Results of the Northern Territory general election, 1983
Northern Territory general election, 3 December 1983[1] | ||||||
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Enrolled voters | 62,178 | |||||
Votes cast | 50,716 | Turnout | 81.6% | +3.6% | ||
Informal votes | 1,532 | Informal | 3.0% | –0.2% | ||
Summary of votes by party | ||||||
Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change | |
Country Liberal | 28,637 | 58.2% | +8.2% | 19 | + 8 | |
Labor | 17,505 | 35.6% | –3.8% | 6 | – 1 | |
Independent | 2,155 | 4.4% | –3.7% | 0 | – 1 | |
Democrats | 887 | 1.8% | +0.9% | 0 | ± 0 | |
Total | 49,184 | 25 | ||||
This is a list of electoral division results for the Northern Territory 1983 General Election in Australia.
Results by electoral division
Arafura
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Bob Collins | 930 | 50.8 | ||
Country Liberal | Robert Woodward | 582 | 31.8 | ||
Democrats | Kevin Doolan | 318 | 17.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,830 | 95.3 | |||
Informal votes | 91 | 4.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,921 | 69.5 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Araluen
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Liberal | Jim Robertson | 1,268 | 61.7 | ||
Independent | Goff Letts | 420 | 20.4 | ||
Labor | Allen Joy | 368 | 17.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,056 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 30 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,086 | 89.1 | |||
Country Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Arnhem
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Wes Lanhupuy | 632 | 43.9 | ||
Country Liberal | David Amos | 445 | 30.9 | ||
Country Liberal | David Daniels | 206 | 14.3 | ||
Democrats | Klaus Rogers | 157 | 10.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,440 | 90.5 | |||
Informal votes | 152 | 9.5 | |||
Turnout | 1,592 | 65.0 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Wes Lanhupuy | 840 | 58.6 | ||
Country Liberal | David Amos | 600 | 41.7 | ||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Barkly
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Liberal | Ian Tuxworth | 1,045 | 60.3 | ||
Labor | Charles Hallett | 688 | 39.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,733 | 96.3 | |||
Informal votes | 67 | 3.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,800 | 74.2 | |||
Country Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Berrimah
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Liberal | Barry Coulter | 1,364 | 68.7 | ||
Labor | Colin Young | 621 | 31.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,985 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 56 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,041 | 82.6 | |||
Country Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Braitling
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Liberal | Roger Vale | 1,325 | 77.8 | ||
Labor | Ross Kerridge | 377 | 22.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,702 | 97.0 | |||
Informal votes | 52 | 3.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,754 | 79.5 | |||
Country Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Casuarina
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Liberal | Nick Dondas | 1,449 | 65.4 | ||
Labor | Lionel Crompton | 765 | 34.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,214 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 54 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,268 | 91.4 | |||
Country Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Elsey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Liberal | Roger Steele | 978 | 49.7 | ||
Labor | Trevor Surplice | 540 | 27.5 | ||
Independent | James Forscutt | 448 | 22.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,966 | 97.7 | |||
Informal votes | 47 | 2.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,013 | 81.5 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country Liberal | Roger Steele | 1,294 | 65.8 | ||
Labor | Trevor Surplice | 672 | 34.2 | ||
Country Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Fannie Bay
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Liberal | Marshall Perron | 1,321 | 58.0 | ||
Labor | Pam O'Neil | 874 | 38.4 | ||
Independent | Gerald Luck | 81 | 3.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,276 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 33 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 2,308 | 88.9 | |||
Country Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Flynn
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Liberal | Ray Hanrahan | 1306 | 67.7 | ||
Labor | Peter Hughes | 564 | 29.2 | ||
Independent | Pamela Gardeiner | 60 | 3.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,930 | 96.7 | |||
Informal votes | 65 | 3.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,995 | 82.4 | |||
Country Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Jingili
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Liberal | Paul Everingham | 1,577 | 71.8 | ||
Labor | Martin Jacob | 619 | 28.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,196 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 33 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,229 | 89.1 | |||
Country Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Koolpinyah
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Liberal | Noel Padgham-Purich | 1,397 | 62.5 | ||
Labor | Robert Wesley-Smith | 523 | 23.4 | ||
Independent | Michael Sanderson | 175 | 7.8 | ||
Democrats | Murray Leeder | 139 | 6.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,234 | 98.5 | |||
Informal votes | 35 | 1.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,269 | 86.3 | |||
Country Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Leanyer
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Liberal | Mick Palmer | 1,940 | 65.9 | ||
Labor | John Waters | 1,002 | 34.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,942 | 96.6 | |||
Informal votes | 105 | 3.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,047 | 90.8 | |||
Country Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Ludmilla
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Liberal | Col Firmin | 1,117 | 58.2 | ||
Labor | Allan O'Neil | 803 | 41.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,920 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 52 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 1,972 | 85.3 | |||
Country Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Macdonnell
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Neil Bell | 749 | 53.5 | ||
Country Liberal | Ian McKinlay | 532 | 38.0 | ||
Democrats | Ted Hampton | 118 | 8.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,399 | 95.0 | |||
Informal votes | 74 | 5.0 | |||
Turnout | 1,473 | 63.8 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Millner
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Terry Smith | 1,130 | 52.5 | ||
Country Liberal | Lorraine Palfy | 934 | 43.8 | ||
Independent | Christopher Fenner | 79 | 3.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,152 | 98.4 | |||
Informal votes | 36 | 1.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,188 | 85.7 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Nhulunbuy
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Dan Leo | 960 | 51.2 | ||
Country Liberal | Kevin Graetz | 916 | 48.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,876 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 54 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,930 | 77.6 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Nightcliff
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Liberal | Stephen Hatton | 1,069 | 54.2 | ||
Independent | Dawn Lawrie | 613 | 31.1 | ||
Labor | Colin Dyer | 292 | 14.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,974 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 27 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 2,001 | 82.7 | |||
Country Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
Port Darwin
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Liberal | Tom Harris | 1,510 | 68.6 | ||
Labor | Russel Kearney | 690 | 31.4 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,200 | 96.4 | |||
Informal votes | 81 | 3.6 | |||
Turnout | 2,281 | 80.0 | |||
Country Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Sadadeen
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Liberal | Denis Collins | 1,226 | 70.5 | ||
Labor | Morgan Flint | 513 | 29.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,739 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 42 | 2.4 | |||
Turnout | 1,781 | 82.7 | |||
Country Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Sanderson
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Liberal | Daryl Manzie | 1,180 | 54.8 | ||
Labor | June D'Rozario | 973 | 45.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,153 | 97.8 | |||
Informal votes | 49 | 2.2 | |||
Turnout | 2,202 | 89.8 | |||
Country Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | ||||
Stuart
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labor | Brian Ede | 910 | 64.3 | ||
Country Liberal | Bobby Liddle | 506 | 35.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,416 | 95.1 | |||
Informal votes | 73 | 4.9 | |||
Turnout | 1,489 | 64.4 | |||
Labor hold | Swing | ||||
Victoria River
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Liberal | Terry McCarthy | 615 | 38.1 | ||
Labor | Dennis Bree | 425 | 26.3 | ||
Country Liberal | Ronald Wright | 326 | 20.2 | ||
Democrats | Maurie Ryan | 155 | 9.6 | ||
Independent Labor | Jack Doolan | 95 | 5.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,616 | 92.8 | |||
Informal votes | 125 | 7.2 | |||
Turnout | 1,741 | 75.8 | |||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country Liberal | Terry McCarthy | 1,053 | 65.2 | ||
Labor | Dennis Bree | 563 | 34.9 | ||
Country Liberal gain from Independent Labor | Swing | ||||
Wagaman
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Liberal | Fred Finch | 1,265 | 61.1 | ||
Labor | Brian Reid | 807 | 38.9 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,072 | 97.3 | |||
Informal votes | 58 | 2.7 | |||
Turnout | 2,130 | 89.2 | |||
Country Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
Wanguri
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Country Liberal | Don Dale | 1,229 | 56.8 | ||
Labor | Pat Burke | 750 | 34.7 | ||
Independent | Edward Miller | 184 | 8.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,163 | 98.1 | |||
Informal votes | 41 | 1.9 | |||
Turnout | 2,204 | 86.8 | |||
Country Liberal hold | Swing | ||||
- Preferences were not distributed.
See also
- Northern Territory general election, 1983
- Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 1983–1987
References
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