2012 Northern Territory general election

The 2012 Northern Territory general election was held on 25 August 2012. It elected all 25 members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. The Northern Territory Electoral Commission (NTEC) held the election.

2012 Northern Territory general election

25 August 2012
All 25 seats of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly 13 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout	76.9 ( 1.3 pp)
First party Second party   Leader Terry Mills Paul Henderson Party Country Liberal Labor Leader's seat Blain Wanguri Last election 11 seats 13 seats Seats before 11 12 Seats won 16 8 Seat change 5 4 Popular vote 46,653 33,594 Percentage 50.6% 36.5% Swing 5.2 6.7 TPP 55.8% 44.2% TPP swing 5.1 5.1
Results by electoral division.
Chief Minister before election Paul Henderson Labor Elected Chief Minister Terry Mills Country Liberal

Chief Minister Paul Henderson led the incumbent Labor government. The labor government was trying to win a fourth term. However, the Country Liberal Party (CLP) won the election. Opposition Leader Terry Mills led the CLP.