Electoral division of Fannie Bay

Fannie Bay Northern Territory—Legislative Assembly
Location of Fannie Bay in the Darwin/Palmerston area
Territory	Northern Territory
Created	1974
MP	Michael Gunner
Party	Australian Labor Party
Namesake	Fannie Bay
Electors	5,613 (2016)
Area	14 km^2 (5.4 sq mi)
Demographic	Urban

Fannie Bay is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It is located in the inner northern suburbs of Darwin, with its current boundaries including the suburbs of Fannie Bay (from which it derives its name), Parap, East Point, The Narrows, The Gardens and parts of Stuart Park. It was first created in 1974, and is an entirely urban electorate, covering an area of 14 km². There were 5,613 people enrolled in the electorate as of August 2016.

Fannie Bay has been an exception in Northern Territory politics, as it has tended to be neither marginal or safe for either party, with incumbent members of both parties having managed to easily hold the electorate for several years. This was illustrated in 1995, when Country Liberal Party Chief Minister Marshall Perron resigned, only to be replaced by the Australian Labor Party's Clare Martin—who six years later herself became Chief Minister while still representing the electorate. Martin resigned as Chief Minister in 2007, and retired at the 2008 election. Michael Gunner narrowly retained the seat for Labor, and went on to become Opposition Leader in 2015. He led Territory Labor to a record victory in 2016, becoming the third person to become Chief Minister while holding Fannie Bay.

Members for Fannie Bay

Member		Party	Term
	Grant Tambling	Country Liberal	1974–1977
	Pam O'Neil	Labor	1977–1983
	Marshall Perron	Country Liberal	1983–1995
	Clare Martin	Labor	1995–2008
	Michael Gunner	Labor	2008–present

Election results

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Fannie Bay^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Michael Gunner	2,539	59.3	+11.1
	Country Liberal	Karen Brown	1,393	32.5	−8.3
	1 Territory	Greg Strettles	349	8.2	+8.2
Total formal votes			4,281	97.8	+0.7
Informal votes			95	2.2	−0.7
Turnout			4,376	78.0	+4.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Gunner	2,688	64.2	+7.8
	Country Liberal	Karen Brown	1,499	35.8	−7.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.8

References

1. Fannie Bay – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 30 August 2016

External links

• Division profile from the Northern Territory Electoral Commission