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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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
[edit]- ^ 1989 Wanguri by-election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 March 1987