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Revealed: the best poster from the ACT election campaign

The winning poster from Independent candidate for Ginninderra Vijay Dubey.
The winning poster from Independent candidate for Ginninderra Vijay Dubey. Photo: Supplied

Drum roll please. The winner of the best ACT election poster is ... Independent candidate for Ginninderra Vijay Dubey. 

The runner-up in the ACT election poster competition: Kim Huynh, Independent candidate for Ginninderra
The runner-up in the ACT election poster competition: Kim Huynh, Independent candidate for Ginninderra Photo: Supplied

Every poster is about attracting attention, but Mr Dubey's was simply audacious - and ridiculous - as he deliberately put a red dot on his nose to get people talking about him.

It worked. Well done.

G signs for Liberal candidate for Murrumbidgee Giulia Jones.
G signs for Liberal candidate for Murrumbidgee Giulia Jones. Photo: Supplied

Runner-up is Independent candidate for Ginninderra Dr Kim Huynh. His shirtless torso with its fake Belco tattoos was bold and arresting. It also, obscurely, referenced his  refugee past and a body that almost gave out on him as an infant fleeing on a boat from Vietnam who then recovered and thrived. Loved it.

Third place is to Liberal candidate for Murrumbidgee Giulia Jones, one of the few Liberal candidates to think outside the box with her election posters. The individual 'G's along the Tuggeranong Parkway were very pretty against the backdrop of a sunset over the National Arboretum. Nice.

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So soak it up Canberra, it's all part of the festivities of an election.

And it may not last.

If the Like Canberra Party gets into the Assembly, it wants to change the laws for the display of corflutes in future elections,

That includes new restrictions which would mean parties being allowed to display a maximum of 100 corflutes per electorate.

Parties and candidates would also not be allowed to display more than three signs each per 100 metres.

Meanwhile, Territory and Municipal Services tells us parties and candidates have 48 hours after the close of polling booths to remove the signs.

If they are not removed by 6pm on Monday, those responsible can be fined up to $220 per sign. Ouch.