Northern Territory general election, 1974
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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 incumbent Country Liberal Party
(CLP).
The Country Liberal Party
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, independents 2. Labor was not represented in the assembly.
As the territory had not yet achieved self-government, Country Liberal Leader Goff Letts
took the post of Majority Leader. In place of a cabinet, a seven-person "executive" managed the affairs of government.
Two independents wons seats at this election. Dawn Lawrie
won the seat of Nightcliff
, and Ron Withnall
won the seat of Port Darwin
.
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory is the unicameral parliament of the Northern Territory in Australia. It sits in Parliament House, located on State Square, close to the centre of the city of Darwin.-History:...
was held in the Northern Territory
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 19 October 1974, 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).
The 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...
won 49.01% of the vote, the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
won 30.46% and independent candidates won 20.54%. The Country Liberals took 17 of the 19 assembly seats, independents 2. Labor was not represented in the assembly.
As the territory had not yet achieved self-government, Country Liberal Leader Goff Letts
Goff Letts
Dr Godfrey Alan Letts CBE was the Majority Leader of the Northern Territory of Australia from 1974 to 1977.Born in Donald, Victoria, Letts attended Melbourne Grammar and Melbourne and Sydney Universities, graduating with a Bachelor of Veterinarian Science in 1950...
took the post of Majority Leader. In place of a cabinet, a seven-person "executive" managed the affairs of government.
Two independents wons seats at this election. 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...
won the 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...
, and Ron Withnall
Ron Withnall
Ronald John Withnall was an Australian politician and lawyer.Withnall was born in Townsville, Queensland, but attended school at Canterbury High School in Sydney. He studied law at the University of Sydney and later moved to the Northern Territory...
won the seat of Port Darwin
Electoral division of Port Darwin
Port Darwin is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 1974, and is an entirely urban electorate, covering only 13.65 km² and taking in the Darwin central business district, as well as the suburb of Larrakeyah and part of Stuart...
.
See also
- First Letts ExecutiveFirst Letts ExecutiveThe First Letts Executive was the first ministry to come from the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. It oversaw the Northern Territory under Country Liberal Party Majority Leader Dr Goff Letts from November 1974 to August 1975, when Letts replaced Paul Everingham with then-Speaker Bernie...
- Second Letts ExecutiveSecond Letts ExecutiveThe Second Letts Executive was the second ministry to come from the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. It oversaw the Northern Territory under Country Liberal Party Majority Leader Dr Goff Letts from August to November 1975...
- Third Letts ExecutiveThird Letts ExecutiveThe Third Letts Executive was the third ministry to come from the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. It oversaw the Northern Territory under Country Liberal Party Majority Leader Dr Goff Letts from December 1975 to December 1976. Deputy Majority Leader Bernie Kilgariff had resigned in...
- Fourth Letts ExecutiveFourth Letts ExecutiveThe Fourth Letts Executive was the fourth ministry to come from the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in Australia. It oversaw the Northern Territory under Country Liberal Party Majority Leader Dr Goff Letts from December 1976 to September 1977. It came into existence not because of personnel...