Electoral results for the division of Gwoja

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This is a list of electoral results for the electoral division of Gwoja, of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in Australia.

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Members for Gwoja

MemberPartyTerm
  Chansey Paech Labor 2020–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

2020 Northern Territory general election: Gwoja [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Chansey Paech 1,61260.6−2.1
Country Liberal Phillip Alice70226.4+3.9
Australian Federation Kenny Lechleitner34412.9+12.9
Total formal votes2,65894.7N/A
Informal votes1485.3N/A
Turnout 2,80652.8N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Chansey Paech 1,72965.0−7.1
Country Liberal Phillip Alice92935.0+7.1
Labor hold Swing −7.1

Results as of 8:00 UTC, 25 August

2024 Northern Territory general election: Gwoja
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labor Chansey Paech 1,41368.8+5.2
Country Liberal Jarrod Jupurula Williams64231.2+7.9
Total formal votes2,05597.8+3.0
Informal votes472.2−3.0
Turnout 2,10234.3
Labor hold Swing +3.8

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References

  1. "Electorate summary: Gwoja". NTEC. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. "Gwoja". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2020.