2020 Northern Territory general election

The 2020 Northern Territory general election was held on 22 August 2020 to elect all 25 members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. It was conducted by the Northern Territory Electoral Commission (NTEC).

2020 Northern Territory general election

22 August 2020
All 25 seats in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly 13 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	74.9% ( 0.9 pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Michael Gunner Lia Finocchiaro Terry Mills Party Labor Country Liberal Leader since 20 April 2015 1 February 2020 November 2019 Leader's seat Fannie Bay Spillett Blain (lost seat) Last election 18 seats 2 seats Did not exist Seats before 16 3 3 Seats won 14 8 1 Seat change 2 5 2 Popular vote 40,291 32,021 13,184 Percentage 39.43% 31.34% 12.90% Swing 2.76 0.46 12.90 TPP 53.3% 46.7% TPP swing 3.9 3.9
Chief Minister before election Michael Gunner Labor Elected Chief Minister Michael Gunner Labor

The incumbent Labor government, led by Chief Minister Michael Gunner, won a second term in government. They were opposed by the Country Liberal Party (CLP), led by Lia Finocchiaro.

2020 Northern Territory General Election Media

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  Map of electoral boundaries used at the 2020 election

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  Government  Labor (16)Official Opposition*  Country Liberal (2)Crossbench  Territory Alliance (3)  Independent (4)

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  Map of results by electorate.

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  Diagram of the distribution of seats in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly as of the 2020 election.   Labor: 14 seats*  CLP: 8 seats*  Territory Alliance: 1 seat*  Independent: 2 seats