1995 Arnhem by-election

A by-election for the seat of Arnhem in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 7 October 1995. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Wes Lanhupuy, from the Labor Party.

The Country Liberal Party selected two candidates for the seat- Terry Yumbulul and Mujiji Nunggarrgulu.[1] The Labor Party stood Jack Ah Kit as their candidate. The remaining candidate was independent Lance Lawrence.

Results
Arnhem by-election, 1995[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Ah Kit 1,195 51.8 -22.7
Country Liberal Mujiji Nunggarrgulu 500 21.7 +9.6[lower-alpha 1]
Country Liberal Terry Yumbulul 310 13.4 +9.6[lower-alpha 2]
Independent Lance Lawrence 304 13.1 +13.1
Labor hold Swing-22.7

Notes
  1. Swing calculated from the combined Country Liberal result this by-election rather than the individual results of the Country Liberal candidates.
  2. Swing calculated from the combined Country Liberal result this by-election rather than the individual results of the Country Liberal candidates.

References
  1. "CLP's 2 Arnhem candidates". The Northern Territory News. 6 September 1995.
  2. https://ntec.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/587810/1995_Arnhem_by-election.pdf
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20190510040115/https://ntec.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/587810/1995_Arnhem_by-election.pdf
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