A month after former chief minister Michael Gunner resigned from his long-time Labor seat, Brent Potter has been elected with the help of Greens preferences.
abc.net.au/news/fannie-bay-by-election-brent-potter-wins/101354394Territory Labor has declared victory in a close by-election race sparked by the departure of former chief minister Michael Gunner, despite a swing towards the opposition and the Greens.Fannie Bay has been held by Labor since 1997Chief Minister Natasha Fyles declared a win in the inner-Darwin seat of Fannie Bay for candidate Brent Potter, two and a half hours after polls closed on Saturday night.
In a short victory speech, Mr Potter thanked the Labor party and volunteers as well as Mr Gunner and the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association union. "First and foremost to the constituents across Fannie Bay, I want to say thank you very much for believing in me," he said.Ms Fyles brushed off questions on Saturday night about the significant drop in Labor's primary vote."What this is is the fourth straight election loss for Lia Finocchiaro and the CLP."
Natasha Fyles, Michael Gunner and Brent Potter at Parap Primary School on voting day for the Fannie Bay by-election on Saturday 20 August 2022.Mr Hosking led on the two-party preferred count before ballots from the Parap voting centre pushed Labor over the line.
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