1999 Blain by-election

March 2022 May 2023 Northern Territory parliamentary no 31 July 1999 150x150px Terry Mills Country Liberal Party 1,599 46.4% 27.4 150x150px Nicole Cridland Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch) 1,396 40.5% 14.3 Independent politician IND 150x150px Peter Gandofi Independent politician 352 10.2% 10.2 TPP TPP swing 53.3% 20.5 46.7% 20.5 MP Barry Coulter Country Liberal Party Terry Mills Country Liberal Party 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 Blain by-election, 19991999 Blain by-election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 31 July 1999 CLP Terry Mills 1,599 46.4 -27.4 Labor NT Nicole Cridland 1,396 40.5 +14.3 Independent Peter Gandolfi 352 10.2 +10.2 Greens NT Beryl Brugmans 101 2.9 +2.9 3,448 96.6 +3.7 122 3.4 -3.7 3,570 77.4 -11.4 CLP Terry Mills 1,838 53.3 -20.5 Labor NT Nicole Cridland 1,610 46.7 +20.5 CLP -20.5 References Category:1999 elections in Australia Category:Northern Territory by-elections Category:1990s in the Northern Territory