Electoral results for the division of Katherine

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

Members for Katherine

Member Party Term
  Mike Reed Country Liberal 1987–2003
  Fay Miller Country Liberal 2003–2008
  Willem Westra van Holthe Country Liberal 2008–2016
  Sandra Nelson Labor 2016–2020
  Jo Hersey Country Liberal 2020–present

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

1987 Northern Territory general election: Katherine[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Mike Reed 858 45.2 N/A
NT Nationals Jim Forscutt 545 28.7 N/A
Labor Phil Maynard 497 26.2 N/A
Total formal votes 1,900 96.0 N/A
Informal votes 79 4.0 N/A
Turnout 1,979 73.2 N/A
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Liberal Mike Reed 1,062 55.9 N/A
NT Nationals Jim Forscutt 838 44.1 N/A
Country Liberal win (new seat)

Elections in the 1990s

1990 Northern Territory general election: Katherine[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Mike Reed 1,442 53.2 +8.0
Labor Phil Maynard 586 21.6 −4.6
NT Nationals Jim Forscutt 539 19.9 −8.8
Independent Laurie Hughes 145 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 2,712 98.3 N/A
Informal votes 47 1.7 N/A
Turnout 2,759 82.5 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Mike Reed 1,926 71.0 +15.1
Labor Phil Maynard 786 29.0 +29.0
Country Liberal hold Swing N/A
1994 Northern Territory general election: Katherine[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Mike Reed 2,127 70.6 +17.4
Labor Gabriela Maynard 885 29.4 +7.8
Total formal votes 3,012 95.6 N/A
Informal votes 139 4.4 N/A
Turnout 3,151 84.5 N/A
Country Liberal hold Swing −0.4
1997 Northern Territory general election: Katherine[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Mike Reed 1,984 69.6 −1.0
Labor Michael Pierce 583 20.4 −9.0
Independent Peter Byers 284 10.0 +10.0
Total formal votes 2,851 95.7 N/A
Informal votes 122 4.3 N/A
Turnout 2,973 74.5 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Mike Reed 2,124 74.5 +4.4
Labor Michael Pierce 727 25.5 −4.4
Country Liberal hold Swing +4.4

Elections in the 2000s

2001 Northern Territory general election: Katherine[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Mike Reed 1,596 52.2 −17.7
Labor Michael Peirce 794 26.0 +4.9
Independent Tony Coutts 327 10.7 +10.7
One Nation Rob Phillips 299 9.8 +9.8
Independent John Donnellan 40 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 3,056 96.8 N/A
Informal votes 100 3.2 N/A
Turnout 3,156 82.8 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Mike Reed 1,970 64.5 −9.8
Labor Michael Peirce 1,086 35.5 +9.8
Country Liberal hold Swing −9.8
2003 Katherine by-election[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Fay Miller 1,231 41.9 −10.3
Labor Sharon Hillen 955 32.5 +6.5
Independent Jim Forscutt 524 17.8 +17.8
Independent Markus Bader 120 4.1 +4.1
Independent Peter Byers 111 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 2,941 95.7 −1.1
Informal votes 133 4.3 +1.1
Turnout 3,074 75.8 −7.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Fay Miller 1,596 54.3 −10.2
Labor Sharon Hillen 1,345 45.7 +10.2
Country Liberal hold Swing
2005 Northern Territory general election: Katherine[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Fay Miller 1,930 52.6 −1.3
Labor Sharon Hillen 1,736 47.4 +21.7
Total formal votes 3,666 96.5 N/A
Informal votes 133 3.5 N/A
Turnout 3,799 81.8 N/A
Country Liberal hold Swing −12.7
2008 Northern Territory general election: Katherine[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Willem Westra van Holthe 1,836 50.9 −1.7
Labor Sharon Hillen 1,131 31.4 −15.8
Independent Toni Tapp Coutts 638 17.7 +17.7
Total formal votes 3,605 96.6 N/A
Informal votes 126 3.4 N/A
Turnout 3,731 75.8 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Willem Westra van Holthe 2,106 58.4 +5.7
Labor Sharon Hillen 1,499 41.6 −5.7
Country Liberal hold Swing +5.7

Elections in the 2010s

2012 Northern Territory general election: Katherine[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Willem Westra van Holthe 2,729 66.1 +15.1
Labor Cerise King 864 20.9 −10.5
Independent Teresa Cummings 537 13.0 +13.0
Total formal votes 4,130 98.2 N/A
Informal votes 77 1.8 N/A
Turnout 4,207 81.3 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Willem Westra van Holthe 2,984 72.3 +13.8
Labor Cerise King 1,146 27.7 −13.8
Country Liberal hold Swing +13.8
2016 Northern Territory general election: Katherine[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Willem Westra van Holthe 1,434 35.2 −30.9
Labor Sandra Nelson 1,274 31.3 +10.4
1 Territory Braedon Earley 744 18.3 +18.3
Independent Dean David 285 7.0 +7.0
Shooters and Fishers Chris Righton 278 6.8 +6.8
Independent Leon Cellier 58 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 4,073 98.4 N/A
Informal votes 66 1.6 N/A
Turnout 4,139 78.3 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Sandra Nelson 1,843 50.5 +22.7
Country Liberal Willem Westra van Holthe 1,810 49.5 −22.7
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +22.7

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Northern Territory general election § Katherine.[edit]
2020 Northern Territory general election: Katherine[18][19]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kate Ganley 1,281 33.0 +2.1
Country Liberal Jo Hersey 1,264 32.5 −1.7
Territory Alliance Melanie Usher 1,132 29.1 +29.1
Independent Clinton Booth 209 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 3,886 96.3 N/A
Informal votes 151 3.7 N/A
Turnout 4,037 70.2 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Jo Hersey 2,041 52.5 +4.1
Labor Kate Ganley 1,845 47.5 −4.1
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.1
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Northern Territory general election § Katherine.[edit]

Results as of 2:30 UTC, 5 September

2024 Northern Territory general election: Katherine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Jo Hersey 2,166 56.9 +24.4
Independent Sam Phelan 1,068 28.0 +28.0
Labor Nick Lovering 574 15.1 −17.9
Total formal votes 3,808 96.6
Informal votes 136 3.4
Turnout 3,944 63.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Liberal Jo Hersey 2,006 62.1 +9.6
Independent Sam Phelan 1,442 37.9 +37.9
Country Liberal hold Swing +9.6

References

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  3. ^ 1990 Legislative Election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission
  4. ^ 1994 Legislative Election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission
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  14. ^ Katherine – Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 25 August 2012
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