Electoral results for the division of Araluen

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral division of Araluen in Northern Territory elections.

Members for Araluen

Member		Party	Term
	Jim Robertson	Country Liberal Party	1983–1986
	Eric Poole	Country Liberal Party	1986–2001
	Jodeen Carney	Country Liberal Party	2001–2010
	Robyn Lambley	Country Liberal Party	2010–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Northern Territory general election, 2012: Araluen[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Robyn Lambley	2,487	68.7	+0.4
	Labor	Adam Findlay	848	23.4	+6.3
	First Nations	Edan Baxter	285	7.9	+7.9
Total formal votes			3,620	96.4	−1.2
Informal votes			137	3.6	+1.2
Turnout			3,757	78.0	−0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Robyn Lambley	2,612	72.2	−2.5
	Labor	Adam Findlay	1,008	27.8	+2.5
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−2.5

Araluen by-election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Robyn Lambley	1,935	68.04	−0.31
	Labor	Adam Findlay	909	31.96	+14.96
Total formal votes			2,844	95.60	−1.97
Informal votes			131	4.40	+1.97
Turnout			2,975	59.22	−15.43
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−0.31

Elections in the 2000s

Northern Territory general election, 2008: Araluen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Jodeen Carney	2,470	68.3	+14.4
	Labor	John Gaynor	618	17.1	−19.4
	Greens	Linda Chellew	526	14.6	+5.4
Total formal votes			3,614	97.6	+0.6
Informal votes			90	2.4	−0.6
Turnout			3,704	74.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Jodeen Carney	2,699	74.7	+17.2
	Labor	John Gaynor	915	25.3	−17.2
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+17.2

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Araluen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Jodeen Carney	1,945	53.9	+12.8
	Labor	John Gaynor	1,332	36.9	+4.5
	Greens	Alan Tyley	333	9.2	+9.2
Total formal votes			3,610	97.0	+1.4
Informal votes			110	3.0	-1.4
Turnout			3,720	82.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Jodeen Carney	2,067	57.3	+5.3
	Labor	John Gaynor	1,543	42.7	-5.3
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+5.3

Northern Territory general election, 2001: Araluen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Jodeen Carney	1,386	41.1	-27.1
	Labor	Michael Bowden	1,094	32.4	+2.3
	Independent	John Bohning	450	13.3	+13.3
	Independent	Meredith Campbell	444	13.2	+13.2
Total formal votes			3,374	95.6	+2.6
Informal votes			154	4.4	-2.6
Turnout			3,528	80.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Jodeen Carney	1,754	52.0	-17.1
	Labor	Michael Bowden	1,620	48.0	+17.1
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	-17.1

Elections in the 1990s

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Araluen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Eric Poole	2,065	69.2	-0.9
	Labor	Lilliah McCulloch	919	30.8	+0.9
Total formal votes			2,984	93.1
Informal votes			223	6.9
Turnout			3,207	84.1
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	-0.9

Northern Territory general election, 1994: Araluen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Eric Poole	2,091	70.1	+13.0
	Labor	Mescal Yates	892	29.9	+11.5
Total formal votes			2,983	95.5
Informal votes			140	4.5
Turnout			3,123	83.4
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	-0.5

Northern Territory general election, 1990: Araluen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Eric Poole	1,634	57.1	+13.5
	Labor	Brian Doolan	702	24.5	-4.4
	NT Nationals	Enzo Floreani	527	18.4	-9.1
Total formal votes			2,863	97.5
Informal votes			73	2.5
Turnout			2,936	86.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Eric Poole	2,029	70.9	+6.7
	Labor	Brian Doolan	834	29.1	-6.7
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+6.7

Elections in the 1980s

Northern Territory general election, 1987: Araluen
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Eric Poole	871	43.6	-18.1
	Labor	Di Shanahan	577	28.9	+11.0
	NT Nationals	Enzo Floreani	550	27.5	+27.5
Total formal votes			1,998	97.3
Informal votes			55	2.7
Turnout			2,053	77.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Eric Poole	1,284	64.2	-7.7
	Labor	Di Shanahan	714	35.7	+7.7
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	-7.7

References

1. http://www.ntec.nt.gov.au/ElectionLAgeneral/Results/Pages/default.aspx