1999 Blain by-election
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A by-election for the seat of Blain in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 31 July 1999. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Country Liberal Party (CLP) member Barry Coulter, a former Deputy Chief Minister. Coulter had held Blain, and its predecessors Berrimah and Palmerston, since 1983.
The CLP selected Terry Mills, a private school Principal, as its candidate. The Labor candidate was Nicole Cridland.
Results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country Liberal | Terry Mills | 1,599 | 46.4 | −27.4 | |
Labor | Nicole Cridland | 1,396 | 40.5 | +14.3 | |
Independent | Peter Gandolfi | 352 | 10.2 | +10.2 | |
Greens | Beryl Brugmans | 101 | 2.9 | +2.9 | |
Total formal votes | 3,448 | 96.6 | +3.7 | ||
Informal votes | 122 | 3.4 | −3.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,570 | 77.4 | −11.4 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country Liberal | Terry Mills | 1,838 | 53.3 | −20.5 | |
Labor | Nicole Cridland | 1,610 | 46.7 | +20.5 | |
Country Liberal hold | Swing | −20.5 |
References
[edit]- ^ 1999 Blain by-election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 31 July 1999