Electoral results for the Division of Northern Territory

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This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Northern Territory in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1922 until its abolition in 2001.

Contents

Members

MemberPartyTerm
  Harold Nelson Labor 1922–1934
  Adair Blain Independent 1934–1949
  Jock Nelson Labor 1949–1966
  Sam Calder Country 1966–1974
  Country Liberal 1974–1980
  Grant Tambling Country Liberal 1980–1983
  John Reeves Labor 1983–1984
  Paul Everingham Country Liberal 1984–1987
  Warren Snowdon Labor 1987–1996
  Nick Dondas Country Liberal 1996–1998
  Warren Snowdon Labor 1998–2001

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Warren Snowdon 38,46942.30-1.20
Country Liberal Nick Dondas 36,01439.60-5.44
One Nation Peter Schirmer7,4018.14+8.14
Democrats Craig Seiler4,6585.12+5.12
Greens Ilana Eldridge2,7533.03-3.23
Independent Barry Nattrass1,0181.12+1.12
Democratic Socialist Natalie Zirngast6240.69+0.69
Total formal votes90,93795.84-0.77
Informal votes3,9514.16+0.77
Turnout 94,88890.33+1.23
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Warren Snowdon 45,98650.57+0.94
Country Liberal Nick Dondas 44,95149.43-0.94
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +0.94

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Liberal Nick Dondas 38,30245.04+0.35
Labor Warren Snowdon 36,99443.50-11.81
Greens Philip Nitschke 5,3246.26+6.26
Independent Bernie Brian2,7103.19+3.19
Independent Pamela Gardiner1,7132.01+2.01
Total formal votes85,04396.61-0.29
Informal votes2,9853.39+0.29
Turnout 88,02889.10+0.30
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Nick Dondas 42,63050.37+5.68
Labor Warren Snowdon 42,00349.63-5.68
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.68

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Warren Snowdon 43,57855.31+5.35
Country Liberal Arthur Palmer35,20744.69+4.15
Total formal votes78,78596.90+0.28
Informal votes2,5183.10-0.28
Turnout 81,30388.79
Labor hold Swing +0.29

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Warren Snowdon 34,10650.0+3.1
Country Liberal Helen Galton27,66840.5+4.5
Independent Don Beaton1,9002.8+2.8
Independent Bob Liddle1,4272.1+2.1
Independent Tig Donnellan1,3802.0+2.0
Independent Strider9751.4+1.4
Independent Ron Sterry8011.2+1.2
Total formal votes68,25796.6
Informal votes2,3873.4
Turnout 70,64489.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Warren Snowdon 37,49855.0+2.8
Country Liberal Helen Galton30,65045.0-2.8
Labor hold Swing +2.8

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Warren Snowdon 28,19546.9+2.0
Country Liberal Peter Paroulakis21,66836.0-12.8
NT Nationals Bob Liddle10,27317.1+17.1
Total formal votes60,13694.2
Informal votes3,6845.8
Turnout 63,82079.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Warren Snowdon 31,38652.2+3.6
Country Liberal Peter Paroulakis28,72347.8-3.6
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +3.6

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Liberal Paul Everingham 27,33548.8+2.0
Labor John Reeves 25,14044.9-1.7
Democrats Wiyendji Roberts1,9063.4-0.1
Independent Phil Ward1,1912.1+2.1
Independent Strider3900.7+0.1
Total formal votes55,96295.1
Informal votes2,9094.9
Turnout 58,87185.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Paul Everingham 28,74751.4+3.3
Labor John Reeves 27,19448.6-3.3
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.3

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor John Reeves 20,76446.6+6.2
Country Liberal Grant Tambling 20,47945.9+2.3
Democrats Joy King1,5713.5-2.3
Independent Bill Cain1,1322.5+2.5
Independent Pamela Gardiner3950.9-1.7
Independent Strider2520.6+0.6
Total formal votes44,59395.6
Informal votes2,0704.4
Turnout 46,66381.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Reeves 23,13251.9+3.1
Country Liberal Grant Tambling 21,46148.1-3.1
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +3.1

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Liberal Grant Tambling 18,80543.6-3.8
Labor John Waters17,42640.4-2.2
Democrats Max Stewart2,5095.8-1.3
Independent Galarrwuy Yunupingu 2,4155.6+5.6
Independent Pamela Gardiner1,1292.6+2.6
Marijuana Graham Gillian4861.1+1.1
Christian Democrats John McElroy2720.6+0.6
Independent Malcolm Womersley1300.3+0.3
Total formal votes43,17295.1
Informal votes2,2314.9
Turnout 45,40382.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Grant Tambling 22,09051.2-1.3
Labor John Waters21,08248.8+1.3
Country Liberal hold Swing -1.3

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Liberal Sam Calder 16,46250.0+3.1
Labor John Waters14,81142.6-1.1
Democrats Josephine Read2,4787.1+7.1
Progress Ian Smith9872.8+2.8
Total formal votes34,73896.5
Informal votes1,2443.5
Turnout 35,98281.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Sam Calder 18,25052.5-2.4
Labor John Waters16,48847.5+2.4
Country Liberal hold Swing -2.4

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Liberal Sam Calder 15,97653.9+4.6
Labor Jock Nelson 12,94443.7-1.8
Australia James Forbes7012.4+2.4
Total formal votes29,62196.7
Informal votes9963.3
Turnout 30,61774.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Sam Calder 54.9+2.2
Labor Jock Nelson 45.1-2.2
Country Liberal hold Swing +2.2

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Sam Calder 14,51449.3+2.0
Labor John Waters13,39745.5+6.2
Independent Alexander Allan-Stewart1,5575.3-2.1
Total formal votes29,46897.2
Informal votes8522.8
Turnout 30,32083.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Sam Calder 15,52252.7-1.8
Labor John Waters13,94647.3+1.8
Country hold Swing -1.8

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Sam Calder 11,65747.3-1.1
Labor Ted Robertson 9,67639.3+8.9
Independent Alexander Allan-Stewart1,8217.4+7.4
Australia Gordon Briscoe 9443.8+3.8
Independent William Walsh3491.4+1.4
Australia Charles Moffatt1850.8+0.8
Total formal votes24,63295.4
Informal votes1,1764.6
Turnout 25,80886.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Sam Calder 13,41654.5-4.7
Labor Ted Robertson 11,21645.5+4.7
Country hold Swing -4.7

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Sam Calder 8,28148.4-3.3
Labor Ted Robertson 5,20430.4-17.9
Independent Harold Brennan 3,37719.7+19.7
Independent Alan Gray2521.5+1.5
Total formal votes17,11496.5
Informal votes6133.5
Turnout 17,72783.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Sam Calder 10,13759.2+7.5
Labor Ted Robertson 6,97740.8-7.5
Country hold Swing +7.5

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Sam Calder 7,22151.7+51.7
Labor Richard Ward 6,73448.3-51.7
Total formal votes13,95596.5
Informal votes5003.5
Turnout 14,45583.1
Country gain from Labor Swing +51.7

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jock Nelson unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [16]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jock Nelson 4,65951.0-22.9
Independent Harold Brennan 4,46849.0+49.0
Total formal votes9,12796.4
Informal votes3433.6
Turnout 9,47078.1
Labor hold Swing -22.9

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jock Nelson 4,15373.9-26.1
Independent James Martin1,46926.1+26.1
Total formal votes5,62296.2
Informal votes2213.8
Turnout 5,84376.1
Labor hold Swing -26.1

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jock Nelson unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jock Nelson 4,02177.6+13.5
Country Ralph Edwards1,16322.4+0.8
Total formal votes5,18497.8
Informal votes1152.2
Turnout 5,22977.1
Labor hold Swing +1.3

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jock Nelson 3,21364.1+19.8
Country Ralph Edwards1,08521.6+21.6
Independent Jessie Litchfield 71714.3+14.3
Total formal votes5,01598.1
Informal votes951.9
Turnout 5,11078.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jock Nelson 71.3+18.6
Country Ralph Edwards28.7+28.7
Labor hold Swing +18.6

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jock Nelson 2,30344.3+21.9
Independent Adair Blain 1,93237.2-5.2
Independent (Non-Socialist) Labor Victor Webster 96118.5+18.5
Total formal votes5,19697.7
Informal votes1222.3
Turnout 5,31880.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jock Nelson 2,73752.7+52.7
Independent Adair Blain 2,45947.3-8.6
Labor gain from Independent Swing +8.6

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Adair Blain 1,28142.4+6.9
Independent Labor Leigh Wallman92430.6+30.6
Labor Bob Murray67722.4-5.8
Independent Ralph Edwards1414.7+4.7
Total formal votes3,02399.0
Informal votes301.0
Turnout 3,05373.3
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Adair Blain 1,69055.9+3.3
Independent Labor Leigh Wallman1,33344.1+44.1
Independent hold Swing +3.3

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [23]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Adair Blain 85935.5-3.4
Independent Labor Bob Murray68228.2-3.4
Independent Labor Jock Nelson 60224.9+24.9
Independent Sydney Barker994.1+4.1
Independent Hector Fuller994.1+4.1
Independent Alexander Grant431.8+1.8
One Parliament Harry Russell361.5+1.5
Total formal votes2,42097.7
Informal votes582.3
Turnout 2,47859.1
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Adair Blain 1,27452.6-9.2
Independent Labor Bob Murray1,14647.4+9.2
Independent hold Swing -9.6

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [24]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Adair Blain 1,62238.9+0.7
Labor Lindsay Craig1,32131.6-4.9
Independent Fred Colson84120.1+20.1
Independent Labor John McDonald3919.4+9.4
Total formal votes4,17597.9
Informal votes882.1
Turnout 4,26374.3
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Adair Blain 2,57961.8+9.8
Labor Lindsay Craig1,59638.2-9.8
Independent hold Swing +9.8

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [25]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Adair Blain 96338.2-11.6
Labor Robert Toupein92036.5-9.2
Independent Ronald Hughes-Jones33313.2+13.2
Independent Harold Nelson 30512.1+12.1
Total formal votes2,52198.8
Informal votes321.2
Turnout 2,55380.1
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Adair Blain 1,31052.0+0.2
Labor Robert Toupein1,21148.0-0.2
Independent hold Swing +0.2

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [26]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Adair Blain 92649.8+49.8
Labor Harold Nelson 85045.7-4.7
Communist Charles Priest854.6+4.6
Total formal votes1,86198.1
Informal votes371.9
Turnout 1,89878.8
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Adair Blain 96451.8+51.8
Labor Harold Nelson 89748.2-7.5
Independent gain from Labor Swing +7.5

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [27]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harold Nelson 74750.4-49.6
Independent William Easton57739.0+39.0
Independent Labor John McMillan15710.6+10.6
Total formal votes1,48197.6
Informal votes372.4
Turnout 1,51867.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harold Nelson 55.7-44.3
Independent William Easton44.3+44.3
Labor hold Swing -44.3

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [28]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harold Nelson unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harold Nelson 90268.1+5.7
Independent Douglas Watts25018.9+18.9
Independent Labor Arthur Love17313.1+13.1
Total formal votes1,32596.7
Informal votes453.3
Turnout 1,37065.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harold Nelson 75.2+12.8
Independent Douglas Watts24.8+24.8
Labor hold Swing +12.8

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [30]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harold Nelson 85362.4+25.0
Nationalist Charles Story51337.6+37.6
Total formal votes1,36698.2
Informal votes251.8
Turnout 1,39179.1
Labor hold Swing +12.0

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Northern Territory   [31]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Harold Nelson 45237.4+37.4
NT Representation LeagueArthur Love36230.0+30.0
Independent Walter Young21818.1+18.1
Independent George Stevens12710.5+10.5
Independent William Byrne433.6+3.6
Independent Frederick Thompson50.4+0.4
Total formal votes1,20796.9
Informal votes383.1
Turnout 1,24590.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harold Nelson 60850.4+50.4
NT Representation LeagueArthur Love59949.6+49.6
Labor win(new seat)

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  1. ↑ "1998 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "1996 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "1993 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "1990 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "1987 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "1984 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "1983 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "1980 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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  10. ↑ "1975 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "1974 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "1972 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "1969 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "1966 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "1963 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  16. ↑ "1961 House of Representatives: Northern Territory". Psephos Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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