A
by-election in the seat of
Johnston in the Northern Territory was held on 29 February 2020,
following the resignation of
Ken Vowles, the MLA for Johnston, on 31 January 2020.
Vowles was first elected in the
2012 Northern Territory general election
The Northern Territory general election was held on Saturday 25 August 2012, which elected all 25 members of the Legislative Assembly in the unicameral Northern Territory Parliament. The 11-year Labor Party government led by Chief Minister Pa ...
, winning 45% of first preference votes and 55.7% of the two-party-preferred vote. At the
2016 Northern Territory general election
The 2016 Northern Territory general election was held on Saturday 27 August 2016 to elect all 25 members of the Legislative Assembly in the unicameral Northern Territory Parliament.
Legislation was passed in February 2016 to change the voting m ...
, Vowles was re-elected with 51% of first preference votes and 64.7% of the two-party-preferred vote.
Former AFL footballer
Joel Bowden won the by-election, representing the Labor Party.
Candidates
A total of 7 candidates were declared nominated by the
NTEC.
Results
See also
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List of Northern Territory by-elections
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Electoral results for the division of Johnston
This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral division of Johnston
Johnston is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 2001, replacing the abolished seat of Jingili, ...
References
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External links
2020 Division of Johnston by-election (Northern Territory Electoral Commission)Johnston by-election (ABC Elections)
Northern Territory by-elections
Johnston
2020s in the Northern Territory