Labor has long been in power in the ACT but they now face strong competition from the Liberals.
While local issues have been at play, national factors are having a strong influence on the local election.
The trend around the nation is for a change of government and criticisms by Labor Party figures that the party is failing voters is having a damaging effect.
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Federal Labor's poor performance in the polls is also have an impact.
Both Liberal and Labor are continuing their fight for voters, but the high number of pre-polling votes suggests Camberrans have already made up their minds.
Amanda Cavill reports.
