Shane Stone Country Liberal Shane Stone Country Liberal A general election was held in the Northern Territory on Saturday August 30, 1997, and was won by the incumbent Country Liberal Party (CLP).

During the previous term, the CLP had lost the seat of Fannie Bay to Labor in a by-election.

The CLP did not win the seat back, but managed to take MacDonnell from Labor and Nelson after Independent Noel Padgham-Purich retired.

The pendulum works by lining up all of the seats held in the Legislative Assembly according to the percentage point margin they are held by on a two-party-preferred basis.

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