Electoral results for the division of Arnhem

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

Members for Arnhem

Member		Party	Term
	Rupert Kentish	Country Liberal Party	1974–1977
	Bob Collins	Australian Labor Party	1977–1983
	Wes Lanhupuy	Australian Labor Party	1983–1995
	Jack Ah Kit	Australian Labor Party	1995–2005
	Malarndirri McCarthy	Australian Labor Party	2005–2012
	Larisa Lee	Country Liberal Party	2012–2014
		Independent	2014–2016
	Selena Uibo	Labor	2016–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Arnhem^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Selena Uibo	1,565	54.1	+9.5
	Country Liberal	Ian Gumbula	804	27.8	−25.9
	Independent	Lance Lawrence	211	7.3	+7.3
	1 Territory	James Gaykamangu	197	6.8	+6.8
	Independent	Larisa Lee	117	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			2,894	97.4	+1.1
Informal votes			78	2.6	−1.1
Turnout			2,972	57.6	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Selena Uibo	1,777	64.3	+18.6
	Country Liberal	Ian Gumbula	985	35.7	−18.6
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+18.6

Northern Territory general election, 2012: Arnhem^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Country Liberal	Larisa Lee	1,366	55.3	n/a
	Labor	Malarndirri McCarthy	1,102	44.7	n/a
Total formal votes			2,468	97.0	n/a
Informal votes			76	3.0	n/a
Turnout			2,544	51.9	n/a
	Country Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	n/a

Elections in the 2000s

Northern Territory general election, 2008: Arnhem

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Labor	Malarndirri McCarthy	unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

References

1. Arnhem – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
2. http://www.ntec.nt.gov.au/ElectionLAgeneral/Results/Pages/default.aspx