Territory Alliance’s Robyn Lambley could survive in Araluen analysts say as postal votes counted

Territory Alliance’s Robyn Lambley could survive in the seat of Araluen according to election analysts after the NTEC finished counting postal votes for the day

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TERRITORY Alliance’s Robyn Lambley could survive in the seat of Araluen and the CLP is likely to pick up Namatjira according to election analysts after the NT Electoral Commission finished counting postal votes for the day.

The NTEC counted close to 4000 postal votes though all of the seats in doubt, bar Arafura, remain as such.

Robyn Lambley joins Territory Alliance

Labor MLA Lawrence Costa will most likely retain Arafura.

Psephologist Kevin Bonham, based in Tasmania, said postal votes had “somewhat unexpectedly” increased Ms Lambley’s lead in the nailbiting race for Araluen and “should now survive barring counting errors”.

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Namatjira, which earlier on Sunday morning was tipping ever so slightly to Labor, could go to CLP’s Bill Yan.

Labor’s Anthony Venes and CLP’s Ian Sloan are neck and neck on first preferences.

Both ABC election analyst Antony Green and Dr Bonham have pipped Labor’s Sid Vashist to hold Barkly.

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