1976 Alice Springs by-election explained

Country:Northern Territory
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Election Date:7 February 1976
Vote Type:First preference
Party1:Country Liberal Party
Popular Vote1:874
Percentage1:53.2%
Swing1: 19.0
Candidate2:John Piper
Party2:Australian Labor Party
Popular Vote2:602
Percentage2:36.6%
Swing2: 16.0
Candidate3:Alan Gray
Party3:Independent politician
Popular Vote3:168
Percentage3:10.2%
Swing3: 3.0
Before Party:Country Liberal Party
After Party:Country Liberal Party

A by-election for the seat of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 7 February 1976. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Country Liberal Party (CLP) member Bernie Kilgariff, the Deputy Majority Leader, to run for one of two newly created seats in the Australian Senate for the Northern Territory in the 1975 federal election.[1]

Results

Notes and References

  1. News: Territory pioneer dies . Nigel . Adlam . . 14 April 2010 . 30 August 2020.