Fannie Bay has been an exception in Northern Territory politics, as it has tended to be neither marginal or safe for either party, with incumbent members of both parties having managed to easily hold the electorate for several years. This was illustrated in 1995, when
Country Liberal Party incumbent
Marshall Perron, the Territory's second longest-tenured
head of government, retired from politics, only to be replaced by the
Labor Party's
Clare Martin. Six years later, Martin herself became Chief Minister while still representing the electorate. Martin resigned as Chief Minister in 2007, and retired at the
2008 election.
Michael Gunner narrowly retained the seat for Labor, and went on to become Opposition Leader in 2015. He led Territory Labor to a record victory in
2016, becoming the third person to become Chief Minister while holding Fannie Bay. On 27 July 2022, Michael Gunner announced his resignation from politics as the Member for Fannie Bay, triggering a
by-election in the seat to be held on 20 August 2022.
Brent Potter won the by-election. In 2024 CLP Candidate
Laurie Zio won the seat. ==Members for Fannie Bay==