The Country Liberal Party will form government in the Northern Territory, after Labor suffered an electoral drubbing which weakens the party’s mainland dominance.
Country Liberal Party (CLP) leader Lia Finocchiaro claimed victory after a double-digit swing to the party on Saturday night, as outgoing Chief Minister Eva Lawler looked set to lose her own seat of Drysdale.
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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com
