Electoral results for the division of Katherine

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

Members for Katherine

Member		Party	Term
	Mike Reed	Country Liberal	1987–2003
	Fay Miller	Country Liberal	2003–2008
	Willem Westra van Holthe	Country Liberal	2008–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Northern Territory general election, 2012: Katherine[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Willem Westra van Holthe	2,729	66.1	+15.1
	Labor	Cerise King	864	20.9	−10.5
	Independent	Teresa Cummings	537	13.0	+13.0
Total formal votes			4,130	98.2	+1.5
Informal votes			77	1.8	−1.5
Turnout			4,207	81.3	+5.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Willem Westra van Holthe	2,984	72.3	+13.8
	Labor	Cerise King	1,146	27.7	−13.8
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+13.8

Elections in the 2000s

Northern Territory general election, 2008: Katherine
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Willem Westra van Holthe	1,836	50.9	−1.7
	Labor	Sharon Hillen	1,131	31.4	−15.8
	Independent	Toni Tapp Coutts	638	17.7	+17.7
Total formal votes			3,605	96.6	+0.2
Informal votes			126	3.4	−0.2
Turnout			3,731	75.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Willem Westra van Holthe	2,106	58.4	+5.7
	Labor	Sharon Hillen	1,499	41.6	−5.7
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+5.7

References

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