1999 Blain by-election explained

Country:Northern Territory
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Election Date:31 July 1999
Party1:Country Liberal Party
Popular Vote1:1,599
Percentage1:46.4%
Swing1: 27.4
Candidate2:Nicole Cridland
Party2:Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)
Popular Vote2:1,396
Percentage2:40.5%
Swing2: 14.3
Candidate3:Peter Gandofi
Party3:Independent politician
Popular Vote3:352
Percentage3:10.2%
Swing3: 10.2
2Blank:TPP swing
1Data1:53.3%
2Data1: 20.5
1Data2:46.7%
2Data2: 20.5
MP
Before Party:Country Liberal Party
After Party:Country Liberal Party

A by-election for the seat of Blain in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 31 July 1999. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Country Liberal Party (CLP) member Barry Coulter, a former Deputy Chief Minister. Coulter had held Blain, and its predecessors Berrimah and Palmerston, since 1983.

The CLP selected Terry Mills, a private school Principal, as its candidate. The Labor candidate was Nicole Cridland.