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The 2024 Northern Territory general election is scheduled to be held on or before 24 August 2024 to elect all 25 members of the Legislative Assembly in the unicameral Northern Territory Parliament.
Background
Members will be elected through full preferential instant-runoff voting in single-member electorates, in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 2019.[1] The election will be conducted by the Northern Territory Electoral Commission, an independent body answerable to Parliament.
The incumbent centre-left Labor Party (ALP) majority government, currently led by Chief Minister Natasha Fyles, will attempt to win a third consecutive four-year term of government. It will be challenged by the centre-right Country Liberal Party (CLP) opposition, currently led by Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro.
A by-election was held for the Legislative Assembly seat of Daly on 11 September 2021, caused by the resignation of CLP member Ian Sloan, due to health and personal issues. Labor's candidate Dheran Young won the seat, against the CLP's Kris Civatarese. It is the first time that an incumbent government has won a seat from the opposition in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly.[2]
Resignation of Chief Minister Michael Gunner (2022)
On 10 May 2022, Chief Minister Michael Gunner announced his resignation, effective immediately, citing his desire to spend more time with his family following the birth of his and his wife's second son, Nash, on 29 April. "My head and my heart are no longer here, they are at home," Mr Gunner said. "I have grappled with this decision for some weeks and welcoming little Nash into the world sealed the deal."[3]
Election date
The parliament has fixed four-year terms, with elections to be held on the fourth Saturday of August every four years.[4]
References
- ^ "Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 2019". Northern Territory Legislation. Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ "Results - 2021 Division of Daly - by-election". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 24 September 2021. Archived from the original on 27 February 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
- ^ "Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner to resign". ABC News. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "So when is the next election?". Aph.gov.au. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2017.