Northern Territory general election, 1980
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A general election was held in the Northern Territory
on Saturday June 7, 1980, and was won by the incumbent Country Liberal Party
(CLP) under Chief Minister Paul Everingham
.
Although the CLP's share of the vote increased by almost 10 percentage points, it lost one seat.
The only independent member of the Legislative Assembly, Dawn Lawrie
, retained her seat of Nightcliff
.
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
on Saturday June 7, 1980, and was won by the incumbent Country Liberal Party
Country Liberal Party
The Northern Territory Country Liberal Party is a Northern Territory political party affiliated with both the National and Liberal parties...
(CLP) under Chief Minister Paul Everingham
Paul Everingham
Paul Anthony Edward Everingham AO was the first Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia when it was granted self-government in 1978....
.
Although the CLP's share of the vote increased by almost 10 percentage points, it lost one seat.
The only independent member of the Legislative Assembly, Dawn Lawrie
Dawn Lawrie
Alline Dawn Lawrie is a former Australian politician. She was the Independent member for Nightcliff in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1983; in the First Assembly, she and fellow independent Ron Withnall were the sole non-Country Liberal Party members...
, retained her seat of Nightcliff
Electoral division of Nightcliff
Nightcliff is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 1974, and takes its name from the suburb of the same name. Nightcliff is one of the smallest electorates in the Territory, covering only 3.37 km² and taking in the suburb...
.