Northern Territory Nationals

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Northern Territory Nationals
Abbreviation
  • NT Nationals
  • NTN
Leader Ian Tuxworth
Founder Ian Tuxworth
FoundedNovember 1986;38 years ago (November 1986)
Dissolvedc. 1990;35 years ago (1990)
Legislative Assembly
2 / 25
(1988−1990)
Alice Springs Town Council
1 / 10
(1988−1990)

The Northern Territory Nationals was a political party active in the Northern Territory in the late 1980s. The party was not affiliated with the National Party of Australia, the NT affiliate of which was the Country Liberal Party. However, the party was associated with the Queensland National Party-supported "Joh for Canberra" campaign. [1]

After the 1987 election, the party was represented in the Assembly by Ian Tuxworth, the former Chief Minister and CLP leader. [2] The party gained a second seat in 1988, when Enzo Floreani won a by-election in the seat of Flynn. However, a redistribution ahead of the 1990 election erased Tuxworth's majority in Barkly and abolished Flynn altogether. Tuxworth tried to transfer to the new seat of Goyder, but lost to the CLP's Terry McCarthy. Floreani tried to transfer to Araluen, but was heavily defeated by CLP incumbent Eric Poole. The NT Nationals faded away soon afterward.

Territory electoral performance

ElectionLeaderVotes %Seats+/–PositionGovernment
1987 Ian Tuxworth 9,05817.79
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Increase2.svg 1Increase2.svg 3rdOpposition
1990 3,0604.7
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Decrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg 3rdNot in chamber

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References

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