1968 Northern Territory Legislative Council election

Northern Territory parliamentary no 1965 Northern Territory Legislative Council election 1965 1971 Northern Territory Legislative Council election 1971 26 October 1968 150x150px Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch) 3 3 4 1 150x150px Country 008000 Did not contest 1 4 3 150x150px Liberal 080CAB Did not contest 0 0 The 1968 Northern Territory Legislative Council election was held on 26 October 1968 to elect 11 members of the partly elected Northern Territory Legislative Council, the governing body of the Northern Territory of Australia. Prior to this election, the three non-government nominees were replaced by three further elected members. However, the Commonwealth still held the right of veto.Jaensch, D. (1990) The Legislative Council of the Northern Territory: An Electoral History 1947–1974, Australian National University North Australia Research Unit, Darwin. 0-7315-0873-4. This was the first election for the council contested by the Country Party and Liberal Party, both predecessors to the territory's Country Liberal Party. Incumbent North Australia Party MLC Tony Greatorex joined the Country Party prior to the election.Ninety Not Out: The Nationals 1920-2010 Paul Davey 184 UNSW Press 9781742231662 2010 The election also saw the council's first Indigenous candidates, with George Winunduj running in Arnhem and Joyce Clague running in Stuart. Winunduj finished 10 votes behind Rupert Kentish (Country) on first preferences, but preferences from third-placed Maurie Balke (Liberal) favoured Kentish.Aborigine likely to lose https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/136952794 Trove The Canberra Times Results Territory Labor Party 4 +1 Country Party 4 +4 Liberal Party 0 0 Independents 3 –1 +3 Aftermath By-elections Harry Chan, the independent member for Fannie Bay and President of the Legislative Council, died on 5 August 1969. Joe Fisher, a mining consultant and former appointed non-official member, was elected to replace him at a by-election on 20 September 1969. Labor MLC for Nightcliff, Fred Drysdale, died on 15 December 1969. Labor lost the seat at a by-election on 31 January 1970, with independent Norman Cooper elected. Independent MLC Harold Brennan resigned as member for Victoria River (and from council for the third time) on 10 December 1969, in this instance to contest the federal Division of Northern Territory at the 1969 federal election. He was unsuccessful, and was returned to a council through a by-election on 20 December 1969. References 1968 Northern Territory Category:1960s in the Northern Territory