1999 Blain by-election

A by-election for the seat of Blain in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 31 July 1999. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Country Liberal Party (CLP) member Barry Coulter, a former Deputy Chief Minister. Coulter had held Blain, and its predecessors Berrimah and Palmerston, since 1983.

1999 Blain by-election

31 July 1999

First party Second party Third party   IND Candidate Terry Mills Nicole Cridland Peter Gandofi Party Country Liberal Labor Independent Popular vote 1,599 1,396 352 Percentage 46.4% 40.5% 10.2% Swing 27.4 14.3 10.2 TPP 53.3% 46.7% TPP swing 20.5 20.5

MP before election Barry Coulter Country Liberal Elected MP Terry Mills Country Liberal

The CLP selected Terry Mills, a private school Principal, as its candidate. The Labor candidate was Nicole Cridland.

Results

Blain by-election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Terry Mills	1,599	46.4	-27.4
	Labor	Nicole Cridland	1,396	40.5	+14.3
	Independent	Peter Gandolfi	352	10.2	+10.2
	Greens	Beryl Brugmans	101	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			3,448	96.6	+3.7
Informal votes			122	3.4	-3.7
Turnout			3,570	77.4	-11.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Terry Mills	1,838	53.3	-20.5
	Labor	Nicole Cridland	1,610	46.7	+20.5
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	-20.5