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Independent ACT Legislative Assembly

# Thomas Emerson

Member for [Kurrajong](https://election.computer/seats/act/kurrajong) 

## About Thomas Emerson

Thomas Emerson is an Independent member for the seat of Kurrajong in the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, serving since October 2024\. He previously led Independents for Canberra, a party he co-founded in January 2024, and resigned from it in February 2025\. Before entering parliament he worked as an advisor to senator David Pocock.

Born

1993

Education

Philosophy degree, Australian National University, 2017

First elected

2024 ACT election, as an Independents for Canberra candidate

Previous party role

Leader of Independents for Canberra, January 2024 to February 2025

Before parliament

Advisor to senator David Pocock

Father

Craig Emerson, former federal Minister for Small Business and Minister for Trade and Competitiveness

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas%5FEmerson%5F%28politician%29), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

We follow Thomas Emerson's Facebook page but haven't seen a paid ad from it yet.

[See this page in Meta's Ad Library](https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active%5Fstatus=all&ad%5Ftype=political%5Fand%5Fissue%5Fads&country=AU&view%5Fall%5Fpage%5Fid=205986345938813) 

## Other Independent members of the ACT Legislative Assembly

- [ **Fiona Carrick** Independent, Murrumbidgee ](https://election.computer/mp/fiona-carrick)
- [ **Leanne Castley** Independent, Yerrabi ](https://election.computer/mp/leanne-castley)

Photo: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ThomasEmerson2021.png). Party and seat checked against Wikipedia's list of members of the ACT Legislative Assembly on 11 November 2026\.

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Ads and spend from Meta's Ad Library, checked every Sunday, last on 11 Nov 2026\. Meta reports spend as a range for each ad, so every total here is a range too.

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