Northern Territory general election, 2008
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Legislative Assembly election, 2008 | ||||
Party | Vote % | Seats | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | 43.2 | ↓8.8 | 13 | ↓6 |
Country Liberal | 45.4 | ↑9.7 | 11 | ↑7 |
Independents | 1 | ↓1 | ||
Labor win |
General elections were held in the Northern Territory of Australia on 9 August 2008.[1] 23 of the 25 seats in the Legislative Assembly were contested; two safe Labor seats were uncontested. The incumbent centre-left Australian Labor Party (ALP), led by Chief Minister Paul Henderson won a narrow third term victory against the opposition centre-right Country Liberal Party (CLP), led by Terry Mills. Labor suffered a massive and unexpected swing against it, to hold a one seat majority in the new parliament.[2][3][4]
Contents |
[edit] Results
Party | Votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australian Labor Party | 34,557 | 43.2 | −8.8 | 13 | −6 | |
Country Liberal Party | 36,334 | 45.4 | +9.7 | 11 | +7 | |
NT Greens | 3,442 | 4.3 | +0.1 | 0 | 0 | |
Independents | 5,696 | 7.1 | −1.0 | 1 | −1 | |
Total | 80,029 | 25 | ||||
Australian Labor Party | 39,415 | 49.3 | −9.8 | 13 | −6 | |
Country Liberal Party | 40,614 | 50.7 | +9.8 | 11 | +7 |
Independents: Gerry Wood
Two safe seats were won by the ALP as no CLP candidate was fielded. The Greens ran in six of the 25 seats, averaging around 16 percent.[7]
[edit] Background
The first territory election for the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in 1974 saw the CLP led by Goff Letts win 17 of 19 seats on 49 per cent of the vote, while the ALP did not win a seat, on 30 per cent.[8] The CLP retained government under various leaders at each election until 2001, when the ALP led by Clare Martin unexpectedly won government, with 13 of 25 seats. The Martin-led ALP retained government in 2005 on 19 of 25 seats, leaving the CLP with four, the largest result since 1974. Clare Martin resigned as Chief Minister on the 26th November 2007 with Paul Henderson the then Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Employment, Education and Training taking over as Chief Minister with Marion Scrymgour as Deputy.
[edit] Key Dates
- Issue of writ: 22 July
- Close of roll: 8pm 24 July
- Close of nominations: 12 noon 28 July
- Postal voting commences: 31 July
- Pre-poll voting commences: 4 August
- Polling Day: 9 August
[edit] Resigning Members
The following members did not seek another term at the election.
[edit] Labor
[edit] Country Liberal
[edit] Independent
[edit] Candidates
Sitting members are in bold.
Northern Territory | |||||||
Electorate | Held by | Labor Candidate | Country Liberal Candidate | Greens Candidate | Independent Candidates | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arafura | Labor | Marion Scrymgour | Angie Seibert Tristan Mungatopi |
Jone Lotu | |||
Araluen | Country Liberal | John Gaynor | Jodeen Carney | Linda Chellew | |||
Arnhem | Labor | Malarndirri (Barbara) McCarthy Elected Unopposed |
|||||
Barkly | Labor | Gerry McCarthy | Mick Adams | Barry Nattrass Randall Gould |
|||
Blain | Country Liberal | Ken Vowles | Terry Mills | ||||
Braitling | Independent | Aaron Dick | Adam Giles | Jane Clark | Eli Melky | ||
Brennan | Labor | James Burke | Peter Chandler | ||||
Casuarina | Labor | Kon Vatskalis | Gary Haslett | ||||
Daly | Labor | Rob Knight | Wayne Connop | David Pollock | August Stevens | ||
Drysdale | notional Country Liberal | Chris Natt | Ross Bohlin | Justin Tutty | |||
Fannie Bay | Labor | Michael Gunner | Garry Lambert | ||||
Fong Lim | notional Labor | Matthew Bonson | Dave Tollner | ||||
Goyder | notional Country Liberal | Ted Warren | Kezia Purick | ||||
Greatorex | Country Liberal | Jo Nixon | Matt Conlan | Lenny Aronsten | |||
Johnston | Labor | Chris Burns | Jo Sangster | ||||
Karama | Labor | Delia Lawrie | Tony Bacus | Dorothy Fox Natalie Hunter |
|||
Katherine | Country Liberal | Sharon Hillen | Willem Westra Van Holthe | Toni Tapp Coutts | |||
Macdonnell | Labor | Alison Anderson Elected Unopposed |
|||||
Nelson | Independent | Justine Luders-Searle | Maureen Kohlman | Gerry Wood | |||
Nhulunbuy | Labor | Lynne Walker | Djwalpi Marika | ||||
Nightcliff | Labor | Jane Aagaard | Peter Manning | Emma Young | |||
Port Darwin | Labor | Kerry Sacilotto | John Elferink | Gary Abbott | |||
Sanderson | Labor | Len Kiely | Peter Styles | ||||
Stuart | Labor | Karl Hampton | Rex Granites Japanangka | ||||
Wanguri | Labor | Paul Henderson | Kerrie Kyriacou | Dean Duncan |
[edit] References
- ^ Northern Territory News: NT election on August 9th
- ^ Mills concedes defeat in NT election - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- ^ Opposition concedes NT election | The Australian
- ^ Labor narrowly wins NT election - Breaking News - National - Breaking News
- ^ Legislative Assembly results 2008: NT electoral commission
- ^ Legislative Assembly results 2005: NT electoral commission
- ^ Henderson denies NT leadership an issue: The Age 12/8/2008
- ^ Upperhouse.info - Australian Politics, Elections, Voting and More
[edit] External links
[edit] Electoral sites
[edit] Media sites
[edit] Party sites
|
|
|