1989 Wanguri by-election

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1989 Wanguri by-election
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg
19 August 1989
 First partySecond party
  Labor Placeholder.png CountryLiberal Placeholder.png
Candidate John Bailey John Taylor
Party Labor Country Liberal
Popular vote1,000686
Percentage36.8%25.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg 2.3Decrease2.svg 16.0
TPP 58.0%42.0%
TPP swingIncrease2.svg 17.4Decrease2.svg 17.4

 Third partyFourth party
  Greens placeholder-01.png
NAT
CandidateDebra Beattie-BurnettGraeme Bavis
Party Greens Nationals
Popular vote453442
Percentage16.7%16.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg 16.7Decrease2.svg 7.9

MP before election

Don Dale
Country Liberal

Elected MP

John Bailey
Labor

A by-election for the seat of Wanguri in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 19 August 1989. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Country Liberal Party (CLP) Cabinet Minister Don Dale. The seat had been held by Dale since its creation in 1983.

Results

Wanguri by-election, 1989 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Bailey 1,00036.8+2.3
Country Liberal John Taylor68625.3-16.0
Greens Debra Beattie-Burnett45316.7+16.7
NT Nationals Graeme Bevis44216.3-7.9
Independent Robyne Burridge1334.9+4.9
Total formal votes2,71496.7+0.5
Informal votes1224.3-0.5
Turnout 2,83682.1-5.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Bailey 1,57558.0+17.4
Country Liberal John Taylor1,13942.0-17.4
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +17.4

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References

  1. 1989 Wanguri by-election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 March 1987