Stuart by-election, 2006

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.

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
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
Informal votes			324	13.6
Turnout			2,389	53.9
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

• Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Legislative Assembly Stuart By-election Report