1995 Arnhem by-election

A by-election for the seat of Arnhem in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 7 October 1995. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Wes Lanhupuy, from the Labor Party.

The Country Liberal Party selected two candidates for the seat- Terry Yumbulul and Mujiji Nunggarrgulu.^[1] The Labor Party stood Jack Ah Kit as their candidate. The remaining candidate was independent Lance Lawrence.^[2]

Results[edit]

1995 Arnhem by-election^[3]
	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
Labor	Jack Ah Kit	1,195	51.8	-22.7
Country Liberal	Mujiji Nunggarrgulu	500	21.7	+9.6^[b]
Country Liberal	Terry Yumbulul	310	13.4	+9.6^[b]
Independent	Lance Lawrence	304	13.1	+13.1
Labor hold		Swing	-22.7

Notes[edit]

^ Combined totals of both Country Liberal candidates are shown here.
^ ^a ^b Swing calculated from the combined Country Liberal result this by-election rather than the individual results of the Country Liberal candidates.

References[edit]

^ "CLP's 2 Arnhem candidates". The Northern Territory News. 6 September 1995. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^ personal website
^ 1995 Arnhem by-election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 October 1995

[1] Combined totals of both Country Liberal candidates are shown here.

[swing-5] Swing calculated from the combined Country Liberal result this by-election rather than the individual results of the Country Liberal candidates.

[2] "CLP's 2 Arnhem candidates". The Northern Territory News. 6 September 1995. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[3] rsonal website

[4] 1995 Arnhem by-election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 October 1995

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