Results of the 1997 Northern Territory general election

Northern Territory general election, 30 August 1997 Legislative Assembly << 1994–2001 >>
Enrolled voters		101,886
Votes cast		80,479		Turnout	79.0	–1.7%
Informal votes		4,161		Informal	5.0%	+1.2%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Country Liberal	41,722	54.7%	+2.8%	18	+1
	Labor	29,365	38.5%	-2.9%	7	±0
	Independent	4,327	5.7%	–1.0%	0	–1
	Democrats	484	0.6%	+0.6%	0	± 0
	Greens	420	0.6%	+0.6%	0	± 0
Total		76,318			25
Two-party-preferred
	Country Liberal		57.9%	+1.6
	Labor		42.1%	–1.6

This is a list of electoral division results for the Northern Territory 1997 General Election in Australia.

Results by electoral division

Arafura

1997 Northern Territory general election: Arafura

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Maurice Rioli	1,552	59.0	−1.7
	Country Liberal	Jacob Nayinggul	1,078	41.0	+25.6
Total formal votes			2,630	93.3
Informal votes			188	6.7
Turnout			2,818	66.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−19.0

Araluen

1997 Northern Territory general election: Araluen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Eric Poole	2,065	69.2	−0.9
	Labor	Lilliah McCulloch	919	30.8	+0.9
Total formal votes			2,984	93.1
Informal votes			223	6.9
Turnout			3,207	84.1
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−0.9

Arnhem

1997 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jack Ah Kit	1,037	43.9	−30.6
	Country Liberal	Alan Wright	841	35.6	+10.1
	Independent	Lance Lawrence	277	11.7	+11.7
	Greens	Thomas Maywundjiwuy	208	8.8	+8.8
Total formal votes			2,363	92.0
Informal votes			207	8.0
Turnout			2,570	62.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jack Ah Kit	1,365	57.8	−16.7
	Country Liberal	Alan Wright	998	42.2	+16.7
	Labor hold		Swing	−16.7

Barkly

1997 Northern Territory general election: Barkly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Maggie Hickey	1,591	56.8	+11.3
	Country Liberal	Mark John	1,118	39.9	−6.2
	Independent	Barry Nattrass	93	3.3	+3.3
Total formal votes			2,802	94.8
Informal votes			153	5.2
Turnout			2,955	74.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Maggie Hickey	1,625	58.0	+6.0
	Country Liberal	Mark John	1,177	42.0	−6.0
	Labor hold		Swing	+6.0

Blain

1997 Northern Territory general election: Blain

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Barry Coulter	2,491	73.8	+14.7
	Labor	Richard Bawden	884	26.2	−8.2
Total formal votes			3,375	92.9
Informal votes			257	7.1
Turnout			3,632	88.8
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+11.8

Braitling

1997 Northern Territory general election: Braitling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Loraine Braham	1,870	66.4	−4.5
	Labor	Peter Brooke	947	33.6	+4.5
Total formal votes			2,817	93.1
Informal votes			208	6.9
Turnout			3,025	79.8
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−4.5

Brennan

1997 Northern Territory general election: Brennan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Denis Burke	2,747	74.3	+21.9
	Labor	Stephen Bennett	950	25.7	−8.4
Total formal votes			3,697	94.3	−2.1
Informal votes			222	5.7	+2.1
Turnout			3,919	86.7
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+13.3

Casuarina

1997 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Peter Adamson	1,828	56.7	+1.3
	Labor	Douglas McLeod	1,226	38.0	−6.6
	Independent	Timothy Stewart	169	5.2	+5.2
Total formal votes			3,223	96.0
Informal votes			134	4.0
Turnout			3,357	82.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Peter Adamson	1,866	57.9	+3.0
	Labor	Douglas McLeod	1,357	42.1	−3.0
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+3.0

Drysdale

1997 Northern Territory general election: Drysdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Stephen Dunham	1,844	57.0	−3.1
	Labor	Paul Nieuwenhoven	908	28.0	−11.9
	Democrats	Stuart Edwards	484	14.9	+14.9
Total formal votes			3,236	95.5
Informal votes			154	4.5
Turnout			3,390	85.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Sephen Dunham	2,048	63.3	+3.0
	Labor	Paul Nieuwenhoven	1,188	36.7	−3.0
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+3.0

Fannie Bay

1997 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clare Martin	1,782	53.0	+10.9
	Country Liberal	Michael Kilgariff	1,582	47.0	−10.9
Total formal votes			3,364	95.7
Informal votes			150	4.3
Turnout			3,514	84.1
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+10.9

Goyder

1997 Northern Territory general election: Goyder

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Terry McCarthy	1,845	59.4	+5.7
	Labor	Wayne Connop	1,070	34.4	+3.0
	Independent	Strider	191	6.1	+6.1
Total formal votes			3,106	95.9	−1.7
Informal votes			134	4.1	+1.7
Turnout			3,240	83.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Terry McCarthy	1,915	61.7	+1.0
	Labor	Wayne Connop	1,191	38.3	−1.0
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+1.0

Greatorex

1997 Northern Territory general election: Greatorex

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Richard Lim	1,853	60.5	+16.6
	Labor	Peter Kavanagh	1,211	39.5	+10.1
Total formal votes			3,231	94.8
Informal votes			167	5.2
Turnout			3,398	89.7
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−1.8

Jingili

1997 Northern Territory general election: Jingili

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Steve Balch	1,570	50.9	−3.4
	Labor	Catherine Phillips	1,093	35.4	−10.3
	Independent	Stephen Barnes	310	10.0	+10.0
	Independent	Ross Forday	110	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			3,083	96.1
Informal votes			124	3.9
Turnout			3,207	84.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Steve Balch	1,748	56.7	+2.7
	Labor	Catherine Phillips	1,335	43.3	−2.7
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+2.7

Karama

1997 Northern Territory general election: Karama

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Mick Palmer	1,811	51.7	+0.9
	Labor	John Tobin	1,692	48.3	+4.6
Total formal votes			3,503	95.8
Informal votes			154	4.2
Turnout			3,657	85.5
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−1.3

Katherine

1997 Northern Territory general election: Katherine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Mike Reed	1,984	69.6	−1.0
	Labor	Michael Pierce	583	20.4	−9.0
	Independent	Peter Byers	284	10.0	+10.0
Total formal votes			2,851	95.7
Informal votes			122	4.3
Turnout			2,973	74.5
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Mike Reed	2,124	74.5	+4.4
	Labor	Michael Pierce	727	25.5	−4.4
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+4.4

MacDonnell

1997 Northern Territory general election: MacDonnell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	John Elferink	945	36.1	+2.0
	Labor	Mark Wheeler	906	34.6	−31.3
	Independent	Kenneth Lechleitner	767	29.3	+29.3
Total formal votes			2,618	95.0
Informal votes			137	5.0
Turnout			2,755	63.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	John Elferink	1,383	52.8	+18.7
	Labor	Mark Wheeler	1,235	47.2	−18.7
	Country Liberal gain from Labor		Swing	+18.7

Millner

1997 Northern Territory general election: Millner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Phil Mitchell	1,782	53.8	+6.8
	Labor	Peter O'Hagan	1,133	34.2	−8.2
	Greens	June Mills	212	6.4	+6.4
	Independent	Ian Mills	187	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			3,314	94.8
Informal votes			183	5.2
Turnout			3,497	78.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Phil Mitchell	1,945	58.7	+7.8
	Labor	Peter O'Hagan	1,369	41.3	−7.8
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+7.8

Nelson

1997 Northern Territory general election: Nelson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Chris Lugg	1,461	44.5	+0.8
	Independent	Dave Tollner	1,174	35.8	+35.8
	Labor	Theresa Francis	646	19.7	−5.0
Total formal votes			3,281	96.6	−1.3
Informal votes			116	3.4	+1.3
Turnout			3,397	87.8
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Country Liberal	Chris Lugg	2,122	64.7	+7.8
	Labor	Theresa Francis	1,159	35.3	−7.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Chris Lugg	1,661	50.6	+3.7
	Independent	Dave Tollner	1,620	49.4	+49.4
	Country Liberal gain from Independent		Swing	+3.7

Nhulunbuy

1997 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Syd Stirling	1,880	72.1	+17.5
	Country Liberal	Richard Davey	728	27.9	−17.5
Total formal votes			2,608	93.9
Informal votes			170	6.1
Turnout			2,778	66.9
	Labor hold		Swing	+17.5

Nightcliff

1997 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Stephen Hatton	1,792	49.1	−7.2
	Labor	Paul Henderson	1,411	38.7	+1.0
	Independent	Betty McCleary	360	9.9	+9.9
	Independent	Theo Katapodis	84	2.3	+2.3
Total formal votes			3,647	97.0
Informal votes			114	3.0
Turnout			3,761	87.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Stephen Hatton	1,991	54.6	−4.4
	Labor	Paul Henderson	1,656	45.4	+4.4
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−4.4

Port Darwin

1997 Northern Territory general election: Port Darwin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Shane Stone	2,083	64.5	+4.3
	Labor	Geoffrey Carter	827	25.6	−7.0
	Independent	Lex Martin	321	9.9	+9.9
Total formal votes			3,231	95.5
Informal votes			153	4.5
Turnout			3,384	84.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Shane Stone	2,164	67.0	+5.0
	Labor	Geoffrey Carter	1,067	33.0	−5.0
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+5.0

Sanderson

1997 Northern Territory general election: Sanderson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Daryl Manzie	1,992	59.3	+2.2
	Labor	Michael Atkinson	1,369	40.7	−2.2
Total formal votes			3,361	94.5
Informal votes			196	5.5
Turnout			3,557	83.7
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+2.2

Stuart

1997 Northern Territory general election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Toyne	1,190	51.5	−0.4
	Country Liberal	John Bohning	1,120	48.5	+0.4
Total formal votes			2,310	93.8
Informal votes			152	6.2
Turnout			2,462	62.4
	Labor hold		Swing	−0.4

Victoria River

1997 Northern Territory general election: Victoria River

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Tim Baldwin	1,771	66.1	+15.4
	Labor	Paul La Fontaine	909	33.9	−8.3
Total formal votes			2,680	93.3
Informal votes			193	6.7
Turnout			2,873	69.0
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+12.1

Wanguri

1997 Northern Territory general election: Wanguri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	John Bailey	1,649	52.0	+0.4
	Country Liberal	Peter Styles	1,521	48.0	−0.4
Total formal votes			3,170	95.5
Informal votes			150	4.5
Turnout			3,320	85.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+0.4

See also

• 1997 Northern Territory general election