The polls have closed and the results are clear — the Country Liberal Party (CLP) has pulled off a resounding victory in the Northern Territory election. 

The CLP has held onto all seven seats it carried into the election, then more than doubled that to reach a majority of at least 16 electorates. 

Meanwhile, Labor has been reduced from 14 to just four or five seats.  

Independents Robyn Lambley and Yingiya Guyula have been comfortably re-elected, while Justine Davis will become a new member to contend with the major parties in parliament. 

Suki Dorras-Walker is also ahead in the Fannie Bay count and could become the first elected Greens politician in the NT.

For live results, head to the ABC's NT Votes webpage.

Here's how your electorate voted. 

Arafura

Labor's Manuel Brown has retained the remote seat of Arafura, first won in a 2022 by-election.

He's also tightened Labor's grip on the electorate with a 17 per swing to the party.

Mr Brown is left as just one of four or five Labor members in parliament.

Araluen

Independent Robyn Lambley has retained the Alice Springs seat of Araluen and picked up a notable swing in support.

The long-term member previously held the seat with a margin of just 0.5 per cent.

She becomes one of three independents in the NT Parliament.

Arnhem

Selena Uibo has kept the bush seat of Arnhem in Labor's hold with a strong lead, but she did suffer a small swing to the CLP.

The former health minister could be well placed to become the new opposition leader after the party was whittled down to just a handful of seats.

Ms Uibo will enter her third term of parliament.

Barkly

Barkly has been retained by Steve Edgington although the former mayor and police officer has made little ground on strengthening the CLP's hold here.

Mr Edgington won the bush seat at the 2020 election by just five votes. 

He's picked up a 1.7 per cent swing this time to have a marginal lead over Labor candidate Lizzie Hogan. 

Blain

The CLP has picked up another key victory in Palmerston after taking Blain from independent member Mark Turner. 

This election marks Matthew Kerle's second attempt at taking Blain, where he's been able to achieve a 4 per cent swing to his party. 

Mr Kerle was raised in Darwin's rural area and has had a career in software development.

Braitling

Braitling has been retained by the CLP's Josh Burgoyne despite strong polling for Greens candidate Asta Hill. 

Mr Burgoyne takes on a second term and could become a frontbencher in the new government, as he's held several shadow portfolios in opposition. 

Ms Hill almost quadrupled Labor candidate Allison Bitar's polling in the primary vote count. 

Brennan

Marie-Clare Boothby has strengthened the CLP's hold on the Palmerston seat of Brennan with a 22 per cent swing towards the party. 

It was previously held by the CLP on a margin of just 3 per cent. 

Ms Boothby is poised to take on the portfolios for women, business and tourism among others, after being the shadow minister of these in opposition. This will be her second term in parliament. 

Casuarina

The formerly safe Labor seat of Casuarina in Darwin's northern suburbs has also fallen to the CLP.

Former frontbencher Lauren Moss had held the seat since a 2014 by-election but she fell short to Khoda Patel on the weekend, who achieved a 18 per cent swing for the CLP.

Mr Patel was born in Gujarat, India, and is an active member of several multicultural communities in Darwin. He also runs a franchise at Casuarina Square.

Daly

Labor's Dheran Young retained the bush seat of Daly and even picked up a 6 per cent swing against the CLP's Kris Civitarese.

Mr Young was first elected in a 2021 by-election, winning the seat from the CLP at the time.

Drysdale

Eva Lawler has lost her bid to hold on as chief minister as well as her Palmerston seat of Drysdale.

The marginal Labor seat fell to the CLP's Clinton Howe, an army veteran who picked up a 20 per cent swing for his party.

He almost doubled Ms Lawler's votes to gain 60 per cent of first preference ballots.

Fannie Bay

Greens candidate Suki Dorras-Walker is leading the estimated count, based on preferences that could flow from Labor.

Although the CLP's Laurie Zio leads the primary vote count, it's unlikely she can win due to preferences favouring Ms Dorris-Walker or former Labor police minister Brent Potter. 

A win here for the Greens would mark the first time ever the minor party has won a seat in the NT, at both a territory and federal level.

Regardless of how results fall, it's a major blow for Mr Potter, who won the seat after former chief minister Michael Gunner's resignation in 2022.

Fong Lim

Former education minister Mark Monaghan has lost his seat to the CLP's Tanzil Rahman. 

Mr Rahman is an Oxford University scholar and has a doctorate in skilled migration. He was formerly a Labor member before being pre-selected by the CLP.

Fong Lim was a critical seat this election, previously held by Labor on a 2 per cent margin.

Goyder

Goyder was previously held by long-term politician Kezia Purick, who retired at this election after several years as both a CLP member and independent.

She endorsed independent Belinda Kolstad to succeed her but the CLP's Andrew Mackay polled strongly in the rural Darwin seat, achieving a 19 per cent swing to his party.

Gwoja

Labor's deputy chief minister Chansey Paech has retained his bush seat of Gwoja and even picked up a 4 per cent swing — despite most other seats turning towards the CLP. 

Mr Paech has not ruled out becoming Labor's opposition leader, as the party faces the mammoth task of rebuilding itself with a standing of just four or five seats.

Johnston

Labor's blows were not only felt from the right this election but from the Greens and community-minded independents, with Justine Davis pulling off a remarkable win in the formerly safe Labor seat of Johnston.

Ms Davis has a varied professional background in law and mediation, and has lived in the territory for 25 years.

The independent was backed by federal senator David Pocock this election and has pledged to bring more accountability and collaboration to parliament.

Karama

The CLP's Brian O'Gallagher has been comfortably elected after losing in 2020 to Labor's Ngaree Ah Kit. 

He was formerly a Darwin city councillor and deputy chief executive officer of the NT Chamber of Commerce.

Ms Ah Kit's defeat comes after two terms in parliament, during which she held various portfolios for Labor.

Katherine

The CLP's Jo Hersey has strengthened her hold on Katherine with a 9.8 per cent swing to her party.

Interestingly, independent candidate Sam Phelan outpolled prominent Labor candidate Nick Lovering to gain 28 per cent of primary votes.

Ms Hersey is poised to become the next education and environment minister after holding onto these shadow portfolios and others in opposition.

Mulka

Independent Yingiya Guyula has comfortably retained his remote north-eastern seat while picking up a 20 per cent swing towards him.

Labor did not contest this electorate while the CLP's Allen Fanning received less than a quarter of the primary votes.

Mr Guyula will enter his third term of parliament.

Namatjira

Namatjira has been retained by the CLP's Bill Yan, a former prison officer.

He only won the last election by 22 votes but has powered ahead at this race to attain a 12.7 per cent swing to his party.

Nelson

The CLP deputy leader Gerard Maley has comfortably retained his rural Darwin seat for a second term while picking up a 4.8 per cent swing.

Mr Maley is a former defence lawyer and given his shadow ministries, he's likely to pick up some major portfolios including alcohol policy, defence industries and infrastructure.

Nightcliff

Former chief minister Natasha Fyles is ahead in the Nightcliff count despite suffering a 20 per cent swing against her.

She's poised to become just one of five Labor members left in parliament.

Greens candidate Kat McNamara and independent Mililma May polled well, but the CLP's Helen Secretary was second in the primary vote count with 24 per cent.

Port Darwin

Previously held by Labor on a slim margin of 1.9 per cent, the CLP's victory in Port Darwin was always likely this election.

Robyn Cahill will become the new member of the inner-Darwin seat, claiming it from Labor after long-term member Paul Kirby resigned at this election.

Her background is in health and she's held leadership roles at the Darwin Private Hospital, Australian Medical Association and Palmerston GP Super Clinic.

Sanderson

Sanderson was another crucial northern Darwin seat the CLP wanted to claim from Labor in order to form government, and it did so convincingly.

The CLP's Jinson Charls hails from Kerala, India, and moved to the territory in 2015 where he has worked as a registered nurse and in health leadership roles.

His win puts an end to former environment minister Kate Worden's two-term reign.

Spillett

The incoming chief minister Lia Finocchiaro picked up a significant swing in her already safe Palmerston seat.

Ms Finocchiaro became the youngest person elected to NT parliament when she first won Drysdale in 2012.

She will become the CLP's first ever female and territory-born chief minister.

Wanguri

The biggest swing to the CLP was achieved in Wanguri, a northern Darwin seat that was held by former deputy chief minister Nicole Manison. 

Ms Manison's retirement from politics at this election meant Labor had lost the advantage of the incumbency, a factor that led to the CLP's resounding victory here.

Oly Carlson's victory marks the CLP's first win in this seat since 1989. She was born and raised in Darwin and has a background in the banking sector.