A by-election for the seat of Port Darwin in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 11 March 2000. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of former CLP Chief Minister Shane Stone. The seat had been held by Stone since 1990.
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The CLP selected Sue Carter as its candidate. The Labor candidate was Ian Fraser. Former Labor candidate for Fannie Bay Susan Bradley contested as an Independent.
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Country Liberal | Sue Carter | 1,694 | 51.0 | −13.4 | |
Labor | Ian Fraser | 873 | 26.3 | +0.7 | |
Independent | Susan Bradley | 551 | 16.6 | +16.6 | |
Greens | Andy Gough | 202 | 6.1 | +6.1 | |
Total formal votes | 3,319 | 95.7 | +1.2 | ||
Informal votes | 113 | 4.3 | −1.2 | ||
Turnout | 3,432 | 70.5 | −13.8 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country Liberal | Sue Carter | 2,031 | 61.2 | −5.8 | |
Labor | Ian Fraser | 1,288 | 38.8 | +5.8 | |
Country Liberal hold | Swing | –5.8 |
References
edit- ^ 2000 Port Darwin by-election results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 11 March 2000