Electoral results for the division of Nelson (Northern Territory)

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

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Members for Nelson

MemberPartyTerm
  Noel Padgham-Purich Independent 1990–1997
  Chris Lugg Country Liberal 1997–2001
  Gerry Wood Independent 2001–2020
  Gerard Maley Country Liberal 2020–present

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1990 Northern Territory general election: Nelson [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Noel Padgham-Purich 1,20741.0N/A
Country Liberal David Sanderson96532.8N/A
Labor Peter Ivinson58920.0N/A
NT Nationals Graeme Gow1816.2N/A
Total formal votes2,94298.3N/A
Informal votes521.7N/A
Turnout 2,99489.9N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal David Sanderson2,17373.9N/A
Labor Peter Ivinson76926.1N/A
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Noel Padgham-Purich 1,87363.7N/A
Country Liberal David Sanderson1,06936.3N/A
Independent win(new seat)
1994 Northern Territory general election: Nelson [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,52843.7+23.7
Independent Noel Padgham-Purich 1,10231.5-9.5
Labor Wayne Connop86424.7-8.1
Total formal votes3,49497.9N/A
Informal votes762.1N/A
Turnout 3,57089.1N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,57466.6-7.3
Labor Wayne Connop1,50133.4+7.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Noel Padgham-Purich 1,85553.1-10.6
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,63946.9+10.6
Independent hold Swing N/A
1997 Northern Territory general election: Nelson [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,46144.5+0.8
Independent Dave Tollner 1,17435.8+35.8
Labor Theresa Francis64619.7-5.0
Total formal votes3,28196.6N/A
Informal votes1163.4N/A
Turnout 3,39787.8N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 2,12264.7+7.8
Labor Theresa Francis1,15935.3-7.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,66150.6+3.7
Independent Dave Tollner 1,62049.4+49.4
Country Liberal gain from Independent Swing +3.7

Elections in the 2000s

2001 Northern Territory general election: Nelson [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,53543.5-1.0
Independent Gerry Wood 1,46141.4+41.4
Labor Bob Hare3439.7-10.0
One Nation Tony Hardwick1865.3+5.3
Total formal votes3,52597.3N/A
Informal votes992.7N/A
Turnout 3,62489.5N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 2,32165.8+1.1
Labor Bob Hare1,20434.2-1.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Gerry Wood 1,85952.7+52.7
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,66647.3-17.4
Independent gain from Country Liberal Swing N/A
2005 Northern Territory general election: Nelson [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gerry Wood 2,13356.6+23.4
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,16330.8-16.5
Labor Lisa McKinney-Smith47512.6-1.0
Total formal votes3,77197.7N/A
Informal votes892.3N/A
Turnout 3,86083.4N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 2,25359.7-6.0
Labor Lisa McKinney-Smith1,51840.3+6.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Gerry Wood 2,49666.2+15.1
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,27533.8-15.1
Independent hold Swing +15.1
2008 Northern Territory general election: Nelson [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gerry Wood 2,43672.2+15.0
Country Liberal Maureen Kohlman64619.1−11.5
Labor Justine Luders-Searle2928.7−3.5
Total formal votes3,37497.6N/A
Informal votes822.4N/A
Turnout 3,45674.6N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Maureen Kohlman2,31368.6+8.7
Labor Justine Luders-Searle1,06131.4−8.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Gerry Wood 2,65478.7+12.1
Country Liberal Maureen Kohlman72021.3−12.1
Independent hold Swing +12.1

Elections in the 2010s

2012 Northern Territory general election: Nelson [12] [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gerry Wood 1,98854.0−18.2
Country Liberal Judy Cole1,43639.0+19.9
Labor Sharon McAlear2556.9−1.7
Total formal votes3,67998.1N/A
Informal votes721.9N/A
Turnout 3,75179.6N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Judy Cole2,47767.3−1.3
Labor Sharon McAlear1,20332.7+1.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Gerry Wood 2,17759.2−19.5
Country Liberal Judy Cole1,50240.8+19.5
Independent hold Swing −19.5
2016 Northern Territory general election: Nelson [14] [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Gerry Wood 2,80460.5+11.5
Country Liberal Gerard Maley 1,02922.2−18.7
Labor Kirsty Hunt51011.0+1.9
Shooters and Fishers Marty Reinhold2455.3+5.3
Citizens Electoral Council Brigid McCullough471.0+1.0
Total formal votes4,63598.7N/A
Informal votes611.3N/A
Turnout 4,69680.4N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Gerard Maley 1,80357.0−10.1
Labor Kirsty Hunt1,36043.0+10.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Gerry Wood 3,20973.0+17.5
Country Liberal Gerard Maley 1,18927.0−17.5
Independent hold Swing +17.5

Elections in the 2020s

2020 Northern Territory general election: Nelson [16] [17]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Liberal Gerard Maley 2,30250.5+28.3
Independent Beverley Ratahi1,35129.6+29.6
Labor Steve Asher48810.7−0.3
Territory Alliance Andy Harley4209.2+9.2
Total formal votes4,56196.9N/A
Informal votes1463.1N/A
Turnout 4,70785.5N/A
Two-party-preferred result [lower-alpha 1] [18]
Country Liberal Gerard Maley 3,32072.8+15.8
Labor Steve Asher1,24127.2−15.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Liberal Gerard Maley 2,65758.3+31.2
Independent Beverley Ratahi1,90441.7+41.7
Country Liberal gain from Independent Swing +31.2

2024 Northern Territory general election: Nelson
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Country Liberal Gerard Maley
Labor
Total formal votes
Informal votes
Turnout
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Gerard Maley
Labor
TBD win Swing

Notes

  1. Estimated two-party count by Antony Green.

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