Results of the 2008 Northern Territory general election

Northern Territory general election, 9 August 2008 Legislative Assembly << 2005–2012 >>
Enrolled voters		110,289
Votes cast		83,436		Turnout	75.65%	–5.70%
Informal votes		3,407		Informal	4.08%	+0.34%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	34,557	43.18%	–8.76%	13	– 6
	Country Liberal	36,334	45.40%	+9.67%	11	+ 7
	Independent	5,696	7.12%	–0.32%	1	– 1
	Greens	3,442	4.30%	+0.13%	0	± 0
Total		80,029			25
Two-party-preferred
	Labor	39,415	49.3%	–9.2%
	Country Liberal	40,614	50.7%	+9.2%

This is a list of electoral division results for the Northern Territory 2008 General Election.

Results by Electoral Division

Arafura

2008 Northern Territory general election: Arafura

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Marion Scrymgour	1,300	46.1	−18.0
	Country Liberal	Tristan Mungatopi	544	19.3	−3.0
	Independent	Jone Lotu	487	17.3	N/A
	Country Liberal	Angie Siebert	486	17.3	N/A
Total formal votes			2,817	94.0	−1.1
Informal votes			179	6.0	+1.1
Turnout			2,996	60.8	−5.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Marion Scrymgour	1,802	64.0	−9.6
	Country Liberal	Tristan Mungatopi	1,015	36.0	+9.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−9.6

Araluen

2008 Northern Territory general election: Araluen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Jodeen Carney	2,470	68.3	+14.4
	Labor	John Gaynor	618	17.1	−19.4
	Greens	Linda Chellew	526	14.6	+5.4
Total formal votes			3,614	97.6	+0.6
Informal votes			90	2.4	−0.6
Turnout			3,704	74.6	−7.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Jodeen Carney	2,699	74.7	+17.2
	Labor	John Gaynor	915	25.3	−17.2
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+17.2

Arnhem

The 2008 election in Arnhem was uncontested with one candidate nominating.

2008 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Malarndirri McCarthy	0	N/A	N/A
Total formal votes			0	N/A	N/A
Informal votes			0	N/A	N/A
Turnout			0	N/A	N/A
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Barkly

2008 Northern Territory general election: Barkly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gerry McCarthy	1,777	60.9	−10.9
	Country Liberal	Mick Adams	801	27.5	+3.2
	Independent	Randall Gould	265	9.1	+9.1
	Independent	Barry Nattrass	73	2.5	+2.5
Total formal votes			2,916	95.3	−0.8
Informal votes			144	4.7	+0.8
Turnout			3,060	65.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Gerry McCarthy	1,914	65.6	−8.6
	Country Liberal	Mick Adams	1,002	34.4	+8.6
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.6

Blain

2008 Northern Territory general election: Blain

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Terry Mills	2,258	61.6	+5.8
	Labor	Ken Vowles	1,410	38.4	−5.8
Total formal votes			3,668	94.9	−1.4
Informal votes			198	5.1	+1.4
Turnout			3,866	80.1
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+5.8

Braitling

2008 Northern Territory general election: Braitling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Adam Giles	2,052	58.2	+12.8
	Greens	Jane Clark	526	14.9	+14.9
	Independent	Eli Melky	496	14.1	+14.1
	Labor	Aaron Dick	449	12.7	−10.0
Total formal votes			3,523	97.2	−0.1
Informal votes			103	2.8	+0.1
Turnout			3,626	73.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Adam Giles	2,588	73.5	+15.4
	Labor	Aaron Dick	935	26.5	−15.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Adam Giles	2,475	70.3	+12.2
	Greens	Jane Clark	1,048	29.7	+29.7
	Country Liberal gain from Independent		Swing	+12.2

Brennan

2008 Northern Territory general election: Brennan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Peter Chandler	2,009	52.6	+3.3
	Labor	James Burke	1,807	47.4	−3.3
Total formal votes			3,816	95.7	+1.0
Informal votes			170	4.3	−1.0
Turnout			3,986	80.3
	Country Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+3.3

Casuarina

2008 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kon Vatskalis	2,397	64.2	−4.2
	Country Liberal	Gary Haslett	1,339	35.8	+4.2
Total formal votes			3,736	94.9	−2.4
Informal votes			199	5.1	+2.4
Turnout			3,935	84.1
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.2

Daly

2008 Northern Territory general election: Daly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rob Knight	1,541	46.9	−6.5
	Country Liberal	Wayne Connop	1,212	36.9	+10.5
	Greens	David Pollock	292	8.9	+3.9
	Independent	August Stevens	240	7.3	+7.3
Total formal votes			3,285	95.3
Informal votes			162	4.7
Turnout			3,447	73.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rob Knight	1,827	55.6	−10.2
	Country Liberal	Wayne Connop	1,458	44.4	+10.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−10.2

Drysdale

2008 Northern Territory general election: Drysdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Ross Bohlin	2,020	55.3	+6.3
	Labor	Chris Natt	1,262	34.5	−12.8
	Independent	Justin Tutty	374	10.2	+10.2
Total formal votes			3,656	96.4	+0.5
Informal votes			135	3.6	−0.5
Turnout			3,791	79.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Ross Bohlin	2,199	60.1	+9.7
	Labor	Chris Natt	1,457	39.9	−9.7
	Country Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+9.7

Fannie Bay

2008 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Gunner	1,878	51.1	−14.6
	Country Liberal	Garry Lambert	1,800	48.9	+14.6
Total formal votes			3,678	94.8	−2.1
Informal votes			203	5.2	+2.1
Turnout			3,881	78.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−14.6

Fong Lim

2008 Northern Territory general election: Fong Lim

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Dave Tollner	1,831	52.1	+13.6
	Labor	Matthew Bonson	1,685	47.9	−13.6
Total formal votes			3,516	94.8	−1.7
Informal votes			191	5.2	+1.7
Turnout			3,707	75.9
	Country Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+13.6

Goyder

2008 Northern Territory general election: Goyder

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Kezia Purick	2,183	58.4	+7.9
	Labor	Ted Warren	1,556	41.6	−7.9
Total formal votes			3,739	95.7	−1.0
Informal votes			169	4.3	+1.0
Turnout			3,908	83.2
	Country Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+7.9

Greatorex

2008 Northern Territory general election: Greatorex

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Matt Conlan	2,205	61.2	+13.6
	Labor	Jo Nixon	735	20.4	−21.7
	Greens	Lenny Aronsten	664	18.4	+8.1
Total formal votes			3,604	97.6	+0.1
Informal votes			89	2.4	−0.1
Turnout			3,693	76.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Matt Conlan	2,396	66.5	+16.1
	Labor	Jo Nixon	1,208	33.5	−16.1
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+16.1

Johnston

2008 Northern Territory general election: Johnston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Chris Burns	2,246	58.1	−8.7
	Country Liberal	Jo Sangster	1,618	41.9	+8.7
Total formal votes			3,864	95.0	−2.3
Informal votes			205	5.0	+2.3
Turnout			4,069	82.5
	Labor hold		Swing	−8.7

Karama

2008 Northern Territory general election: Karama

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Delia Lawrie	2,234	56.1	−9.5
	Country Liberal	Tony Bacus	1,398	35.1	+1.5
	Independent	Natalie Hunter	192	4.8	+4.8
	Independent	Dorothy Fox	156	3.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			3,980	96.0	+1.0
Informal votes			167	4.0	−1.0
Turnout			4,147	84.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Delia Lawrie	2,420	60.8	−5.2
	Country Liberal	Tony Bacus	1,560	39.2	+5.2
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.2

Katherine

2008 Northern Territory general election: Katherine

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	+0.2
Informal votes			126	3.4	−0.2
Turnout			3,731	75.8
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

Macdonnell

The 2008 election in Macdonnell was uncontested with one candidate nominating.

2008 Northern Territory general election: Macdonnell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alison Anderson	Unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

Nelson

2008 Northern Territory general election: Nelson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gerry Wood	2,436	72.2	+15.0
	Country Liberal	Maureen Kohlman	646	19.1	−11.5
	Labor	Justine Luders-Searle	292	8.7	−3.5
Total formal votes			3,374	97.6	−0.2
Informal votes			82	2.4	+0.2
Turnout			3,456	74.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Maureen Kohlman	2,313	68.6	+8.7
	Labor	Justine Luders-Searle	1,061	31.4	−8.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Gerry Wood	2,654	78.7	+12.1
	Country Liberal	Maureen Kohlman	720	21.3	−12.1
	Independent hold		Swing	+12.1

Nhulunbuy

2008 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lynne Walker	1,936	74.2	−1.3
	Country Liberal	Djuwalpi Marika	674	25.8	+1.3
Total formal votes			2,610	96.2	+0.3
Informal votes			103	3.8	−0.3
Turnout			2,713	59.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−1.3

Nightcliff

Northern Territory General Election, 2008: Nightcliff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jane Aagaard	1,625	43.01	−6.80
	Country Liberal	Peter Manning	1,257	33.27	+4.10
	Greens	Emma Young	896	23.72	+8.05
Total formal votes			3,778	96.95	−0.59
Informal votes			119	3.05	+0.59
Turnout			3,897	78.79	−5.43
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jane Aagaard	2,293	60.69	−4.73
	Country Liberal	Peter Manning	1,485	39.31	+4.73
	Labor hold		Swing	−4.73

Port Darwin

2008 Northern Territory general election: Port Darwin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	John Elferink	1,557	46.8	−0.9
	Labor	Kerry Sacilotto	1,231	37.0	−14.6
	Greens	Gary Abbott	538	16.2	+16.2
Total formal votes			3,326	96.9	+1.1
Informal votes			105	3.1	−1.1
Turnout			3,431	72.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	John Elferink	1,757	52.8	+4.8
	Labor	Kerry Sacilotto	1,569	47.2	−4.8
	Country Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+4.8

Sanderson

2008 Northern Territory general election: Sanderson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Peter Styles	2,231	56.4	+16.4
	Labor	Len Kiely	1,723	43.6	−16.4
Total formal votes			3,954	94.1	−2.2
Informal votes			247	5.9	+2.2
Turnout			4,201	86.6
	Country Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+16.4

Stuart

2008 Northern Territory general election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Karl Hampton	1,470	65.1	−3.9
	Country Liberal	Rex Japanangka	789	34.9	+3.9
Total formal votes			2,259	95.5	+0.3
Informal votes			106	4.5	−0.3
Turnout			2,365	52.8
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.9

Wanguri

2008 Northern Territory general election: Wanguri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Henderson	2,254	60.7	−10.0
	Country Liberal	Kerry Kyriacou	1,118	30.1	+0.9
	Independent	Duncan Dean	339	9.1	+9.1
Total formal votes			3,711	97.0	+0.3
Informal votes			115	3.0	−0.3
Turnout			3,826	83.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Paul Henderson	2,407	64.9	−5.9
	Country Liberal	Kerry Kyriacou	1,304	35.1	+5.9
	Labor hold		Swing	−5.9

See also

• 2008 Northern Territory general election