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A by-election for the seat of Casuarina in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 18 October 2014. [1] The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor MP Kon Vatskalis, who retained the seat at the 2012 election with a 59.3 percent primary and two-party vote. [1] [2] It was held on the same day as the 2014 Vasse by-election in Western Australia.
The seven candidates in ballot paper order were: [3]
| Candidate nominations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Independent | George Mamouzellos | |
| Independent | Trevor Jenkins | |
| Independent | Jack Henderson | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Trudy Campbell | |
| Labor Party | Lauren Moss | |
| Country Liberal Party | Harry Kypreos | |
| Greens | Michael Connard | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | Lauren Moss | 1,579 | 42.1 | −17.2 | |
| Country Liberal | Harry Kypreos | 1,525 | 40.6 | −0.1 | |
| Greens | Michael Conrad | 412 | 11.0 | N/A | |
| Independent | George Mamouzellos | 99 | 2.6 | N/A | |
| Independent | Trevor Jenkins | 78 | 2.1 | N/A | |
| Independent | Jack Henderson | 36 | 1.0 | N/A | |
| Citizens Electoral Council | Trudy Campbell | 25 | 0.7 | N/A | |
| Total formal votes | 3,754 | 96.6 | −1.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 133 | 3.4 | +1.4 | ||
| Turnout | 3,887 | 70.9 | −15.0 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Labor | Lauren Moss | 2,072 | 55.2 | −4.1 | |
| Country Liberal | Harry Kypreos | 1,682 | 44.8 | +4.1 | |
| Labor hold | Swing | −4.1 | |||
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