1989 Wanguri by-election

1989 Wanguri by-election
19 August 1989
  First party Second party
 
Candidate John Bailey John Taylor
Party Labor Country Liberal
Popular vote 1,000 686
Percentage 36.8% 25.3%
Swing 2.3 16.0
TPP 58.0% 42.0%
TPP swing 17.4 17.4
  Third party Fourth party
 
NAT
Candidate Debra Beattie-Burnett Graeme Bavis
Party Greens Nationals
Popular vote 453 442
Percentage 16.7% 16.3%
Swing 16.7 7.9
MP before election

Don Dale
Country Liberal

Elected MP

John Bailey
Labor

A by-election for the seat of Wanguri in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 19 August 1989. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Country Liberal Party (CLP) Cabinet Minister Don Dale. The seat had been held by Dale since its creation in 1983.

Results

Wanguri by-election, 1989[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Bailey 1,000 36.8 +2.3
Country Liberal John Taylor 686 25.3 −16.0
Greens Debra Beattie-Burnett 453 16.7 +16.7
NT Nationals Graeme Bevis 442 16.3 −7.9
Independent Robyne Burridge 133 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 2,714 96.7 +0.5
Informal votes 122 4.3 −0.5
Turnout 2,836 82.1 −5.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Bailey 1,575 58.0 +17.4
Country Liberal John Taylor 1,139 42.0 −17.4
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +17.4

References

  1. ^ 1989 Wanguri by-election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 March 1987
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