Results of the 2016 Northern Territory general election

This is a list of electoral division results for the Northern Territory 2016 general election.

Northern Territory general election, 27 August 2016^[1]^[2]^[3] Legislative Assembly << 2012–
Enrolled voters		135,506
Votes cast		100,304		Turnout	74.0	−2.9
Informal votes		2,005		Informal	2.0	−1.2
Summary of votes by party
Party		Primary votes	%	Swing	Seats	Change
	Labor	41,476	42.2	+5.7	18	+11
	Country Liberal	31,263	31.8	−18.8	2	−9
	1 Territory	3,520	3.6	+3.6	0	±0
	Greens	2,817	2.9	−0.4	0	±0
	Shooters and Fishers	523	0.5	+0.5	0	±0
	Citizens Electoral Council	189	0.2	+0.2	0	±0
	Independent	18,511	18.8	+12.8	5	−2
Total		98,299			25
Two-party-preferred
	Labor		58.5	+14.3
	Country Liberal		41.5	−14.3

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lawrence Costa	1,087	46.3	+11.7
	Country Liberal	Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu	903	38.4	–5.5
	1 Territory	Jon Lotu	284	12.1	+12.1
	Independent	Tristan Mungatopi	75	3.2	+3.2
Total formal votes			2,349	98.6	+3.1
Informal votes			34	1.4	−3.1
Turnout			2,383	49.2	−11.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Lawrence Costa	1,234	54.7	+7.2
	Country Liberal	Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu	1,020	45.3	−7.2
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+7.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Robyn Lambley	1,835	38.9	+38.9
	Country Liberal	Stephen Brown	1,720	36.4	−28.5
	Labor	Adam Findlay	1,165	24.7	+2.9
Total formal votes			4,720	97.8	+1.1
Informal votes			106	2.2	−1.1
Turnout			4,826	82.5	−1.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Country Liberal	Stephen Brown	2,308	55.3	−14.7
	Labor	Adam Findlay	1,868	44.7	+14.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Robyn Lambley	2,604	58.2	+58.2
	Country Liberal	Stephen Brown	1,873	41.8	−28.1
	Independent gain from Country Liberal		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Selena Uibo	1,565	54.1	+9.5
	Country Liberal	Ian Gumbula	804	27.8	−25.9
	Independent	Lance Lawrence	211	7.3	+7.3
	1 Territory	James Gaykamangu	197	6.8	+6.8
	Independent	Larisa Lee	117	4.0	+4.0
Total formal votes			2,894	97.4	+1.1
Informal votes			78	2.6	−1.1
Turnout			2,972	57.6	+0.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Selena Uibo	1,777	64.3	+18.6
	Country Liberal	Ian Gumbula	985	35.7	−18.6
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+18.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Gerry McCarthy	1,387	43.1	−2.0
	Independent	Elliot McAdam	869	27.1	+27.1
	Country Liberal	Tony Jack	595	18.5	−17.7
	Independent	Jack Green	367	11.4	+11.4
Total formal votes			3,218	98.4	+2.1
Informal votes			53	1.6	−2.1
Turnout			3,271	63.1	−4.0
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Gerry McCarthy	1,864	62.2	+4.7
	Country Liberal	Tony Jack	1,132	37.8	−4.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Gerry McCarthy	1,739	58.0	+0.4
	Independent	Elliot McAdam	1,260	42.0	+42.0
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Results of the 2016 Northern Territory general election

Overall results

Results by electoral division

Arafura

Araluen

Arnhem

Barkly

Blain

Braitling

Brennan

Casuarina

Daly

Drysdale

Fannie Bay

Fong Lim

Goyder

Johnston

Karama

Katherine

Namatjira

Nelson

Nhulunbuy

Nightcliff

Port Darwin

Sanderson

Spillett

Stuart

Wanguri

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Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Damian Hale	1,597	37.3	+5.3
	Independent	Terry Mills	1,341	31.3	+31.3
	Country Liberal	Marie-Clare Boothby	1,102	25.7	−37.9
	Independent	Gregory Knowles	241	5.6	+5.6
Total formal votes			4,280	97.3	+0.6
Informal votes			121	2.7	−0.6
Turnout			4,402	78.9	+16.4
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Damian Hale	2,056	54.8	+20.0
	Country Liberal	Marie-Clare Boothby	1,693	45.2	−20.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Terry Mills	1,953	51.4	+51.4
	Labor	Damian Hale	1,849	48.6	+13.8
	Independent gain from Country Liberal		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Adam Giles	2,091	42.8	−20.0
	Labor	Dale Wakefield	1,601	32.8	+14.3
	Greens	Dalton Dupuy	493	10.1	+0.8
	Independent	Phil Walcott	332	6.8	+6.8
	Independent	Eli Melky	211	4.3	+4.3
	Independent	Jane Clark	125	2.6	+2.6
	Independent	Alfred Gould	36	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			4,889	98.3	+0.9
Informal votes			84	1.7	−0.9
Turnout			4,973	82.9	−7.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Dale Wakefield	2,314	50.3	+19.9
	Country Liberal	Adam Giles	2,287	49.7	−19.9
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+19.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Tony Sievers	1,939	48.0	+12.0
	Country Liberal	Peter Chandler	1,784	44.2	−19.8
	1 Territory	Dorothy Fox	314	7.8	+7.8
Total formal votes			4,037	97.1	−0.6
Informal votes			122	2.9	+0.6
Turnout			4,159	79.9	+4.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Tony Sievers	2,077	52.6	+16.6
	Country Liberal	Peter Chandler	1,869	47.4	−16.6
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+16.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Lauren Moss	2,688	61.3	+2.5
	Country Liberal	Giovanna Webb	1,694	38.7	−2.5
Total formal votes			4,382	97.4	−0.5
Informal votes			117	2.6	+0.5
Turnout			4,499	82.4	+4.3
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Gary Higgins	1,583	42.4	−9.2
	Labor	Anthony Venes	1,361	36.5	−2.1
	1 Territory	Joan Growden	246	6.6	+6.6
	Independent	Allan McKay	166	4.5	+4.5
	Independent	Regina McCarthy	128	3.4	+3.4
	Independent	Kevin Wanganeen	119	3.2	+3.2
	Independent	Thong Sum Lee	90	2.4	+2.4
	Citizens Electoral Council	Ian Barry	37	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			3,730	97.5	+3.1
Informal votes			94	2.5	−3.1
Turnout			3,824	71.0	−2.4
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Gary Higgins	1,763	52.1	−3.1
	Labor	Anthony Venes	1,622	47.9	+3.1
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−3.1

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Eva Lawler	1,593	41.0	+9.1
	Country Liberal	Ben Hosking	1,341	34.5	−20.3
	Independent	Lyle Mackay	395	10.2	+10.2
	Greens	Hayden Bray	250	6.4	+6.4
	1 Territory	David Cartwright	165	4.2	+4.2
	Independent	Margy Kerle	141	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes			3,885	97.2	+0.5
Informal votes			111	2.8	−0.5
Turnout			3,996	73.2	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Eva Lawler	1,964	55.2	+16.6
	Country Liberal	Ben Hosking	1,597	44.8	−16.6
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+16.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Michael Gunner	2,539	59.3	+11.1
	Country Liberal	Karen Brown	1,393	32.5	−8.3
	1 Territory	Greg Strettles	349	8.2	+8.2
Total formal votes			4,281	97.8	+0.7
Informal votes			95	2.2	−0.7
Turnout			4,376	78.0	+4.7
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Michael Gunner	2,688	64.2	+7.8
	Country Liberal	Karen Brown	1,499	35.8	−7.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+7.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Jeff Collins	1,802	45.3	+3.3
	Country Liberal	Tim Dixon	1,439	36.1	−11.4
	Independent	Ilana Eldridge	384	9.6	+9.6
	1 Territory	Sue Fraser-Adams	356	8.9	+8.9
Total formal votes			3,981	98.2	+1.0
Informal votes			74	1.8	−1.0
Turnout			4,055	75.8	+3.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Jeff Collins	2,171	57.8	+7.9
	Country Liberal	Tim Dixon	1,588	42.2	−7.9
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+7.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kezia Purick	2,496	55.0	+55.0
	Country Liberal	Carolyn Reynolds	919	20.2	−41.4
	Labor	Mick Taylor	860	18.9	−11.0
	Greens	Billee McGinley	188	4.1	+3.7
	Citizens Electoral Council	Peter Flynn	76	1.7	+1.7
Total formal votes			4,539	98.3	+1.5
Informal votes			78	1.7	−1.5
Turnout			4,617	82.6	−3.4
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Mick Taylor	1,679	52.0	+18.0
	Country Liberal	Carolyn Reynolds	1,551	48.0	−18.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Kezia Purick	3,109	75.3	+75.3
	Country Liberal	Carolyn Reynolds	1,020	24.7	−41.3
	Independent gain from Country Liberal		Swing	N/A

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ken Vowles	2,019	51.4	+3.6
	Country Liberal	Steven Klose	1,234	31.4	−7.6
	Greens	Melanie Ross	676	17.2	+9.3
Total formal votes			3,929	98.1	+1.6
Informal votes			77	1.9	−1.6
Turnout			4,006	80.4	+0.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Ken Vowles	2,453	64.7	+8.1
	Country Liberal	Steven Klose	1,339	35.3	−8.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+8.1

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Karama^[20]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Ngaree Ah Kit	1,373	34.0	−18.7
	Independent	Delia Lawrie	1,316	32.6	+32.6
	Country Liberal	Jarred Ilett	923	22.8	−18.7
	1 Territory	Edward D'Solo	249	6.2	+6.2
	Independent	Trevor Jenkins	79	2.0	+2.0
	Independent	Sonja Jebbink	56	1.4	+1.4
	Independent	Jimmy Gimini	44	1.1	+1.1
Total formal votes			4,040	97.7	+1.3
Informal votes			93	2.3	−1.3
Turnout			4,133	79.1	−1.1
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Labor	Ngaree Ah Kit	2,037	63.0	+6.6
	Country Liberal	Jarred Ilett	1,196	37.0	−6.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Labor	Ngaree Ah Kit	1,702	50.8	−5.6
	Independent	Delia Lawrie	1,647	49.2	+49.2
	Labor hold		Swing	N/A

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Katherine^[21]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Willem Westra van Holthe	1,434	35.2	−30.9
	Labor	Sandra Nelson	1,274	31.3	+10.4
	1 Territory	Braedon Earley	744	18.3	+18.3
	Independent	Dean David	285	7.0	+7.0
	Shooters and Fishers	Chris Righton	278	6.8	+6.8
	Independent	Leon Cellier	58	1.4	+1.4
Total formal votes			4,073	98.4	+0.2
Informal votes			66	1.6	−0.2
Turnout			4,139	78.3	−5.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Sandra Nelson	1,843	50.5	+22.7
	Country Liberal	Willem Westra van Holthe	1,810	49.5	−22.7
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+22.7

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Nelson^[23]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Gerry Wood	2,804	60.5	+11.5
	Country Liberal	Gerard Maley	1,029	22.2	−18.7
	Labor	Kirsty Hunt	510	11.0	+1.9
	Shooters and Fishers	Marty Reinhold	245	5.3	+5.3
	Citizens Electoral Council	Brigid McCullough	47	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			4,635	98.7	+0.7
Informal votes			61	1.3	−0.7
Turnout			4,696	80.4	+2.6
Notional two-party-preferred count
	Country Liberal	Gerard Maley	1,803	57.0	−10.1
	Labor	Kirsty Hunt	1,360	43.0	+10.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Gerry Wood	3,209	73.0	+17.5
	Country Liberal	Gerard Maley	1,189	27.0	−17.5
	Independent hold		Swing	+17.5

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Nhulunbuy^[24]
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
Notional two-party-preferred count
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Chansey Paech	1,442	46.3	+21.5
	Country Liberal	Heidi Williams	1,024	32.9	−33.2
	Greens	Vincent Forrester	484	15.5	+13.8
	Independent	Alan Keeling	165	5.3	+5.3
Total formal votes			3,115	98.2	+2.7
Informal votes			56	1.8	−2.7
Turnout			3,171	58.3	−4.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Chansey Paech	1,742	58.5	+29.2
	Country Liberal	Heidi Williams	1,236	41.5	−29.2
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+29.2

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Natasha Fyles	2,485	60.9	+25.3
	Country Liberal	Ted Dunstan	868	21.3	−11.1
	Greens	Matt Haubrick	726	17.8	+11.0
Total formal votes			4,079	98.1	+1.4
Informal votes			78	1.9	−1.4
Turnout			4,157	77.8	+0.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Natasha Fyles	3,049	76.9	+17.8
	Country Liberal	Ted Dunstan	918	23.1	−17.8
	Labor hold		Swing	+17.8

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Paul Kirby	1,496	38.4	+5.4
	Country Liberal	Rohan Kelly	1,412	36.3	−19.3
	Independent	Matthew Baker	498	12.8	+12.8
	Independent	Carol Phayer	313	8.0	+8.0
	1 Territory	David Cameron	123	3.2	+3.2
	Independent	Kenneth Wu	52	1.3	+1.3
Total formal votes			3,894	97.9	+0.5
Informal votes			82	2.1	−0.5
Turnout			3,976	75.3	+2.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Paul Kirby	1,875	52.8	+12.5
	Country Liberal	Rohan Kelly	1,676	47.2	−12.5
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+12.5

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Kate Worden	2,323	52.3	+9.3
	Country Liberal	Peter Styles	1,573	35.4	−15.5
	Independent	Andrew Arthur	331	7.4	+7.4
	1 Territory	Trudi Andersson	135	3.0	+3.0
	Independent	Thomas Lynch	81	1.8	+1.8
Total formal votes			4,443	98.6	+1.5
Informal votes			63	1.4	−1.5
Turnout			4,506	81.2	−1.3
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Kate Worden	2,578	60.5	+13.6
	Country Liberal	Peter Styles	1,680	39.5	−13.6
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+13.6

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Lia Finocchiaro	2,277	56.1	−5.6
	Labor	Phil Tilbrook	1,247	30.7	+4.0
	1 Territory	Jeff Norton	237	5.8	+5.8
	Independent	Richard Smith	175	4.3	+4.3
	Independent	Sonia McKay	95	2.3	+2.3
	Citizens Electoral Council	Trudy Campbell	29	0.7	+0.7
Total formal votes			4,060	98.2	+1.4
Informal votes			76	1.8	−1.4
Turnout			4,136	78.3	+7.2
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Lia Finocchiaro	2,438	63.1	−4.9
	Labor	Phil Tilbrook	1,428	36.9	+4.9
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	−4.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Scott McConnell	1,937	67.4	+32.2
	Country Liberal	Bess Price	590	20.5	−26.2
	Independent	Maurie Ryan	228	7.9	+7.9
	1 Territory	Andi Bracey	119	4.1	+4.1
Total formal votes			2,874	98.9	+4.3
Informal votes			32	1.1	−4.3
Turnout			2,906	55.4	−9.8
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Scott McConnell	2,114	75.4	+30.9
	Country Liberal	Bess Price	690	24.6	−30.9
	Labor gain from Country Liberal		Swing	+30.9

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Nicole Manison	2,673	58.6	+1.7
	Country Liberal	Steven Doherty	1,079	23.6	−19.5
	Independent	Shauna Mounsey	684	15.0	+15.0
	Independent	Jan Pile	129	2.8	+2.8
Total formal votes			4,565	98.3	+0.3
Informal votes			81	1.7	−0.3
Turnout			4,646	83.4	+6.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Labor	Nicole Manison	3,026	69.9	+13.1
	Country Liberal	Steven Doherty	1,302	30.1	−13.1
	Labor hold		Swing	+13.1