Results of the Northern Territory general election, 2005

Northern Territory general election, 18 June 2005[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 111,954
Votes cast 89,646 Turnout 80.07% –0.49%
Informal votes 3,358 Informal 3.75% –0.52%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 44,822 51.94% +11.34% 19 + 6
  Country Liberal 30,827 35.73% –9.65% 4 – 6
  Independent 7,045 8.16% –2.32% 2 ± 0
  Greens 3,594 4.17% +4.17% 0 ± 0
Total 86,288     25  
Two-party-preferred
  Labor 51,026 59.1% +11.1%
  Country Liberal 35,262 40.9% –11.1%

This is a list of electoral division results for the Northern Territory 2005 General Election.

Results by Electoral Division

Arafura

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Arafura
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Marion Scrymgour 1,864 64.2 +18.6
Country Liberal August Stevens 648 22.3 -1.6
Greens George Pascoe 392 13.5 +13.5
Total formal votes 2,904 95.1 +3.8
Informal votes 149 4.9 -3.8
Turnout 3,053 66.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Marion Scrymgour 2,137 73.6 +13.6
Country Liberal August Stevens 767 26.4 -13.6
Labor hold Swing +13.6

Araluen

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Araluen
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Liberal Jodeen Carney 1,945 53.9 +12.8
Labor John Gaynor 1,332 36.9 +4.5
Greens Alan Tyley 333 9.2 +9.2
Total formal votes 3,610 97.0 +1.4
Informal votes 110 3.0 -1.4
Turnout 3,720 82.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Jodeen Carney 2,067 57.3 +5.3
Labor John Gaynor 1,543 42.7 -5.3
Country Liberal hold Swing +5.3

Arnhem

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Arnhem
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Barbara McCarthy 1,919 67.2 +11.3
Country Liberal Djuwalpi Marika 652 22.8 -10.3
Greens Lance Lawrence 285 10.0 +10.0
Total formal votes 2,856 93.5 +3.5
Informal votes 200 6.5 -3.5
Turnout 3,056 64.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Barbara McCarthy 2,110 73.9 +12.5
Country Liberal Djuwalpi Marika 746 26.1 -12.5
Labor hold Swing +12.5

Barkly

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Barkly
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Elliot McAdam 2,135 71.4 +13.8
Country Liberal Val Dyer 767 25.7 +1.2
Independent Janeen Bulsey 87 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 2,989 96.2 -0.2
Informal votes 118 3.8 +0.2
Turnout 3,107 74.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Elliot McAdam 2,183 73.0 +9.6
Country Liberal Val Dyer 806 27.0 -9.6
Labor hold Swing +9.6

Blain

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Blain
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Liberal Terry Mills 1,933 51.9 -12.1
Labor Brendan Cabry 1,415 38.0 +8.7
Greens Sue McKinnon 273 7.3 +7.3
Independent Duncan Dean 104 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 3,725 96.5 +0.3
Informal votes 136 3.5 -0.3
Turnout 3,861 86.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Terry Mills 2,131 57.2 -9.5
Labor Brendan Cabry 1,594 42.8 +9.5
Country Liberal hold Swing -9.5

Braitling

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Braitling
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Liberal Michael Jones 1,613 45.7 +6.1
Independent Loraine Braham 1,140 32.3 -1.7
Labor Sue West 779 22.1 -0.2
Total formal votes 3,532 97.3 +0.7
Informal votes 97 2.7 -0.7
Turnout 3,629 84.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Michael Jones 2,063 58.4 +0.6
Labor Sue West 1,469 41.6 -0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Loraine Braham 1,797 50.9 -4.6
Country Liberal Michael Jones 1,735 49.1 +4.6
Independent hold Swing -4.6

Brennan

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Brennan
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor James Burke 1,656 44.7 +21.6
Country Liberal Denis Burke 1,638 44.2 -19.6
Independent Nelly Riley 413 11.1 +11.1
Total formal votes 3,707 96.8 +0.8
Informal votes 121 3.2 -0.8
Turnout 3,828 84.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor James Burke 1,922 51.8 +20.8
Country Liberal Denis Burke 1,785 48.2 -20.8
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +20.8

Casuarina

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Casuarina
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kon Vatskalis 2,361 66.1 +17.5
Country Liberal Wendy Green 992 27.8 -14.8
Independent Gary Mills 126 3.5 +3.5
Independent Scott White 94 2.6 +2.6
Total formal votes 3,573 97.4 +0.5
Informal votes 95 2.6 -0.5
Turnout 3,668 86.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Kon Vatskalis 2,466 69.0 +15.5
Country Liberal Wendy Green 1,107 31.0 -15.5
Labor hold Swing +15.5

Daly

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Daly
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Rob Knight 1,842 53.1 +18.6
Country Liberal Debbi Aloisi 980 28.2 -26.7
Independent Dale Seaniger 489 14.1 +14.1
Greens Elke Stegemann 159 4.6 +4.6
Total formal votes 3,470 95.0 +1.8
Informal votes 181 5.0 -1.8
Turnout 3,651 77.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rob Knight 2,249 64.8 +24.3
Country Liberal Debbi Aloisi 1,221 35.2 -24.3
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +24.3

Drysdale

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Drysdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Chris Natt 1,829 51.3 +17.4
Country Liberal Stephen Dunham 1,739 48.7 -16.6
Total formal votes 3,568 95.3 +0.9
Informal votes 177 4.7 -0.9
Turnout 3,745 82.1
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +17.0

Fannie Bay

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Fannie Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Clare Martin 2,551 65.8 +8.9
Country Liberal Edward Fry 1,131 29.2 -8.8
Independent Fiona Clarke 196 5.1 +5.1
Total formal votes 3,878 97.1 +0.2
Informal votes 115 2.9 -0.2
Turnout 3,993 85.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Clare Martin 2,661 68.6 +8.8
Country Liberal Edward Fry 1,217 31.4 -8.8
Labor hold Swing +8.8

Goyder

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Goyder
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Ted Warren 1,376 35.7 +11.1
Country Liberal Keith Phasey 1,359 35.3 -21.4
Independent Mary Walshe 534 13.9 +13.9
Independent Andrew Blackadder 339 8.8 +8.8
Greens Diana Rickard 246 6.4 +6.4
Total formal votes 3,854 96.7 +0.3
Informal votes 133 3.3 -0.3
Turnout 3,987 88.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ted Warren 1,989 51.6 +16.4
Country Liberal Keith Phasey 1,865 48.4 -16.4
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +16.4

Greatorex

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Greatorex
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Liberal Richard Lim 1,848 48.5 -2.7
Labor Fran Kilgariff 1,556 40.8 +6.5
Greens David Mortimer 407 10.7 +10.7
Total formal votes 3,811 97.5 +0.4
Informal votes 97 2.5 -0.4
Turnout 3,908 86.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Richard Lim 1,958 51.4 -7.6
Labor Fran Kilgariff 1,853 48.6 +7.6
Country Liberal hold Swing -7.6

Johnston

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Johnston
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Chris Burns 1,977 55.0 +8.8
Country Liberal Ross Connolly 1,071 29.8 -14.1
Greens Kate Neely 358 10.0 +10.0
Independent Steve Saint 148 4.1 +4.1
Independent Gary Meyerhoff 38 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 3,592 96.9 0.0
Informal votes 114 3.1 0.0
Turnout 3,706 86.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Chris Burns 2,355 65.6 +12.7
Country Liberal Ross Connolly 1,237 34.4 -12.7
Labor hold Swing +12.7

Karama

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Karama
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Delia Lawrie 2,445 67.0 +13.3
Country Liberal Trevor Sellick 1,205 33.0 -13.3
Total formal votes 3,650 94.9 -1.0
Informal votes 198 5.1 +1.0
Turnout 3,848 89.1
Labor hold Swing +13.3

Katherine

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Katherine
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 -0.3
Informal votes 133 3.5 +0.3
Turnout 3,799 81.8
Country Liberal hold Swing -12.7

Macdonell

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Macdonnell
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Alison Anderson 1,445 51.7 +10.2
Country Liberal John Elferink 866 31.0 -27.5
Greens Andrew Longmire 277 9.9 +9.9
Independent Vincent Forrester 129 4.6 +4.6
Independent David Chewings 77 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 2,794 92.2 -2.0
Informal votes 235 7.8 +2.0
Turnout 3,029 67.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Alison Anderson 1,727 61.8 +20.3
Country Liberal John Elferink 1,067 38.2 -20.3
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +20.3

Millner

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Millner
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Matthew Bonson 1,888 52.7 +8.5
Independent Phil Mitchell 758 21.2 +21.2
Country Liberal Paul Mossman 598 16.7 -29.3
Greens Rob Hoad 293 8.2 +8.2
Independent Rob Inder-Smith 45 1.3 +1.3
Total formal votes 3,582 97.2 +2.6
Informal votes 102 2.8 -2.6
Turnout 3,684 83.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Matthew Bonson 2,429 67.8 +16.7
Country Liberal Paul Mossman 1,153 32.2 -16.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Matthew Bonson 2,250 62.8 +11.6
Independent Phil Mitchell 1,332 37.2 +37.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Nelson

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Nelson
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Gerry Wood 2,133 56.6 +23.4
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,163 30.8 -16.5
Labor Lisa McKinney-Smith 475 12.6 -1.0
Total formal votes 3,771 97.7 +0.7
Informal votes 89 2.3 -0.7
Turnout 3,860 83.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 2,253 59.7 -6.0
Labor Lisa McKinney-Smith 1,518 40.3 +6.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Gerry Wood 2,496 66.2 +15.1
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,275 33.8 -15.1
Independent hold Swing +15.1

Nhulunbuy

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Nhulunbuy
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Syd Stirling 2,188 76.1 +21.1
Country Liberal Peter Manning 689 23.9 -1.8
Total formal votes 2,877 95.9 +1.3
Informal votes 122 4.1 -1.3
Turnout 2,999 65.1
Labor hold Swing +10.0

Nightcliff

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Nightcliff
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jane Aagaard 1,815 49.8 -2.1
Country Liberal Anthony Reiter 1,063 29.2 -11.4
Greens Ilana Eldridge 571 15.7 +15.7
Independent Andrew Arthur 134 3.7 +3.7
Independent Stuart Highway 61 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 3,644 97.5 +0.7
Informal votes 92 2.5 -0.7
Turnout 3,736 84.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jane Aagaard 2,385 65.5 +8.4
Country Liberal Anthony Reiter 1,259 34.5 -8.4
Labor hold Swing +8.4

Port Darwin

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Port Darwin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Kerry Sacilotto 1,734 51.1 +15.6
Country Liberal Sue Carter 1,661 48.9 +1.7
Total formal votes 3,395 95.7 -1.2
Informal votes 152 4.3 +1.2
Turnout 3,547 78.2
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +8.4

Sanderson

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Sanderson
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Len Kiely 2,204 58.4 +14.4
Country Liberal Peter Styles 1,569 41.6 +0.2
Total formal votes 3,773 96.2 +0.1
Informal votes 150 3.8 -0.1
Turnout 3,923 89.4
Labor hold Swing +5.4

Stuart

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Peter Toyne 1,717 71.0 +4.3
Country Liberal Anna Machado 702 29.0 -1.9
Total formal votes 2,419 95.4 -0.2
Informal votes 116 4.6 +0.2
Turnout 2,535 59.3
Labor hold Swing +3.2

Wanguri

Northern Territory general election, 2005: Wanguri
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Paul Henderson 2,583 70.8 +15.5
Country Liberal Kerrie Kyriacou 1,065 29.2 -12.2
Total formal votes 3,648 96.7 -3.3
Informal votes 126 3.3 +3.3
Turnout 3,774 87.7
Labor hold Swing +13.6

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Details of NT 2005 Election" (PDF). ABC.
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