Northern Territory general election, 1974

Northern Territory general election, 1974

19 October 1974 (1974-10-19)

All 19 seats of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly   First party   Leader Goff Letts Party Country Liberal Leader's seat Victoria River Seats won 17 seats Percentage 49.0%

Elected Majority Leader Goff Letts Country Liberal

The first general election for the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held in the Northern Territory on Saturday 19 October 1974, and was won by the Country Liberal Party (CLP), formed a few months earlier from the merger of the territorial Country and Liberal parties.

The CLP won 49.01% of the vote, the Australian Labor Party won 30.46% and independent candidates won 20.54%. The Country Liberals took 17 of the 19 assembly seats. The other two were held by independents; Dawn Lawrie won the seat of Nightcliff, and Ron Withnall won the seat of Port Darwin. Despite finishing second in the vote count, Labor was not represented in the assembly.

As the territory was still being prepared for self-government, Country Liberal Leader Goff Letts took the post of Majority Leader, while a seven-person "executive" managed internal affairs.

Candidates

Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.

References

• Jaensch, Dean; Wade-Marshall, Deborah (1984). Northern Territory Electoral Atlas 1974–1984. Australian National University/Flinders University. ISBN 0959924698. 

See also

• First Letts Executive
• Second Letts Executive
• Third Letts Executive
• Fourth Letts Executive

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