1980 Northern Territory general election

April 2022 1980 Northern Territory general election Northern Territory parliamentary no 1977 Northern Territory general election 1977 1983 Northern Territory general election 1983 All 19 seats of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly 10 yes 1980 06 07 78.0 ( 2.1 pp) Paul Everingham.jpg 130 130 170 0 0 center Paul Everingham 13 August 1977 Country Liberal Party Jingili 20,065 50.0% 9.9 12 seats 11 1 Jon Isaacs.jpg 155 130 170 0 10 center Jon Isaacs 21 September 1977 Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch) Millner 15,818 39.4% 1.2 6 seats 7 1 1980 Northern Territory Election.svg 300px Chief Minister Paul Everingham Country Liberal Party Paul Everingham Country Liberal Party A general election was held in the Northern Territory on Saturday June 7, 1980. It was the first to be held since self-government was attained two years earlier, and was won by the incumbent Country Liberal Party (CLP) under Chief Minister Paul Everingham. Although the CLP's share of the vote increased by almost 10 percentage points, it lost one seat. The only independent member of the Legislative Assembly, Dawn Lawrie, retained her seat of Nightcliff. Results Results of the Northern Territory general election, 1980File:1980 NT Legislative Assembly.svg Summary of the results of the 1980 Northern Territory general election. Legislative Assemblyhttps://ntec.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/1238018/1980_LA_general_election.pdf 1980 General election (PDF 731KB) 1980 ntec.nt.gov.au Northern Territory Electoral Commission 7 March 2024 Country Liberal Labor Independents Democrats Marijuana Progress 1 1 9.84 11 7 1 0 0 0 0 1.16 3.54 0.88 0.68 9.24 Christian Democrat New 20065 15818 3251 352 272 210 188 53218 1328 18.14 0.53 #A4C639 #cc7722Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Country Liberal Country Liberal Party 50.0 Labor Australian Labor Party 39.4 Democrats Democrats 0.9 Marijuana Marijuana 0.7 Progress Progress 0.5 Others #777777 0.5 Independents Independent (politician) 8.1 Seats #ddd 600px 410px Country Liberal Country Liberal Party 57.9 Labor Australian Labor Party 36.8 Independents Independent (politician) 5.3 Candidates Sitting members are listed in bold. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Electorate Held by Labor CLP Other Alice Springs CLP Ted Hampton Denis Collins Rod Oliver (Ind)Dave Pollock (Ind)Arnhem Labor Bob Collins Gatjil Djerrkura Mark McAleer (AMP)Barkly CLP William Thomson Ian Tuxworth Neville Andrews (PP)Casuarina CLP Dennis Bree Nick Dondas Klaus Roth (Dem)Elsey CLP Maged Aboutaleb Les MacFarlane Patricia Davies (Ind)James Forscutt (Ind)Lawrence Hughes (Ind)R. T. Reilly (Ind)Fannie Bay Labor Pam O'Neil Ella Stack Gillen CLP Rosalie McDonald Jim Robertson Jingili CLP Peter Hansen Paul Everingham Peter Read (Dem)Ludmilla CLP Kay Spurr Roger Steele Roy Barden (Ind)Macdonnell Labor Neville Perkins Rosalie Kunoth-Monks Millner Labor Jon Isaacs John Robinson Nhulunbuy CLP Dan Leo Milton Ballantyne Michael O'Reilly (Ind)Nightcliff Independent Anne Amos Charles Coombs (CDP)Dawn Lawrie (Ind)Port Darwin CLP Jack Haritos Tom Harris Len Myles (Dem)Peter Taylor (AMP)Sanderson Labor June D'Rozario Daryl Manzie Ron Mann (CDP)Stuart CLP John Thomas Roger Vale Stuart Park CLP Peter Cavanagh Marshall Perron John Duffy (AMP)Terry Wilson (Ind)Tiwi CLP Harry Maschke Noel Padgham-Purich Len McAlear (Ind)Jenny Smither (AMP)Victoria River Labor Jack Doolan John Millhouse Bronte Douglass (Ind)Jack McCarthy (Ind) Seats changing hands Seat Pre-1980 Swing Post-1980 Party Member Margin Margin Member Party Nhulunbuy  Country Liberals Milton Ballantyne 6.1 N/A 4.4 Dan Leo Labor  References Jaensch Dean Wade-Marshall Deborah Northern Territory Electoral Atlas 1974–1984 1984 Australian National University/Flinders University 0959924698 Category:Elections in the Northern Territory Category:1980 elections in Australia Category:1980s in the Northern Territory Category:June 1980 in Australia