2021 Daly by-election

2021 Daly by-election

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The division of Daly in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Registered	5,706
Turnout	3,781 (66.3%)
First party Second party Third party   IND Candidate Dheran Young Kris Civitarese Rebecca Jennings Party Labor Country Liberal Independent Popular vote 1,629 1,227 545 Percentage 45.2 34.0 15.1 Swing 11.1 1.7 15.1 2PP 56.1% 43.9% 2PP swing 7.3 7.3
Map of the electoral division of Daly in the Northern Territory
MLA before election Ian Sloan Country Liberal Elected MLA Dheran Young Labor

A by-election in the seat of Daly in the Northern Territory was held on 11 September 2021, following the resignation of Ian Sloan, the MLA for Daly, on 19 August 2021. ^[1] Labor candidate Dheran Young won the by-election, taking the seat from the Country Liberal Party. It is the first time in Northern Territory electoral history that an incumbent government has won a seat from the opposition in a by-election. ^[2]

Candidates

Candidates in ballot paper order [3]
Party		Candidate	Background
	Independent	Wayne Connop	Former solicitor, former political candidate for Labor and CLP. [4]
	Labor	Dheran Young	Former adviser to Attorney-General Selena Uibo. [5]
	Independent	Rebecca Jennings	Territory Alliance candidate for Fannie Bay in 2020. [6]
	Country Liberal	Kris Civitarese	Alderman on Barkly Regional Council. [7]

Results

2021 Daly by-election ^{[8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Dheran Young	1,629	45.2	+11.1
	Country Liberal	Kris Civitarese	1,227	34.0	−1.7
	Independent	Rebecca Jennings	545	15.1	+15.1
	Independent	Wayne Connop	203	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			3,604	95.3	+1.5
Informal votes			177	4.7	−1.5
Turnout			3,781	66.3	−7.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dheran Young	2,022	56.1	+7.3
	Country Liberal	Kris Civitarese	1,582	43.9	−7.3
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+7.3

See also

• List of Northern Territory by-elections
• Electoral results for the division of Daly

References

1. "Daly by-election date set after Ian Sloan resigns". The NT News. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
2. "Labor declares victory for Dheran Young in Daly by-election". ABC News. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
3. "List of candidates". NTEC. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
4. "Former CLP and Labor candidate gets suspended jail term for perjury". ABC News. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
5. "Labor staffer warned over 'provocative' clash with opposition picked to run in by-election". ABC News. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
6. "NT election 2020 candidates – Rebecca Jennings". NT Independent. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
7. "In this vast Top End seat, a by-election will be contested by outsiders". ABC News. 23 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
8. "Division of Daly results". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 11 September 2021. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
9. "Daly by-election 2021 Results". ABC News. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.

External links

• 2021 Division of Daly: by-election (Northern Territory Electoral Commission)
• ABC Elections: Daly by-election 2021