A general election was held in the
Northern Territory on Saturday June 7, 1980. It was the first to be held since self-government was attained two years earlier, and was won by the incumbent
Country Liberal Party (CLP) under Chief Minister
Paul Everingham.
Although the CLP's share of the vote increased by almost 10 percentage points, it lost one seat.
The only independent member of the Legislative Assembly,
Dawn Lawrie
Alline Dawn Lawrie (born 3 November 1938) is an Australian former politician. She was the independent member for Nightcliff in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1983; in the First Assembly, she and fellow independent Ro ...
, retained her seat of
Nightcliff.
Results
Candidates
Sitting members are listed in bold. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.
Seats changing hands
References
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Elections in the Northern Territory
1980 elections in Australia
1980s in the Northern Territory
June 1980 events in Australia