Kerry Denise Sacilotto (born 21 May 1972) is a former Australian politician. She was the

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member for

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in the

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from 2005 to 2008. She held the positions of Deputy Speaker, Chairman of Committees, Chairman of the Select Parliamentary committee of Youth & Sport. Sacilotto owned Professionals Darwin and had worked in Residential & Commercial

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prior to her political career, and was also Vice President of the REINT. Sacilotto was one of the surprise victors of Labor's 2005 landslide election win, defeating the

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incumbent

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. Although Carter had suffered a 10-point swing in 2001, there was little hint that she was in any serious danger of losing what had long been the safest CLP seat in Darwin. However, in a shock result, the count remained on a knife-edge for several days after the election. On the final count, Sacilotto unseated Carter by 73 votes on a swing of 8.4 percent, just barely enough to take the seat off the CLP. She served one term in the Assembly before

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regained Port Darwin for the CLP.

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