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1997 Northern Territory general election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| election_name | 1997 Northern Territory general election | |
| country | Northern Territory | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1994 Northern Territory general election | |
| previous_year | 1994 | |
| next_election | 2001 Northern Territory general election | |
| next_year | 2001 | |
| seats_for_election | All 25 seats of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly | |
| majority_seats | 13 | |
| election_date | ||
| turnout | 79.0 ( 1.7 pp) | |
| image1 | ||
| leader1 | Shane Stone | |
| leader_since1 | 26 May 1995 | |
| party1 | Country Liberal Party | |
| leaders_seat1 | Port Darwin | |
| popular_vote1 | 41,722 | |
| percentage1 | 54.5% | |
| swing1 | 2.6 | |
| last_election1 | 17 seats | |
| seats_before1 | 16 | |
| seats1 | 18 | |
| seat_change1 | 2 | |
| image2 | [[File:Labor Placeholder.png | 170x170px]] |
| leader2 | Maggie Hickey | |
| leader_since2 | 16 April 1996 | |
| party2 | Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch) | |
| leaders_seat2 | Barkly | |
| popular_vote2 | 29,365 | |
| percentage2 | 38.5% | |
| swing2 | 2.9 | |
| last_election2 | 7 seats | |
| seats_before2 | 8 | |
| seats2 | 7 | |
| seat_change2 | 1 | |
| 1blank | TPP | |
| 1data1 | 57.9% | |
| 1data2 | 42.1% | |
| 2blank | TPP | |
| 2data1 | 1.6 | |
| 2data2 | 1.6 | |
| map_image | 1997 Northern Territory Election.svg | |
| map_size | 300px | |
| title | Chief Minister | |
| before_election | Shane Stone | |
| before_party | Country Liberal Party | |
| after_election | Shane Stone | |
| after_party | Country Liberal Party |
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 after Independent Noel Padgham-Purich retired.
Retiring MPs
Labor
- Neil Bell MLA (MacDonnell)
Country Liberal
- Fred Finch MLA (Leanyer)
- Rick Setter MLA (Jingili)
Independent
- Noel Padgham-Purich MLA (Nelson)
Results
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|---|
Candidates
Sitting members are listed in bold. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.
| Electorate | Held by | Labor | CLP | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arafura | Labor | Maurice Rioli | Jacob Nayinggul | ||
| Araluen | CLP | Lilliah McCulloch | Eric Poole | ||
| Arnhem | Labor | Jack Ah Kit | Alan Wright | Lance Lawrence (Ind) | |
| Thomas Maywundjiwuy (Grn) | |||||
| Barkly | Labor | Maggie Hickey | Mark John | Barry Nattrass (Ind) | |
| Blain | CLP | Richard Bawden | Barry Coulter | ||
| Braitling | CLP | Peter Brooke | Loraine Braham | ||
| Brennan | CLP | Stephen Bennett | Denis Burke | ||
| Casuarina | CLP | Douglas McLeod | Peter Adamson | ||
| Drysdale | CLP | Paul Nieuwenhoven | Stephen Dunham | Stuart Edwards (Dem) | |
| Fannie Bay | Labor | Clare Martin | Michael Kilgariff | ||
| Goyder | CLP | Wayne Connop | Terry McCarthy | Strider (Ind) | |
| Greatorex | CLP | Peter Kavanagh | Richard Lim | ||
| Jingili | CLP | Catherine Phillips | Steve Balch | Stephen Barnes (Ind) | |
| Ross Forday (Ind) | |||||
| Karama | CLP | John Tobin | Mick Palmer | ||
| Katherine | CLP | Michael Peirce | Mike Reed | Peter Byers (Ind) | |
| MacDonnell | Labor | Mark Wheeler | John Elferink | Kenneth Lechleitner (Ind) | |
| Millner | CLP | Peter O'Hagan | Phil Mitchell | Ian Mills (Ind) | |
| June Mills (Grn) | |||||
| Nelson | Independent | Theresa Francis | Chris Lugg | Dave Tollner (Ind) | |
| Nhulunbuy | Labor | Syd Stirling | Richard Davey | ||
| Nightcliff | CLP | Paul Henderson | Stephen Hatton | Theo Katapodis (Ind) | |
| Betty McCleary (Ind) | |||||
| Port Darwin | CLP | Geoffrey Carter | Shane Stone | Lex Martin (Ind) | |
| Sanderson | CLP | Michael Atkinson | Daryl Manzie | ||
| Stuart | Labor | Peter Toyne | John Bohning | ||
| Victoria River | CLP | Paul La Fontaine | Tim Baldwin | ||
| Wanguri | Labor | John Bailey | Peter Styles |
Seats changing hands
| Seat | Pre-1997 | Swing | Post-1997 | Party | Member | Margin | Margin | Member | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MacDonnell | Labor | Neil Bell | 15.9 | 18.7 | 2.8 | John Elferink | Country Liberal | ||||
| Nelson | Independent | Noel Padgham-Purich | 3.1 | 3.7 | 0.6 | Chris Lugg | Country Liberal |
Post-election pendulum
The following pendulum is known as the Mackerras pendulum, invented by psephologist Malcolm Mackerras. The pendulum works by lining up all of the seats held in the Legislative Assembly according to the percentage point margin they are held by on a two-party-preferred basis. This is also known as the swing required for the seat to change hands. Given a uniform swing to the opposition or government parties, the number of seats that change hands can be predicted.
| Katherine | Mike Reed | CLP | 24.5 |
|---|
| Nhulunbuy | Syd Stirling | ALP | 22.1 |
|---|
References
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