Comments on: Wanguri by-election live

By: Wakefield

Wakefield — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:55:39 +0000

I guess 1 lesson is Paul Henderson probably didn’t have a personal vote?

By: Leroy

Leroy — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 07:21:26 +0000

http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2013/02/what-can-ee-learn-from-the-wanguri-by-election-result.html

February 17, 2013

Are there any Lessons from the Wanguri By-election Result?

On Saturday night the Northern Territory Country Liberal government took a pasting at a by-election in the northern Darwin seat of Wanguri.

The by-election had been caused by the resignation of former Labor Chief Minister Paul Henderson.

By: Kevin Rennie

Kevin Rennie — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 06:39:20 +0000

Did Wanguri get a mention on the Insiders? If so I missed it. Wonder how quickly it would have been highlighted if the swing was 13% against Labor. Not paranoid, just sick of the narrative. Whole show seemed to be about what’s wrong with fed govt.

Hope Labor can find something in WA.

By: Albert Ross

Albert Ross — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 01:33:29 +0000

>>I have not been near the NT since 1967

It’s still be familiar after all this time. The buildings are newer because of Tracy but the place is still full of embittered “independent minded” Territorians (some of whom have been in the place for as long as two weeks) sucking on the government teat, bleating on about government interference and drinking themselves to death.

By: Leroy

Leroy — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 01:26:27 +0000

http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2013/02/16/317683_ntnews.html

Labor romps home in Wanguri
NICOLE MILLS | February 16th, 2013

LABOR's Nicole Manison has comprehensively won the seat of Wanguri - with Chief Minister Terry Mills saying the Government has "acknowledged the message" sent by voters.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/nicole-manison-wins-wanguri-for-labor/story-e6frg6nf-1226579542841

Nicole Manison wins Wanguri for Labor
From: AAP
February 17, 2013 12:56AM

NICOLE Manison has won an overwhelming victory for Labor in the Northern Territory by-election for the seat of Wanguri.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-15/larisa-lee-election-donations-early/4521002?section=nt

Lee faces scrutiny over poll campaign support
By Michael Coggan
Updated Fri Feb 15, 2013 6:17pm AEDT

A recently amended declaration of donations by Country Liberals politician Larisa Lee in the lead-up to last year's Northern Territory election has prompted the Opposition to demand a police investigation.

By: dany le roux

dany le roux — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:09:55 +0000

So much for the supposed negative effect of the captains choice

By: dany le roux

dany le roux — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:06:20 +0000

I have not been near the NY since1967 but this result cheers me as much as a w in any seat falling to Labor anywhere in the rest of Oz.

By: Stephen Luntz

Stephen Luntz — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 10:38:33 +0000

Wow. I never thought it likely the CLP would win, or probably even get a swing to them, but this sort of margin suggests they have lost popularity even faster than Newman, in Darwin at least.

By: scorpio

scorpio — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 10:31:55 +0000

Looks like buyers remorse has taken hold in The NT.

Qld voters will take a little longer to wake up to the fraud they have been subject to, but they will and the result will not be too pleasant for the LNP!

By: absolutetwaddle

absolutetwaddle — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 10:30:05 +0000

Can’t Wait to see the old media hyperventilate over how this is obviously a vote of no-confidence in Tony Abbott.

Any second now…