Results of the Northern Territory general election, 2016

This is a list of electoral division results for the Northern Territory 2016 general election.

Overall results

Northern Territory general election, 27 August 2016^[1]^[2]^[3] Legislative Assembly << 2012 —
Enrolled voters		135,506
Votes cast		100,304		Turnout	74.0	−2.9
Informal votes		2,005		Informal	2.0	−1.2
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	41,476	42.2	+5.7	18	+11
	Country Liberal	31,263	31.8	−18.8	2	−9
	1 Territory	3,520	3.6	+3.6	0	±0
	Greens	2,817	2.9	−0.4	0	±0
	Shooters and Fishers	523	0.5	+0.5	0	±0
	CEC	189	0.2	+0.2	0	±0
	Independent	18,511	18.8	+12.8	5	−2
Total		98,299			25
Two-party-preferred
	Labor		58.5	+14.3
	Country Liberal		41.5	−14.3

Independents: Robyn Lambley (Araluen), Terry Mills (Blain), Kezia Purick (Goyder), Gerry Wood (Nelson), Yingiya Mark Guyula (Nhulunbuy)

Results by electoral division

Arafura

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Arafura^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Lawrence Costa	1,087	46.3	+11.7
	Country Liberal	Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu	903	38.4	–5.5
	1 Territory	Jon Lotu	284	12.1	+12.1
	Independent	Tristan Mungatopi	75	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			2,349	98.6	+3.1
Informal votes			34	1.4	−3.1
Turnout			2,383	49.2	−11.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lawrence Costa	1,234	54.7	+7.2
	Country Liberal	Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu	1,020	45.3	−7.2
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+7.2

Araluen

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Araluen^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Robyn Lambley	1,835	38.9	+38.9
	Country Liberal	Stephen Brown	1,720	36.4	−28.5
	Labor	Adam Findlay	1,165	24.7	+2.9
Total formal votes			4,720	97.8	+1.1
Informal votes			106	2.2	−1.1
Turnout			4,826	82.5	−1.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Robyn Lambley	2,604	58.2	+58.2
	Country Liberal	Stephen Brown	1,873	41.8	−28.1
	Independent gain from Country Liberal		Swing	N/A

Arnhem

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Arnhem^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Selena Uibo	1,565	54.1	+9.5
	Country Liberal	Ian Gumbula	804	27.8	−25.9
	Independent	Lance Lawrence	211	7.3	+7.3
	1 Territory	James Gaykamangu	197	6.8	+6.8
	Independent	Larisa Lee	117	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			2,894	97.4	+1.1
Informal votes			78	2.6	−1.1
Turnout			2,972	57.6	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Selena Uibo	1,777	64.3	+18.6
	Country Liberal	Ian Gumbula	985	35.7	−18.6
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+18.6

Barkly

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Barkly^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Gerry McCarthy	1,387	43.1	−2.0
	Independent	Elliot McAdam	869	27.1	+27.1
	Country Liberal	Tony Jack	595	18.5	−17.7
	Independent	Jack Green	367	11.4	+11.4
Total formal votes			3,218	98.4	+2.1
Informal votes			53	1.6	−2.1
Turnout			3,271	63.1	−4.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Gerry McCarthy	1,739	58.0	+0.4
	Independent	Elliot McAdam	1,260	42.0	+42.0
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Blain

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Blain^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Damian Hale	1,597	37.3	+5.3
	Independent	Terry Mills	1,341	31.3	+31.3
	Country Liberal	Marie-Clare Boothby	1,102	25.7	−37.9
	Independent	Gregory Knowles	241	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			4,280	97.3	+0.6
Informal votes			121	2.7	−0.6
Turnout			4,402	78.9	+16.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Terry Mills	1,953	51.4	+51.4
	Labor	Damian Hale	1,849	48.6	+13.8
	Independent gain from Country Liberal		Swing	N/A

Braitling

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Braitling^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country Liberal	Adam Giles	2,091	42.8	−20.0
	Labor	Dale Wakefield	1,601	32.8	+14.3
	Greens	Dalton Dupuy	493	10.1	+0.8
	Independent	Phil Walcott	332	6.8	+6.8
	Independent	Eli Melky	211	4.3	+4.3
	Independent	Jane Clark	125	2.6	+2.6
	Independent	Alfred Gould	36	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			4,889	98.3	+0.9
Informal votes			84	1.7	−0.9
Turnout			4,973	82.9	−7.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dale Wakefield	2,314	50.3	+19.9
	Country Liberal	Adam Giles	2,287	49.7	−19.9
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+19.9

Brennan

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Brennan^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Tony Sievers	1,939	48.0	+12.0
	Country Liberal	Peter Chandler	1,784	44.2	−19.8
	1 Territory	Dorothy Fox	314	7.8	+7.8
Total formal votes			4,037	97.1	−0.6
Informal votes			122	2.9	+0.6
Turnout			4,159	79.9	+4.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Sievers	2,077	52.6	+16.6
	Country Liberal	Peter Chandler	1,869	47.4	−16.6
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+16.6

Casuarina

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Casuarina^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Lauren Moss	2,688	61.3	+2.5
	Country Liberal	Giovanna Webb	1,694	38.7	−2.5
Total formal votes			4,382	97.4	−0.5
Informal votes			117	2.6	+0.5
Turnout			4,499	82.4	+4.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

Daly

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Daly^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country Liberal	Gary Higgins	1,583	42.4	−9.2
	Labor	Anthony Venes	1,361	36.5	−2.1
	1 Territory	Joan Growden	246	6.6	+6.6
	Independent	Allan McKay	166	4.5	+4.5
	Independent	Regina McCarthy	128	3.4	+3.4
	Independent	Kevin Wanganeen	119	3.2	+3.2
	Independent	Thong Sum Lee	90	2.4	+2.4
	CEC	Ian Barry	37	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			3,730	97.5	+3.1
Informal votes			94	2.5	−3.1
Turnout			3,824	71.0	−2.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Gary Higgins	1,763	52.1	−3.1
	Labor	Anthony Venes	1,622	47.9	+3.1
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−3.1

Drysdale

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Drysdale^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Eva Lawler	1,593	41.0	+9.1
	Country Liberal	Ben Hosking	1,341	34.5	−20.3
	Independent	Lyle Mackay	395	10.2	+10.2
	Greens	Hayden Bray	250	6.4	+6.4
	1 Territory	David Cartwright	165	4.2	+4.2
	Independent	Margy Kerle	141	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			3,885	97.2	+0.5
Informal votes			111	2.8	−0.5
Turnout			3,996	73.2	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eva Lawler	1,964	55.2	+16.6
	Country Liberal	Ben Hosking	1,597	44.8	−16.6
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+16.6

Fannie Bay

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Fannie Bay^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Michael Gunner	2,539	59.3	+11.1
	Country Liberal	Karen Brown	1,393	32.5	−8.3
	1 Territory	Greg Strettles	349	8.2	+8.2
Total formal votes			4,281	97.8	+0.7
Informal votes			95	2.2	−0.7
Turnout			4,376	78.0	+4.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Gunner	2,688	64.2	+7.8
	Country Liberal	Karen Brown	1,499	35.8	−7.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.8

Fong Lim

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Fong Lim^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Jeff Collins	1,802	45.3	+3.3
	Country Liberal	Tim Dixon	1,439	36.1	−11.4
	Independent	Ilana Eldridge	384	9.6	+9.6
	1 Territory	Sue Fraser-Adams	356	8.9	+8.9
Total formal votes			3,981	98.2	+1.0
Informal votes			74	1.8	−1.0
Turnout			4,055	75.8	+3.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jeff Collins	2,171	57.8	+7.9
	Country Liberal	Tim Dixon	1,588	42.2	−7.9
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+7.9

Goyder

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Goyder^[16]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Kezia Purick	2,496	55.0	+55.0
	Country Liberal	Carolyn Reynolds	919	20.2	−41.4
	Labor	Mick Taylor	860	18.9	−11.0
	Greens	Billee McGinley	188	4.1	+3.7
	CEC	Peter Flynn	76	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			4,539	98.3	+1.5
Informal votes			78	1.7	−1.5
Turnout			4,617	82.6	−3.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Kezia Purick	3,109	75.3	+75.3
	Country Liberal	Carolyn Reynolds	1,020	24.7	−41.3
	Independent gain from Country Liberal		Swing	N/A

Johnston

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Johnston^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ken Vowles	2,019	51.4	+3.6
	Country Liberal	Steven Klose	1,234	31.4	−7.6
	Greens	Melanie Ross	676	17.2	+9.3
Total formal votes			3,929	98.1	+1.6
Informal votes			77	1.9	−1.6
Turnout			4,006	80.4	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken Vowles	2,453	64.7	+8.1
	Country Liberal	Steven Klose	1,339	35.3	−8.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.1

Karama

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Karama^[18]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Ngaree Ah Kit	1,373	34.0	−18.7
	Independent	Delia Lawrie	1,316	32.6	+32.6
	Country Liberal	Jarred Ilett	923	22.8	−18.7
	1 Territory	Edward D'Solo	249	6.2	+6.2
	Independent	Trevor Jenkins	79	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	Sonja Jebbink	56	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Jimmy Gimini	44	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			4,040	97.7	+1.3
Informal votes			93	2.3	−1.3
Turnout			4,133	79.1	−1.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Ngaree Ah Kit	1,702	50.8	−5.6
	Independent	Delia Lawrie	1,647	49.2	+49.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Katherine

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Katherine^[19]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country Liberal	Willem Westra van Holthe	1,434	35.2	−30.9
	Labor	Sandra Nelson	1,274	31.3	+10.4
	1 Territory	Braedon Earley	744	18.3	+18.3
	Independent	Dean David	285	7.0	+7.0
	Shooters and Fishers	Chris Righton	278	6.8	+6.8
	Independent	Leon Cellier	58	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			4,073	98.4	+0.2
Informal votes			66	1.6	−0.2
Turnout			4,139	78.3	−5.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sandra Nelson	1,843	50.5	+22.7
	Country Liberal	Willem Westra van Holthe	1,810	49.5	−22.7
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+22.7

Namatjira

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Namatjira^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Chansey Paech	1,442	46.3	+21.5
	Country Liberal	Heidi Williams	1,024	32.9	−33.2
	Greens	Vincent Forrester	484	15.5	+13.8
	Independent	Alan Keeling	165	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			3,115	98.2	+2.7
Informal votes			56	1.8	−2.7
Turnout			3,171	58.3	−4.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Chansey Paech	1,742	58.5	+29.2
	Country Liberal	Heidi Williams	1,236	41.5	−29.2
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+29.2

Nelson

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Nelson^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Gerry Wood	2,804	60.5	+11.5
	Country Liberal	Gerard Maley	1,029	22.2	−18.7
	Labor	Kirsty Hunt	510	11.0	+1.9
	Shooters and Fishers	Marty Reinhold	245	5.3	+5.3
	CEC	Brigid McCullough	47	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			4,635	98.7	+0.7
Informal votes			61	1.3	−0.7
Turnout			4,696	80.4	+2.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Gerry Wood	3,209	73.0	+17.5
	Country Liberal	Gerard Maley	1,189	27.0	−17.5
	Independent hold		Swing	+17.5

Nhulunbuy

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Nhulunbuy^[22]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Lynne Walker	1,502	44.4	−7.9
	Independent	Yingiya Mark Guyula	1,404	41.5	+41.5
	Country Liberal	Charlie Yunupingu	444	13.1	−16.4
	Independent	Jackson Anni	35	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			3,385	97.9	+2.3
Informal votes			73	2.1	−2.3
Turnout			3,458	58.7	−7.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Yingiya Mark Guyula	1,648	50.1	+50.1
	Labor	Lynne Walker	1,640	49.9	−13.8
	Independent gain from Labor		Swing	N/A

Nightcliff

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Nightcliff^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Natasha Fyles	2,485	60.9	+25.3
	Country Liberal	Ted Dunstan	868	21.3	−11.1
	Greens	Matt Haubrick	726	17.8	+11.0
Total formal votes			4,079	98.1	+1.4
Informal votes			78	1.9	−1.4
Turnout			4,157	77.8	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Natasha Fyles	3,049	76.9	+17.8
	Country Liberal	Ted Dunstan	918	23.1	−17.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+17.8

Port Darwin

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Port Darwin^[24]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Paul Kirby	1,496	38.4	+5.4
	Country Liberal	Rohan Kelly	1,412	36.3	−19.3
	Independent	Matthew Baker	498	12.8	+12.8
	Independent	Carol Phayer	313	8.0	+8.0
	1 Territory	David Cameron	123	3.2	+3.2
	Independent	Kenneth Wu	52	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			3,894	97.9	+0.5
Informal votes			82	2.1	−0.5
Turnout			3,976	75.3	+2.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Paul Kirby	1,875	52.8	+12.5
	Country Liberal	Rohan Kelly	1,676	47.2	−12.5
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+12.5

Sanderson

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Sanderson^[25]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Kate Worden	2,323	52.3	+9.3
	Country Liberal	Peter Styles	1,573	35.4	−15.5
	Independent	Andrew Arthur	331	7.4	+7.4
	1 Territory	Trudi Andersson	135	3.0	+3.0
	Independent	Thomas Lynch	81	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			4,443	98.6	+1.5
Informal votes			63	1.4	−1.5
Turnout			4,506	81.2	−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kate Worden	2,578	60.5	+13.6
	Country Liberal	Peter Styles	1,680	39.5	−13.6
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+13.6

Spillett

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Spillett^[26]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country Liberal	Lia Finocchiaro	2,277	56.1	−5.6
	Labor	Phil Tilbrook	1,247	30.7	+4.0
	1 Territory	Jeff Norton	237	5.8	+5.8
	Independent	Richard Smith	175	4.3	+4.3
	Independent	Sonia McKay	95	2.3	+2.3
	CEC	Trudy Campbell	29	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			4,060	98.2	+1.4
Informal votes			76	1.8	−1.4
Turnout			4,136	78.3	+7.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Lia Finocchiaro	2,438	63.1	−4.9
	Labor	Phil Tilbrook	1,428	36.9	+4.9
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−4.9

Stuart

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Stuart^[27]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Scott McConnell	1,937	67.4	+32.2
	Country Liberal	Bess Price	590	20.5	−26.2
	Independent	Maurie Ryan	228	7.9	+7.9
	1 Territory	Andi Bracey	119	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			2,874	98.9	+4.3
Informal votes			32	1.1	−4.3
Turnout			2,906	55.4	−9.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Scott McConnell	2,114	75.4	+30.9
	Country Liberal	Bess Price	690	24.6	−30.9
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+30.9

Wanguri

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Wanguri^[28]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Nicole Manison	2,673	58.6	+1.7
	Country Liberal	Steven Doherty	1,079	23.6	−19.5
	Independent	Shauna Mounsey	684	15.0	+15.0
	Independent	Jan Pile	129	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			4,565	98.3	+0.3
Informal votes			81	1.7	−0.3
Turnout			4,646	83.4	+6.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nicole Manison	3,026	69.9	+13.1
	Country Liberal	Steven Doherty	1,302	30.1	−13.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.1

References

↑ "Legislative Assembly General Election". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
↑ "Northern Territory Election 2016". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
↑ "Northern Territory 2-Party Preferred Swings". Antony Green - Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
↑ Arafura – Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
↑ Araluen – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
↑ Arnhem – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
↑ Barkly – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
↑ Blain – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
↑ Braitling – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
↑ Brennan – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
↑ Casuarina – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
↑ Daly – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
↑ Drysdale – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
↑ Fannie Bay – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 30 August 2016
↑ Fong Lim – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
↑ Goyder – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
↑ Johnston – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
↑ Karama – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 5 September 2016
↑ Katherine – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
↑ Namatjira – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 2 September 2016
↑ Nelson – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
↑ Nhulunbuy – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
↑ Nightcliff – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
↑ Port Darwin – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 9 September 2016
↑ Sanderson – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
↑ Spillett – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
↑ Stuart – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 2 September 2016
↑ Wanguri – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/24/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.