Marshall Perron Country Liberal Marshall Perron Country Liberal A general election was held in the Northern Territory on Saturday 27 October 1990, and was won by the incumbent Country Liberal Party (CLP) under Chief Minister Marshall Perron.

The CLP's political strategy for the campaign, devised by the Chief Minister's media secretary, Tony-Barker May, involved attacking the opposition ALP's policy platform, and using the costings as the basis of a 'where's the money coming from?'

Six months prior to the election, polling showed the CLP was headed for a big loss.

The 1990 election also saw the Greens emerge in territory politics, with 3.05% of the vote—fourth behind the CLP, Labor and the Nationals.

Given a uniform swing to the opposition or government parties, the number of seats that change hands can be predicted.