2013 Wanguri by-election

2013 Wanguri by-election

16 February 2013

First party Second party   Candidate Nicole Manison Rhianna Harker Party Labor Country Liberal Popular vote 2,428 1,059 Percentage 65.2% 28.4% Swing 8.2pp 14.6pp TPP 69.5% 30.6% TPP swing 12.4pp 12.4pp

MP before election Paul Henderson Labor Elected MP Nicole Manison Labor

A by-election for the seat of Wanguri in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 16 February 2013. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor Party (ALP) member and former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory Paul Henderson on 25 January 2013, following the defeat of Henderson's government at the 2012 territory election.

Candidates

Nominations for the by-election closed on 1 February 2013. Rhianna Harker, who contested Wanguri at the 2012 general election, was endorsed by the Country Liberal Party as its candidate. The Australian Labor Party candidate was Nicole Manison. Peter Rudge contested the by-election as an independent candidate—he had previously stood as a candidate for Nightcliff in the 2012 election.

Results

Wanguri by-election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nicole Manison	2,428	65.2	+8.2
	Country Liberal	Rhianna Harker	1,059	28.4	−14.6
	Independent	Peter Rudge	237	6.4	+6.4
Total formal votes			3,724	96.4	–1.7
Informal votes			141	3.6	+1.7
Turnout			3,865	77.5	−11.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nicole Manison	2,585	69.4	+12.4
	Country Liberal	Rhianna Harker	1,139	30.6	−12.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.4

External links

• Division of Wanguri (Northern Territory Electoral Commission)
• Antony Green: 2013 Wanguri by-election (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)