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by-election
A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...
in the seat of
Daly Daly or DALY may refer to:
Places Australia
* County of Daly, a cadastral division in South Australia
* Daly River, Northern Territory, a locality
* Electoral division of Daly, an electorate in the Northern Territory
* Daly, Northern Territory, ...
in the Northern Territory was held on 11 September 2021, following the resignation of
Ian Sloan, the MLA for Daly, on 19 August 2021.
Labor
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candidate
Dheran Young
Dheran Young is an Australian Labor politician who currently serves as MLA for Daly in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory is the unicameral legislature of the Northern Territory of ...
won the by-election, taking the seat from the
Country Liberal Party
The Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory (CLP) is a centre-right political party in Australia's Northern Territory. In local politics it operates in a two-party system with the Australian Labor Party (ALP). It also contests federal ...
. It is the first time in Northern Territory electoral history that an incumbent government has won a seat from the opposition in a by-election.
Candidates
Results
See also
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List of Northern Territory by-elections
This is a list of Northern Territory by-elections, with the names of the departing and new members and their respective parties.
Gains for the Labor Party are highlighted in red; for the Country Liberal Party in blue; for the Northern Territory ...
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Electoral results for the division of Daly
References
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External links
2021 Division of Daly: by-election (Northern Territory Electoral Commission)ABC Elections: Daly by-election 2021
Northern Territory by-elections
Daly Daly or DALY may refer to:
Places Australia
* County of Daly, a cadastral division in South Australia
* Daly River, Northern Territory, a locality
* Electoral division of Daly, an electorate in the Northern Territory
* Daly, Northern Territory, ...
2020s in the Northern Territory