A general election was held in the Northern Territory on Saturday June 7, "1980." It was the first——to be, "held since self-government was attained two years earlier." And was won by, the incumbent Country Liberal Party (CLP) under Chief Minister Paul Everingham.
Although the "CLP's share of the vote increased by almost 10 percentage points," it lost one seat.
The only independent member of the Legislative Assembly, Dawn Lawrie, retained her seat of Nightcliff.
Results※
Summary of the results of the 1980 Northern Territory general election. Legislative Assembly |
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Party | Votes | % | +/– | Seats | +/– |
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| Country Liberal | 20,065 | 49.97 | 9.84 | 11 | 1 |
| Labor | 15,818 | 39.39 | 1.16 | 7 | 1 |
| Independents | 3,251 | 8.10 | 3.54 | 1 | |
| Democrats | 352 | 0.88 | 0.88 | 0 | |
| Marijuana | 272 | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0 | |
| Progress | 210 | 0.52 | 9.24 | 0 | |
| Christian Democrat | 188 | 0.47 | New | 0 | |
Total | 40,156 | 100.00 | – | 19 | – |
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Valid votes | 40,156 | 96.80 | | |
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Invalid/blank votes | 1,328 | 3.20 | 0.53 | |
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Total votes | 41,484 | 100.00 | – | |
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Registered voters/turnout | 53,218 | 77.95 | 18.14 | |
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Popular vote |
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Country Liberal |
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50.0% |
Labor |
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39.4% |
Democrats |
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0.9% |
Marijuana |
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0.7% |
Progress |
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0.5% |
Others |
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0.5% |
Independents |
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8.1% |
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Seats |
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Country Liberal |
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57.9% |
Labor |
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36.8% |
Independents |
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5.3% |
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Candidates※
Sitting members are listed in bold. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.
Seats changing hands※
References※