Capital_Territory_election). While Moore easily held his seat until his retirement in 2001, neither Residents Rally nor any of its other candidates have played any further role in ACT politics. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Defunct Australian political parties}} Category:Defunct political parties in the Australian Capital Territory Category:1987 establishments in Australia Category:Political parties established in 1987 Category:1995 disestablishments in Australia Category:Political parties disestablished in 1995 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Residents Rally](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residents_Rally) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Residents_Rally?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.