Results of the 1994 Northern Territory general election

Northern Territory general election, 4 June 1994[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 95,007
Votes cast 76,638 Turnout 80.7%
Informal votes 2,917 Informal 3.8%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Country Liberal 38,266 51.9% +3.1% 17 +3
  Labor 30,507 41.4% +4.7% 7 –2
  Independent 4,338 5.9% –0.8% 1 –1
  Greens 552 0.8% –2.2% 0 ± 0
  Democrats 58 0.1% +0.1% 0 ± 0
Total 73,721     25  
Two-party-preferred
  Country Liberal 41,485 56.3% –0.7
  Labor 32,236 43.7% +0.7

This is a list of electoral division results for the Northern Territory 1994 General Election in Australia.

Results by electoral division edit

Arafura edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Arafura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurice Rioli 1,381 60.8 -6.3
Independent Colin Newton 540 23.8 +23.8
Country Liberal Lothar Siebert 349 15.4 -17.5
Total formal votes 2,270 90.4
Informal votes 240 9.6
Turnout 2,510 67.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maurice Rioli 1,481 65.3 -1.8
Country Liberal Lothar Siebert 789 34.7 +1.8
Labor hold Swing -1.8
  • The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and Independent candidates for Arafura.

Araluen edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Araluen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Eric Poole 2,091 70.1 +13.0
Labor Mescal Yates 892 29.9 +11.5
Total formal votes 2,983 95.5
Informal votes 140 4.5
Turnout 3,123 83.4
Country Liberal hold Swing -0.5

Arnhem edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Wes Lanhupuy 1,723 74.5 +18.7
Country Liberal Veronica Januschka 590 25.5 -7.4
Total formal votes 2,313 94.4
Informal votes 136 5.6
Turnout 2,449 62.6
Labor hold Swing +13.3

Barkly edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Barkly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Paul Ruger 1,358 46.2 +13.8
Labor Maggie Hickey 1,338 45.5 +2.1
Independent Geoffrey Freeman 246 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 2,942 95.8
Informal votes 128 4.2
Turnout 3,070 78.2
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maggie Hickey 1,519 51.6 +1.1
Country Liberal Paul Ruger 1,423 48.4 -1.1
Labor hold Swing +1.1

Braitling edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Braitling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Loraine Braham 2,183 71.0 +10.1
Labor Charles Carter 894 29.0 +10.5
Total formal votes 3,077 96.1
Informal votes 126 3.9
Turnout 3,203 82.4
Country Liberal hold Swing +2.4

Brennan edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Brennan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Denis Burke 1,660 52.4 +8.0
Labor Geoffrey Carter 1,079 34.1 +2.9
Independent Max Ortmann 428 13.5 +13.5
Total formal votes 3,167 96.4 -0.4
Informal votes 117 3.6 +0.4
Turnout 3,284 82.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Denis Burke 1,960 61.9 +1.8
Labor Geoffrey Carter 1,207 38.1 -1.8
Country Liberal hold Swing +1.8

Casuarina edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Peter Adamson 1,650 55.4 -0.7
Labor Clare Martin 1,328 44.6 +7.8
Total formal votes 2,978 96.1
Informal votes 119 3.9
Turnout 3,097 87.3
Country Liberal hold Swing -6.1

Fannie Bay edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Marshall Perron 1,695 57.9 -0.2
Labor Sue Bradley 1,232 42.1 +15.3
Total formal votes 2,927 96.7
Informal votes 99 3.3
Turnout 3,026 87.2
Country Liberal hold Swing -2.1

Goyder edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Goyder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Terry McCarthy 1,781 53.7 +11.0
Labor Jamie Johnson 1,040 31.4 +8.7
Independent Gerry Wood 495 14.9 +14.9
Total formal votes 3,316 97.6 +0.9
Informal votes 80 2.4 -0.9
Turnout 3,396 82.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Terry McCarthy 2,181 65.8 +0.2
Labor Jamie Johnson 1,135 34.2 -0.2
Country Liberal hold Swing +0.2

Greatorex edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Greatorex
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Richard Lim 1,371 43.9 +12.2
Labor Kerrie Nelson 918 29.4 +7.7
Independent Denis Collins 835 26.7 -5.0
Total formal votes 3,124 98.2
Informal votes 56 1.8
Turnout 3,180 85.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Richard Lim 1,945 62.3 -10.8
Labor Kerrie Nelson 1,179 37.7 +10.8
Country Liberal gain from Independent Swing N/A

Jingili edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Jingili
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Rick Setter 1,745 54.3 -4.3
Labor Ted Warren 1,467 45.7 +10.5
Total formal votes 3,212 94.8
Informal votes 175 5.2
Turnout 3,387 86.0
Country Liberal hold Swing -4.9

Karama edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Karama
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Mick Palmer 1,533 50.8 -4.5
Labor John Tobin 1,320 43.7 +6.3
Independent Christopher Inskip 107 3.6 +3.6
Democrats Goncalo Pinto 58 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 3,018 96.6
Informal votes 107 3.4
Turnout 3,125 86.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Mick Palmer 1,640 54.3 -6.5
Labor John Tobin 1,378 45.7 +6.5
Country Liberal hold Swing -6.5

Katherine edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Katherine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Mike Reed 2,127 70.6 +17.4
Labor Gabriela Maynard 885 29.4 +7.8
Total formal votes 3,012 95.6
Informal votes 139 4.4
Turnout 3,151 84.5
Country Liberal hold Swing -0.4

Leanyer edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Leanyer
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Fred Finch 1,912 60.1 +1.6
Labor Cossimo Russo 1,269 39.9 +4.1
Total formal votes 3,181 96.1
Informal votes 129 3.9
Turnout 3,310 86.5
Country Liberal hold Swing -1.8

MacDonnell edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: MacDonnell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neil Bell 1,682 65.9 +12.7
Country Liberal Pamela Waudby 870 34.1 +8.6
Total formal votes 2,552 96.5
Informal votes 93 3.5
Turnout 2,645 66.5
Labor hold Swing +7.4

Millner edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Millner
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Phil Mitchell 1,445 47.0 +3.7
Labor Ken Parish 1,305 42.4 -14.3
Greens Ilana Eldridge 325 10.6 +10.6
Total formal votes 3,075 96.4
Informal votes 114 3.6
Turnout 3,189 82.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Phil Mitchell 1,574 51.2 +7.9
Labor Ken Parish 1,501 48.8 -7.9
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.9

Nelson edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Nelson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,528 43.7 +23.7
Independent Noel Padgham-Purich 1,102 31.5 -9.5
Labor Wayne Connop 864 24.7 -8.1
Total formal votes 3,494 97.9 -0.4
Informal votes 76 2.1 +0.4
Turnout 3,570 89.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Phil Mitchell 1,574 66.6 -7.3
Labor Ken Parish 1,501 33.4 +7.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Noel Padgham-Purich 1,855 53.1 -10.6
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,639 46.9 +10.6
Independent hold Swing -10.6

Nhulunbuy edit

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

Nightcliff edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff
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
Informal votes 89 2.9
Turnout 3,096 84.3
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

Palmerston edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Palmerston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Barry Coulter 1,938 59.1 +2.0
Labor Kevin Diflo 1,129 34.4 +2.9
Independent David Elliott 214 6.5 +6.5
Total formal votes 3,281 97.6
Informal votes 81 2.4
Turnout 3,362 87.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Barry Coulter 2,063 62.9 +1.2
Labor Kevin Diflo 1,218 37.1 -1.2
Country Liberal hold Swing +1.2

Port Darwin edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Port Darwin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Shane Stone 1,909 60.3 +6.8
Labor Rodney Haritos 1,032 32.6 +10.7
Greens Andrea Jones 227 7.2 -14.0
Total formal votes 3,168 97.4
Informal votes 83 2.6
Turnout 3,251 83.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Shane Stone 1,988 62.7 -1.1
Labor Rodney Haritos 1,180 37.3 +1.1
Country Liberal hold Swing -1.1

Sanderson edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Sanderson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Daryl Manzie 1,699 57.1 +3.2
Labor Denise Horvath 1,274 42.9 +11.4
Total formal votes 2,973 96.8
Informal votes 98 3.2
Turnout 3,071 86.9
Country Liberal hold Swing -1.9

Stuart edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Brian Ede 1,228 51.8 -2.8
Country Liberal John Bohning 1,140 48.2 +23.5
Total formal votes 2,368 95.2
Informal votes 118 4.8
Turnout 2,486 66.7
Labor hold Swing -7.9

Victoria River edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Victoria River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Tim Baldwin 1,380 50.8 +2.3
Labor Gary Cartwright 1,148 42.2 -9.3
Independent John Noble 191 7.0 +7.0
Total formal votes 2,719 95.9
Informal votes 116 4.1
Turnout 2,835 73.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Tim Baldwin 1,480 54.4 +5.9
Labor Gary Cartwright 1,239 45.6 -5.9
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing +5.9

Wanguri edit

1994 Northern Territory general election: Wanguri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Bailey 1,594 51.6 -4.6
Country Liberal Steve Balch 1,496 48.4 +4.6
Total formal votes 3,090 96.6
Informal votes 109 3.4
Turnout 3,199 86.0
Labor hold Swing -4.6

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Wade-Marshall, Dean Jaensch, Deborah (1994). The 1994 elections in the Northern Territory : a statistical analysis. Darwin: North Australia Research Unit. ISBN 0949094137.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)