Electoral division of Fannie Bay

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Fannie Bay
Northern TerritoryLegislative Assembly
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Electoral division of Fannie Bay
Interactive map of boundaries as of the 2024 election
Territory Northern Territory
Created1974
MP Laurie Zio
Party Country Liberal
Namesake Fannie Bay
Electors 5,473 (2020)
Area11 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
DemographicUrban
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Fannie Bay is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It is located in the inner northern suburbs of Darwin, with its current boundaries including the suburbs of Fannie Bay (from which it derives its name), Parap, East Point, The Narrows, The Gardens and parts of Stuart Park. It was first created in 1974, and is an entirely urban electorate, covering an area of 11 km². There were 5,473 people enrolled in the electorate as of August 2020.

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History

Fannie Bay has been an exception in Northern Territory politics, as it has tended to be neither marginal or safe for either party, with incumbent members of both parties having managed to easily hold the electorate for several years. This was illustrated in 1995, when Country Liberal Party Chief Minister Marshall Perron resigned, only to be replaced by the Labor Party's Clare Martin—who six years later herself became Chief Minister while still representing the electorate. Martin resigned as Chief Minister in 2007, and retired at the 2008 election. Michael Gunner narrowly retained the seat for Labor, and went on to become Opposition Leader in 2015. He led Territory Labor to a record victory in 2016, becoming the third person to become Chief Minister while holding Fannie Bay.

On 27 July 2022, Michael Gunner announced his resignation from politics as the Member for Fannie Bay, triggering a by-election in the seat to be held on 20 August 2022. [1] [2] Brent Potter won the by-election. [3] In 2024 CLP Candidate Laurie Zio won the seat.

Members for Fannie Bay

MemberPartyTerm
  Grant Tambling Country Liberal 1974–1977
  Pam O'Neil Labor 1977–1983
  Marshall Perron Country Liberal 1983–1995
  Clare Martin Labor 1995–2008
  Michael Gunner Labor 2008–2022
  Brent Potter Labor 2022–2024
  Laurie Zio Country Liberal 2024–present

Election results

2024 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Liberal Laurie Zio 1,85839.9+6.8
Greens Suki Dorras-Walker1,34028.7+17.6
Labor Brent Potter 1,27627.4−21.1
Independent Leonard May1874.0+4.0
Total formal votes4,66197.8N/A
Informal votes1042.2N/A
Turnout 4,76577.5N/A
Two-party-preferred result [a] [4]
Labor Brent Potter 2,44252.4−8.5
Country Liberal Laurie Zio 2,21947.6+8.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Liberal Laurie Zio 2,34950.4+11.3
Greens Suki Dorras-Walker2,31249.6+49.6
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A

Notes

  1. Estimated two-party count by Antony Green.

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References

  1. "Former Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner resigns from politics". ABC News. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  2. "Timetable - 2022 Division of Fannie Bay by-election". NTEC. Archived from the original on 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  3. Breen, Jacqueline (20 August 2022). "Labor declares victory in NT by-election, narrowly holding the seat of Fannie Bay after Michael Gunner's departure". ABC News. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  4. Green, Antony. "2024 Northern Territory Election – Analysis of Results". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 5 January 2025.

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