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2023 Arafura by-election
The 2023 Arafura by-election was held on Saturday, 18 March 2023 to elect the next member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for the electoral division of Arafura. The by-election was triggered by the death of incumbent Labor MP Lawrence Costa, who died on 17 December 2022 and had a state funeral held for him on 1 March. The election was won by Labor candidate Manuel Brown. Chief Minister and NT Labor leader Natasha Fyles declared victory after two hours of counting.
| Party | Candidate | Background | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Liberal | Leslie Tungutalum | Deputy Mayor of the Tiwi Islands Regional Council. Son of former member for Tiwi Hyacinth Tungutalum. | |
| Labor | Manuel Brown | Former liaison officer for Costa. | |
| Federation | Alan Middleton | Party officer. |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Manuel Brown | 2,038 | 66.7 | +17.7 | |
| Country Liberal | Leslie Tungatalum | 897 | 29.4 | −10.7 | |
| Federation | Alan Middleton | 120 | 3.9 | +3.9 | |
| 3,055 | 95.1 | +0.3 | |||
| 159 | 4.9 | −0.3 | |||
| 3,214 | 58.1 | +5.4 | |||
| Labor | Manuel Brown | 2,113 | 69.2 | +15.6 | |
| Country Liberal | Leslie Tungatalum | 942 | 30.8 | −15.6 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | +15.6 |
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