Two-Party-Preferred Statistics 1998
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is one of the most closely-fought contests in every Federal election. Won narrowly by the ALP in 1998, with a swing of less than 1%, the seat is always one of the last to be decided.
In 2001, the Northern Territory will be abolished and replaced by two new seats, Solomon and Lingiari.
Based on 1998 figures, Lingiari is an ALP seat with a margin of 3.7%, whilst Solomon would be won by the coalition with a margin of 2.3%.
Two-Party-Preferred Statistics 1998 House of Representatives - Northern Territory |
| No. |
Electorate |
% Swing To ALP From 1996 |
ALP |
Coalition |
% Swing Required To Lose In 2001 |
| 1 |
Northern Territory |
0.94 |
50.57 |
49.43 |
0.57 |
|
TOTAL |
0.94 |
50.57 |
50.98 |
Source: Australian Electoral Commission publications
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