1995 Fannie Bay by-election

A by-election for the seat of Fannie Bay in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 17 June 1995. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Chief Minister Marshall Perron of the Country Liberal Party (CLP). The seat had been held by Perron since 1983.

1995 Fannie Bay by-election

17 June 1995
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Clare Martin Margaret Lyons
Party Labor Country Liberal
Popular vote 1,339 1,270
Percentage 51.3 48.7
Swing Increase 9.2pp Decrease 9.2pp

MP before election

Marshall Perron
Country Liberal

Elected MP

Clare Martin
Labor

The CLP selected Fay Miller, Deputy Secretary to the Chief Minister. The Labor Party selected Clare Martin, an ABC Television and radio presenter.

Results

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Fannie Bay by-election, 1995[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clare Martin 1,339 51.3 +9.2
Country Liberal Margaret Lyons 1,270 48.7 −9.2
Total formal votes 2,609 96.0 −0.7
Informal votes 108 4.0 +0.7
Turnout 2,717 76.3 −10.9
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing 9.2

References

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  1. ^ "Division of Fannie Bay Results" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 8 December 2020.