The ACT's Hare-Clark system did not provide any last-minute surprises on Saturday and the number of seats each party won remained at the total predicted on election night – 12 Labor, 11 Liberals and two Greens.

Canberrans have made their voices heard, and while the light rail referendum has now given a mandate to the Barr government to deliver it, the public have spoken on other issues as well.

The 2016 election has delivered a majority female ACT government for the first time with 13 MLAs elected – two in Brindabella, three in Ginninderra, two in Kurrajong, three in Murrumbidgee and two in Yerrabi.

Voters have delivered a win for diversity and we wait with interest as to how this might positively affect the Legislative Assembly and the running of the territory.

That's a change in proportion of female MLAs from about 40 per cent in the 2012 cohort to 56 per cent in the 2016 crop of elected politicians.

As re-elected Labor minister and expected deputy Chief Minister Yvette Berry said, the electorate decided it wanted more women to represent them.

"When you have more women involved in government and in the decision-making process, there is more of a focus on the issues that affect women," she said.

A loss of diversity in the Assembly has also occurred, with the ACT's first Indigenous MLA Dr Chris Bourke failing to win back his seat.

The ACT Greens on Saturday celebrated the doubling of the party's representation in the Legislative Assembly but would not be drawn on whether leader Shane Rattenbury will remain in the ministry or move to the crossbench.

It would be a shame for Mr Rattenbury to relinquish his mantle as one of the top four ministers.

This is just one of the major decisions that will have an impact on the running of the territory, so too the naming of new ministers and re-shuffling of portfolios.

And the Canberra Liberals need to deal with the ugly debate over the party's leadership, in light of the squandering of the chance to wrestle back power.