Electoral results for the division of Nightcliff

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

Members for Nightcliff edit

Member Party Term
  Dawn Lawrie Independent 1974–1983
  Stephen Hatton Country Liberal 1983–2001
  Jane Aagaard Labor 2001–2012
  Natasha Fyles Labor 2012–present

Election results edit

Elections in the 1970s edit

1974 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dawn Lawrie 786 42.1 N/A
Country Liberal Alfred Hooper 701 37.5 N/A
Labor Edward Ellis 382 20.4 N/A
Total formal votes 1,869 96.9 N/A
Informal votes 60 3.1 N/A
Turnout 1,929 78.9 N/A
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Dawn Lawrie 1,021 57.7 N/A
Country Liberal Alfred Hooper 747 42.3 N/A
Independent win (new seat)
1977 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dawn Lawrie 1,110 61.9 +19.8
Country Liberal Ronald Nobbs 455 25.4 -12.1
Progress Uldis Blums 228 12.7 +12.7
Total formal votes 1,793 98.0 N/A
Informal votes 37 2.0 N/A
Turnout 1,830 80.5 N/A
Independent hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Elections in the 1980s edit

1980 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dawn Lawrie 1,066 51.5 -10.4
Country Liberal Anne Amos 941 45.5 +20.1
Christian Democrats (NT) Charles Coombs 63 3.0 +3.0
Total formal votes 2,070 97.2 N/A
Informal votes 59 2.8 N/A
Turnout 2,129 79.3 N/A
Independent hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1983 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Stephen Hatton 1,069 54.2 +8.7
Independent Dawn Lawrie 613 31.1 -20.4
Labor Colin Dyer 292 14.8 +14.8
Total formal votes 1,974 98.7 N/A
Informal votes 27 1.3 N/A
Turnout 2,001 82.7 N/A
Country Liberal gain from Independent Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1987 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Stephen Hatton 1,181 58.5 +4.3
Labor John Rowell 567 28.1 +14.3
NT Nationals Brian Brent 272 13.5 +13.5
Total formal votes 2,020 96.2 N/A
Informal votes 79 3.8 N/A
Turnout 2,099 67.7 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Stephen Hatton 1,381 68.4 +3.4
Labor John Rowell 630 31.6 -3.4
Country Liberal hold Swing +3.4

Elections in the 1990s edit

1990 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Stephen Hatton 1,573 60.4 +1.9
Labor David Pettigrew 595 22.8 -5.1
Greens John Dunham 436 16.7 +16.7
Total formal votes 2,604 97.5 N/A
Informal votes 68 2.5 N/A
Turnout 2,672 81.6 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Stephen Hatton 1,617 62.1 -3.0
Labor David Pettigrew 987 37.9 +3.0
Country Liberal hold Swing -3.0
1994 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Stephen Hatton 1,692 56.3 -4.1
Labor Paul Henderson 1,135 37.8 +15.3
Democrats Robert Adams 180 6.0 +6.0
Total formal votes 3,007 97.1 N/A
Informal votes 89 2.9 N/A
Turnout 3,096 84.3 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Stephen Hatton 1,792 59.6 -2.5
Labor Paul Henderson 1,215 40.4 +2.5
Country Liberal hold Swing -2.5
1997 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff[8][9]
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 N/A
Informal votes 114 3.0 N/A
Turnout 3,761 87.3 N/A
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

Elections in the 2000s edit

2001 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jane Aagaard 1,898 51.9 +13.3
Country Liberal Jason Hatton 1,485 40.6 -8.6
Socialist Alliance Gary Meyerhoff 157 4.3 +4.3
Territory Alliance Party Peter Ivinson 114 3.1 +3.1
Total formal votes 3,654 96.9 N/A
Informal votes 118 3.1 N/A
Turnout 3,772 8.7 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jane Aagaard 2,088 57.1 +11.7
Country Liberal Jason Hatton 1,566 42.9 -11.7
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +11.7
2005 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff[12][13]
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 N/A
Informal votes 92 2.5 N/A
Turnout 3,736 84.2 N/A
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
2008 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jane Aagaard 1,625 43.0 −6.8
Country Liberal Peter Manning 1,257 33.3 +4.1
Greens Emma Young 896 23.7 +8.0
Total formal votes 3,778 96.9 N/A
Informal votes 119 3.1 N/A
Turnout 3,897 78.8 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jane Aagaard 2,293 60.7 −4.7
Country Liberal Peter Manning 1,485 39.3 +4.7
Labor hold Swing −5.0

Elections in the 2010s edit

2012 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Natasha Fyles 1,389 35.7 −7.3
Country Liberal Kim Loveday 1,260 32.4 −0.9
Independent Stuart Blanch 722 18.5 +18.5
Greens Owen Gale 263 6.8 −17.0
Independent Peter Rudge 170 4.4 +4.4
Sex Party Felicity Wardle 74 1.9 +1.9
Independent Andrew Arthur 16 0.4 +0.4
Total formal votes 3,894 96.6 N/A
Informal votes 136 3.4 N/A
Turnout 4,030 84.0 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Natasha Fyles 2,304 59.2 −1.5
Country Liberal Kim Loveday 1,590 40.8 +1.5
Labor hold Swing N/A
2016 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff[18][19]
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 N/A
Informal votes 78 1.9 N/A
Turnout 4,157 77.8 N/A
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 N/A

Elections in the 2020s edit

2020 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff[20][21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Natasha Fyles 2,353 53.2 −8.0
Country Liberal Steve Doherty 836 18.9 −2.4
Greens Billee McGinley 822 18.6 +1.7
Territory Alliance Melita McKinnon 336 7.6 +7.6
Animal Justice Shelley Landmark 78 1.8 +1.2
Total formal votes 4,425 98.0 N/A
Informal votes 90 2.0 N/A
Turnout 4,515 80.3 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Natasha Fyles 3,286 74.3 −2.5
Country Liberal Steve Doherty 1,139 25.7 +2.5
Labor hold Swing −2.5

References edit

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