Residents Rally
Residents Rally Residents Rally for Canberra Inc | |
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| Leader | Bernard Collaery |
| Founded | 28 October 1987 (as a group) 1 May 1988 (as a party) |
| Dissolved | c. 1995 |
| Legislative Assembly | 4 / 18 (1989) |
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 that was active during the early years of self-government in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It was led by human rights lawyer Bernard Collaery, who described it as a "community-based urban green party".
The Rally was part of the Alliance government with the Liberals and the Independents Group between December 1989 and May 1991, with Collaery serving as deputy chief minister and attorney-general. After the Rally was sacked from the government, its MLAs supported a no-confidence motion which saw Labor leader Rosemary Follett return as chief minister.
After failing to win any seats at the 1992 election, the Rally faded away and disbanded in the mid-1990s without contesting the 1995 election.