1986 Araluen by-election

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1986 Araluen by-election
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg
19 April 1986
 First partySecond party
  CountryLiberal Placeholder.png Labor Placeholder.png
Candidate Eric Poole Di Shanahan
Party Country Liberal Labor
Popular vote869658
Percentage56.9%43.1%
SwingDecrease2.svg 4.8ppIncrease2.svg 25.2pp

MP before election

Jim Robertson
Country Liberal

Elected MP

Eric Poole
Country Liberal

A by-election for the seat of Araluen in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 19 April 1986. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Country Liberal Party (CLP) member Jim Robertson, a former Cabinet Minister. The seat and its predecessor Gillen had been held by Robertson since its creation in 1974.

The CLP selected Eric Poole, Chairman of the Northern Territory Tourism Commission. The Labor candidate was Di Shanahan.

Results

Araluen by-election, 1986 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Liberal Eric Poole 86956.9-4.8
Labor Di Shanahan65843.1+25.2
Total formal votes1,52795.7-2.9
Informal votes694.3+2.9
Turnout 1,59666.0-23.1
Country Liberal hold Swing N/A

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References

  1. "Araluen By-Election 1986 Results" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 August 2020.