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A by-election for the seat of Flynn in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 10 September 1988. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Country Liberal Party (CLP) member Ray Hanrahan, a former Deputy Chief Minister. The seat had been held by Hanrahan since its creation in 1987.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Di Shanahan | 694 | 39.3 | +15.0 | |
NT Nationals | Enzo Floreani | 553 | 31.3 | +6.2 | |
Country Liberal | June Tuzewski | 520 | 29.4 | -21.2 | |
Total formal votes | 2,941 | 95.7 | -1.1 | ||
Informal votes | 133 | 4.3 | +1.1 | ||
Turnout | 3,074 | 75.8 | -7.0 | ||
Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
NT Nationals | Enzo Floreani | 979 | 55.4 | +55.4 | |
Labor | Di Shanahan | 788 | 44.6 | +13.6 | |
NT Nationals gain from Country Liberal | Swing | N/A | |||
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