ALP 19.9%
Incumbent MP
Nicole Manison, since 2013.
Geography
Northern Darwin. Wanguri covers the outer north-east of Darwin, including Leanyer, Holmes, Wanguri and Moorhead.
Redistribution
Wanguri lost a small area to Casuarina, but this did not change the margin.
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.
Candidates
- Nicole Manison (Labor)
- Jed Hansen (Country Liberal)
- Michael Best (Territory Alliance)
Assessment
Wanguri is a safe Labor seat.
2016 result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Nicole Manison | Labor | 2,673 | 58.6 | +1.7 |
| Steven Doherty | Country Liberal | 1,079 | 23.6 | -19.5 |
| Shauna Mounsey | Independent | 684 | 15.0 | +15.0 |
| Jan Pile | Independent | 129 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Informal | 81 | 1.7 |
2016 two-party-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Nicole Manison | Labor | 3,026 | 69.9 | +13.1 |
| Steven Doherty | Country Liberal | 1,302 | 30.1 | -13.1 |
Booth breakdown
There are two polling booths in Wanguri: Leanyer and Wanguri. About a third of the vote was cast at pre-poll.
Labor won massive majorities in each voter group.
| Voter group | ALP 2PP | Total votes | % of votes |
| Pre-poll | 72.2 | 1,552 | 34.7 |
| Leanyer | 68.3 | 1,403 | 31.4 |
| Wanguri | 71.9 | 928 | 20.8 |
| Other votes | 64.5 | 587 | 13.1 |