2008 Northern Territory general election

Australian election October 2020 2008 Northern Territory general election Northern Territory parliamentary no 2005 Northern Territory general election 2005 2012 Northern Territory general election 2012 All 25 seats of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly 13 yes 2008 08 09 75.7 ( 4.4 pp) Paul Henderson in 2001.jpg 130 130 170 10 0 center Paul Henderson 26 November 2007 Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch) Wanguri 43.18% 34,557 8.76 19 seats 13 6 Terry Mills in 2005 (cropped).jpg 135 130 170 0 2 center Terry Mills 29 January 2008 Country Liberal Party Blain 45.40% 36,334 9.67 4 seats 11 7 TPP 49.3% 50.7% TPP 9.2 9.2 2008 Northern Territory Election.svg 300px Chief Minister Paul Henderson Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch) Paul Henderson Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch) General elections were held in the Northern Territory of Australia on 9 August 2008.http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2008/07/21/4754_ntnews.html NT election on 9 August Ntnews.com.au 21 July 2008 27 January 2012 Of the 25 seats in the Legislative Assembly, 23 were contested; two safe Labor seats were uncontested. The incumbent centre-left Labor Party (ALP), led by Chief Minister Paul Henderson won a narrow third term victory against the opposition centre-right Country Liberal Party (CLP), led by Terry Mills. Labor suffered a massive and unexpected swing against it, to hold a one-seat majority in the new parliament.http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/11/2331687.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20080811171502/http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/08/11/2331687.htm dead 11 August 2008 Mills concedes defeat in NT election Australian Broadcasting Corporation 11 August 2008 27 January 20125 Minutes 10 Minutes http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24162355-12377,00.html Opposition concedes NT election The Australian 27 January 2012 March 2025 medicmedichttp://news.smh.com.au/national/labor-narrowly-wins-nt-election-20080811-3t4l.html Labor narrowly wins NT election News.smh.com.au 11 August 2008 27 January 2012 Results Results of the Northern Territory general election, 2008 ↓ 13 1 11 ALP Ind CLP File:2008 NT Legislative Assembly.svg Results of the 2008 Northern Territory general election, Legislative AssemblyDetails of NT 2008 Election http://www.abc.net.au/elections/archive/nt/NT2008_Results.pdf ABC #f00011 #ff7f00 Labor Country Liberal 34557 36334 8.76 9.67 -6 +7 #dcdcdc Independents -1 1.04 13 11 1 5696 #10c25b Greens ±0 0 0.13 3442 110289 3407 -5.70 +0.34 y Two-party-preferred vote Labor 39415 Country Liberal 40614 Independents: Gerry Wood Arnhem and MacDonnell were won by the ALP by default as no other candidates nominated, and therefore do not contribute to votes in the above result table. The Greens ran in six of the 25 seats, averaging around 16 percent.http://news.theage.com.au/national/henderson-denies-nt-leadership-an-issue-20080812-3tyu.html Henderson denies NT leadership an issue News.theage.com.au 12 August 2008 27 January 2012 Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Heritage, Minister for Parks and Wildlife Len Kiely was defeated as was Minister for Sport and Recreation, Corporate and Information Services Matthew Bonson. Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Country Liberal Country Liberal Party 45.4 Labor Australian Labor Party 43.2 Greens Australian Greens 4.3 Independents Independent (politician) 7.1 Two-party-preferred vote #ddd 600px 410px Country Liberal Country Liberal Party 50.7 Labor Australian Labor Party 49.3 Seats #ddd 600px 410px Labor Australian Labor Party 52.0 Country Liberal Country Liberal Party 44.0 Independents Independent (politician) 4.00 Background The CLP had dominated the Legislative Assembly from its creation in 1974 until 2001, when Clare Martin led Labor to government by one seat. Four years later, Labor was reelected in a landslide that surprised even the most optimistic Labor observers, reducing the CLP to only four seats. Labor even managed to oust Opposition Leader Denis Burke in his own seat. Martin resigned in 2007, shortly after a federal intervention, and was succeeded by Education Minister Paul Henderson. In January 2008, Opposition Leader Jodeen Carney faced a challenge from her deputy, Terry Mills. Carney rebuffed a proposal to swap posts with Mills (in which she would have become deputy leader under Mills), instead calling a spill. When the vote was tied, Carney declared that a tie vote was not a vote of confidence and resigned, leaving Mills to take the leadership unopposed. Hoping to take advantage of a booming economy and the recent change in opposition leadership, Henderson opted to call an election a year before it was due. The writs were dropped only days after the gazetting of new electoral boundaries. The Electoral Commission didn't have nearly enough time to notify voters of their new electorates, and a number of Labor MPs swept into office on the back of the 2005 landslide were unable to connect with new constituents on the hustings. The CLP regained much of what it had lost in its severe beating of three years prior. Notably, it retook two seats in Palmerston that it had lost to Labor in the 2005 landslide. While the CLP won a slim majority of the two-party vote (aided by two Labor incumbents being reelected unopposed), Labor retained all but one seat in northern Darwin, allowing it to win a third term. Labor was only assured of reelection when it won Martin's old seat of Fannie Bay by a narrow 78 votes. Key dates Issue of writ: 22 July Close of roll: 8pm 24 July Close of nominations: 12 noon 28 July Postal voting commences: 31 July Pre-poll voting commences: 4 August Polling Day: 9 August Retiring members The following members did not seek another term at the election. Labor Clare Martin (Fannie Bay) Elliot McAdam (Barkly) Syd Stirling (Nhulunbuy) Country Liberal Fay Miller (Katherine) Independent Loraine Braham (Braitling) Candidates Sitting members are listed in bold. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Electorate Held by Labor CLP Greens Independent Arafura Labor Marion Scrymgour Tristan MungatopiAngie Siebert Jone Lotu Araluen CLP John Gaynor Jodeen Carney Linda Chellew Arnhem Labor Malarndirri McCarthy Barkly Labor Gerry McCarthy Mick Adams Randall GouldBarry Nattrass Blain CLP Ken Vowles Terry Mills Braitling Independent Aaron Dick Adam Giles Jane Clark Eli Melky Brennan Labor James Burke Peter Chandler Casuarina Labor Kon Vatskalis Gary Haslett Daly Labor Rob Knight Wayne Connop David Pollock August Stevens Drysdale CLP Chris Natt Ross Bohlin Justin Tutty Fannie Bay Labor Michael Gunner Garry Lambert Fong Lim Labor Matthew Bonson Dave Tollner Goyder CLP Ted Warren Kezia Purick Greatorex CLP Jo Nixon Matt Conlan Lenny Aronsten Johnston Labor Chris Burns Jo Sangster Karama Labor Delia Lawrie Tony Bacus Dorothy FoxNatalie Hunter Katherine CLP Sharon Hillen Willem Westra van Holthe Toni Tapp Coutts Macdonnell Labor Alison Anderson Nelson Independent Justine Luders-Searle Maureen Kohlman Gerry Wood Nhulunbuy Labor Lynne Walker Djwalpi Marika Nightcliff Labor Jane Aagaard Peter Manning Emma Young Port Darwin Labor Kerry Sacilotto John Elferink Gary Abbott Sanderson Labor Len Kiely Peter Styles Stuart Labor Karl Hampton Rex Granites Japanangka Wanguri Labor Paul Henderson Kerry Kyriacou Duncan Dean Seats changing hands Seat Pre-2008 Swing Post-2008 Party Member Margin Margin Member Party Braitling  Independent Loraine Braham 0.9 N/A 23.6* Adam Giles Country Liberal  Brennan  Labor James Burke 0.6 3.4 2.7 Peter Chandler Country Liberal  Drysdale**  Labor Chris Natt −0.5 9.6 10.1 Ross Bohlin Country Liberal  Fong Lim  Labor notional - new seat 11.5 13.7 2.2 Dave Tollner Country Liberal  Goyder**  Labor Ted Warren -0.5 7.4 7.9 Kezia Purick Country Liberal  Port Darwin  Labor Kerry Sacilotto 1.9 5.0 3.0 John Elferink Country Liberal  Sanderson  Labor Len Kiely 10.0 17.4 7.4 Peter Styles Country Liberal  Members listed in italics did not contest their seat at this election. *Braitling's second figure is CLP vs. Labor **Due to boundary changes, Drysdale and Goyder were notionally CLP at the time of this election. However, as they were held by members of the ALP at this time, they are still included in this table. Electoral pendulum The following pendulum is known as the Mackerras pendulum, invented by psephologist Malcolm Mackerras. The pendulum works by lining up all of the seats held in the Legislative Assembly according to the percentage point margin they are held by on a two-party-preferred basis. This is also known as the swing required for the seat to change hands. Given a uniform swing to the opposition or government parties, the number of seats that change hands can be predicted. 2008 Redistribution http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nt/2008/guide/redistribution.htm ABCDetails of NT 2008 Election http://www.abc.net.au/elections/archive/nt/NT2008_Results.pdf ABC Pre-election pendulum Incumbent members who have become and remained an independent since the 2012 election are indicated in grey. Members listed in italics did not re-contest their seat at the election. Labor seatsMarginalBrennanJames BurkeALP0.6Port DarwinKerry SacilottoALP1.9Fairly safeSafeSandersonLen KielyALP10.0Fong LimMatthew BonsonALP11.5Fannie BayClare MartinALP15.7NightcliffJane AagaardALP15.7DalyRobert KnightALP15.8KaramaDelia LawrieALP16.0MacdonnellAlison AndersonALP16.5JohnstonChris BurnsALP16.8CasuarinaKon VatskalisALP18.3StuartKarl HamptonALP18.9Very safeWanguriPaul HendersonALP20.8ArnhemMalarndirri McCarthyALP21.3ArafuraMarion ScrymgourALP23.6BarklyElliot McAdamALP24.2NhulunbuySyd StirlingALP25.5 Country Liberal seatsMarginalGreatorexMatt ConlanCLP0.4DrysdaleChris NattCLP0.5GoyderTed WarrenCLP0.5KatherineFay MillerCLP2.7BlainTerry MillsCLP5.7Fairly safeAraluenJodeen CarneyCLP7.5Independent seatsBraitlingLoraine BrahamIND0.9 v CLPNelsonGerry WoodIND16.6 v CLP Post-election pendulum Labor seatsMarginalFannie BayMichael GunnerALP1.1DalyRobert KnightALP5.6Fairly safeJohnstonChris BurnsALP8.1SafeNightcliffJane AagaardALP10.7KaramaDelia LawrieALP10.8ArafuraMarion ScrymgourALP14.0CasuarinaKon VatskalisALP14.2WanguriPaul HendersonALP14.9StuartKarl HamptonALP15.1BarklyGerry McCarthyALP15.6Very safeNhulunbuyLynne WalkerALP24.2ArnhemMalarndirri McCarthyALPUnoppMacdonnellAlison AndersonALPUnopp Country Liberal seatsMarginalFong LimDave TollnerCLP2.1BrennanPeter ChandlerCLP2.6Port DarwinJohn ElferinkCLP2.8Fairly safeSandersonPeter StylesCLP6.4GoyderKezia PurickCLP8.4KatherineWillem W-v-HoltheCLP8.4SafeDrysdaleRoss BohlinCLP10.1BlainTerry MillsCLP11.6GreatorexMatt ConlanCLP16.5Very safeBraitlingAdam GilesCLP20.3 v GRNAraluenJodeen CarneyCLP24.7Independent seatsNelsonGerry WoodIND28.7 v CLP References External links Electoral sites Northern Territory Electoral Commission website Media sites ABC NT Election website Party sites Australian Labor Party (NT) website Country Liberal Party website Northern Territory Greens website Category:Elections in the Northern Territory Northern Territory Category:2000s in the Northern Territory Category:August 2008 in Australia