1980 Northern Territory general election

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1980 Northern Territory general election
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg
  1977 7 June 1980 (1980-06-07) 1983  

All 19 seats of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
10 seats needed for a majority
Turnout78.0 (Increase2.svg 2.1 pp)
 First partySecond party
 
Paul Everingham.jpg
Leader Paul Everingham Jon Isaacs
Party Country Liberal Labor
Leader since13 August 197721 September 1977
Leader's seat Jingili Millner
Last election12 seats6 seats
Seats won117
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1
Popular vote20,06515,818
Percentage50.0%39.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg 9.9Increase2.svg 1.2

Chief Minister before election

Paul Everingham
Country Liberal

Elected Chief Minister

Paul Everingham
Country Liberal

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.

Contents

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

Summary of the results of the 1980 Northern Territory general election. Legislative Assembly [1]
1980 NT Legislative Assembly.svg
PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Country Liberal 20,06549.97Increase2.svg 9.8411Decrease2.svg 1
Labor 15,81839.39Increase2.svg 1.167Increase2.svg 1
Independents 3,2518.10Decrease2.svg 3.541Steady2.svg
Democrats 3520.88Increase2.svg 0.880Steady2.svg
Marijuana 2720.68Increase2.svg 0.680Steady2.svg
Progress 2100.52Decrease2.svg 9.240Steady2.svg
Christian Democrat1880.47New0Steady2.svg
Total40,156100.0019
Valid votes40,15696.80
Invalid/blank votes1,3283.20Decrease2.svg 0.53
Total votes41,484100.00
Registered voters/turnout53,21877.95Increase2.svg 18.14
Popular vote
Country Liberal
50.0%
Labor
39.4%
Democrats
0.9%
Marijuana
0.7%
Progress
0.5%
Others
0.5%
Independents
8.1%
Seats
Country Liberal
57.9%
Labor
36.8%
Independents
5.3%

Candidates

Sitting members are listed in bold. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.

ElectorateHeld by Labor candidate CLP candidateOther candidates
 
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 AmosCharles 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 MillhouseBronte Douglass (Ind)
Jack McCarthy (Ind)

Seats changing hands

SeatPre-1980SwingPost-1980
PartyMemberMarginMarginMemberParty
Nhulunbuy  Country Liberals Milton Ballantyne 6.1N/A4.4 Dan Leo Labor 

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References

  1. "1980 General election (PDF 731KB)" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 1980. Retrieved 7 March 2024.