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| Registered | 5,536 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 58.1% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Location of Arafura in the Northern Territory | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Arafura by-election was held on Saturday, 18 March 2023 to elect the next member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for the electoral division of Arafura. The by-election was triggered by the death of incumbent Labor MP Lawrence Costa, who died on 17 December 2022 and had a state funeral held for him on 1 March.[2] The election was won by Labor candidate Manuel Brown. Chief Minister and NT Labor leader Natasha Fyles declared victory after two hours of counting.[3]
- ^ "2023 Division of Arafura by-election". 2 February 2023.
- ^ "Territory Labor, CLP announce Tiwi Islands candidates for NT's Arafura by-election after former member's sudden death - ABC News".
- ^ "Labor declares victory for Manuel Brown in Arafura by-election". ABC News. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.