A by-election in the seat of Johnston in the Northern Territory was held on 29 February 2020,[1] following the resignation of Ken Vowles, the MLA for Johnston, on 31 January 2020.[2] Vowles was first elected in the 2012 Northern Territory general election, winning 45% of first preference votes and 55.7% of the two-party-preferred vote.[3] At the 2016 Northern Territory general election, Vowles was re-elected with 51% of first preference votes and 64.7% of the two-party-preferred vote.[4]

Former AFL footballer Joel Bowden won the by-election, representing the Labor Party.[5] In a highly unusual move, the Greens preferenced Labor last on their how-to-vote cards (HTVs), even behind the Country Liberal Party (CLP), due to Labor's support for fracking.[6]

Candidates

A total of 7 candidates were declared nominated by the NTEC.[7]

7 candidates in ballot paper order
Party Candidate Background
  Greens Aiya Goodrich Carttling Children's entertainer[8]
  Country Liberal Josh Thomas Drugs and alcohol outreach worker[9]
  Labor Joel Bowden Union official and former professional Australian rules footballer[10]
  Independent Trevor Jenkins
  Independent George Mamouzellos
  Territory Alliance Steven Klose Country Liberal candidate for Johnston in 2016[11]
  Ban Fracking Fix Crime Protect Water Braedon Earley Former Country Liberal president, founder of 1 Territory Party[12]

Results

2020 Johnston by-election[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joel Bowden 983 29.9 −21.5
Territory Alliance Steven Klose 728 22.1 N/A
Greens Aiya Goodrich Carttling 565 17.2 ±0.0
Country Liberal Josh Thomas 536 16.3 −15.1
Ban Fracking Fix Crime Protect Water Braedon Earley 343 10.4 N/A
Independent Trevor Jenkins 80 2.4 N/A
Independent George Mamouzellos 57 1.7 N/A
Total formal votes 3,292 96.4 −1.7
Informal votes 123 3.6 +1.7
Turnout 3,415 68.5 −11.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Joel Bowden 1,731 52.6 −12.1
Territory Alliance Steven Klose 1,561 47.4 +47.4
Labor hold  

See also

References

  1. ^ "By-election date set for Johnston". The NT News. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  2. ^ Garrick, Matt (29 November 2019). "Labor preselecting for Johnston by-election after Ken Vowles's surprise resignation". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  3. ^ LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 25 August 2012, NTEC
  4. ^ "Johnston". 24 October 2018.
  5. ^ "NT by-election: Ex-AFL star Joel Bowden wins seat of Johnston". news.com.au. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Breaking decades of precedent, NT Greens to preference conservatives ahead of Labor". ABC News. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "Johnston by-election". ABC News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Aiya Goodrich Carttling".
  9. ^ "Josh Thomas announced as CLP candidate for Johnston". Northern Territory News. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  10. ^ Smith, Mark J. "2020 NT election: A hung Parliament is possible". Alice Springs News.
  11. ^ "Steven Klose to run for Territory Alliance". NT News.
  12. ^ Chlanda, Erwin. "Braedon Earley to stand for Parliament". Alice Springs News.
  13. ^ "Division of Johnston results". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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