1992 Arafura by-election

A by-election for the seat of Arafura in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 7 November 1992. The by-election was triggered by the death of Labor (ALP) member Stan Tipiloura, who had held the seat since 1987.

1992 Arafura by-election

7 November 1992

First party Second party   Candidate Maurice Rioli Bernard Tipiloura Party Labor Country Liberal Popular vote 1,448 684 Percentage 64.0% 30.2% Swing 2.5pp 3.2pp

MP before election Stan Tipiloura Labor Elected MP Maurice Rioli Labor

The ALP selected Maurice Rioli, a former professional Australian Rules player, as its candidate. The CLP candidate was Bernard Tipiloura, with an independent candidacy of Colin Newton.

Results

1992 Arafura by-election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Maurice Rioli	1,448	64.0	−2.5
	Country Liberal	Bernard Tipiloura	684	30.3	−3.2
	Independent	Colin Newton	129	5.7	N/A
Total formal votes			2,261	90.3	−4.4
Informal votes			243	9.7	+4.4
Turnout			2,504	65.3	−2.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

• Preferences were not distributed.