In the event that party wins an election, the Leader of the Opposition will most likely become the Chief Minister.
[1] While the Legislative Assembly was created in 1974, there was no parliamentary opposition for the first three-year term, as every seat was held by the government, with the exception of two that were won by independents.
On 18 March 2020 Terry Mills claimed to have become Opposition Leader on the basis of the Territory Alliance now having three MLAs to the Country Liberal Party's two.
On 24 March 2020 Mills presented a shadow Cabinet to the Assembly and was initially referred to as Leader of the Opposition, without formal motion.
The motion was passed and Finocchiaro won the ballot 5–3,[4] with Labor MLAs present not voting.