Results of the Northern Territory general election, 1997

Northern Territory general election, 30 August 1997[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 101,886
Votes cast 80,479 Turnout 79.0 –1.7%
Informal votes 4,161 Informal 5.0% +1.2%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Country Liberal 41,722 54.7% +2.8% 18 +1
  Labor 29,365 38.5% -2.9% 7 ±0
  Independent 4,327 5.7% –1.0% 0 –1
  Democrats 484 0.6% +0.6% 0 ± 0
  Greens 420 0.6% +0.6% 0 ± 0
Total 76,318     25  
Two-party-preferred
  Country Liberal 57.9% +1.6
  Labor 42.1% –1.6

This is a list of electoral division results for the Northern Territory 1997 General Election in Australia.

Results by electoral division

Arafura

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Arafura[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurice Rioli 1,552 59.0 -1.7
Country Liberal Jacob Nayinggul 1,078 41.0 +25.6
Total formal votes 2,630 93.3
Informal votes 188 6.7
Turnout 2,818 66.7
Labor hold Swing -19.0

Araluen

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

Arnhem

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Arnhem
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Ah Kit 1,037 43.9 -30.6
Country Liberal Alan Wright 841 35.6 +10.1
Independent Lance Lawrence 277 11.7 +11.7
Greens Thomas Maywundjiwuy 208 8.8 +8.8
Total formal votes 2,363 92.0
Informal votes 207 8.0
Turnout 2,570 62.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Ah Kit 1,365 57.8 -16.7
Country Liberal Alan Wright 998 42.2 +16.7
Labor hold Swing -16.7

Barkly

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Barkly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maggie Hickey 1,591 56.8 +11.3
Country Liberal Mark John 1,118 39.9 -6.2
Independent Barry Nattrass 93 3.3 +3.3
Total formal votes 2,802 94.8
Informal votes 153 5.2
Turnout 2,955 74.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maggie Hickey 1,625 58.0 +6.0
Country Liberal Mark John 1,177 42.0 -6.0
Labor hold Swing +6.0

Blain

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Blain
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Barry Coulter 2,491 73.8 +14.7
Labor Richard Bawden 884 26.2 -8.2
Total formal votes 3,375 92.9
Informal votes 257 7.1
Turnout 3,632 88.8
Country Liberal hold Swing +11.8

Braitling

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Braitling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Loraine Braham 1,870 66.4 -4.5
Labor Peter Brooke 947 33.6 +4.5
Total formal votes 2,817 93.1
Informal votes 208 6.9
Turnout 3,025 79.8
Country Liberal hold Swing -4.5

Brennan

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Brennan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Denis Burke 2,747 74.3 +21.9
Labor Stephen Bennett 950 25.7 -8.4
Total formal votes 3,697 94.3
Informal votes 222 5.7
Turnout 3,919 86.7
Country Liberal hold Swing +13.3

Casuarina

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Casuarina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Peter Adamson 1,828 56.7 +1.3
Labor Douglas McLeod 1,226 38.0 -6.6
Independent Timothy Stewart 169 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 3,223 96.0
Informal votes 134 4.0
Turnout 3,357 82.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Peter Adamson 1,869 58.0 +3.0
Labor Douglas McLeod 1,354 42.0 -3.0
Country Liberal hold Swing +3.0

Drysdale

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Drysdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Stephen Dunham 1,844 57.0 -3.1
Labor Paul Nieuwenhoven 908 28.0 -11.9
Democrats Stuart Edwards 484 14.9 +14.9
Total formal votes 3,236 95.5
Informal votes 154 4.5
Turnout 3,390 85.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Sephen Dunham 2,039 63.0 +3.0
Labor Paul Nieuwenhoven 1,197 37.0 -3.0
Country Liberal hold Swing +3.0

Fannie Bay

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Fannie Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Clare Martin 1,782 53.0 +10.9
Country Liberal Michael Kilgariff 1,582 47.0 -10.9
Total formal votes 3,364 95.7
Informal votes 150 4.3
Turnout 3,514 84.1
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +10.9

Goyder

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Goyder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Terry McCarthy 1,845 59.4 +5.7
Labor Wayne Connop 1,070 34.4 +3.0
Independent Strider 191 6.1 +6.1
Total formal votes 3,106 95.9
Informal votes 134 4.1
Turnout 3,240 83.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Terry McCarthy 1,926 62.0 +1.0
Labor Wayne Connop 1,180 38.0 -1.0
Country Liberal hold Swing +1.0

Greatorex

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Greatorex
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Richard Lim 1,853 60.5 +16.6
Labor Peter Kavanagh 1,211 39.5 +10.1
Total formal votes 3,231 94.8
Informal votes 167 5.2
Turnout 3,398 89.7
Country Liberal hold Swing -1.8

Jingili

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Jingili
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Steve Balch 1,570 50.9 -3.4
Labor Catherine Phillips 1,093 35.4 -10.3
Independent Stephen Barnes 310 10.0 +10.0
Independent Ross Forday 110 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 3,083 96.1
Informal votes 124 3.9
Turnout 3,207 84.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Steve Balch 1,757 57.0 +2.7
Labor Catherine Phillips 1,326 43.0 -2.7
Country Liberal hold Swing +2.7

Karama

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Karama
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Mick Palmer 1,811 51.7 +0.9
Labor John Tobin 1,692 48.3 +4.6
Total formal votes 3,503 95.8
Informal votes 154 4.2
Turnout 3,657 85.5
Country Liberal hold Swing -1.3

Katherine

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Katherine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Mike Reed 1,984 69.6 -1.0
Labor Michael Pierce 583 20.4 -9.0
Independent Peter Byers 284 10.0 +10.0
Total formal votes 2,851 95.7
Informal votes 122 4.3
Turnout 2,973 74.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Mike Reed 2,138 75.0 +4.4
Labor Michael Pierce 713 25.0 -4.4
Country Liberal hold Swing +4.4

MacDonnell

Northern Territory general election, 1997: MacDonnell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal John Elferink 945 36.1 +2.0
Labor Mark Wheeler 906 34.6 -31.3
Independent Kenneth Lechleitner 767 29.3 +29.3
Total formal votes 2,618 95.0
Informal votes 137 5.0
Turnout 2,755 63.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal John Elferink 1,383 52.8 +18.7
Labor Mark Wheeler 1,235 47.2 -18.7
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing +18.7

Millner

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Millner
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Phil Mitchell 1,782 53.8 +6.8
Labor Peter O'Hagan 1,133 34.2 -8.2
Greens June Mills 212 6.4 +6.4
Independent Ian Mills 187 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 3,314 94.8
Informal votes 183 5.2
Turnout 3,497 78.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Phil Mitchell 1,955 59.0 +7.8
Labor Peter O'Hagan 1,359 41.0 -7.8
Country Liberal hold Swing +7.8

Nelson

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Nelson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,461 44.5 +0.8
Independent David Tollner 1,174 35.8 +35.8
Labor Theresa Francis 646 19.7 -5.0
Total formal votes 3,281 96.6
Informal votes 116 3.4
Turnout 3,397 87.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,661 50.6 +3.7
Independent David Tollner 1,620 49.4 +49.4
Country Liberal gain from Independent Swing +3.7

Nhulunbuy

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Nhulunbuy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Sydney Stirling 1,880 72.1 +17.5
Country Liberal Richard Davey 728 27.9 -17.5
Total formal votes 2,608 93.9
Informal votes 170 6.1
Turnout 2,778 66.9
Labor hold Swing +17.5

Nightcliff

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Nightcliff
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Stephen Hatton 1,792 49.1 -7.2
Labor Paul Henderson 1,411 38.7 +1.0
Independent Betty McCleary 360 9.9 +9.9
Independent Theo Katapodis 84 2.3 +2.3
Total formal votes 3,647 97.0
Informal votes 114 3.0
Turnout 3,761 87.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Stephen Hatton 1,991 54.6 -4.4
Labor Paul Henderson 1,656 45.4 +4.4
Country Liberal hold Swing -4.4

Port Darwin

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Port Darwin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Shane Stone 2,083 64.5 +4.3
Labor Geoffrey Carter 827 25.6 -7.0
Independent Lex Martin 321 9.9 +9.9
Total formal votes 3,231 95.5
Informal votes 153 4.5
Turnout 3,384 84.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Shane Stone 2,165 67.0 +5.0
Labor Geoffrey Carter 1,066 33.0 -5.0
Country Liberal hold Swing +5.0

Sanderson

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Sanderson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Daryl Manzie 1,992 59.3 +2.2
Labor Michael Atkinson 1,369 40.7 -2.2
Total formal votes 3,361 94.5
Informal votes 196 5.5
Turnout 3,557 83.7
Country Liberal hold Swing +2.2

Stuart

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Peter Toyne 1,190 51.5 -0.4
Country Liberal John Bohning 1,120 48.5 +0.4
Total formal votes 2,310 93.8
Informal votes 152 6.2
Turnout 2,462 62.4
Labor hold Swing -0.4

Victoria River

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Victoria River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Tim Baldwin 1,771 66.1 +15.4
Labor Paul La Fontaine 909 33.9 -8.3
Total formal votes 2,680 93.3
Informal votes 193 6.7
Turnout 2,873 69.0
Country Liberal hold Swing +12.1

Wanguri

Northern Territory general election, 1997: Wanguri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Bailey 1,649 52.0 +0.4
Country Liberal Peter Styles 1,521 48.0 -0.4
Total formal votes 3,170 95.5
Informal votes 150 4.5
Turnout 3,320 85.1
Labor hold Swing +0.4

See also

References

  1. "Legislative Assembly General Election 1997". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  2. Carr, Adam. "NT 1997 Legislative Assembly". Psephos' Election Archive.
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