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1992 Arafura by-election
7 November 1992
  First party Second party
 
Candidate Maurice Rioli Bernard Tipiloura
Party Labor Country Liberal
Popular vote 1,448 684
Percentage 64.0% 30.2%
Swing Decrease 2.5pp Decrease 3.2pp
MP before election

Stan Tipiloura
Labor

Elected MP

Maurice Rioli
Labor

A by-election for the seat of Arafura in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 7 November 1992. The by-election was triggered by the death of Labor (ALP) member Stan Tipiloura, who had held the seat since 1987.

The ALP selected Maurice Rioli, a former professional Australian Rules player, as its candidate. The CLP candidate was Bernard Tipiloura, with an independent candidacy of Colin Newton.

Results

1992 Arafura by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurice Rioli 1,448 64.0 −2.5
Country Liberal Bernard Tipiloura 684 30.3 −3.2
Independent Colin Newton 129 5.7 N/A
Total formal votes 2,261 90.3 −4.4
Informal votes 243 9.7 +4.4
Turnout 2,504 65.3 −2.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

References

  1. 1992 Arafura by-election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 November 1992
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