Results of the 2005 Northern Territory general election

Northern Territory general election, 18 June 2005 Legislative Assembly << 2001–2008 >>
Enrolled voters		111,954
Votes cast		89,646		Turnout	80.07%	–0.49%
Informal votes		3,358		Informal	3.75%	–0.52%
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	44,822	51.94%	+11.34%	19	+ 6
	Country Liberal	30,827	35.73%	–9.65%	4	– 6
	Independent	7,045	8.16%	–2.32%	2	± 0
	Greens	3,594	4.17%	+4.17%	0	± 0
Total		86,288			25
Two-party-preferred
	Labor	51,026	59.1%	+11.1%
	Country Liberal	35,262	40.9%	–11.1%

This is a list of electoral division results for the Northern Territory 2005 General Election.

Results by Electoral Division

Arafura

2005 Northern Territory general election: Arafura

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Marion Scrymgour	1,864	64.2	+18.6
	Country Liberal	August Stevens	648	22.3	−1.6
	Greens	George Pascoe	392	13.5	+13.5
Total formal votes			2,904	95.1	+3.8
Informal votes			149	4.9	−3.8
Turnout			3,053	66.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Marion Scrymgour	2,137	73.6	+13.6
	Country Liberal	August Stevens	767	26.4	−13.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.6

Araluen

2005 Northern Territory general election: Araluen

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Jodeen Carney	1,945	53.9	+12.8
	Labor	John Gaynor	1,332	36.9	+4.5
	Greens	Alan Tyley	333	9.2	+9.2
Total formal votes			3,610	97.0	+1.4
Informal votes			110	3.0	−1.4
Turnout			3,720	82.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Jodeen Carney	2,067	57.3	+5.3
	Labor	John Gaynor	1,543	42.7	−5.3
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+5.3

Arnhem

2005 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Barbara McCarthy	1,919	67.2	+11.3
	Country Liberal	Djuwalpi Marika	652	22.8	−10.3
	Greens	Lance Lawrence	285	10.0	+10.0
Total formal votes			2,856	93.5	+3.5
Informal votes			200	6.5	−3.5
Turnout			3,056	64.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Barbara McCarthy	2,110	73.9	+12.5
	Country Liberal	Djuwalpi Marika	746	26.1	−12.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.5

Barkly

2005 Northern Territory general election: Barkly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Elliot McAdam	2,135	71.4	+13.8
	Country Liberal	Val Dyer	767	25.7	+1.2
	Independent	Janeen Bulsey	87	2.9	+2.9
Total formal votes			2,989	96.2	−0.2
Informal votes			118	3.8	+0.2
Turnout			3,107	74.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Elliot McAdam	2,183	73.0	+9.6
	Country Liberal	Val Dyer	806	27.0	−9.6
	Labor hold		Swing	+9.6

Blain

2005 Northern Territory general election: Blain

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Terry Mills	1,933	51.9	−12.1
	Labor	Brendan Cabry	1,415	38.0	+8.7
	Greens	Sue McKinnon	273	7.3	+7.3
	Independent	Duncan Dean	104	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			3,725	96.5	+0.3
Informal votes			136	3.5	−0.3
Turnout			3,861	86.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Terry Mills	2,131	57.2	−9.5
	Labor	Brendan Cabry	1,594	42.8	+9.5
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−9.5

Braitling

2005 Northern Territory general election: Braitling

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Michael Jones	1,613	45.7	+6.1
	Independent	Loraine Braham	1,140	32.3	−1.7
	Labor	Sue West	779	22.1	−0.2
Total formal votes			3,532	97.3	+0.7
Informal votes			97	2.7	−0.7
Turnout			3,629	84.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Michael Jones	2,063	58.4	+0.6
	Labor	Sue West	1,469	41.6	−0.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Loraine Braham	1,797	50.9	−4.6
	Country Liberal	Michael Jones	1,735	49.1	+4.6
	Independent hold		Swing	−4.6

Brennan

2005 Northern Territory general election: Brennan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	James Burke	1,656	44.7	+21.6
	Country Liberal	Denis Burke	1,638	44.2	−19.6
	Independent	Nelly Riley	413	11.1	+11.1
Total formal votes			3,707	96.8	+0.8
Informal votes			121	3.2	−0.8
Turnout			3,828	84.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	James Burke	1,922	51.8	+20.8
	Country Liberal	Denis Burke	1,785	48.2	−20.8
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+20.8

Casuarina

2005 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kon Vatskalis	2,361	66.1	+17.5
	Country Liberal	Wendy Green	992	27.8	−14.8
	Independent	Gary Mills	126	3.5	+3.5
	Independent	Scott White	94	2.6	+2.6
Total formal votes			3,573	97.4	+0.5
Informal votes			95	2.6	−0.5
Turnout			3,668	86.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kon Vatskalis	2,466	69.0	+15.5
	Country Liberal	Wendy Green	1,107	31.0	−15.5
	Labor hold		Swing	+15.5

Daly

2005 Northern Territory general election: Daly

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Rob Knight	1,842	53.1	+18.6
	Country Liberal	Debbi Aloisi	980	28.2	−26.7
	Independent	Dale Seaniger	489	14.1	+14.1
	Greens	Elke Stegemann	159	4.6	+4.6
Total formal votes			3,470	95.0	+1.8
Informal votes			181	5.0	−1.8
Turnout			3,651	77.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Rob Knight	2,249	64.8	+24.3
	Country Liberal	Debbi Aloisi	1,221	35.2	−24.3
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+24.3

Drysdale

2005 Northern Territory general election: Drysdale

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Chris Natt	1,829	51.3	+17.4
	Country Liberal	Stephen Dunham	1,739	48.7	−16.6
Total formal votes			3,568	95.3	+0.9
Informal votes			177	4.7	−0.9
Turnout			3,745	82.1
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+17.0

Fannie Bay

2005 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Clare Martin	2,551	65.8	+8.9
	Country Liberal	Edward Fry	1,131	29.2	−8.8
	Independent	Fiona Clarke	196	5.1	+5.1
Total formal votes			3,878	97.1	+0.2
Informal votes			115	2.9	−0.2
Turnout			3,993	85.0
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Clare Martin	2,661	68.6	+8.8
	Country Liberal	Edward Fry	1,217	31.4	−8.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.8

Goyder

2005 Northern Territory general election: Goyder

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ted Warren	1,376	35.7	+11.1
	Country Liberal	Keith Phasey	1,359	35.3	−21.4
	Independent	Mary Walshe	534	13.9	+13.9
	Independent	Andrew Blackadder	339	8.8	+8.8
	Greens	Diana Rickard	246	6.4	+6.4
Total formal votes			3,854	96.7	+0.3
Informal votes			133	3.3	−0.3
Turnout			3,987	88.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ted Warren	1,989	51.6	+16.4
	Country Liberal	Keith Phasey	1,865	48.4	−16.4
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+16.4

Greatorex

2005 Northern Territory general election: Greatorex

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Richard Lim	1,848	48.5	−2.7
	Labor	Fran Kilgariff	1,556	40.8	+6.5
	Greens	David Mortimer	407	10.7	+10.7
Total formal votes			3,811	97.5	+0.4
Informal votes			97	2.5	−0.4
Turnout			3,908	86.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Richard Lim	1,958	51.4	−7.6
	Labor	Fran Kilgariff	1,853	48.6	+7.6
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−7.6

Johnston

2005 Northern Territory general election: Johnston

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Chris Burns	1,977	55.0	+8.8
	Country Liberal	Ross Connolly	1,071	29.8	−14.1
	Greens	Kate Neely	358	10.0	+10.0
	Independent	Steve Saint	148	4.1	+4.1
	Independent	Gary Meyerhoff	38	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			3,592	96.9	0.0
Informal votes			114	3.1	0.0
Turnout			3,706	86.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Chris Burns	2,355	65.6	+12.7
	Country Liberal	Ross Connolly	1,237	34.4	−12.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+12.7

Karama

2005 Northern Territory general election: Karama

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Delia Lawrie	2,445	67.0	+13.3
	Country Liberal	Trevor Sellick	1,205	33.0	−13.3
Total formal votes			3,650	94.9	−1.0
Informal votes			198	5.1	+1.0
Turnout			3,848	89.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.3

Katherine

2005 Northern Territory general election: Katherine

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Fay Miller	1,930	52.6	−1.3
	Labor	Sharon Hillen	1,736	47.4	+21.7
Total formal votes			3,666	96.5	−0.3
Informal votes			133	3.5	+0.3
Turnout			3,799	81.8
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−12.7

Macdonell

2005 Northern Territory general election: Macdonnell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Alison Anderson	1,445	51.7	+10.2
	Country Liberal	John Elferink	866	31.0	−27.5
	Greens	Andrew Longmire	277	9.9	+9.9
	Independent	Vincent Forrester	129	4.6	+4.6
	Independent	David Chewings	77	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			2,794	92.2	−2.0
Informal votes			235	7.8	+2.0
Turnout			3,029	67.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Alison Anderson	1,727	61.8	+20.3
	Country Liberal	John Elferink	1,067	38.2	−20.3
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+20.3

Millner

2005 Northern Territory general election: Millner

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Matthew Bonson	1,888	52.7	+8.5
	Independent	Phil Mitchell	758	21.2	+21.2
	Country Liberal	Paul Mossman	598	16.7	−29.3
	Greens	Rob Hoad	293	8.2	+8.2
	Independent	Rob Inder-Smith	45	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			3,582	97.2	+2.6
Informal votes			102	2.8	−2.6
Turnout			3,684	83.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Matthew Bonson	2,429	67.8	+16.7
	Country Liberal	Paul Mossman	1,153	32.2	−16.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Matthew Bonson	2,250	62.8	+11.6
	Independent	Phil Mitchell	1,332	37.2	+37.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Nelson

2005 Northern Territory general election: Nelson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gerry Wood	2,133	56.6	+23.4
	Country Liberal	Chris Lugg	1,163	30.8	−16.5
	Labor	Lisa McKinney-Smith	475	12.6	−1.0
Total formal votes			3,771	97.7	+0.7
Informal votes			89	2.3	−0.7
Turnout			3,860	83.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Chris Lugg	2,253	59.7	−6.0
	Labor	Lisa McKinney-Smith	1,518	40.3	+6.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Gerry Wood	2,496	66.2	+15.1
	Country Liberal	Chris Lugg	1,275	33.8	−15.1
	Independent hold		Swing	+15.1

Nhulunbuy

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

Nightcliff

2005 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jane Aagaard	1,815	49.8	−2.1
	Country Liberal	Anthony Reiter	1,063	29.2	−11.4
	Greens	Ilana Eldridge	571	15.7	+15.7
	Independent	Andrew Arthur	134	3.7	+3.7
	Independent	Stuart Highway	61	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			3,644	97.5	+0.7
Informal votes			92	2.5	−0.7
Turnout			3,736	84.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jane Aagaard	2,385	65.5	+8.4
	Country Liberal	Anthony Reiter	1,259	34.5	−8.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.4

Port Darwin

2005 Northern Territory general election: Port Darwin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kerry Sacilotto	1,734	51.1	+15.6
	Country Liberal	Sue Carter	1,661	48.9	+1.7
Total formal votes			3,395	95.7	−1.2
Informal votes			152	4.3	+1.2
Turnout			3,547	78.2
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+8.4

Sanderson

2005 Northern Territory general election: Sanderson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Len Kiely	2,204	58.4	+14.4
	Country Liberal	Peter Styles	1,569	41.6	+0.2
Total formal votes			3,773	96.2	+0.1
Informal votes			150	3.8	−0.1
Turnout			3,923	89.4
	Labor hold		Swing	+5.4

Stuart

2005 Northern Territory general election: Stuart

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Peter Toyne	1,717	71.0	+4.3
	Country Liberal	Anna Machado	702	29.0	−1.9
Total formal votes			2,419	95.4	−0.2
Informal votes			116	4.6	+0.2
Turnout			2,535	59.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.2

Wanguri

2005 Northern Territory general election: Wanguri

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Henderson	2,583	70.8	+15.5
	Country Liberal	Kerrie Kyriacou	1,065	29.2	−12.2
Total formal votes			3,648	96.7	−3.3
Informal votes			126	3.3	+3.3
Turnout			3,774	87.7
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.6

See also

• 2005 Northern Territory general election