1958 Northern Territory Legislative Council by-elections

March 2024 Northern Territory parliamentary no 1957 Northern Territory Legislative Council election 1957 1960 Northern Territory Legislative Council election 1960 28 June 1958 Independent politician IND 150x140px N/A Independent politician N/A 4 4 150x150px Paddy Carroll Darwin Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch) N/A 1 1 Australian Labor Party IND 150x140px Richard Ward Darwin Independent Labor DD2F27 N/A 1 1 The 1958 Northern Territory legislative by-elections were held on 28 June 1958 to elect all six members of the partly elected Northern Territory Legislative Council, the governing body of the Northern Territory of Australia. The 1957 election had stressed the need for reform of the council, with virtually unanimous support in the council for elected members to constitute a majority. In 1958, a year after the first meeting of the council, every elected member resigned in frustration with the refusal of the federal government to announce such a reform. The resignations triggered by-elections on 28 June for all seats — effectively another general election, although not in application of the Northern Territory (Administration) Act 1947.Jaensch Dean The Legislative Council of the Northern Territory: An Electoral History 1947–1974 1990 Australian National University Darwin All previous members were elected unopposed, except for Len Purkiss, who was re-elected with an increased majority in Tennant Creek. References 1958 Northern Category:1950s in the Northern Territory 1958