Results of the 2001 Northern Territory general election

Northern Territory general election, 18 August 2001 Legislative Assembly << 1997–2005 >>
Enrolled voters		105,506
Votes cast		84,994		Turnout	80.56%	+1.57%
Informal votes		3,627		Informal	4.27%	–0.90%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Country Liberal	36,926	45.38%	–9.29%	10	– 8
	Labor	33,038	40.60%	+2.12%	13	+ 6
	Independent	8,583	10.55%	+5.10%	2	+2
	One Nation	1,074	1.32%	+1.32%	0	± 0
	Democrats	692	0.85%	+0.22%	0	± 0
	Territory Alliance	622	0.76%	+0.76%	0	± 0
	Socialist Alliance	432	0.53%	+0.53%	0	± 0
Total		81,367			25
Two-party-preferred
	Labor	39,099	48.1%
	Country Liberal	42,268	51.9%

This is a list of electoral division results for the Northern Territory 2001 General Election.

Results by electoral division

Arafura

2001 Northern Territory general election: Arafura

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Marion Scrymgour	1,176	45.6	−13.4
	Independent	John Christophersen	650	25.2	+25.2
	Country Liberal	Marius Puruntatameri	618	24.0	−17.0
	Independent	Dorothy Fox	135	5.2	+5.2
Total formal votes			2,579	91.3	−2.0
Informal votes			246	8.7	+2.0
Turnout			2,825	67.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Marion Scrymgour	1,520	58.9	−0.1
	Country Liberal	Marius Puruntatameri	1,095	41.1	+0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Marion Scrymgour	1,586	61.5	+2.5
	Independent	John Christophersen	993	38.5	+38.5
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Araluen

2001 Northern Territory general election: Araluen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Jodeen Carney	1,386	41.1	−27.1
	Labor	Michael Bowden	1,094	32.4	+2.3
	Independent	John Bohning	450	13.3	+13.3
	Independent	Meredith Campbell	444	13.2	+13.2
Total formal votes			3,374	95.6	+2.6
Informal votes			154	4.4	−2.6
Turnout			3,528	80.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Jodeen Carney	1,754	52.0	−17.1
	Labor	Michael Bowden	1,620	48.0	+17.1
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−17.1

Arnhem

2001 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Ah Kit	1,372	55.9	+12.0
	Country Liberal	Alan Wright	425	17.3	−18.3
	Country Liberal	Cliff Thompson	388	15.8	+15.8
	Independent	Lance Lawrence	270	11.0	−0.7
Total formal votes			2,455	90.0	−2.0
Informal votes			274	10.0	+2.0
Turnout			2,729	63.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Ah Kit	1,508	61.4	+3.7
	Country Liberal	Alan Wright	947	38.6	−3.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.7

Barkly

2001 Northern Territory general election: Barkly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Elliot McAdam	1,635	56.4	−0.4
	Country Liberal	Bill Cross	720	24.8	−15.1
	Independent	Gavin Carpenter	543	18.7	+18.7
Total formal votes			2,898	96.5	+1.6
Informal votes			106	3.5	−1.6
Turnout			3,004	78.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Elliot McAdam	1,810	62.5	+4.5
	Country Liberal	Bill Cross	1,088	37.5	−4.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+4.5

Blain

2001 Northern Territory general election: Blain

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Terry Mills	2,342	64.0	−10.1
	Labor	Peter Shew	1,072	29.3	+3.4
	Territory Alliance	Joseph Mulqueeney	248	6.8	+6.8
Total formal votes			3,662	96.2	+3.2
Informal votes			146	3.8	−3.2
Turnout			3,808	87.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Terry Mills	2,444	66.7	−7.4
	Labor	Peter Shew	1,218	33.3	+7.4
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−7.4

Braitling

2001 Northern Territory general election: Braitling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Peter Harvey	1,422	39.6	−25.4
	Independent	Loraine Braham	1,219	34.0	+34.0
	Labor	Peter Brooke	797	22.2	−12.8
	Independent	Eddie Taylor	122	3.4	+3.4
	Independent	Peter Jarvis	28	0.8	+0.8
Total formal votes			3,588	96.6	+3.8
Informal votes			127	3.4	−3.8
Turnout			3,715	85.9
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Country Liberal	Peter Harvey	2,075	57.8	−7.2
	Labor	Peter Brooke	1,513	42.2	+7.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Loraine Braham	1,990	55.5	+55.5
	Country Liberal	Peter Harvey	1,598	44.5	−20.5
	Independent gain from Country Liberal		Swing	N/A

Brennan

2001 Northern Territory general election: Brennan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Denis Burke	2,369	63.1	−12.0
	Labor	Simon Hall	887	23.6	−1.3
	Independent	Duncan Dean	501	13.3	+13.3
Total formal votes			3,757	96.1	+2.5
Informal votes			154	3.9	−2.5
Turnout			3,911	81.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Denis Burke	2,564	68.2	−6.8
	Labor	Simon Hall	1,193	31.8	+6.8
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−6.8

Casuarina

2001 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kon Vatskalis	1,723	48.5	+7.2
	Country Liberal	Peter Adamson	1,510	42.5	−12.1
	Democrats	Craig Seiler	251	7.1	+7.1
	Territory Alliance	Necmi Bayram	66	1.9	+1.9
Total formal votes			3,550	96.9	+1.1
Informal votes			112	3.1	−1.1
Turnout			3,662	88.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kon Vatskalis	1,900	53.5	+9.1
	Country Liberal	Peter Adamson	1,650	46.5	−9.1
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+9.1

Daly

2001 Northern Territory general election: Daly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Tim Baldwin	1,489	57.2	−6.6
	Labor	Rob Knight	866	33.3	−1.6
	One Nation	Wayne Norris	154	5.9	+5.9
	Democrats	Frank Spry	94	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			2,603	92.8	−1.3
Informal votes			201	7.2	+1.3
Turnout			2,804	74.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Tim Baldwin	1,609	61.8	−2.5
	Labor	Rob Knight	994	38.2	+2.5
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−2.5

Drysdale

2001 Northern Territory general election: Drysdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Stephen Dunham	2,265	65.4	−3.8
	Labor	Inger Peirce	1,199	34.6	+10.5
Total formal votes			3,464	94.2	−0.8
Informal votes			213	5.8	+0.8
Turnout			3,677	83.9
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−6.4

Fannie Bay

2001 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clare Martin	2,021	58.4	+6.9
	Country Liberal	Mary Cunningham	1,286	37.2	−10.7
	Socialist Alliance	Peter Johnston	154	4.4	+4.4
Total formal votes			3,461	96.9	+1.2
Informal votes			110	3.1	−1.2
Turnout			3,571	84.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clare Martin	2,113	61.1	+9.2
	Country Liberal	Mary Cunningham	1,348	38.9	−9.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.2

Goyder

2001 Northern Territory general election: Goyder

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Peter Maley	2,092	57.7	−3.9
	Labor	Alan Smith	986	27.2	−5.7
	One Nation	Merv Stewart	273	7.5	+7.5
	Independent	Diana Rickard	272	7.5	+7.5
Total formal votes			3,623	96.7	+1.0
Informal votes			122	3.3	−1.0
Turnout			3,745	85.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Peter Maley	2,313	63.8	+0.1
	Labor	Alan Smith	1,310	36.2	−0.1
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+0.1

Greatorex

2001 Northern Territory general election: Greatorex

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Richard Lim	1,801	51.1	−9.0
	Labor	Peter Kavanagh	1,210	34.3	−3.4
	Independent	David Mortimer	512	14.5	+14.5
Total formal votes			3,523	97.1	+2.4
Informal votes			106	2.9	−2.4
Turnout			3,629	81.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Richard Lim	2,075	58.9	−2.4
	Labor	Peter Kavanagh	1,448	41.1	+2.4
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−2.4

Johnston

2001 Northern Territory general election: Johnston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Chris Burns	1,625	46.2	+9.5
	Country Liberal	Steve Balch	1,542	43.9	−7.6
	Democrats	Joanne Sangster	347	9.9	+9.9
Total formal votes			3,514	96.9	+0.8
Informal votes			113	3.1	−0.8
Turnout			3,627	83.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Chris Burns	1,858	52.9	+9.2
	Country Liberal	Steve Balch	1,656	47.1	−9.2
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+9.2

Karama

2001 Northern Territory general election: Karama

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Delia Lawrie	1,990	53.7	+6.4
	Country Liberal	Mick Palmer	1,713	46.3	−6.4
Total formal votes			3,703	95.8	+0.2
Informal votes			161	4.2	−0.2
Turnout			3,864	90.2
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+6.3

Katherine

2001 Northern Territory general election: Katherine

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	+1.0
Informal votes			100	3.2	−1.0
Turnout			3,156	82.8
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

MacDonnell

2001 Northern Territory general election: MacDonnell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	John Elferink	1,262	52.1	+19.9
	Labor	Harold Furber	1,006	41.5	+1.5
	Country Liberal	Philip Alice	156	6.4	+6.4
Total formal votes			2,424	94.2	−1.7
Informal votes			149	5.8	+1.7
Turnout			2,573	61.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	John Elferink	1,418	58.5	+10.1
	Labor	Harold Furber	1,006	41.5	−10.1
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+10.1

Millner

2001 Northern Territory general election: Millner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Phil Mitchell	1,633	46.0	−7.8
	Labor	Matthew Bonson	1,571	44.2	+10.1
	Independent	Diane Baird	168	4.7	+4.7
	Independent	Andrew Arthur	116	3.3	+3.3
	Territory Alliance	Andrew Ivinson	64	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			3,552	94.6	−0.2
Informal votes			202	5.4	+0.2
Turnout			3,754	83.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Matthew Bonson	1,817	51.2	+9.9
	Country Liberal	Phil Mitchell	1,735	48.8	−9.9
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+9.9

Nelson

2001 Northern Territory general election: Nelson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Chris Lugg	1,535	43.5	−1.0
	Independent	Gerry Wood	1,461	41.4	+41.4
	Labor	Bob Hare	343	9.7	−10.0
	One Nation	Tony Hardwick	186	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			3,525	97.3	+0.7
Informal votes			99	2.7	−0.7
Turnout			3,624	89.5
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Country Liberal	Chris Lugg	2,321	65.8	+1.1
	Labor	Bob Hare	1,204	34.2	−1.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Gerry Wood	1,859	52.7	+52.7
	Country Liberal	Chris Lugg	1,666	47.3	−17.4
	Independent gain from Country Liberal		Swing	N/A

Nhulunbuy

2001 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Syd Stirling	1,471	54.9	−17.1
	Country Liberal	Peter Manning	690	25.8	−2.1
	Independent	David Mitchell	354	13.2	+13.2
	One Nation	Gordon Davey	162	6.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			2,677	94.7	+0.8
Informal votes			151	5.3	−0.8
Turnout			2,828	66.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Syd Stirling	1,770	66.1	−6.0
	Country Liberal	Peter Manning	907	33.9	+6.0
	Labor hold		Swing	−6.0

Nightcliff

2001 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jane Aagaard	1,898	51.9	+13.3
	Country Liberal	Jason Hatton	1,485	40.6	−8.6
	Socialist Alliance	Gary Meyerhoff	157	4.3	+4.3
	Territory Alliance	Peter Ivinson	114	3.1	+3.1
Total formal votes			3,654	96.9	−0.1
Informal votes			118	3.1	+0.1
Turnout			3,772	8.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jane Aagaard	2,088	57.1	+11.7
	Country Liberal	Jason Hatton	1,566	42.9	−11.7
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+11.7

Port Darwin

2001 Northern Territory general election: Port Darwin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Sue Carter	1,587	47.1	−17.6
	Labor	Chris Bond	1,220	36.2	+10.5
	Independent	Nick Dondas	563	16.7	+16.7
Total formal votes			3,370	97.0	+1.6
Informal votes			106	3.0	−1.6
Turnout			3,476	86.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Sue Carter	1,918	56.9	−10.3
	Labor	Chris Bond	1,452	43.1	+10.3
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−10.3

Sanderson

2001 Northern Territory general election: Sanderson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Len Kiely	1,629	44.1	+6.0
	Country Liberal	Peter Poniris	1,530	41.4	−17.1
	Independent	Gary Haslett	408	11.0	+11.0
	Territory Alliance	Susan Murdoch	130	3.5	+3.5
Total formal votes			3,697	96.1	+1.4
Informal votes			150	3.9	−1.4
Turnout			3,847	87.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Len Kiely	1,959	53.0	+12.9
	Country Liberal	Peter Poniris	1,738	47.0	−12.9
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+12.9

Stuart

2001 Northern Territory general election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Toyne	1,453	71.3	+20.4
	Country Liberal	Ken Lechleitner	586	28.7	−20.4
Total formal votes			2,039	95.4	+2.0
Informal votes			98	4.6	−2.0
Turnout			2,137	58.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+20.4

Wanguri

2001 Northern Territory general election: Wanguri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Henderson	2,000	55.3	+12.4
	Country Liberal	Robyn Cahill	1,498	41.4	−10.1
	Socialist Alliance	Meredith De Landelles	121	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			3,619	97.1	+1.7
Informal votes			109	2.9	−1.7
Turnout			3,728	91.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Paul Henderson	2,070	57.2	+11.0
	Country Liberal	Robyn Cahill	1,549	42.8	−11.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+11.0

See also

• 2001 Northern Territory general election