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, retained her seat of Nightcliff.
Results
Candidates
Sitting members are listed in bold. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.
Electorate Held by Labor CLP Other Alice Springs CLP Ted Hampton Denis Collins Rod Oliver (Ind)Dave Pollock (Ind)Arnhem Labor Bob Collins Gatjil Djerrkura Mark McAleer (AMP)Barkly CLP William Thomson Ian Tuxworth Neville Andrews (PP)Casuarina CLP Dennis Bree Nick Dondas Klaus Roth (Dem)Elsey CLP Maged Aboutaleb Les MacFarlane Patricia Davies (Ind)James Forscutt (Ind)Lawrence Hughes (Ind)R. T. Reilly (Ind)Fannie Bay Labor Pam O'Neil Ella Stack Gillen CLP Rosalie McDonald Jim Robertson Jingili CLP Peter Hansen Paul Everingham Peter Read (Dem)Ludmilla CLP Kay Spurr Roger Steele Roy Barden (Ind)Macdonnell Labor Neville Perkins Rosalie Kunoth-Monks Millner Labor Jon Isaacs John Robinson Nhulunbuy CLP Dan Leo Milton Ballantyne Michael O'Reilly (Ind)Nightcliff Independent Anne Amos Charles Coombs (CDP)Dawn Lawrie (Ind)Port Darwin CLP Jack Haritos Tom Harris Len Myles (Dem)Peter Taylor (AMP)Sanderson Labor June D'Rozario Daryl Manzie Ron Mann (CDP)Stuart CLP John Thomas Roger Vale Stuart Park CLP Peter Cavanagh Marshall Perron John Duffy (AMP)Terry Wilson (Ind)Tiwi CLP Harry Maschke Noel Padgham-Purich Len McAlear (Ind)Jenny Smither (AMP)Victoria River Labor Jack Doolan John Millhouse Bronte Douglass (Ind)Jack McCarthy (Ind)
Seats changing hands
Seat Pre-1980 Swing Post-1980 Party Member Margin Margin Member Party Nhulunbuy Country Liberals Milton Ballantyne 6.1 N/A 4.4 Dan Leo Labor
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