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 ...

for the seat of Stuart in the

Northern Territory Legislative Assembly The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory is the unicameral legislature of the Northern Territory of Australia. The Legislative Assembly has 25 members, each elected in single-member electorates for four-year terms. The voting method f ...

was held on 28 September 1996. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of

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(ALP) member and Leader of the Opposition Brian Ede. The seat had been held by Ede since 1983. The ALP selected

Peter Toyne Peter Howard Toyne (born 25 January 1946) is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2006, representing the rural electorate of Stuart. He served as Attorney-Gen ...

as its candidate. The CLP candidate was Tony Bohning, a former Superintendent of Alice Springs Jail.

Results

References

{{Reflist 1996 elections in Australia Northern Territory by-elections 1990s in the Northern Territory