Electoral results for the Division of Northern Territory

This is a list of electoral results for the Division of Northern Territory in Australian federal elections from the division's creation in 1922 until its abolition in 2001.

Members

Member Party Term
  Harold Nelson Labor 1922–1934
  Adair Blain Independent 1934–1949
  Jock Nelson Labor 1949–1966
  Sam Calder Country 1966–1974
  Country Liberal 1974–1980
  Grant Tambling Country Liberal 1980–1983
  John Reeves Labor 1983–1984
  Paul Everingham Country Liberal 1984–1987
  Warren Snowdon Labor 1987–1996
  Nick Dondas Country Liberal 1996–1998
  Warren Snowdon Labor 1998–2001

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1998

1998 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Warren Snowdon 38,469 42.30 −1.20
Country Liberal Nick Dondas 36,014 39.60 −5.44
One Nation Peter Schirmer 7,401 8.14 +8.14
Democrats Craig Seiler 4,658 5.12 +5.12
Greens Ilana Eldridge 2,753 3.03 −3.23
Independent Barry Nattrass 1,018 1.12 +1.12
Democratic Socialist Natalie Zirngast 624 0.69 +0.69
Total formal votes 90,937 95.84 −0.77
Informal votes 3,951 4.16 +0.77
Turnout 94,888 90.33 +1.23
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Warren Snowdon 45,986 50.57 +0.94
Country Liberal Nick Dondas 44,951 49.43 −0.94
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +0.94

1996

1996 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Nick Dondas 38,302 45.04 +0.35
Labor Warren Snowdon 36,994 43.50 −11.81
Greens Philip Nitschke 5,324 6.26 +6.26
Independent Bernie Brian 2,710 3.19 +3.19
Independent Pamela Gardiner 1,713 2.01 +2.01
Total formal votes 85,043 96.61 −0.29
Informal votes 2,985 3.39 +0.29
Turnout 88,028 89.10 +0.30
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Nick Dondas 42,630 50.37 +5.68
Labor Warren Snowdon 42,003 49.63 −5.68
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.68

1993

1993 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Warren Snowdon 43,578 55.31 +5.35
Country Liberal Arthur Palmer 35,207 44.69 +4.15
Total formal votes 78,785 96.90 +0.28
Informal votes 2,518 3.10 −0.28
Turnout 81,303 88.79
Labor hold Swing +0.29

1990

1990 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Warren Snowdon 34,106 50.0 +3.1
Country Liberal Helen Galton 27,668 40.5 +4.5
Independent Don Beaton 1,900 2.8 +2.8
Independent Bob Liddle 1,427 2.1 +2.1
Independent Tig Donnellan 1,380 2.0 +2.0
Independent Strider 975 1.4 +1.4
Independent Ron Sterry 801 1.2 +1.2
Total formal votes 68,257 96.6
Informal votes 2,387 3.4
Turnout 70,644 89.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Warren Snowdon 37,498 55.0 +2.8
Country Liberal Helen Galton 30,650 45.0 −2.8
Labor hold Swing +2.8

Elections in the 1980s

1987

1987 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Warren Snowdon 28,195 46.9 +2.0
Country Liberal Peter Paroulakis 21,668 36.0 −12.8
NT Nationals Bob Liddle 10,273 17.1 +17.1
Total formal votes 60,136 94.2
Informal votes 3,684 5.8
Turnout 63,820 79.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Warren Snowdon 31,386 52.2 +3.6
Country Liberal Peter Paroulakis 28,723 47.8 −3.6
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +3.6

1984

1984 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Paul Everingham 27,335 48.8 +2.0
Labor John Reeves 25,140 44.9 −1.7
Democrats Wiyendji Roberts 1,906 3.4 −0.1
Independent Phil Ward 1,191 2.1 +2.1
Independent Strider 390 0.7 +0.1
Total formal votes 55,962 95.1
Informal votes 2,909 4.9
Turnout 58,871 85.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Paul Everingham 28,747 51.4 +3.3
Labor John Reeves 27,194 48.6 −3.3
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.3

1983

1983 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Reeves 20,764 46.6 +6.2
Country Liberal Grant Tambling 20,479 45.9 +2.3
Democrats Joy King 1,571 3.5 −2.3
Independent Bill Cain 1,132 2.5 +2.5
Independent Pamela Gardiner 395 0.9 −1.7
Independent Strider 252 0.6 +0.6
Total formal votes 44,593 95.6
Informal votes 2,070 4.4
Turnout 46,663 81.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor John Reeves 23,132 51.9 +3.1
Country Liberal Grant Tambling 21,461 48.1 −3.1
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +3.1

1980

1980 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Grant Tambling 18,805 43.6 −3.8
Labor John Waters 17,426 40.4 −2.2
Democrats Max Stewart 2,509 5.8 −1.3
Independent Galarrwuy Yunupingu 2,415 5.6 +5.6
Independent Pamela Gardiner 1,129 2.6 +2.6
Marijuana Graham Gillian 486 1.1 +1.1
  Christian Democrat John McElroy 272 0.6 +0.6
Independent Malcolm Womersley 130 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 43,172 95.1
Informal votes 2,231 4.9
Turnout 45,403 82.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Grant Tambling 22,090 51.2 −1.3
Labor John Waters 21,082 48.8 +1.3
Country Liberal hold Swing −1.3

Elections in the 1970s

1977

1977 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Sam Calder 16,462 50.0 +3.1
Labor John Waters 14,811 42.6 −1.1
Democrats Josephine Read 2,478 7.1 +7.1
Progress Ian Smith 987 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 34,738 96.5
Informal votes 1,244 3.5
Turnout 35,982 81.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Sam Calder 18,250 52.5 −2.4
Labor John Waters 16,488 47.5 +2.4
Country Liberal hold Swing −2.4

1975

1975 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Sam Calder 15,976 53.9 +4.6
Labor Jock Nelson 12,944 43.7 −1.8
Australia James Forbes 701 2.4 +2.4
Total formal votes 29,621 96.7
Informal votes 996 3.3
Turnout 30,617 74.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Sam Calder 54.9 +2.2
Labor Jock Nelson 45.1 −2.2
Country Liberal hold Swing +2.2

1974

1974 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Sam Calder 14,514 49.3 +2.0
Labor John Waters 13,397 45.5 +6.2
Independent Alexander Allan-Stewart 1,557 5.3 −2.1
Total formal votes 29,468 97.2
Informal votes 852 2.8
Turnout 30,320 83.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Sam Calder 15,522 52.7 −1.8
Labor John Waters 13,946 47.3 +1.8
Country hold Swing −1.8

1972

1972 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Sam Calder 11,657 47.3 −1.1
Labor Ted Robertson 9,676 39.3 +8.9
Independent Alexander Allan-Stewart 1,821 7.4 +7.4
Australia Gordon Briscoe 944 3.8 +3.8
Independent William Walsh 349 1.4 +1.4
Australia Charles Moffatt 185 0.8 +0.8
Total formal votes 24,632 95.4
Informal votes 1,176 4.6
Turnout 25,808 86.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Sam Calder 13,416 54.5 −4.7
Labor Ted Robertson 11,216 45.5 +4.7
Country hold Swing −4.7

Elections in the 1960s

1969

1969 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Sam Calder 8,281 48.4 −3.3
Labor Ted Robertson 5,204 30.4 −17.9
Independent Harold Brennan 3,377 19.7 +19.7
Independent Alan Gray 252 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 17,114 96.5
Informal votes 613 3.5
Turnout 17,727 83.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Sam Calder 10,137 59.2 +7.5
Labor Ted Robertson 6,977 40.8 −7.5
Country hold Swing +7.5

1966

1966 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Sam Calder 7,221 51.7 +51.7
Labor Richard Ward 6,734 48.3 −51.7
Total formal votes 13,955 96.5
Informal votes 500 3.5
Turnout 14,455 83.1
Country gain from Labor Swing +51.7

1963

1963 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jock Nelson unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1961

1961 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jock Nelson 4,659 51.0 −22.9
Independent Harold Brennan 4,468 49.0 +49.0
Total formal votes 9,127 96.4
Informal votes 343 3.6
Turnout 9,470 78.1
Labor hold Swing −22.9

Elections in the 1950s

1958

1958 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jock Nelson 4,153 73.9 −26.1
Independent James Martin 1,469 26.1 +26.1
Total formal votes 5,622 96.2
Informal votes 221 3.8
Turnout 5,843 76.1
Labor hold Swing −26.1

1955

1955 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jock Nelson unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1954

1954 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jock Nelson 4,021 77.6 +13.5
Country Ralph Edwards 1,163 22.4 +0.8
Total formal votes 5,184 97.8
Informal votes 115 2.2
Turnout 5,229 77.1
Labor hold Swing +1.3

1951

1951 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jock Nelson 3,213 64.1 +19.8
Country Ralph Edwards 1,085 21.6 +21.6
Independent Jessie Litchfield 717 14.3 +14.3
Total formal votes 5,015 98.1
Informal votes 95 1.9
Turnout 5,110 78.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jock Nelson 71.3 +18.6
Country Ralph Edwards 28.7 +28.7
Labor hold Swing +18.6

Elections in the 1940s

1949

1949 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jock Nelson 2,303 44.3 +21.9
Independent Adair Blain 1,932 37.2 −5.2
Ind. (Non-Socialist) Labor Victor Webster 961 18.5 +18.5
Total formal votes 5,196 97.7
Informal votes 122 2.3
Turnout 5,318 80.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jock Nelson 2,737 52.7 +52.7
Independent Adair Blain 2,459 47.3 −8.6
Labor gain from Independent Swing +8.6

1946

1946 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [22]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Adair Blain 1,281 42.4 +6.9
Independent Labor Leigh Wallman 924 30.6 +30.6
Labor Bob Murray 677 22.4 −5.8
Independent Ralph Edwards 141 4.7 +4.7
Total formal votes 3,023 99.0
Informal votes 30 1.0
Turnout 3,053 73.3
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Adair Blain 1,690 55.9 +3.3
Independent Labor Leigh Wallman 1,333 44.1 +44.1
Independent hold Swing +3.3

1943

1943 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [23]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Adair Blain 859 35.5 −3.4
Independent Labor Bob Murray 682 28.2 −3.4
Independent Labor Jock Nelson 602 24.9 +24.9
Independent Sydney Barker 99 4.1 +4.1
Independent Hector Fuller 99 4.1 +4.1
Independent Alexander Grant 43 1.8 +1.8
One Parliament Harry Russell 36 1.5 +1.5
Total formal votes 2,420 97.7
Informal votes 58 2.3
Turnout 2,478 59.1
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Adair Blain 1,274 52.6 −9.2
Independent Labor Bob Murray 1,146 47.4 +9.2
Independent hold Swing −9.6

1940

1940 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [24]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Adair Blain 1,622 38.9 +0.7
Labor Lindsay Craig 1,321 31.6 −4.9
Independent Fred Colson 841 20.1 +20.1
Independent Labor John McDonald 391 9.4 +9.4
Total formal votes 4,175 97.9
Informal votes 88 2.1
Turnout 4,263 74.3
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Adair Blain 2,579 61.8 +9.8
Labor Lindsay Craig 1,596 38.2 −9.8
Independent hold Swing +9.8

Elections in the 1930s

1937

1937 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [25]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Adair Blain 963 38.2 −11.6
Labor Robert Toupein 920 36.5 −9.2
Independent Ronald Hughes-Jones 333 13.2 +13.2
Independent Harold Nelson 305 12.1 +12.1
Total formal votes 2,521 98.8
Informal votes 32 1.2
Turnout 2,553 80.1
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Adair Blain 1,310 52.0 +0.2
Labor Robert Toupein 1,211 48.0 −0.2
Independent hold Swing +0.2

1934

1934 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [26]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Adair Blain 926 49.8 +49.8
Labor Harold Nelson 850 45.7 −4.7
Communist Charles Priest 85 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 1,861 98.1
Informal votes 37 1.9
Turnout 1,898 78.8
Two-party-preferred result
Independent Adair Blain 964 51.8 +51.8
Labor Harold Nelson 897 48.2 −7.5
Independent gain from Labor Swing +7.5

1931

1931 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [27]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Nelson 747 50.4 −49.6
Independent William Easton 577 39.0 +39.0
Independent Labor John McMillan 157 10.6 +10.6
Total formal votes 1,481 97.6
Informal votes 37 2.4
Turnout 1,518 67.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harold Nelson 55.7 −44.3
Independent William Easton 44.3 +44.3
Labor hold Swing −44.3

Elections in the 1920s

1929

1929 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [28]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Nelson unopposed
Labor hold Swing

1928

1928 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [29]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Nelson 902 68.1 +5.7
Independent Douglas Watts 250 18.9 +18.9
Independent Labor Arthur Love 173 13.1 +13.1
Total formal votes 1,325 96.7
Informal votes 45 3.3
Turnout 1,370 65.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harold Nelson 75.2 +12.8
Independent Douglas Watts 24.8 +24.8
Labor hold Swing +12.8

1925

1925 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [30]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Nelson 853 62.4 +25.0
Nationalist Charles Story 513 37.6 +37.6
Total formal votes 1,366 98.2
Informal votes 25 1.8
Turnout 1,391 79.1
Labor hold Swing +12.0

1922

1922 Australian federal election: Northern Territory [31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harold Nelson 452 37.4 +37.4
NT Representation League Arthur Love 362 30.0 +30.0
Independent Walter Young 218 18.1 +18.1
Independent George Stevens 127 10.5 +10.5
Independent William Byrne 43 3.6 +3.6
Independent Frederick Thompson 5 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 1,207 96.9
Informal votes 38 3.1
Turnout 1,245 90.5
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Harold Nelson 608 50.4 +50.4
NT Representation League Arthur Love 599 49.6 +49.6
Labor win (new seat)

References

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