2001 ELECTION 18 August 2001

CONTENTS

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Introduction ...... 1

Legislative Assembly Results Summary of Legislative Assembly Election ...... 3 Legislative Assembly Results by Electoral Division ...... 6 Summary of Two-Party Preferred Results ...... 11 Regional Summaries ...... 12

By-elections 1997-2001 ...... 14

Antony Green ABC Election Unit Symbols .. Nil or rounded to zero * Sitting MPs .… „Ghost‟ candidate, where a party contesting the previous election did not nominate for the current election

Party Abbreviations (blank) Non-affiliated candidates CLP DEM GRN Green IND Independent LAB Territory Labor ONP One Nation SAP Socialist Alliance Party TAP Party

2001 Northern Territory Election

INTRODUCTION This paper contains a summary of the 2001 Northern Territory election. For each Legislative Assembly electorate, details of the total primary and two-candidate preferred vote are provided. Where appropriate, a two-party preferred count is also included. The format for the results is as follows:

First Count: For each candidate, the total primary vote received is shown. Percentage votes are calculated as a percentage of the formal vote for each electorate. Swing is calculated by subtracting the percentage vote received by a party at the 1997 election from the percentage received at the 2001 election. Where the parties contesting the district differ from the 1997 election, „ghost‟ candidates (indicated by “….”) have been included representing candidates not contesting the current election. As a result, all primary swings add to zero, subject to rounding errors. All votes for the 1997 election have been adjusted to take account of the redistribution.

Final Count: Represents the two-candidate preferred count after the final distribution of preferences in an electorate. Two-candidate preferred percentages are calculated by dividing the two-candidate preferred vote for a candidate by the total formal vote. Two-candidate preferred swings are shown compared to the results of the 1997 election. Where the party composition of the final two candidates differs from the 1997 election (eg Braitling), a ghost candidate appears, and three swing figures are shown. Separate two-party preferred counts are also included in several electorates. All votes for the 1997 election have been adjusted to take account of the redistribution.

Two-Candidate Preferred versus Two-Party Preferred Results

The two-candidate preferred count for an electorate is defined as the final tally after the exclusion and distribution as preferences of votes from all other candidates. At each stage of the count, the candidate with the least votes is excluded, and his or her votes are distributed to candidates remaining in the count based on the voter's preferences as filled in on the ballot paper. To achieve victory, a candidate must receive more than 50% of the vote remaining in the count.

The two-party preferred count represents a distribution of preferences between candidates representing the Labor Party and the Country Liberal Party. Candidates are again excluded based on lowest progressive vote, though at some point the second lowest candidate is excluded to retain candidates representing Labor and the Coalition. In most cases, the two-party preferred count will be the same as the two-candidate preferred count.

The Northern Territory only carries out the formal distribution of preferences described above when no candidate achieves 50% of the primary vote. At the 2001 election, three seats had only two candidates and another 13 seats saw one candidate achieve 50% of the vote on the primary vote tally. Formal preference distributions were required in only nine electorates.

A later two-party preferred distribution of preferences was carried out for information purposes in all electorates. This has been used in electorates with no preference count. In Arafura, Braitling and Nelson, the 2-candidate count involving Independents, and the later two-party preferred count, have both been used in analysis. Note that in the electorates with two CLP candidates, Arnhem and MacDonnell, CLP primary votes have been simply added together rather than a preference distribution performed. Labor's vote after preferences would have been slightly higher under a normal distribution of preferences.

Indication of Political Party Affiliation

Political parties are not registered in the Northern Territory and party affiliation is not shown on the ballot paper. However, the Northern territory Electoral Office collects data on the party affiliation of candidates and it includes affiliation in results. All affiliations shown are those used by the Electoral Office.

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Sitting Member Indicators

An asterisk "*" is used to indicate any candidate who is currently a sitting member of the Legislative Assembly. In the case of in MacDonnell and Paul Henderson in Wanguri, both are shown as sitting members despite the notional party status of their electorates changing because of the redistribution.

In Braitling, is shown as the sitting MP. However, her historical vote has been allocated to the Country Liberal Party candidate.

Details of the redistribution

The following table shows the notional party status and margin of all seats following the electoral redistribution, based on re-allocating votes from the 1997 election.

Estimated Changes to Electorate Margins Electorate Old Margin New Margin Arafura LAB 9.0% LAB 9.0% Araluen CLP 19.2% CLP 19.1% Arnhem LAB 7.7% LAB 7.7% Barkly LAB 8.0% LAB 8.0% Blain CLP 23.8% CLP 24.1% Braitling CLP 16.4% CLP 15.0% Brennan CLP 24.3% CLP 25.0% Casuarina CLP 7.9% CLP 5.6% Daly (formerly Victoria River) CLP 16.1% CLP 14.3% Drysdale CLP 13.3% CLP 21.8% Fannie Bay LAB 3.0% LAB 1.9% Goyder CLP 11.7% CLP 13.7% Greatorex CLP 10.5% CLP 11.3% Johnston (formerly Jingili) CLP 6.7% CLP 6.3% Karama CLP 1.7% CLP 2.6% Katherine CLP 24.5% CLP 24.3% MacDonnell (*) CLP 2.8% LAB 1.6% Millner CLP 8.7% CLP 8.7% Nelson CLP 14.8% CLP 14.7% Nhulunbuy LAB 22.1% LAB 22.1% Nightcliff CLP 4.6% CLP 4.6% Port Darwin CLP 17.0% CLP 17.2% Sanderson CLP 9.3% CLP 9.9% Stuart LAB 1.5% LAB 0.8% Wanguri (*) LAB 2.0% CLP 3.8% (*) – indicates seats that have changed notional party status based on new electoral boundaries.

Acknowledgement and Disclaimer

All results have been taken from the Northern Terrirory Electoral Office‟s web site. (http://notes.nt.gov.au/nteo/Electorl.nsf/). All calculations of percentages and swing are the responsibility of the author.

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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY STATE-WIDE TOTALS ROLL 105 506

Candi- Seats Party dates Won Change Votes % Vote Swing Country Liberal Party 27 10 -8 36 926 45.38 -9.29 Territory Labor 25 13 +6 33 038 40.60 +2.12 Independents 20 2 +2 8 583 10.55 +5.10 One Nation 5 .. .. 1 074 1.32 +1.32 Democrats 3 .. .. 692 0.85 +0.22 Territory Alliance 5 .. .. 622 0.76 +0.76 Socialist Alliance 3 .. .. 432 0.53 +0.53 Others ...... -0.77 Formal 88 25 .. 81367 95.73 +0.90 Informal 3627 4.27 -0.90 Total Votes 84994 80.56 +1.57 Note: Two CLP candidates contested Arnhem and MacDonnell.

Labor gains from CLP (6) Casuarina Johnston Karama Millner Nightcliff Sanderson

Independent gains from CLP (2) Braitling Nelson

Changes due to Redistribution (2) MacDonnell (notional CLP gain from LAB) Wanguri (notional LAB gain from CLP)

Note: The sitting CLP MP for Braitling, Lorraine Braham, had resigned from the Country Liberal Party after being defeated for party pre-selection. She re-contested and won her seat at the 2001 election as an Independent. The sitting Labor MP for Wanguri retained his seat made notionally CLP held by the redistribution. The sitting CLP MP for MacDonnell retained his seat made notionally Labor held by the redistribution.

Changes in Assembly Membership Electorate Departing MP (Party) Reason New MP (Party) Arafura Maurice Rioli (LAB) Retired (LAB) Araluen Eric Poole (CLP) Retired (CLP) Barkly Maggie Hickey (LAB) Retired Elliott McAdam (LAB) Casuarina Peter Adamson (CLP) Defeated Kon Vatskalis (LAB) Goyder Terry McCarthy (CLP) Retired Peter Maley (CLP) Johnston Steve Balch (CLP) Defeated Chris Burns (LAB) Karama Mick Palmer (CLP) Defeated (LAB) Millner Phil Mitchell (CLP) Defeated Mathew Bonson (LAB) Nelson Chris Lugg (CLP) Defeated (IND) Nightcliff Steve Hatton (CLP) Retired (LAB) Sanderson Daryl Manzie (CLP) Retired Len Kiely (LAB) Note: Seats in bold indicates electorates that changed party status.

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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY : SUMMARY OF FIRST PREFERENCE VOTES BY ELECTORATE

Electoral First Preference Votes Informal Total District LAB CLP ONP DEM Other Votes Votes Roll Arafura 1176 618 .. .. 785 246 2825 4209 Araluen 1094 1386 .. .. 894 154 3528 4395 Arnhem 1372 (*) 813 .. .. 270 274 2729 4291 Barkly 1635 720 .. .. 543 106 3004 3834 Blain 1072 2342 .. .. 248 146 3808 4353 Braitling 797 1422 .. .. 1369 127 3715 4324 Brennan 887 2369 .. .. 501 154 3911 4817 Casuarina 1723 1510 .. 251 66 112 3662 4142 Daly 866 1489 154 94 .. 201 2804 3761 Drysdale 1199 2265 ...... 213 3677 4438 Fannie Bay 2021 1286 .. .. 154 110 3571 4209 Goyder 986 2092 273 .. 272 122 3745 4358 Greatorex 1210 1801 .. .. 512 106 3629 4481 Johnston 1625 1542 .. 347 .. 113 3627 4321 Karama 1990 1713 ...... 161 3864 4283 Katherine 794 1596 299 .. 367 100 3156 3811 MacDonnell 1006 (*) 1418 ...... 149 2573 4182 Millner 1571 1633 .. .. 348 202 3754 4496 Nelson 343 1535 186 .. 1461 99 3624 4049 Nhulunbuy 1471 690 162 .. 354 151 2828 4262 Nightcliff 1898 1485 .. .. 271 118 3772 4302 Port Darwin 1220 1587 .. .. 563 106 3476 4013 Sanderson 1629 1530 .. .. 538 150 3847 4400 Stuart 1453 586 ...... 98 2137 3685 Wanguri 2000 1498 .. .. 121 109 3728 4090 TOTAL 33038 36926 1074 692 9637 3627 84994 105506 (*) – Contested by two CLP candidates.

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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY : SUMMARY OF PERCENTAGE VOTE BY ELECTORATE

Electoral Percentage of First Preference Votes Informal District LAB CLP ONP DEM Other Votes Turnout Arafura 45.6 24.0 .. .. 30.4 8.7 67.1 Araluen 32.4 41.1 .. .. 26.5 4.4 80.3 Arnhem 55.9 (*) 33.1 .. .. 11.0 10.0 63.6 Barkly 56.4 24.8 .. .. 18.7 3.5 78.4 Blain 29.3 64.0 .. .. 6.8 3.8 87.5 Braitling 22.2 39.6 .. .. 38.2 3.4 85.9 Brennan 23.6 63.1 .. .. 13.3 3.9 81.2 Casuarina 48.5 42.5 .. 7.1 1.9 3.1 88.4 Daly 33.3 57.2 5.9 3.6 .. 7.2 74.6 Drysdale 34.6 65.4 ...... 5.8 82.9 Fannie Bay 58.4 37.2 .. .. 4.4 3.1 84.8 Goyder 27.2 57.7 7.5 .. 7.5 3.3 85.9 Greatorex 34.3 51.1 .. .. 14.5 2.9 81.0 Johnston 46.2 43.9 .. 9.9 .. 3.1 83.9 Karama 53.7 46.3 ...... 4.2 90.2 Katherine 26.0 52.2 9.8 .. 12.0 3.2 82.8 MacDonnell 41.5 (*) 58.5 ...... 5.8 61.5 Millner 44.2 46.0 .. .. 9.8 5.4 83.5 Nelson 9.7 43.5 5.3 .. 41.4 2.7 89.5 Nhulunbuy 54.9 25.8 6.1 .. 13.2 5.3 66.4 Nightcliff 51.9 40.6 .. .. 7.4 3.1 87.7 Port Darwin 36.2 47.1 .. .. 16.7 3.0 86.6 Sanderson 44.1 41.4 .. .. 14.6 3.9 87.4 Stuart 71.3 28.7 ...... 4.6 58.0 Wanguri 55.3 41.4 .. .. 3.3 2.9 91.1 TOTAL 40.6 45.4 1.3 0.9 11.8 4.3 80.6 (*) Contested by two CLP candidates

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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTORATE RESULTS

Arafura Roll 4209 Barkly Roll 3834

Candidate Party Votes % Swing Candidate Party Votes % Swing

First Count First Count Christophersen IND 650 25.2 +25.2 Carpenter IND 543 18.7 +18.7 Fox IND 135 5.2 +5.2 Cross CLP 720 24.8 -15.1 Puruntatameri CLP 618 24.0 -17.0 McAdam LAB 1635 56.4 -0.4 Scrymgour LAB 1176 45.6 -13.4 .... IND 0.0 -3.3 Final Count Final Count Christophersen IND 993 38.5 +38.5 Cross CLP 1088 37.5 -4.5 Puruntatameri CLP 0 0.0 -41.0 McAdam LAB 1810 62.5 +4.5 Scrymgour LAB 1586 61.5 +2.5 Formal 2898 96.5 +1.6 Two-party preferred Informal 106 3.5 -1.6 Puruntatameri CLP 1059 41.1 +0.1 Total 3004 78.4 Scrymgour LAB 1520 58.9 -0.1 Note: Sitting Labor MP Maggie Hickey retired. Formal 2579 91.3 -2.0 Informal 246 8.7 +2.0 Total 2825 67.1 Blain Roll 4353 Note: Sitting Labor MP Maurice Rioli retired. Candidate Party Votes % Swing

First Count Araluen Roll 4395 Mills * CLP 2342 64.0 -10.1 Mulqueeney TAP 248 6.8 +6.8 Candidate Party Votes % Swing Shew LAB 1072 29.3 +3.4 First Count Final Count Bohning IND 450 13.3 +13.3 Mills * CLP 2444 66.7 -7.4 Bowden LAB 1094 32.4 +2.3 Shew LAB 1218 33.3 +7.4 Campbell IND 444 13.2 +13.2 Carney CLP 1386 41.1 -27.1 Formal 3662 96.2 +3.2 .... IND 0.0 -1.7 Informal 146 3.8 -3.2 Total 3808 87.5 Final Count Bowden LAB 1620 48.0 +17.1 Carney CLP 1754 52.0 -17.1 Braitling (IND gain) Roll 4324 Formal 3374 95.6 +2.6 Informal 154 4.4 -2.6 Candidate Party Votes % Swing Total 3528 80.3 First Count Note: Sitting CLP MP Eric Poole retired. Braham * IND 1219 34.0 +34.0 Brooke LAB 797 22.2 -12.8 Harvey CLP 1422 39.6 -25.4 Arnhem Roll 4291 Jarvis IND 28 0.8 +0.8 Taylor IND 122 3.4 +3.4 Candidate Party Votes % Swing Final Count First Count Braham * IND 1990 55.5 +55.5 Ah Kit * LAB 1372 55.9 +12.0 Brooke LAB 0 0.0 -35.0 Lawrence IND 270 11.0 -0.7 Harvey CLP 1598 44.5 -20.5 Thompson CLP 388 15.8 +15.8 Two-party preferred Wright CLP 425 17.3 -18.3 .... GRN 0.0 -8.8 Brooke LAB 1513 42.2 +7.2 Harvey CLP 2075 57.8 -7.2 Final Count Ah Kit * LAB 1508 61.4 +3.7 Formal 3588 96.6 +3.8 Wright CLP 947 38.6 -3.7 Informal 127 3.4 -3.8 Total 3715 85.9 Formal 2455 90.0 -2.0 Note: Loraine Braham had been elected as a CLP Informal 274 10.0 +2.0 MP, but resigned from the party in November 2001 Total 2729 63.6 after losing party endorsement. Note: The NTEO added the CLP primary votes together rather than carry out a full distribution of preferences.

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Brennan Roll 4817 Drysdale Roll 4438

Candidate Party Votes % Swing Candidate Party Votes % Swing

First Count First Count Burke * CLP 2369 63.1 -12.0 Dunham * CLP 2265 65.4 -3.8 Dean IND 501 13.3 +13.3 Peirce LAB 1199 34.6 +10.5 Hall LAB 887 23.6 -1.3 .... DEM 0.0 -5.2 .... IND 0.0 -1.5 Final Count Burke * CLP 2564 68.2 -6.8 Final Count Hall LAB 1193 31.8 +6.8 Dunham * CLP 2265 65.4 -6.4 Peirce LAB 1199 34.6 +6.4 Formal 3757 96.1 +2.5 Informal 154 3.9 -2.5 Formal 3464 94.2 -0.8 Total 3911 81.2 Informal 213 5.8 +0.8 Total 3677 82.9

Casuarina (LAB gain) Roll 4142 Fannie Bay Roll 4209 Candidate Party Votes % Swing Candidate Party Votes % Swing First Count Adamson * CLP 1510 42.5 -12.1 First Count Bayram TAP 66 1.9 +1.9 Cunningham CLP 1286 37.2 -10.7 Seiler DEM 251 7.1 +7.1 Johnston SAP 154 4.4 +4.4 Vatskalis LAB 1723 48.5 +7.2 Martin * LAB 2021 58.4 +6.9 .... SAP 0.0 -4.0 .... IND 0.0 -0.6 Final Count Final Count Adamson * CLP 1650 46.5 -9.1 Cunningham CLP 1348 38.9 -9.2 Vatskalis LAB 1900 53.5 +9.1 Martin * LAB 2113 61.1 +9.2 Formal 3550 96.9 +1.1 Formal 3461 96.9 +1.2 Informal 112 3.1 -1.1 Informal 110 3.1 -1.2 Total 3662 88.4 Total 3571 84.8

Daly Roll 3761 Goyder Roll 4358

Candidate Party Votes % Swing Candidate Party Votes % Swing

First Count First Count Baldwin * CLP 1489 57.2 -6.6 Maley CLP 2092 57.7 -3.9 Knight LAB 866 33.3 -1.6 Rickard IND 272 7.5 +7.5 Norris ONP 154 5.9 +5.9 Smith LAB 986 27.2 -5.7 Spry DEM 94 3.6 +3.6 Stewart ONP 273 7.5 +7.5 .... IND 0.0 -1.3 .... IND 0.0 -5.4 Final Count Final Count Baldwin * CLP 1609 61.8 -2.5 Maley CLP 2313 63.8 +0.1 Knight LAB 994 38.2 +2.5 Smith LAB 1310 36.2 -0.1 Formal 2603 92.8 -1.3 Formal 3623 96.7 +1.0 Informal 201 7.2 +1.3 Informal 122 3.3 -1.0 Total 2804 74.6 Total 3745 85.9 Note: CLP MP Terry McCarthy retired.

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Greatorex Roll 4481 Katherine Roll 3811

Candidate Party Votes % Swing Candidate Party Votes % Swing

First Count First Count Kavanagh LAB 1210 34.3 -3.4 Coutts IND 327 10.7 +10.7 Lim * CLP 1801 51.1 -9.0 Donnellan IND 40 1.3 +1.3 Mortimer IND 512 14.5 +14.5 Peirce LAB 794 26.0 +4.9 .... IND 0.0 -2.1 Phillips ONP 299 9.8 +9.8 Reed * CLP 1596 52.2 -17.7 Final Count .... IND 0.0 -9.1 Kavanagh LAB 1448 41.1 +2.4 Lim * CLP 2075 58.9 -2.4 Final Count Peirce LAB 1086 35.5 +9.8 Formal 3523 97.1 +2.4 Reed * CLP 1970 64.5 -9.8 Informal 106 2.9 -2.4 Total 3629 81.0 Formal 3056 96.8 +1.0 Informal 100 3.2 -1.0 Total 3156 82.8 Johnston (LAB gain) Roll 4321

Candidate Party Votes % Swing MacDonnell Roll 4182

First Count Candidate Party Votes % Swing Balch * CLP 1542 43.9 -7.6 Burns LAB 1625 46.2 +9.5 First Count Sangster DEM 347 9.9 +9.9 Alice CLP 156 6.4 +6.4 .... SAP 0.0 -0.7 Elferink * CLP 1262 52.1 +19.9 .... OTH 0.0 -11.1 Furber LAB 1006 41.5 +1.5 .... IND 0.0 -27.8 Final Count Balch * CLP 1656 47.1 -9.2 Final Count Burns LAB 1858 52.9 +9.2 Elferink * CLP 1418 58.5 +10.1 Furber LAB 1006 41.5 -10.1 Formal 3514 96.9 +0.8 Informal 113 3.1 -0.8 Formal 2424 94.2 -1.7 Total 3627 83.9 Informal 149 5.8 +1.7 Total 2573 61.5 Note: MacDonnell had become a notional Labor seat Karama (LAB gain) Roll 4283 in the redistribution but was retained by the CLP. The NTEO added the CLP primary votes together rather Candidate Party Votes % Swing than carry out a full distribution of preferences.

First Count Millner (LAB gain) Roll 4496 Lawrie LAB 1990 53.7 +6.4 Palmer * CLP 1713 46.3 -6.4 Candidate Party Votes % Swing

Final Count First Count Lawrie LAB 1990 53.7 +6.3 Arthur IND 116 3.3 +3.3 Palmer * CLP 1713 46.3 -6.3 Baird IND 168 4.7 +4.7 Formal 3703 95.8 +0.2 Bonson LAB 1571 44.2 +10.1 Informal 161 4.2 -0.2 Ivinson TAP 64 1.8 +1.8 Total 3864 90.2 Mitchell * CLP 1633 46.0 -7.8 .... GRN 0.0 -6.4

.... IND 0.0 -5.7

Final Count Bonson LAB 1817 51.2 +9.9 Mitchell * CLP 1735 48.8 -9.9 Formal 3552 94.6 -0.2 Informal 202 5.4 +0.2 Total 3754 83.5

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Nelson (IND gain) Roll 4049 Port Darwin Roll 4013

Candidate Party Votes % Swing Candidate Party Votes % Swing

First Count First Count Hardwick ONP 186 5.3 +5.3 Bond LAB 1220 36.2 +10.5 Hare LAB 343 9.7 -10.0 Carter * CLP 1587 47.1 -17.6 Lugg * CLP 1535 43.5 -1.0 Dondas IND 563 16.7 +16.7 Wood IND 1461 41.4 +41.4 .... IND 0.0 -9.6 .... IND 0.0 -35.8 Final Count Final Count Bond LAB 1452 43.1 +10.3 Hare LAB 0 0.0 -35.3 Carter * CLP 1918 56.9 -10.3 Lugg * CLP 1666 47.3 -17.4 Wood IND 1859 52.7 +52.7 Formal 3370 97.0 +1.6 Informal 106 3.0 -1.6 Two-party preferred Total 3476 86.6 Hare LAB 1204 34.2 -1.1 Lugg * CLP 2321 65.8 +1.1 Formal 3525 97.3 +0.7 Sanderson (LAB gain) Roll 4400 Informal 99 2.7 -0.7 Total 3624 89.5 Candidate Party Votes % Swing First Count Haslett IND 408 11.0 +11.0 Nhulunbuy Roll 4262 Kiely LAB 1629 44.1 +6.0 Murdoch TAP 130 3.5 +3.5 Candidate Party Votes % Swing Poniris CLP 1530 41.4 -17.1 .... DEM 0.0 -3.4 First Count Davey ONP 162 6.1 +6.1 Final Count Manning CLP 690 25.8 -2.1 Kiely LAB 1959 53.0 +12.9 Mitchell IND 354 13.2 +13.2 Poniris CLP 1738 47.0 -12.9 Stirling * LAB 1471 54.9 -17.1 Formal 3697 96.1 +1.4 Final Count Informal 150 3.9 -1.4 Manning CLP 907 33.9 +6.0 Total 3847 87.4 Stirling * LAB 1770 66.1 -6.0 Note: CLP MP Daryl Manzie retired. Formal 2677 94.7 +0.8 Informal 151 5.3 -0.8 Total 2828 66.4 Stuart Roll 3685 Candidate Party Votes % Swing

Nightcliff (LAB gain) Roll 4302 First Count Lechleitner CLP 586 28.7 -20.4 Candidate Party Votes % Swing Toyne * LAB 1453 71.3 +20.4 First Count Final Count Aagaard LAB 1898 51.9 +13.3 Lechleitner CLP 586 28.7 -20.4 Hatton CLP 1485 40.6 -8.6 Toyne * LAB 1453 71.3 +20.4 Ivinson TAP 114 3.1 +3.1 Meyerhoff SAP 157 4.3 +4.3 Formal 2039 95.4 +2.0 .... OTH 0.0 -12.1 Informal 98 4.6 -2.0 Total 2137 58.0 Final Count Aagaard LAB 2088 57.1 +11.7 Hatton CLP 1566 42.9 -11.7 Formal 3654 96.9 -0.1 Informal 118 3.1 +0.1 Total 3772 87.7 Note: Sitting CLP MP Steve Hatton retired. His son Jason was the new CLP candidate.

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Wanguri Roll 4090

Candidate Party Votes % Swing

First Count Cahill CLP 1498 41.4 -10.1 De Landelles SAP 121 3.3 +3.3 Henderson * LAB 2000 55.3 +12.4 .... DEM 0.0 -5.6 Final Count Cahill CLP 1549 42.8 -11.0 Henderson * LAB 2070 57.2 +11.0 Formal 3619 97.1 +1.7 Informal 109 2.9 -1.7 Total 3728 91.1 Note: Wanguri had become a notional CLP seat in the redistribution but was retained by Labor

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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY : SUMMARY OF TWO-PARTY RESULTS BY ELECTORATE

Electoral 2PP Votes 2PP Percent District Labor CLP Labor CLP Swing Arafura 1520 1059 58.9 41.1 0.1 to Lib/Nat Araluen 1620 1754 48.0 52.0 17.1 to Labor Arnhem 1508 947 61.4 38.6 3.7 to Labor Barkly 1810 1088 62.5 37.5 4.4 to Labor Blain 1218 2444 33.3 66.7 7.4 to Labor Braitling 1513 2075 42.2 57.8 7.2 to Labor Brennan 1193 2564 31.8 68.2 6.8 to Labor Casuarina 1900 1650 53.5 46.5 9.1 to Labor Daly 994 1609 38.2 61.8 2.4 to Labor Drysdale 1199 2265 34.6 65.4 6.4 to Labor Fannie Bay 2113 1348 61.1 38.9 9.1 to Labor Goyder 1310 2313 36.2 63.8 0.2 to Lib/Nat Greatorex 1448 2075 41.1 58.9 2.4 to Labor Johnston 1858 1656 52.9 47.1 9.2 to Labor Karama 1990 1713 53.7 46.3 6.4 to Labor Katherine 1086 1970 35.5 64.5 9.8 to Labor MacDonnell 1006 1418 41.5 58.5 10.1 to Lib/Nat Millner 1817 1735 51.2 48.8 9.9 to Labor Nelson 1204 2321 34.2 65.8 1.1 to Lib/Nat Nhulunbuy 1770 907 66.1 33.9 6.0 to Lib/Nat Nightcliff 2088 1566 57.1 42.9 11.8 to Labor Port Darwin 1452 1918 43.1 56.9 10.3 to Labor Sanderson 1959 1738 53.0 47.0 12.9 to Labor Stuart 1453 586 71.3 28.7 20.4 to Labor Wanguri 2070 1549 57.2 42.8 11.0 to Labor State-wide Totals 39099 42268 48.1 51.9 5.8 to Labor

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Regional Summaries

The following tables summarise the the Legislative Assembly results by region. Electorates have been classified into two broad regions, Darwin and Rural/Outback. Within Darwin, electorates have been subdivided to provide totals for the Northern Suburbs and for Palmerston. (Totals are not provided for the remaining three electorates.) Rural/Outback has been sub-divided into the four and Katherine electorates, and into Outback electorates.

The party status of each seat is shown. Seats that changed party status at the 2001 election are underlined. See the note on page 3 concerning party status for Braiting, MacDonnell and Wanguri.

Darwin Seats (13)

Northern Suburbs (7) Casuarina (LAB), Johnston (LAB), Karama (LAB), Millner (LAB), Nightcliff (LAB), Sanderson (LAB), Wanguri (LAB)

Palmerston (3) Blain (CLP), Brennan (CLP), Drysdale (CLP)

Others (3) Fannie Bay (LAB), Nelson (IND), Port Darwin (CLP)

Rural/Outback (12)

Alice Springs/Katherine (4) Araluen (CLP), Braitling (IND), Greatorex (CLP), Katherine (CLP)

Outback (8) Arafura (LAB), Arnhem (LAB), Barkly (LAB), Goyder (CLP), MacDonnell (CLP), Nhulunbuy (LAB), Stuart (LAB), Daly (CLP)

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DARWIN SEATS Enrolled 55913 RURAL/OUTBACK Enrolled 49593

Party Votes % Swing Party Votes % Swing Labor (8) 19178 41.2 +5.4 Labor (5) 13860 39.8 -2.1 Country Liberal (4) 22295 47.9 -8.3 Country Liberal (6) 14631 42.0 -10.6 One Nation 186 0.4 +0.4 One Nation 888 2.5 +2.5 Australian Democrats 598 1.3 +0.2 Australian Democrats 94 0.3 +0.3 Territory Alliance 622 1.3 +1.3 Others (1) 5366 15.4 +9.9 Socialist Alliance 432 0.9 +0.5 Labor 2PP 17038 48.9 +4.2 Others (1) 3217 6.9 +0.5 CLP 2PP 17801 51.1 -4.2 Labor 2PP 22061 47.4 +7.2 Formal 34839 95.0 +0.9 CLP 2PP 24467 52.6 -7.2 Informal 1834 5.0 -0.9 Formal 46528 96.3 +0.9 Total Votes 36673 73.9 Informal 1793 3.7 -0.9 Total Votes 48321 86.4 ALICE SPRINGS/KATHERINE Enrolled 17011 NORTHERN SUBURBS Enrolled 30034 Party Votes % Swing Party Votes % Swing Labor 3895 28.8 -2.4 Labor (7) 12436 49.2 +9.1 Country Liberal (3) 6205 45.8 -19.9 Country Liberal 10911 43.1 -10.0 One Nation 299 2.2 +2.2 Australian Democrats 598 2.4 +1.1 Others (1) 3142 23.2 +20.1 Territory Alliance 374 1.5 +1.5 Labor 2PP 5667 41.9 +9.1 Socialist Alliance 278 1.1 +0.4 CLP 2PP 7874 58.1 -9.1 Others 692 2.7 -2.2 Formal 13541 96.5 +2.5 Labor 2PP 13682 54.1 +10.0 Informal 487 3.5 -2.5 CLP 2PP 11607 45.9 -10.0 Total Votes 14028 82.5 Formal 25289 96.3 +0.7 Informal 965 3.7 -0.7 Total Votes 26254 87.4 OUTBACK Enrolled 32582

Party Votes % Swing PALMERSTON Enrolled 13608 Labor (5) 9965 46.8 -2.1 Country Liberal (3) 8426 39.6 -4.5 Party Votes % Swing One Nation 589 2.8 +2.8 Labor 3158 29.0 +4.0 Australian Democrats 94 0.4 +0.4 Country Liberal (3) 6976 64.1 -8.4 Others 2224 10.4 +3.4 Australian Democrats 0 0.0 -1.9 Labor 2PP 11371 53.4 +0.7 Territory Alliance 248 2.3 +2.3 CLP 2PP 9927 46.6 -0.7 Others 501 4.6 +4.0 Formal 21298 94.1 -0.1 Labor 2PP 3610 33.2 +6.6 Informal 1347 5.9 +0.1 CLP 2PP 7273 66.8 -6.6 Total Votes 22645 69.5 Formal 10883 95.5 +1.6 Informal 513 4.5 -1.6 Total Votes 11396 83.7

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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY BY-ELECTIONS 1997-2001

Blain Roll 4610 (31 July 1999: Resignation of Barry Coulter) Candidate Party Votes % Swing

First Count Brugmans GRN 101 2.9 +2.9 Gridland LAB 1396 40.5 +14.3 Gandofli IND 352 10.2 +10.2 Mills CLP 1599 46.4 -27.4 Final Count Cridland LAB 1610 46.7 +20.5 Mills CLP 1838 53.3 -20.5 Formal 3448 96.6 +3.7 Informal 122 3.4 -3.7 Total 3570 77.4

Wanguri Roll 3838 (31 July 1999: Resignation of John Bailey) Candidate Party Votes % Swing

First Count Altamura IND 417 14.3 +14.3 Austin CLP 853 29.2 -18.7 Henderson LAB 1563 53.6 +1.6 Price GRN 84 2.9 +2.9 Final Count Austin CLP 1065 36.5 -11.5 Henderson LAB 1852 63.5 +11.5 Formal 2917 97.3 +1.8 Informal 81 2.7 -1.8 Total 2998 78.1

Port Darwin Roll 4868 (11 March 2000: Resignation of ) Candidate Party Votes % Swing

First Count Bradley IND 551 16.6 +16.6 Carter CLP 1694 51.0 -13.4 Fraser LAB 873 26.3 +0.7 Gough GRN 201 6.1 +6.1 … IND 0.0 -9.9 Final Count Carter CLP 2031 61.2 -5.8 Fraser LAB 1288 38.8 +5.8 Formal 3319 96.7 +1.2 Informal 113 3.3 -1.2 Total/Turnout 3432 70.5

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