2003 Katherine by-election

A by-election for the seat of Katherine in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly was held on 4 October 2003. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Country Liberal Party (CLP) member Mike Reed, a former Deputy Chief Minister. The seat had been held by Reed since its creation in 1987.

The CLP selected Fay Miller, the owner of Red Gum Tourist Park, as its candidate. The Labor candidate was Sharon Hillen, while three independent candidates contested, including the mayor of Katherine, Jim Forscutt.

Results

Katherine by-election, 2003

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country Liberal	Fay Miller	1,231	41.9	-10.3
	Labor	Sharon Hillen	955	32.5	+6.5
	Independent	Jim Forscutt	524	17.8	+17.8
	Independent	Markus Bader	120	4.1	+4.1
	Independent	Peter Byers	111	3.8	+3.8
Total formal votes			2,941	95.7
Informal votes			133	4.3
Turnout			3,074	75.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Fay Miller	1,596	54.3
	Labor	Sharon Hillen	1,345	45.7
	Country Liberal hold		Swing

Preferences were not counted to completion at the 2001 election, so no two-party preferred swing figures are available.

References

• Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Katherine by-election results