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By-Election Details Northern Territoryvia AAP:

A by-election will determine which of the six candidates will win Fannie Bay’s prized Northern Territory Assembly seat.

Saturday’s vote It offers a successor to Michael Gunner, who vacated Darwin’s seat after the Territory’s prime minister also resigned.

Labor’s Brent Potter took the top spot on the ballot, with his main rival Ben Hosking of the Country Liberals coming in sixth.

Potter is a veteran and father of four who recently worked as a government advisor.

Hosking owns a small business and is a former police officer.

Three independents — George Mamozelos, Raj Samson Radziwin and Leah Potter — have also challenged the poll, along with Green Party candidate Jonathan Parry.

About 5,400 people have registered to vote in Fanny Bay, and some choose to vote early or vote by mail.

Fannie Bay’s past three MPs have served as prime ministers of the NT. Gunner, Marshall Perron and Claire Martin.

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Aftermath from Former Prime Minister Scott MorrisonThe decision to appoint itself to five additional ministerial portfolios continues. Malcolm Farr This morning we are writing on our front page Morrison’s explanation for his actions at Wednesday’s lengthy press conference was that the new job pile “wasn’t about making government more efficient. It was about Scott Morrison gaining more power.”

The politician who told an audience in Perth last month that he and an acquaintance “Don’t trust the government” A striking example of why trust is lost.

Even one of his most loyal supporters, Australian Paul Kelly, wrote this morning that Morrison’s actions had done “obvious” damage to the Liberal Party.

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Liberals are the party of principled government and are supposed to respect institutions. But Morrison embarked on an untenable and deceptive accumulation of power. Can you imagine Robert Menzies secretly creating five additional portfolios for him without telling most cabinet members?

Fannie Bay Northern Territory voters, meanwhile, By-election to fill seat vacated by former Prime Minister Michael GunnerWho Resigned as a member of parliament and the highest office in May.

Labor candidate Brent Porter took the top spot on the ballot, with his main rival Ben Hosking of the Country Liberals in sixth. This is an important seat. All three past Fannie Bey MPs have served as prime ministers of the NT. We will update the situation of the day from time to time.

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