ALP 17.3%
Incumbent MP
Nicole Manison, since 2013.
Geography
Northern Darwin. Wanguri covers the outer north-east of Darwin, including Leanyer, Wanguri and part of Muirhead.
Redistribution
Wanguri contracted, losing Holmes to Karama and part of Muirhead to Casuarina.
History
The electorate of Wanguri has existed since 1983. Labor has held the seat since 1989.
The CLP’s Don Dale held Wanguri from 1983 until 1989. Dale served as a minister from 1986 to 1989.
Labor’s John Bailey won Wanguri in 1989, holding the seat until 1999. Bailey served as deputy Labor leader from 1996 to 1999.
John Bailey was succeeded in 1999 by Paul Henderson. Henderson served as a minister after Labor won the 2001 election, and became chief minister in 2007. Henderson led Labor to re-election in 2008, and remained as chief minister until Labor’s defeat in 2012.
Henderson resigned from parliament in early 2013. The subsequent Wanguri by-election was won by Labor candidate Nicole Manison. Manison was re-elected in 2016 and 2020.
Assessment
Wanguri is a safe Labor seat.
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist % |
Nicole Manison | Labor | 3,129 | 62.9 | +4.3 | 62.9 |
Jed Hansen | Country Liberal | 1,235 | 24.8 | +1.2 | 24.8 |
Michael Best | Territory Alliance | 612 | 12.3 | +12.3 | 12.3 |
Informal | 141 | 2.8 |
2020 two-party-preferred result
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist % |
Nicole Manison | Labor | 3,349 | 67.3 | -2.6 | 67.3 |
Jed Hansen | Country Liberal | 1,627 | 32.7 | +2.6 | 32.7 |
Booth breakdown
There was just one booth in Wanguri in 2020.
More than half of the vote was cast at pre-poll in 2020, and Labor polled 68% of the two-party-preferred vote at pre-poll.
Voter group | ALP 2PP % | Total votes | % of votes |
Pre-poll | 68.0 | 2,577 | 57.3 |
Other votes | 66.4 | 1,022 | 22.7 |
Leanyer | 66.3 | 898 | 20.0 |
Polling places surrounding Wanguri at the 2020 NT election