Northern Territory general election, 1997
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A general election was held in the Northern Territory on Saturday August 30, 1997, and was won by the incumbent Country Liberal Party (CLP).
Shane Stone continued as Chief Minister.
During the previous term, the CLP had lost the seat of Fannie Bay to Labor in a by-election. The CLP did not win the seat back, but managed to take MacDonnell from Labor and Nelson from Independent Noel Padgham-Purich.
Retiring MPs
Labor
- Neil Bell MLA (MacDonnell)
Country Liberal
- Fred Finch MLA (Leanyer)
- Rick Setter MLA (Jingili)
Independent
- Noel Padgham-Purich MLA (Nelson)
Results
Northern Territory general election, 30 August 1997[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 101,886 | |||||
Votes cast | 80,479 | Turnout | 79.0% | –1.7% | ||
Informal votes | 4,161 | Informal | 5.0% | +1.2% | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Country Liberal | 41,722 | 54.7% | +2.8% | 18 | +1 | |
Labor | 29,365 | 38.5% | -2.9% | 7 | ±0 | |
Independent | 4,327 | 5.7% | –0.2% | 0 | –1 | |
Democrats | 484 | 0.6% | +0.5% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Greens | 420 | 0.6% | –0.2% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Total | 76,318 | 25 | ||||
Two-party-preferred | ||||||
Country Liberal | 57.9% | +1.6 | ||||
Labor | 42.1% | –1.6 | ||||
Candidates
Sitting members are in bold. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.
References
- ↑ "Legislative Assembly General Election 1997". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
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