Electoral results for the division of Arnhem

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

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Members for Arnhem

MemberPartyTerm
  Rupert Kentish Country Liberal Party 1974–1977
  Bob Collins Labor Party 1977–1983
  Wes Lanhupuy Labor Party 1983–1995
  Jack Ah Kit Labor Party 1995–2005
  Malarndirri McCarthy Labor Party 2005–2012
  Larisa Lee Country Liberal 2012–2014
  Independent 2014
  Palmer United 2014
  Independent 2014–2016
  Selena Uibo Labor 2016–present

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

1974 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Liberal Rupert Kentish 50566.9N/A
Labor Elizabeth Pearce25033.1N/A
Total formal votes75590.1N/A
Informal votes839.9N/A
Turnout 83855.5N/A
Country Liberal win(new seat)
1977 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Collins 81263.4+30.3
Country Liberal Rupert Kentish 37028.9-30.0
Progress Phillip Brain987.7+7.7
Total formal votes1,28094.3N/A
Informal votes775.7N/A
Turnout 1,35766.1N/A
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing N/A

Elections in the 1980s

1980 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Bob Collins 1,34678.4+15.0
Country Liberal Gatjil Djerrkura 29917.4-11.5
Marijuana Mark McAlear724.2+4.2
Total formal votes1,71793.1N/A
Informal votes1286.9N/A
Turnout 1,84566.5N/A
Labor hold Swing N/A
1983 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Wes Lanhupuy 63243.9-34.5
Country Liberal David Amos44530.9+30.9
Country Liberal David Daniels20614.3+14.3
Democrats Klaus Rogers15710.9+10.9
Total formal votes1,44090.5N/A
Informal votes1529.5N/A
Turnout 1,59265.0N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wes Lanhupuy 84058.3N/A
Country Liberal David Amos60041.7N/A
Labor hold Swing N/A
1987 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Wes Lanhupuy 74241.9-2.0
Country Liberal John Hancock41223.3-7.6
Independent Bruce Foley36820.8+20.8
NT Nationals Brian Dalliston24914.1+14.1
Total formal votes1,77192.8N/A
Informal votes1387.2N/A
Turnout 1,90962.2N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wes Lanhupuy 97655.1-3.5
Country Liberal John Hancock79544.9+3.5
Labor hold Swing -3.2

Elections in the 1990s

1990 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Wes Lanhupuy 1,10355.8+13.9
Country Liberal Tony Hayward-Ryan66033.4+10.1
Independent Rod Ansell 21310.8-10.0
Total formal votes1,97694.6N/A
Informal votes1135.4N/A
Turnout 2,08966.2N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Wes Lanhupuy 1,21061.2+6.1
Country Liberal Tony Hayward-Ryan76638.8-6.1
Labor hold Swing +6.1
1994 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Wes Lanhupuy 1,72374.5+18.7
Country Liberal Veronica Januschka59025.5-7.4
Total formal votes2,31394.4N/A
Informal votes1365.6N/A
Turnout 2,44962.6N/A
Labor hold Swing +13.3
1995 Arnhem by-election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Ah Kit 1,19551.8-22.7
Country Liberal Mujiji Nunggarrgulu50021.7+9.6 [lower-alpha 1]
Country Liberal Terry Yumbulul31013.4+9.6 [lower-alpha 2]
Independent Lance Lawrence30413.1+13.1
After distribution of preferences [lower-alpha 3]
Labor Jack Ah Kit 1,19551.8-22.7
Country Liberal Mujiji Nunggarrgulu50021.7+9.6 [lower-alpha 4]
Country Liberal Terry Yumbulul31013.4+9.6 [lower-alpha 5]
Independent Lance Lawrence30413.1+13.1
Labor hold Swing -22.7
1997 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem [9] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Ah Kit 1,03743.9-30.6
Country Liberal Alan Wright84135.6+10.1
Independent Lance Lawrence27711.7+11.7
Greens Thomas Maywundjiwuy2088.8+8.8
Total formal votes2,36392.0N/A
Informal votes2078.0N/A
Turnout 2,57062.8N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Ah Kit 1,36557.8-16.7
Country Liberal Alan Wright99842.2+16.7
Labor hold Swing -16.7

Elections in the 2000s

2001 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem [11] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Jack Ah Kit 1,37255.9+12.0
Country Liberal Alan Wright42517.3-2.5 [lower-alpha 6]
Country Liberal Cliff Thompson38815.8-2.5 [lower-alpha 7]
Independent Lance Lawrence27011.0-0.7
Total formal votes2,45590.0N/A
Informal votes27410.0N/A
Turnout 2,72963.6N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jack Ah Kit 1,50861.4+3.6
Country Liberal Alan Wright94738.6-3.6
Labor hold Swing +3.6
2005 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem [13] [12]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Malarndirri McCarthy 1,91967.2+11.3
Country Liberal Djuwalpi Marika65222.8-10.3 [lower-alpha 8]
Greens Lance Lawrence28510.0+10.0
Total formal votes2,85693.5N/A
Informal votes2006.5N/A
Turnout 3,05664.2N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Malarndirri McCarthy 1,91973.9+18.0
Country Liberal Djuwalpi Marika65226.1-7.0
Labor hold Swing +18.0

The 2008 election in Arnhem was uncontested with one candidate nominating.

2008 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Malarndirri McCarthy 0N/AN/A
Total formal votes0N/AN/A
Informal votes0N/AN/A
Turnout 0N/AN/A
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 2010s

2012 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Liberal Larisa Lee 1,36655.3N/A
Labor Malarndirri McCarthy 1,10244.7N/A
Total formal votes2,46897.0N/A
Informal votes763.0N/A
Turnout 2,54451.9N/A
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing N/A
2016 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem [18] [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Selena Uibo 1,56554.1+9.5
Country Liberal Ian Gumbula80427.8−25.9
Independent Lance Lawrence2117.3+7.3
1 Territory James Gaykamangu1976.8+6.8
Independent Larisa Lee 1174.0+4.0
Total formal votes2,89497.4N/A
Informal votes782.6N/A
Turnout 2,97257.6N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Selena Uibo 1,77764.3+18.6
Country Liberal Ian Gumbula98535.7−18.6
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +18.6

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Northern Territory general election § Arnhem.[ edit ]
2020 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem [20] [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Selena Uibo 1,20741.3−8.6
Independent Ian Mongunu Gumbula98733.8+33.8
Country Liberal Jerry Amato48716.7−13.5
Independent Lance Lawrence2438.3−2.6
Total formal votes2,92492.6N/A
Informal votes2327.4N/A
Turnout 3,15658.1N/A
Two-party-preferred result [lower-alpha 9] [22]
Labor Selena Uibo 1,97767.6+7.1
Country Liberal Jerry Amato94732.4−7.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Selena Uibo 1,50451.4−9.1
Independent Ian Mongunu Gumbula1,42048.6+48.6
Labor hold Swing −9.1

Notes

  1. ↑ Swing calculated from the combined Country Liberal result this by-election rather than the individual results of the Country Liberal candidates.
  2. ↑ Swing calculated from the combined Country Liberal result this by-election rather than the individual results of the Country Liberal candidates.
  3. ↑ No distribution of preferences was required, as Labor candidate Jack Ah Kit received a majority on first preferences.
  4. ↑ Swing calculated from the combined Country Liberal result this by-election rather than the individual results of the Country Liberal candidates.
  5. ↑ Swing calculated from the combined Country Liberal result this by-election rather than the individual results of the Country Liberal candidates.
  6. ↑ Swing calculated from the combined Country Liberal result this by-election rather than the individual results of the Country Liberal candidates.
  7. ↑ Swing calculated from the combined Country Liberal result this by-election rather than the individual results of the Country Liberal candidates.
  8. ↑ Swing calculated from joint performance of two Country Liberal candidates at the previous election.
  9. ↑ Estimated two-party count by Antony Green.

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References

  1. 1 2 Wade-Marshall, Dean Jaensch, Deborah (1994). Point of order! : the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory 1974-1994. Darwin: Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory. ISBN   0731520769.
  2. ↑ Arnhem – Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 June 1980
  3. ↑ Arnhem – Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 3 December 1983
  4. ↑ Arnhem– Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 March 1987
  5. ↑ Arnhem – Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 27 October 1990
  6. ↑ Jaensch, Dean (1990). The 1990 elections in the Northern Territory : a statistical analysis. Klemzig, S. Aust.: Polity Publications. ISBN   0949094803.
  7. ↑ Arnhem – Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 4 June 1994
  8. ↑ "Arnhem 1995 by-election results" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. 1995. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "General assembly results" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. 1997. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  10. ↑ "General assembly results" (PDF). psephos.adam-carr.net. 30 August 1997. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  11. ↑ "General assembly results" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. 2001. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  12. 1 2 "2005 Northern Territory Election. Arnhem Electorate Profile. Australian Broadcasting Corp". ABC. 28 June 2005. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  13. ↑ "General assembly results" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. 2005. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  14. ↑ "General assembly results" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  15. ↑ "Arnhem - 2008 Northern Territory Election - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  16. ↑ Arnhem – Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 25 August 2012
  17. ↑ "Arnhem - Northern Territory Votes 2012 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC.net.au. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  18. ↑ "Arnhem | NTEC". Ntec.nt.gov.au. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  19. ↑ "Arnhem - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  20. ↑ "Electorate summary: Arnhem". NTEC. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  21. ↑ "Arnhem". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  22. ↑ Green, Antony. "2020 Northern Territory Election – Analysis of Results". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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