2014 Casuarina by-election

A by-election for the seat of Casuarina in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 18 October 2014.^[1] The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP Kon Vatskalis, who retained the seat at the 2012 election with a 59.3 percent primary and two-party vote.^[1]^[2] It was held on the same day as the 2014 Vasse by-election in Western Australia.

Candidates

The seven candidates in ballot paper order were:^[3]

Casuarina by-election, 2014^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lauren Moss	1,579	42.1	−17.2
	Country Liberal	Harry Kypreos	1,525	40.6	−0.1
	Greens	Michael Conrad	412	11.0	+11.0
	Independent	George Mamouzellos	99	2.6	+2.6
	Independent	Trevor Jenkins	78	2.1	+2.1
	Independent	Jack Henderson	36	1.0	+1.0
	Citizens Electoral Council	Trudy Campbell	25	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			3,754	96.6	−1.4
Informal votes			133	3.4	+1.4
Turnout			3,887	70.9	−15.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lauren Moss	2,072	55.2	−4.1
	Country Liberal	Harry Kypreos	1,682	44.8	+4.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.1

^ ^a ^b 2014 Casuarina by-election: Antony Green ABC
^ Kon Vatskalis to Resign Causing Casuarina By-election: Antony Green ABC 30 July 2014
^ "Candidates List". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
^ "Division of Casuarina Results". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
^ Green, Antony. "Casuarina by-election 2014". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 October 2014.

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