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This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral division of Nhulunbuy in Northern Territory elections.

Members for Nhulunbuy

Member Party Term
  Milton Ballantyne Country Liberal 1974–1980
  Dan Leo Labor 1980–1990
  Syd Stirling Labor 1990–2008
  Lynne Walker Labor 2008–2016
  Yingiya Mark Guyula Independent 2016–2020

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

2016 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lynne Walker 1,502 44.4 −7.9
Independent Yingiya Mark Guyula 1,404 41.5 +41.5
Country Liberal Charlie Yunupingu 444 13.1 −16.4
Independent Jackson Anni 35 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 3,385 97.9 +2.3
Informal votes 73 2.1 −2.3
Turnout 3,458 58.7 −7.3
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lynne Walker 2,026 65.9 +2.2
Country Liberal Charlie Yunupingu 1,049 34.1 −2.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Yingiya Mark Guyula 1,648 50.1 +50.1
Labor Lynne Walker 1,640 49.9 −13.8
Independent gain from Labor Swing N/A
2012 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lynne Walker 1,554 55.0 −19.1
Country Liberal Allen Fanning 641 22.7 −3.1
Independent Kendall Trudgen 629 22.3 +22.3
Total formal votes 2,824 95.4 −0.8
Informal votes 136 4.6 +0.8
Turnout 2,960 62.7 +2.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lynne Walker 1,948 69.0 −5.2
Country Liberal Allen Fanning 876 31.0 +5.2
Labor hold Swing −5.2

Elections in the 2000s

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
2005 Northern Territory general election: 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
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

Elections in the 1990s

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
1994 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Syd Stirling 1,350 54.6 −4.5
Country Liberal Michael O'Shea 1,124 45.4 +4.5
Total formal votes 2,474 94.3
Informal votes 149 5.7
Turnout 2,623 70.6
Labor hold Swing −4.5
1990 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Syd Stirling 1,395 59.1 +13.2
Country Liberal Susan McClure 964 40.9 +11.9
Total formal votes 2,359 96.1
Informal votes 97 3.9
Turnout 2,456 76.8
Labor hold Swing −0.8

Elections in the 1980s

1987 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Leo 1,034 45.9 −5.3
Country Liberal Pam Steele-Wareham 653 29.0 −19.8
Independent Pat Ellis 429 19.0 +19.0
NT Nationals Deane Crowhurst 139 6.2 +6.2
Total formal votes 2,255 97.4
Informal votes 60 2.6
Turnout 2,315 68.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Leo 1,351 59.9 +4.9
Country Liberal Pam Steele-Wareham 904 40.1 −4.9
Labor hold Swing +4.9
1983 Northern Territory general election: 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
1980 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dan Leo 809 43.2 +2.0
Country Liberal Milton Ballantyne 613 32.7 −23.4
Independent Michael O'Reilly 452 24.1 +24.1
Total formal votes 1,874 96.6
Informal votes 65 3.4
Turnout 1,939 77.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Dan Leo 1,020 54.4
Country Liberal Milton Ballantyne 854 45.6
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing N/A

Elections in the 1970s

1977 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Milton Ballantyne 874 56.1
Labor Denise Fincham 642 41.2
Progress Jacob De Vries 43 2.8
Total formal votes 1,559 97.4
Informal votes 41 2.6
Turnout 1,600 75.4
Country Liberal hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1974 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Milton Ballantyne 658 48.3
Labor John Flynn 560 41.1
Independent William Hendry 144 10.6
Total formal votes 1,362 96.4
Informal votes 51 3.6
Turnout 1,413 74.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Milton Ballantyne 746 55.3
Labor John Flynn 602 44.7
Country Liberal win (new seat)

References

  1. Nhulunbuy – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
  2. "Results". Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  3. "Details of NT 2008 Election" (PDF). ABC.
  4. "2008 Legislative Assembly Election Results" (PDF). NTEC.
  5. "Details of NT 2005 Election" (PDF). ABC.
  6. "2005 Legislative Assembly Election Results" (PDF). NTEC.
  7. "Details of NT 2001 Election" (PDF). ABC.
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  10. 1994 Legislative Election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission
  11. Jaensch, Dean (1990). The 1990 elections in the Northern Territory : a statistical analysis. Klemzig, S. Aust.: Polity Publications. ISBN 0949094803.
  12. 1990 Legislative Election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission
  13. 1987 Legislative Assembly Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 March 1987
  14. "Legislative Assembly General Election 1983" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  15. 1980 Legislative Assembly Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 June 1980
  16. ^ Wade-Marshall, Dean Jaensch, Deborah (1994). Point of order! : the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory 1974-1994. Darwin: Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory. ISBN 0731520769.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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