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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2011}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2001 Northern Territory general election
| country = Northern Territory
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1997 Northern Territory general election
| previous_year = 1997
| next_election = 2005 Northern Territory general election
| next_year = 2005
| seats_for_election = All 25 seats of the [[Northern Territory Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats     = 13
| election_date      = {{Start date|df=yes|2001|08|18}}
| turnout = 80.56 ({{increase}} 1.57 [[Percentage points|pp]])

<!--      Labor      -->
| image1 = {{CSS image crop |Image = Clare Martin in 2001.jpg|bSize = 130|cWidth = 130|cHeight = 170|oTop = 10|oLeft = 0|Location = center}}
| leader1 = [[Clare Martin]]
| leader_since1 = 3 February 1999
| party1 = Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)
| leaders_seat1 = [[Electoral division of Fannie Bay|Fannie Bay]]
| popular_vote1 = 33,038
| percentage1 = 40.6%
| last_election1 = 7 seats
| seats1 = '''13'''
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 6
| swing1 = {{increase}} 2.1

<!--      Country Liberal Party     -->
| image2 = {{CSS image crop |Image = Denis Burke in 2001.jpg|bSize = 210|cWidth = 130|cHeight = 170|oTop = 10|oLeft = 70|Location = center}}
| leader2 = [[Denis Burke (Australian politician)|Denis Burke]]
| leader_since2 = 8 February 1999
| party2 = Country Liberal Party
| leaders_seat2 = [[Electoral division of Brennan|Brennan]]
| popular_vote2 = '''36,926'''
| percentage2 = '''45.4%'''
| last_election2 = 18 seats
| seats2 = 10 
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 8
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 9.1

| 1blank = [[Two-party-preferred vote|TPP]]
| 1data1 = 48.1%
| 1data2 = '''51.9%'''
| 2blank = [[Two-party-preferred vote|TPP]]
| 2data1 = {{increase}} 6.0
| 2data2 = {{decrease}} 6.0

| map_image = 2001 Northern Territory Election.svg
| map_size = 300px

| title = [[Chief Minister of the Northern Territory|Chief Minister]]
| before_election = [[Denis Burke (Australian politician)|Denis Burke]]
| before_party = Country Liberal Party
| after_election = [[Clare Martin]]
| after_party = Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)
}}

A general election was held in the [[Northern Territory]], [[Australia]], on 18 August 2001. The centre-left [[Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)|Labor Party]] (ALP), led by [[Clare Martin]], won a surprising victory over the [[Country Liberal Party]] (CLP).  Before this, the CLP had held 18 out the 25 seats in the [[Northern Territory Legislative Assembly]] to the ALP's 7.  After this election, the ALP held the majority with 13 seats to the CLP's 10, consigning the CLP to opposition for the first time since the Territory [[Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978|gained responsible government]].  Martin became [[Chief Minister of the Northern Territory|Chief Minister]], succeeding the CLP's [[Denis Burke (Australian politician)|Denis Burke]].

While the CLP won a bare majority of the two-party vote, Labor picked up an unexpectedly large swing in the [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]] area.  Labor took all but one seat in the capital, including all seven seats in the northern part of the city.  Darwin's northern suburbs are somewhat more diverse than the rest of the city, and were on paper friendlier to Labor than the rest of the capital.  In the process, Labor unseated four sitting MLAs; Labor had not ousted a sitting CLP member since 1980. The result was not known for several days, in part due to a very close race in [[Electoral division of Millner|Millner]] between CLP incumbent [[Phil Mitchell (politician)|Phil Mitchell]] and Labor challenger [[Matthew Bonson]].  Ultimately, Bonson won by a margin of 82 votes, allowing Labor to win government by one seat.

Two independents won seats at this election. Former CLP member [[Loraine Braham]] won the seat of [[Electoral division of Braitling|Braitling]] and [[Gerry Wood]] won the seat of [[Electoral division of Nelson (Northern Territory)|Nelson]].

==Retiring MPs==

===ALP===
*[[Maggie Hickey]] MLA ([[Electoral division of Barkly|Barkly]])
*[[Maurice Rioli]] MLA ([[Electoral division of Arafura|Arafura]])

===CLP===
*[[Stephen Hatton]] MLA ([[Electoral division of Nightcliff|Nightcliff]])
*[[Daryl Manzie]] MLA ([[Electoral division of Sanderson|Sanderson]])
*[[Terry McCarthy (politician)|Terry McCarthy]] MLA ([[Electoral division of Goyder|Goyder]])
*[[Eric Poole (Australian politician)|Eric Poole]] MLA ([[Electoral division of Araluen|Araluen]])

==Results==
{{see also|Results of the Northern Territory general election, 2001}}

{| style="width:60%; text-align:center;"
|+ style="width:50.0%; text-align:right" | ↓{{fsp}}
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{party color|Australian Labor Party}}; width:52%;" | '''13'''
| style="color:black; background:{{party color|Independent politician}}; width:8%;" | '''2'''
| style="background:{{party color|Country Liberal Party}}; width:40%;" | '''10'''
|-
| <span style="color:{{party color|Australian Labor Party}};">'''ALP'''</span>
| <span style="color:black;">'''Ind'''</span>
| <span style="color:{{party color|Country Liberal Party}};">'''CLP'''</span>
|}
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==Candidates==

Sitting members are listed in bold. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan=2| Electorate
! rowspan=2| Held by
! [[Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)|ALP]] candidate
! [[Country Liberal Party|CLP]] candidate
! Other candidates
|-
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}| ||{{Australian party style|CLP}}| || style="background:#999;"|&nbsp;
|-
|[[Electoral division of Arafura|Arafura]] || [[Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)|ALP]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|[[Marion Scrymgour]] || Marius Puruntatameri || John Christopherson ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]]) <br /> Dorothy Fox ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]])
|-
|[[Electoral division of Araluen|Araluen]] || [[Country Liberal Party|CLP]] || Michael Bowden || {{Australian party shading/CLP}}|[[Jodeen Carney]] || John Bohning ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]]) <br /> Meredith Campbell ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]])
|-
|[[Electoral division of Arnhem|Arnhem]] || [[Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)|ALP]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Jack Ah Kit]]''' || Cliff Thompson <br /> Alan Wright || Lance Lawrence ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]])
|-
|[[Electoral division of Barkly|Barkly]] || [[Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)|ALP]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|[[Elliot McAdam]] || Bill Cross || Gavin Carpenter ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]])
|-
|[[Electoral division of Blain|Blain]] || [[Country Liberal Party|CLP]] || Peter Shew || {{Australian party shading/CLP}}|'''[[Terry Mills (Australian politician)|Terry Mills]]''' || Joseph Mulqueeney ([[Territory Alliance Party|TAP]])
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Electoral division of Braitling|Braitling]] ||rowspan=2| [[Country Liberal Party|CLP]] ||rowspan=2| Peter Brooke ||rowspan=2| Peter Harvey || {{Australian party shading/Independent}}|'''[[Loraine Braham]]''' ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]]) 
|-
|Peter Jarvis ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]]) <br /> Eddie Taylor ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]])
|-
|[[Electoral division of Brennan|Brennan]] || [[Country Liberal Party|CLP]] || Simon Hall || {{Australian party shading/CLP}}|'''[[Denis Burke (Australian politician)|Denis Burke]]''' || Duncan Dean ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]])
|-
|[[Electoral division of Casuarina|Casuarina]] || [[Country Liberal Party|CLP]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|[[Kon Vatskalis]] || '''[[Peter Adamson (Australian politician)|Peter Adamson]]''' || Necmi Bayram ([[Territory Alliance Party|TAP]]) <br /> Craig Seiler ([[Australian Democrats|Dem]])
|-
|[[Electoral division of Daly|Daly]] || [[Country Liberal Party|CLP]] || [[Rob Knight (politician)|Rob Knight]] || {{Australian party shading/CLP}}|'''[[Tim Baldwin]]''' || Wayne Norris ([[One Nation (Australia)|ON]]) <br /> Frank Spry ([[Australian Democrats|Dem]])
|-
|[[Electoral division of Drysdale|Drysdale]] || [[Country Liberal Party|CLP]] || Inger Peirce || {{Australian party shading/CLP}}|'''[[Stephen Dunham (politician)|Stephen Dunham]]''' || 
|-
|[[Electoral division of Fannie Bay|Fannie Bay]] || [[Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)|ALP]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Clare Martin]]''' || Mary Cunningham || Peter Johnston ([[Socialist Alliance (Australia)|SA]])
|-
|[[Electoral division of Goyder|Goyder]] || [[Country Liberal Party|CLP]] || Alan Smith || {{Australian party shading/CLP}}|[[Peter Maley]] || Diana Rickard ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]]) <br /> Merv Stewart ([[One Nation (Australia)|ON]])
|-
|[[Electoral division of Greatorex|Greatorex]] || [[Country Liberal Party|CLP]] || Peter Kavanagh || {{Australian party shading/CLP}}|'''[[Richard Lim]]''' || David Mortimer ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]])
|-
|[[Electoral division of Johnston|Johnston]] || [[Country Liberal Party|CLP]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|[[Chris Burns (politician)|Chris Burns]] || '''[[Steve Balch]]''' || Joanne Sangster ([[Australian Democrats|Dem]])
|-
|[[Electoral division of Karama|Karama]] || [[Country Liberal Party|CLP]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|[[Delia Lawrie]] || '''[[Mick Palmer (Australian politician)|Mick Palmer]]''' || 
|-
|[[Electoral division of Katherine|Katherine]] || [[Country Liberal Party|CLP]] || Michael Peirce || {{Australian party shading/CLP}}|'''[[Mike Reed (politician)|Mike Reed]]''' || Tony Coutts ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]]) <br /> John Donnellan ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]]) <br /> Rob Phillips ([[One Nation (Australia)|ON]])
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Electoral division of Macdonnell|Macdonnell]] ||rowspan=2| [[Country Liberal Party|CLP]] ||rowspan=2| Harold Furber || Philip Alice ||rowspan=2|
|-
|{{Australian party shading/CLP}}|'''[[John Elferink]]'''
|-
|[[Electoral division of Millner|Millner]] || [[Country Liberal Party|CLP]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|[[Matthew Bonson]] || '''[[Phil Mitchell (Australian politician)|Phil Mitchell]]''' || Andrew Arthur ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]]) <br /> Diane Baird ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]]) <br /> Andrew Ivinson ([[Territory Alliance Party|TAP]])
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Electoral division of Nelson (Northern Territory)|Nelson]] ||rowspan=2| [[Country Liberal Party|CLP]] ||rowspan=2| Bob Hare ||rowspan=2| '''[[Chris Lugg]]''' || Tony Hardwick ([[One Nation (Australia)|ON]]) 
|-
|{{Australian party shading/Independent}}|[[Gerry Wood]] ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]])
|-
|[[Electoral division of Nhulunbuy|Nhulunbuy]] || [[Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)|ALP]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Syd Stirling]]''' || Peter Manning || Gordon Davey ([[One Nation (Australia)|ON]]) <br /> David Mitchell ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]])
|-
|[[Electoral division of Nightcliff|Nightcliff]] || [[Country Liberal Party|CLP]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|[[Jane Aagaard]] || Jason Hatton || Peter Ivinson ([[Territory Alliance Party|TAP]]) <br /> Gary Meyerhoff ([[Socialist Alliance (Australia)|SA]])
|-
|[[Electoral division of Port Darwin|Port Darwin]] || [[Country Liberal Party|CLP]] || Chris Bond || {{Australian party shading/CLP}}|'''[[Sue Carter]]''' || [[Nick Dondas]] ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]])
|-
|[[Electoral division of Sanderson|Sanderson]] || [[Country Liberal Party|CLP]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|[[Len Kiely]] || Peter Poniris || Gary Haslett ([[Independent (politician)|Ind]]) <br /> Susan Murdoch ([[Territory Alliance Party|TAP]])
|-
|[[Electoral division of Stuart|Stuart]] || [[Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)|ALP]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Peter Toyne]]''' || Ken Lechleitner ||
|-
|[[Electoral division of Wanguri|Wanguri]] || [[Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)|ALP]] || {{Australian party shading/Labor}}|'''[[Paul Henderson (politician)|Paul Henderson]]''' || Robyn Cahill || Meredith de Landelles ([[Socialist Alliance (Australia)|SA]])
|}

== Seats changing hands ==

{|class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=2| Seat
! colspan=4| Pre-2001
! rowspan=2| Swing
! colspan=4| Post-2001
|-
! colspan=2| Party
! Member
! Margin
! Margin
! Member
! colspan=2| Party
|-
| [[Electoral division of Braitling|Braitling]]
| {{Australian party style|CLP}}|&nbsp;
| Country Liberal
| [[Loraine Braham]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 15.0 (CLP)
| style="text-align:right;"| ''N/A''
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.5*
| [[Loraine Braham]]
| Independent
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
|-
| [[Electoral division of Casuarina|Casuarina]]
| {{Australian party style|CLP}}|&nbsp;
| Country Liberal
| [[Peter Adamson (Australian politician)|Peter Adamson]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.6
| style="text-align:right;"| 9.1
| style="text-align:right;"| 3.5
| [[Kon Vatskalis]]
| Labor
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|-
| [[Electoral division of Johnston|Johnston]]
| {{Australian party style|CLP}}|&nbsp;
| Country Liberal
| [[Steve Balch]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 6.3
| style="text-align:right;"| 9.2
| style="text-align:right;"| 2.9
| [[Chris Burns (politician)|Chris Burns]]
| Labor
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|-
| [[Electoral division of Karama|Karama]]
| {{Australian party style|CLP}}|&nbsp;
| Country Liberal
| [[Mick Palmer (Australian politician)|Mick Palmer]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 2.6
| style="text-align:right;"| 6.4
| style="text-align:right;"| 3.7
| [[Delia Lawrie]]
| Labor
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|-
| [[Electoral division of Macdonnell|Macdonnell]]**
| {{Australian party style|CLP}}|&nbsp;
| Country Liberal
| [[John Elferink]]
| style="text-align:right;"| −1.6
| style="text-align:right;"| 10.1
| style="text-align:right;"| 8.5
| [[John Elferink]]
| Country Liberal
| {{Australian party style|CLP}}|&nbsp;
|-
| [[Electoral division of Millner|Millner]]
| {{Australian party style|CLP}}|&nbsp;
| Country Liberal
| [[Phil Mitchell (Australian politician)|Phil Mitchell]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 8.7
| style="text-align:right;"| 9.9
| style="text-align:right;"| 1.2
| [[Matthew Bonson]]
| Labor
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|-
| [[Electoral division of Nelson (Northern Territory)|Nelson]]
| {{Australian party style|CLP}}|&nbsp;
| Country Liberal
| [[Chris Lugg]]
| style="text-align:right;"| 14.7
| style="text-align:right;"| 17.4
| style="text-align:right;"| 2.7
| [[Gerry Wood]]
| Independent
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|&nbsp;
|-
| [[Electoral division of Nightcliff|Nightcliff]]
| {{Australian party style|CLP}}|&nbsp;
| Country Liberal
| ''[[Stephen Hatton]]''
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.6
| style="text-align:right;"| 11.7
| style="text-align:right;"| 7.1
| [[Jane Aagaard]]
| Labor
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|-
| [[Electoral division of Sanderson|Sanderson]]
| {{Australian party style|CLP}}|&nbsp;
| Country Liberal
| ''[[Daryl Manzie]]''
| style="text-align:right;"| 9.9
| style="text-align:right;"| 12.9
| style="text-align:right;"| 3.0
| [[Len Kiely]]
| Labor
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|-
| [[Electoral division of Wanguri|Wanguri]]***
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
| Labor
| [[Paul Henderson (politician)|Paul Henderson]]
| style="text-align:right;"| −3.8
| style="text-align:right;"| 11.0
| style="text-align:right;"| 7.2
| [[Paul Henderson (politician)|Paul Henderson]]
| Labor
| {{Australian party style|Labor}}|&nbsp;
|}
* Members listed in italics did not contest their seats at this election.
* *Braitling's second figure is CLP vs. Independent.
* **Due to boundary changes, Macdonnell was notionally ALP at the time of this election.
* ***Due to boundary changes, Wanguri were notionally CLP at the time of this election.

==Electoral pendulum==
The following pendulum is known as the [[Mackerras pendulum]], invented by [[psephology|psephologist]] [[Malcolm Mackerras]].  The pendulum works by lining up all of the seats held in the [[Northern Territory Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] according to the [[percentage point]] margin they are held by on a two-party-preferred basis. This is also known as the [[Swing (Australian politics)|swing]] required for the seat to change hands. Given a uniform swing to the opposition or government parties, the number of seats that change hands can be predicted.<ref>{{cite web|title=Details of NT 2001 Election|url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/archive/nt/NT2001_Results.pdf|publisher=ABC}}</ref>

===Pre-election pendulum===
Incumbent members who have become and remained an [[Independent (politics)|independent]] since the 1997 election are indicated in grey.

Members listed in italics did not re-contest their seat at the election.

{| class="toccolours" align="left" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="margin-right: .5em; margin-top: .4em; font-size: 90%; float:right"
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9933;"|<span style="color:white;">'''Country Liberal seats'''</span>
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9933;"|<span style="color:white;">'''Marginal'''</span>
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|[[Electoral division of Nelson (Northern Territory)|Nelson]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|[[Chris Lugg]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|0.6 v IND
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|[[Electoral division of Karama|Karama]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|[[Mick Palmer (Australian politician)|Mick Palmer]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|2.6
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|[[Electoral division of Wanguri|Wanguri]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|[[Paul Henderson (politician)|Paul Henderson]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|ALP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|3.8
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|[[Electoral division of Nightcliff|Nightcliff]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|''[[Stephen Hatton]]''
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|4.6
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|[[Electoral division of Casuarina|Casuarina]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|[[Peter Adamson (Australian politician)|Peter Adamson]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|5.6
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9933;"|<span style="color:white;">'''Fairly safe'''</span>
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|[[Electoral division of Johnston|Johnston]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|[[Steve Balch]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|6.3
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|[[Electoral division of Millner|Millner]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|[[Phil Mitchell (Australian politician)|Phil Mitchell]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|8.7
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|[[Electoral division of Sanderson|Sanderson]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|''[[Daryl Manzie]]''
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|9.9
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9933;"|<span style="color:white;">'''Safe'''</span>
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|[[Electoral division of Greatorex|Greatorex]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|[[Richard Lim]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|11.3
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|[[Electoral division of Goyder|Goyder]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|''[[Terry McCarthy (politician)|Terry McCarthy]]''
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|13.7
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|[[Electoral division of Daly|Daly]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|''[[Terry McCarthy (politician)|Terry McCarthy]]''
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|14.3
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|[[Electoral division of Braitling|Braitling]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ccc;"|[[Loraine Braham]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|15.0
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|[[Electoral division of Port Darwin|Port Darwin]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|[[Sue Carter]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|17.2
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|[[Electoral division of Araluen|Araluen]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|''[[Eric Poole (Australian politician)|Eric Poole]]''
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|19.1
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9933;"|<span style="color:white;">'''Very safe'''</span>
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#CC5E14;"|[[Electoral division of Drysdale|Drysdale]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#CC5E14;"|[[Stephen Dunham (politician)|Stephen Dunham]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#CC5E14;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#CC5E14;"|21.8
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#CC5E14;"|[[Electoral division of Blain|Blain]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#CC5E14;"|[[Terry Mills (Australian politician)|Terry Mills]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#CC5E14;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#CC5E14;"|24.1
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#CC5E14;"|[[Electoral division of Katherine|Katherine]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#CC5E14;"|[[Mike Reed (politician)|Mike Reed]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#CC5E14;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#CC5E14;"|24.3
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#CC5E14;"|[[Electoral division of Brennan|Brennan]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#CC5E14;"|[[Denis Burke (Australian politician)|Denis Burke]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#CC5E14;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#CC5E14;"|25.0
|}

{| class="toccolours" align="left" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="margin-right: .5em; margin-top: .4em; font-size: 90%; float:left"
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:red;"| <span style="color:white;">'''Labor seats'''</span>
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:red;"|<span style="color:white;">'''Marginal'''</span>
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|[[Electoral division of Stuart|Stuart]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|[[Peter Toyne]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|ALP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|0.8
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|[[Electoral division of Macdonnell|Macdonnell]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|[[John Elferink]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|1.6
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|[[Electoral division of Fannie Bay|Fannie Bay]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|[[Clare Martin]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|ALP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|1.9
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:red;"|<span style="color:white;">'''Fairly safe'''</span>
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff8d8d;"|[[Electoral division of Arafura|Arafura]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff8d8d;"|''[[Maurice Rioli]]''
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff8d8d;"|ALP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff8d8d;"|9.0
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff8d8d;"|[[Electoral division of Arnhem|Arnhem]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff8d8d;"|[[Jack Ah Kit]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff8d8d;"|ALP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff8d8d;"|7.7
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff8d8d;"|[[Electoral division of Barkly|Barkly]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff8d8d;"|''[[Maggie Hickey]]''
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff8d8d;"|ALP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff8d8d;"|8.0
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:red;"|<span style="color:white;">'''Safe'''</span>
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:red;"|<span style="color:white;">'''Very safe'''</span>
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#df716d;"|[[Electoral division of Nhulunbuy|Nhulunbuy]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#df716d;"|[[Syd Stirling]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#df716d;"|ALP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#df716d;"|22.1
|}
{{Clear}}

===Post-election pendulum===

{| class="toccolours" align="left" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="margin-right: .5em; margin-top: .4em; font-size: 90%; float:left"
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:red;"| <span style="color:white;">'''Labor seats'''</span>
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:red;"|<span style="color:white;">'''Marginal'''</span>
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|[[Electoral division of Millner|Millner]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|[[Matthew Bonson]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|ALP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|1.2
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|[[Electoral division of Johnston|Johnston]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|[[Chris Burns (politician)|Chris Burns]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|ALP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|2.9
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|[[Electoral division of Sanderson|Sanderson]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|[[Len Kiely]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|ALP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|3.0
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|[[Electoral division of Casuarina|Casuarina]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|[[Kon Vatskalis]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|ALP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|3.5
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|[[Electoral division of Karama|Karama]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|[[Delia Lawrie]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|ALP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ffcaca;"|3.7
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:red;"|<span style="color:white;">'''Fairly safe'''</span>
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff8d8d;"|[[Electoral division of Nightcliff|Nightcliff]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff8d8d;"|[[Jane Aagaard]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff8d8d;"|ALP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff8d8d;"|7.1
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff8d8d;"|[[Electoral division of Wanguri|Wanguri]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff8d8d;"|[[Paul Henderson (politician)|Paul Henderson]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff8d8d;"|ALP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff8d8d;"|7.2
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:red;"|<span style="color:white;">'''Safe'''</span>
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff6b6b;"|[[Electoral division of Fannie Bay|Fannie Bay]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff6b6b;"|[[Clare Martin]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff6b6b;"|ALP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff6b6b;"|11.1
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff6b6b;"|[[Electoral division of Arnhem|Arnhem]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff6b6b;"|[[Jack Ah Kit]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff6b6b;"|ALP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff6b6b;"|11.4
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff6b6b;"|[[Electoral division of Arafura|Arafura]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff6b6b;"|[[Marion Scrymgour]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff6b6b;"|ALP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff6b6b;"|11.5 v IND
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff6b6b;"|[[Electoral division of Barkly|Barkly]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff6b6b;"|[[Elliot McAdam]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff6b6b;"|ALP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff6b6b;"|12.5
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff6b6b;"|[[Electoral division of Nhulunbuy|Nhulunbuy]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff6b6b;"|[[Syd Stirling]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff6b6b;"|ALP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ff6b6b;"|16.1
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:red;"|<span style="color:white;">'''Very safe'''</span>
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#df716d;"|[[Electoral division of Stuart|Stuart]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#df716d;"|[[Peter Toyne]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#df716d;"|ALP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#df716d;"|21.3
|}
	
{| class="toccolours" align="left" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="margin-right: .5em; margin-top: .4em; font-size: 90%; float:right"
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9933;"|<span style="color:white;">'''Country Liberal seats'''</span>
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9933;"|<span style="color:white;">'''Marginal'''</span>
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|[[Electoral division of Araluen|Araluen]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|[[Jodeen Carney]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FFBD9D;"|2.0
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9933;"|<span style="color:white;">'''Fairly safe'''</span>
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|[[Electoral division of Port Darwin|Port Darwin]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|[[Sue Carter]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|6.9
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|[[Electoral division of Macdonnell|Macdonnell]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|[[John Elferink]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|8.5
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|[[Electoral division of Greatorex|Greatorex]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|[[Richard Lim]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF8533;"|9.0
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:#ff9933;"|<span style="color:white;">'''Safe'''</span>
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|[[Electoral division of Daly|Daly]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|[[Tim Baldwin]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|11.8
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|[[Electoral division of Goyder|Goyder]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|[[Peter Maley]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|13.8
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|[[Electoral division of Katherine|Katherine]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|[[Mike Reed (politician)|Mike Reed]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|14.5
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|[[Electoral division of Drysdale|Drysdale]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|[[Stephen Dunham (politician)|Stephen Dunham]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|15.4
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|[[Electoral division of Blain|Blain]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|[[Terry Mills (Australian politician)|Terry Mills]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|16.7
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|[[Electoral division of Brennan|Brennan]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|[[Denis Burke (Australian politician)|Denis Burke]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|CLP
|  style="text-align:left; background:#FF7519;"|18.2
|-
| colspan="4"  style="text-align:center; background:gray;"|<span style="color:white;">'''Independent seats'''</span>
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ccc;"|[[Electoral division of Nelson (Northern Territory)|Nelson]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ccc;"|[[Gerry Wood]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ccc;"|IND
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ccc;"|2.7 v CLP
|-
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ccc;"|[[Electoral division of Braitling|Braitling]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ccc;"|[[Loraine Braham]]
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ccc;"|IND
|  style="text-align:left; background:#ccc;"|5.5 v CLP
|}
{{Clear}}

==External links==
*[http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rn/2001-02/02rn03.pdf Northern Territory Election 2001] Department of the Parliamentary Library

== References ==

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{{Northern Territory elections}}

[[Category:Elections in the Northern Territory]]
[[Category:2001 elections in Australia]]
[[Category:2000s in the Northern Territory]]
[[Category:August 2001 in Australia]]