2006 Stuart by-election

Election in Northern Territory, Australia

2006 Stuart by-election

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Candidate  | Karl Hampton | Rex Granites Japanangka  | Gary Cartwright
Party  | Labor | Country Liberal | Independent
Popular vote  | 1,180 | 420[a] | 287
Percentage  | 57.1% | 20.4%  | 13.9%
Swing  |  14.2pp  |  8.4pp  |  13.9pp
TPP | 67.6% | 32.4%  |
TPP swing  |  3.7pp  |  3.7pp  |

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| MP before election

Peter Toyne
Labor

| Elected MP

Karl Hampton
Labor

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A by-election for the seat of Stuart in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 23 September 2006. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor member Peter Toyne, the Minister for Health, on 29 August 2006 due to ill health. The seat had been held by the Labor Party since 1983, with Toyne as the member since 1996.

The Labor Party selected indigenous policy adviser Karl Hampton as its candidate. The opposition Country Liberal Party endorsed two candidates, while three independents also contested, including the CLP's 2005 candidate Anna Machado. Hampton easily won the by-election.

## Results

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Stuart by-election, 2006[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Karl Hampton | 1,180  | 57.1  | −14.2
| Independent | Gary Cartwright | 287  | 13.9  | +13.9
| Country Liberal | Rex Granites Japanangka  | 233  | 11.3  | §
| Country Liberal | Lloyd Spencer-Nelson  | 186  | 9.0  | §
| Independent | Anna Machado  | 157  | 7.6  | +7.6
| Independent | Peter Wilson  | 22  | 1.1  | +1.1
Total formal votes  | 2,065  | 86.4  | −9.0
Informal votes  | 324  | 13.6  | +9.0
Turnout | 2,389  | 53.9  | −5.4
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | Karl Hampton | 1,396  | 67.6  | −3.7
| Country Liberal | Rex Granites Japanangka  | 669  | 32.4  | +3.7
| Labor hold | Swing | −3.7 |

§ The combined CLP vote was 20.3%, a decrease of 8.4% from the 2005 result.

## References

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1. ^ The CLP endorsed two candidates, Rex Granites Japanangka and Lloyd Spencer Nelson, who finished third and fourth, respectively (although after the distribution of preferences, the former made the two-party-preferred contest). The figures shown are the combined totals of both candidates.

1. ^ 2006 Stuart by-election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 23 September 2006