Wanguri is an
electoral division
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of the
Legislative Assembly in Australia's
Northern Territory
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. It was first created in 1983. Wanguri is an urban electorate, covering 29 km², and taking in the north
Darwin
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* Darwin, Northern Territory, a territorial capital city i ...
suburbs of
Wanguri,
Karama and
Leanyer. There were 6,111 people enrolled within the electorate as of August 2020.
Like most electorates in the Territory, Wanguri has a tendency to keep its incumbent members regardless of party. While 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 ...
held it for six years after its creation in 1983, the
Labor Party have held it since a
1989 by-election
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, and it is now reckoned as reasonably safe for that party.
Paul Henderson
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was not expected to have much difficulty retaining Wanguri at the
2005 election, and ultimately held the seat with a strong swing in his favour.
When Henderson resigned in 2013, following his government's defeat in the
2012 election
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January
*3–4 January: ...
, the
resulting by-election saw
Nicole Manison hold the seat for Labor. Manison managed to pick up a 12.4 percent swing—according to ABC election analyst
Antony Green
Antony John Green (born 2 March 1960) is an Australian psephologist and commentator. He is the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's chief election analyst.
Early years and background
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, the largest against a first term government in Australia in over twenty years.
[Green, Antony]
Are there any Lessons from the Wanguri By-election Result?
''Antony Green's Election Blog'', ABC, 17 February 2013. It was enough to revert Wanguri to its traditional status as a comfortably safe Labor seat. Manison consolidated her hold on the seat in the
2016 election
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, increasing her majority to 19.6 percent. As a result, Wanguri is the third-safest in the Territory and the second-safest seat in the Darwin area.
Members for Wanguri
Election results
References
External links
Division profile from the Northern Territory Electoral Commission
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Wanguri