Trams welcomed by Gungahlin voters

Returned Chief Minister Andrew Barr described Saturday's result as a vote for trams and has signalled that a contract for the second stage of the project will be signed in the next term of government.

Labor's success was particularly marked in Yerrabi, with Gungahlin to benefit from the first stage of light rail.

The party had won 44.3 per cent of the electorate's vote as of Monday night.

Crace father David Song will stick to driving to Civic, but said even those behind the wheel would benefit from trams thanks to reduced traffic congestion.

"I don't think I would use the tram, but [it will mean] less people travel in their cars," he said.

Harrison woman Latda Volasanh was not sold and expressed concerns about light rail's cost.

The government signed off on a $710 million contract for the Gungahlin to city tram line in May.

"I'm thinking try to improve the bus system instead," Ms Volasanh, a public transport user, said.

"If it's going to be so expensive, I'm not sure people will use it."

Gungahlin's Hyuanh Lee said trams were a given in her birthplace, South Korea. She said it made sense for a growing city to introduce the infrastructure.

"I'd like to see trams here, I think it's quite a good idea," she said.

"I can't imagine being without trams – it's so easy and so much better for traffic."

The second stage of the light rail project will take the tram line from Civic to Woden.