2012 Northern Territory general election

2012 Northern Territory general election

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All 25 seats of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
13 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout76.9 (Increase 1.3 pp)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Terry Mills Paul Henderson
Party Country Liberal Labor
Leader's seat Blain Wanguri
Last election 11 seats 13 seats
Seats before 11 12
Seats won 16 8
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 4
Popular vote 46,653 33,594
Percentage 50.6% 36.5%
Swing Increase 5.2 Decrease 6.7
TPP 55.8%[1] 44.2%[1]
TPP swing Increase 5.1 Decrease 5.1

Results by electoral division.

Chief Minister before election

Paul Henderson
Labor

Elected Chief Minister

Terry Mills
Country Liberal

The 2012 Northern Territory general election was held on 25 August 2012. It elected all 25 members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. The Northern Territory Electoral Commission (NTEC) held the election.

Chief Minister Paul Henderson led the incumbent Labor government. The labor government was trying to win a fourth term. However, the Country Liberal Party (CLP) won the election. Opposition Leader Terry Mills led the CLP.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Antony Greens's Election Blog: Final Figures for 2012 Northern Territory Election". ABC News. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.