A handful of NT seats, each with roughly 6,000 voters, may determine which party will form government after the August 24 election. Can they go it alone or will they need to negotiate in a hung parliament?
There's less than a week until polls close in the 2024 Northern Territory election, and already roughly 41,163 voters have
Paul Kirby — the Labor incumbent — is stepping down, leaving the party's replacement Brian Manning with a hard ask to cling on. "The CLP will want to win those back because they're city seats, there's been a bit of crime and those areas have people with a bit wealth," he said.But Labor is anticipating any losses in Darwin may be offset by a strong performance in the bush, with Namatjira and Barkly being touted as possible pick ups for them.
Chief Minister Eva Lawler is hoping her party can retain government, but her biggest concern is closer to home.Ms Lawler has made no secret that she isn't taking her seat for granted, acknowledging that the issues of crime and the cost of living are biting hard here.After quadrupling their membership base over the past 18 months, the NT Greens are hopeful they'll make history this territory election.
Labor has held the vast majority of seats here since 2001 — when it first formed government in the NT — and has gone on to rule for 19 of the past 23 years.Professor Franklin said he expected the northern suburbs to "stick with Labor", but expected any swing to the CLP to be strongest in the seat of Wanguri, vacated by former deputy chief minister Nicole Manison.
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