1999_Blain_by-election

1999 Blain by-election

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A by-election for the seat of Blain in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 31 July 1999. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Country Liberal Party (CLP) member Barry Coulter, a former Deputy Chief Minister. Coulter had held Blain, and its predecessors Berrimah and Palmerston, since 1983.

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The CLP selected Terry Mills, a private school Principal, as its candidate. The Labor candidate was Nicole Cridland.

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Terry Mills	1,599	46.4	-27.4
	Labor	Nicole Cridland	1,396	40.5	+14.3
	Independent	Peter Gandolfi	352	10.2	+10.2
	Greens	Beryl Brugmans	101	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			3,448	96.6	+3.7
Informal votes			122	3.4	-3.7
Turnout			3,570	77.4	-11.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Terry Mills	1,838	53.3	-20.5
	Labor	Nicole Cridland	1,610	46.7	+20.5
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	-20.5

Results