2006 Stuart by-election

A by-election for the seat of Stuart in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 23 September 2006. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Labor member Peter Toyne, the Minister for Health, on 29 August 2006 due to ill health. The seat had been held by the Labor Party since 1983, with Toyne as the member since 1996.

2006 Stuart by-election
23 September 2006
  First party Second party Third party
 
Candidate Karl Hampton Rex Granites Japanangka Gary Cartwright
Party Labor Country Liberal Independent
Popular vote 1,180 420[lower-alpha 1] 287
Percentage 57.1% 20.4% 13.9%
Swing Decrease 14.2pp Decrease 8.4pp Increase 13.9pp
TPP 67.6% 32.4%
TPP swing Decrease 3.7pp Increase 3.7pp
MP before election

Peter Toyne
Labor

 Elected MP

Karl Hampton
Labor

The Labor Party selected indigenous policy adviser Karl Hampton as its candidate. The opposition Country Liberal Party endorsed two candidates, while three independents also contested, including the CLP's 2005 candidate Anna Machado. Hampton easily won the by-election.

Results
Stuart by-election, 2006[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Karl Hampton 1,180 57.1 -14.2
Independent Gary Cartwright 287 13.9 +13.9
Country Liberal Rex Granites Japanangka 233 11.3 §
Country Liberal Lloyd Spencer-Nelson 186 9.0 §
Independent Anna Machado 157 7.6 +7.6
Independent Peter Wilson 22 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 2,065 86.4 -9.0
Informal votes 324 13.6 +9.0
Turnout 2,389 53.9 -5.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Karl Hampton 1,396 67.6 -3.7
Country Liberal Rex Granites Japanangka 669 32.4 +3.7
Labor hold Swing-3.7

§ The combined CLP vote was 20.3%, a decrease of 8.4% from the 2005 result.

References
  1. 2006 Stuart by-election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 23 September 2006

Notes
  1. The CLP endorsed two candidates, Rex Granites Japanangka and Lloyd Spencer Nelson, who finished third and fourth, respectively (although after the distribution of preferences, the former made the two-party-preferred contest). The figures shown are the combined totals of both candidates.
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