2016 Northern Territory general election

2016 Northern Territory general election

27 August 2016
All 25 seats of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly 13 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	74.0 ( 2.9 pp)
First party Second party   Leader Michael Gunner Adam Giles Party Labor Country Liberal Leader's seat Fannie Bay Braitling (lost seat) Last election 8 seats 16 seats Seats before 7 12 Seats won 18 2 Seat change 11 10 Popular vote 41,476 31,263 Percentage 42.2% 31.8% Swing 5.7 18.8 TPP 57.5% 42.5% TPP swing 13.3 13.3
The left side map shows the first party preference by electorate. The right side map shows the final two-party preferred vote result by electorate.
Chief Minister before election Adam Giles Country Liberal Elected Chief Minister Michael Gunner Labor

The 2016 Northern Territory general election was held on 27 August 2016 to elect all 25 members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. It was conducted by the Northern Territory Electoral Commission (NTEC).

The incumbent Country Liberal government, led by Chief Minister Adam Giles, tried to win a second term in government. However, they were defeated by the Labor Party, led by Opposition Leader Michael Gunner, in a landslide. It was a wipeout loss for the CLP, who lost all but two seats. Giles became only the second Chief Minister in Northern Territory history to lose their seat at an election. It was the first and only time that Labor won seats in the cities of Alice Springs and Katherine, which normally vote for the CLP.