1987 Barkly by-election

A by-election for the seat of Barkly in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 5 September 1987. Ian Tuxworth's election to the seat of Barkly was declared void after independent candidate Maggie Hickey challenged the result on the basis that the Labor candidate, Keith Hallet, held British nationality and was not an Australian citizen. Due to the close result (Tuxworth had won by only 19 votes), Justice John Nader voided the election on 30 July 1987.

1987 Barkly by-election

5 September 1987

First party Second party Third party   Candidate Ian Tuxworth Maggie Hickey Malcolm Holt Party Nationals Labor Country Liberal Popular vote 1,000 886 391 Percentage 42.0% 37.2% 16.4% Swing 42.0 2.5 43.9 TPP 55.9% 44.1% TPP swing 55.9 4.4

MP before election Ian Tuxworth Country Liberal Elected MP Ian Tuxworth Nationals

Ian Tuxworth would recontest as the NT Nationals candidate and Maggie Hickey would recontest as the Labor candidate.

Result

Barkly by-election, 1987

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	NT Nationals	Ian Tuxworth	1,000	42.0	N/A
	Labor	Maggie Hickey	886	37.2	-2.5
	Country Liberal	Malcolm Holt	391	16.4	-43.9
	Independent	Kevin Conway	104	4.4	N/A
Total formal votes			2,381	94.4	±0.0
Informal votes			141	5.6	±0.0
Turnout			2,522	68.3	2.5
Two-candidate-preferred result
	NT Nationals	Ian Tuxworth	1,332	55.9	N/A
	Labor	Maggie Hickey	1,049	44.1	+4.4
	NT Nationals gain from Country Liberal		Swing	N/A