Electoral results for the division of Arafura

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

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Members for Arafura

MemberPartyTerm
  Bob Collins Labor Party 1983–1987
  Stan Tipiloura Labor Party 1987–1992
  Maurice Rioli Labor Party 1992–2001
  Marion Scrymgour Labor Party 2001–2009
  Independent 2009
  Labor Party 2009–2012
  Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu Country Liberal Party 2012–2014
  Independent 2014
  Palmer United Party 2014
  Country Liberal Party 2014-2016
  Lawrence Costa Labor Party 2016–2022
  Manuel Brown Labor Party 2023–present

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

1983 Northern Territory general election: Arafura [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Collins 93050.8N/A
Country Liberal Robert Woodward58231.8N/A
Democrats Kevin Doolan31817.4N/A
Total formal votes1,83095.3N/A
Informal votes914.7N/A
Turnout 1,92169.5N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Collins 1,12961.7N/A
Country Liberal Robert Woodward70138.3N/A
Labor win(new seat)
1987 Northern Territory general election: Arafura [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Stan Tipiloura 1,21163.9+13.1
Country Liberal Dorothy Fox40221.2-10.6
NT Nationals Peter Watton28114.8+14.8
Total formal votes1,89493.5N/A
Informal votes1326.5N/A
Turnout 2,02664.3N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Tipiloura 1,28667.9+5.9
Country Liberal Dorothy Fox60832.1-5.9
Labor hold Swing +5.9

Elections in the 1990s

1990 Northern Territory general election: Arafura [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Stan Tipiloura 1,43166.5+2.6
Country Liberal Barry Puruntatameri72133.5+12.3
Total formal votes2,15294.7N/A
Informal votes1215.3N/A
Turnout 2,27367.8N/A
Labor hold Swing -6.7
1992 Arafura by-election [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Maurice Rioli 1,44864.0-2.5
Country Liberal Bernard Tipiloura68430.3-3.2
Independent Colin Newton1295.7+5.7
Total formal votes2,26190.3N/A
Informal votes2439.7N/A
Turnout 2,50465.3N/A
Labor hold Swing N/A
1994 Northern Territory general election: Arafura [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Maurice Rioli 1,38160.8-5.7
Independent Colin Newton54023.8+23.8
Country Liberal Lothar Siebert34915.4-18.1
Total formal votes2,27090.4N/A
Informal votes2409.6N/A
Turnout 2,51067.6N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maurice Rioli 1,48165.3-1.8
Country Liberal Lothar Siebert78934.7+1.8
Labor hold Swing -1.8
1997 Northern Territory general election: Arafura [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Maurice Rioli 1,55259.0-1.7
Country Liberal Jacob Nayinggul1,07841.0+25.6
Total formal votes2,63093.3N/A
Informal votes1886.7N/A
Turnout 2,81866.7N/A
Labor hold Swing -19.0

Elections in the 2000s

2001 Northern Territory general election: Arafura [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Marion Scrymgour 1,17645.6-13.4
Independent John Christophersen65025.2+25.2
Country Liberal Marius Puruntatameri61824.0-17.0
Independent Dorothy Fox1355.2+5.2
Total formal votes2,57991.3N/A
Informal votes2468.7N/A
Turnout 2,82567.1N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Marion Scrymgour 1,52058.9-0.1
Country Liberal Marius Puruntatameri1,09541.1+0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Marion Scrymgour 1,58661.5+2.5
Independent John Christophersen99338.5+38.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
2005 Northern Territory general election: Arafura [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Marion Scrymgour 1,86464.2+18.6
Country Liberal August Stevens64822.3-1.6
Greens George Pascoe39213.5+13.5
Total formal votes2,90495.1N/A
Informal votes1494.9N/A
Turnout 3,05366.2N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Marion Scrymgour 2,13773.6+13.6
Country Liberal August Stevens76726.4-13.6
Labor hold Swing +13.6
2008 Northern Territory general election: Arafura [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Marion Scrymgour 1,30046.1−18.0
Country Liberal Tristan Mungatopi54419.3−3.0
Independent Jone Lotu48717.3+17.3
Country Liberal Angie Siebert48617.3+17.3
Total formal votes2,81794.0N/A
Informal votes1796.0N/A
Turnout 2,99660.8N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Marion Scrymgour 1,80264.0−9.6
Country Liberal Tristan Mungatopi1,01536.0+9.6
Labor hold Swing −9.6

Elections in the 2010s

2012 Northern Territory general election: Arafura [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Liberal Francis Maralampuwi Xavier 1,30843.1+6.6
Labor Dean Rioli 1,10436.4−9.7
Greens George Pascoe42614.1+14.1
First Nations Jeannie Gadambua1946.4+6.4
Total formal votes3,03295.3N/A
Informal votes1484.7N/A
Turnout 3,18058.1N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Francis Maralampuwi Xavier 1,54751.0+15.0
Labor Dean Rioli 1,48549.0−15.0
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing +15.0
2016 Northern Territory general election: Arafura [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lawrence Costa 1,08746.3+11.7
Country Liberal Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu 90338.4–5.5
1 Territory Jon Lotu28412.1+12.1
Independent Tristan Mungatopi753.2+3.2
Total formal votes2,34998.6N/A
Informal votes341.4N/A
Turnout 2,38349.2N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lawrence Costa 1,23454.7+7.2
Country Liberal Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu 1,02045.3−7.2
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +7.2

Elections in the 2020s

2020 Northern Territory general election: Arafura [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Lawrence Costa 1,26949.0+0.6
Country Liberal Gibson Illortaminni1,04140.2+4.4
Independent Tristan Mungatopi1997.7+3.5
Territory Alliance George Laughton823.2+3.2
Total formal votes2,59194.8N/A
Informal votes1425.2N/A
Turnout 2,73352.7N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lawrence Costa 1,38853.6−3.7
Country Liberal Gibson Illortaminni1,20346.4+3.7
Labor hold Swing −3.7
2023 Arafura by-election [18]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Manuel Brown 2,03866.7+17.7
Country Liberal Leslie Tungatalum89729.4−10.7
Australian Federation Alan Middleton1203.9+3.9
Total formal votes3,05595.1+0.3
Informal votes1594.9−0.3
Turnout 3,21458.1+5.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Manuel Brown 2,11369.2+15.6
Country Liberal Leslie Tungatalum94230.8−15.6
Labor hold Swing +15.6

Results as of 23:15 UTC, 24 August

2024 Northern Territory general election: Arafura
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Manuel Brown 1,55271.2+22.2
Country Liberal Yanja Thompson62928.8-12.0
Total formal votes2,18198.5+3.7
Informal votes341.5−3.7
Turnout 2,21535.7
Labor hold Swing +17.6

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