Fiona Carrick
{{short description|Australian politician}}
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| office1 = Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for Murrumbidgee
| term_start1 = 19 October 2024
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| office2 = President of the
Woden Valley Community Council
| term_start2 = 2016
| term_end2 = 18 January 2024
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| successor2 = Caroline Le Couteur
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| party = Fiona Carrick Independent (since 2024)
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| website = {{url|https://fionacarrick.com/}}
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Fiona Carrick is an Australian politician who has served as a member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for the electorate of Murrumbidgee since 2024.{{cite news |title=Live: Labor has won a seventh consecutive term in power in the Australian Capital Territory |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-19/2024-act-election-follow-live/104477892 |access-date=19 October 2024 |work=ABC News |date=19 October 2024 |language=en-AU}}
Political career
From 2016 to 2024, Carrick served as the president of the Woden Valley Community Council.
Carrick contested the 2020 Australian Capital Territory election, attracting the largest share of the vote for an independent candidate. She came fourth in initial preferences, but ultimately failed to be elected following preference flows.{{cite news |title=ACT independent Fiona Carrick joined by support candidate |url=https://canberradaily.com.au/act-independent-fiona-carrick-joined-by-support-candidate/ |access-date=19 October 2024 |work=Canberra Daily |agency=Newstime Media |date=23 July 2024 |language=en-AU}}
Carrick ran again in the 2024 election, this time for the "Fiona Carrick Independent" party.{{cite news |last1=Midena |first1=Kate |last2=Gore |first2=Charlotte |title=Who are the minor parties running in the 2024 ACT election? |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-12/minor-parties-act-election-2024-candidates/104460286 |access-date=19 October 2024 |work=ABC News |date=11 October 2024 |language=en-AU}} She was successful, and alongside Independents for Canberra leader Thomas Emerson, became the first independents elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly in 23 years.{{cite news |last1=Roberts |first1=Georgia |title=The independent wave hits the ACT as Andrew Barr promises a 'progressive and stable' crossbench |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-20/the-independent-wave-hits-the-act/104493814 |access-date=19 October 2024 |work=ABC News |date=19 October 2024 |language=en-AU}}{{cite news |last1=Glenday |first1=James |title='An "It's Time" vibe': The independents hoping to shake up Canberra's status quo |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-20/what-influence-might-independents-have-on-the-act-election/104373246 |access-date=19 October 2024 |work=ABC News |date=20 September 2024 |language=en-AU}}
Fiona Carrick Independent
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FCI
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| foundation = 7 June 2024
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Carrick applied with the Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission to register a party named "Fiona Carrick Independent" on 7 June 2024.{{Cite news|title=Fiona Carrick Independent apply to register as a political party for ACT Legislative Assembly elections|url=https://www.elections.act.gov.au/about-the-commission/publications/news-archives/fiona-carrick-independent-apply-to-register-as-a-political-party-for-act-legislative-assembly-elections|website=Australian Capital Territory Electoral Commission|location=Canberra|date=7 June 2024|access-date=21 October 2024}} It was officially registered on 25 June 2024.{{cite web |title=Electoral (Registration of Political Parties – Fiona Carrick Independent) Notice 2024 |url=https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/ni/2024-322/ |publisher=ACT Government |access-date=19 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240922003840/https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/ni/2024-322/ |archive-date=22 September 2024 |date=24 June 2024}}