[5] Hird's resignation in 1975 was in order to stand as the running mate for former Liberal Prime Minister John Gorton's attempt to win an ACT Senate seat as an Independent.
[10] Hird ran again, leading a ticket called 'The Better Management – An Independent Team', with seven other candidates in 1992 (which also included former MHA Bev Cains and former Advisory Council member Alan Fitzgerald), and was again unsuccessful.
[11] On his third attempt running for the ACT Legislative Assembly, Hird was successful in 1995, this time as a candidate for the Liberal Party.
The Auditor-General also found that as there were no established guidelines for Ministers, Members of the Assembly, nor public servants in how to act in such matters.
In considering the request, the Commissioner and the full Commission had regard to the level of accuracy achieved by the data entry of paper ballots and the computer count.
In 2005, the ACT Electoral Commissioner cancelled the party's registration at the request of the Secretary of the Harold Hird Independent Group.