1999 Blain by-election

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.

1999 Blain by-election
31 July 1999
  First party Second party Third party
 
ALP
IND
Candidate Terry Mills Nicole Cridland Peter Gandofi
Party Country Liberal Labor Independent
Popular vote 1,599 1,396 352
Percentage 46.4% 40.5% 10.2%
Swing Decrease 27.4 Increase 14.3 Increase 10.2
TPP 53.3% 46.7%
TPP swing Decrease 20.5 Increase 20.5
MP before election

Barry Coulter
Country Liberal

 Elected MP

Terry Mills
Country Liberal

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

Results
Blain by-election, 1999[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Terry Mills 1,599 46.4 -27.4
Labor Nicole Cridland 1,396 40.5 +14.3
Independent Peter Gandolfi 352 10.2 +10.2
Greens Beryl Brugmans 101 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 3,448 96.6 +3.7
Informal votes 122 3.4 -3.7
Turnout 3,570 77.4 -11.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Terry Mills 1,838 53.3 -20.5
Labor Nicole Cridland 1,610 46.7 +20.5
Country Liberal hold Swing-20.5

References
  1. 1999 Blain by-election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 31 July 1999
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