Results of the 1977 Northern Territory general election

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Northern Territory general election, 13 August 1977[1]
Legislative Assembly
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Enrolled voters 43,284
Votes cast 32,861 Turnout 75.9% +0.5%
Informal votes 1,044 Informal 3.2% –1.9%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Country Liberal 12,769 40.1% –8.9% 12 – 5
  Labor 12,165 38.2% +7.7% 6 + 6
  Independent 3,718 11.7% –8.8% 1 – 1
  Progress 3,104 9.8% +9.8% 0 ± 0
  Communist 61 0.2% +0.2% 0 ± 0
Total 31,817     19  

This is a list of electoral division results for the Northern Territory 1977 General Election in Australia.

Results by electoral division[edit]

Alice Springs[edit]

1977 Northern Territory general election: Alice Springs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Rod Oliver 929 51.1 −21.1
Labor Rosalie McDonald 644 35.4 +14.8
Progress Brian Evans 245 13.5 +13.5
Total formal votes 1,818 96.9 +2.4
Informal votes 59 3.1 −2.4
Turnout 1,877 73.0 −2.7
Country Liberal hold Swing −21.1
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Arnhem[edit]

1977 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Collins 812 63.4 +30.3
Country Liberal Rupert Kentish 370 28.9 −38.0
Progress Phillip Brain 98 7.7 +7.7
Total formal votes 1,280 94.3 +4.2
Informal votes 77 5.7 −4.2
Turnout 1,357 66.1 +10.6
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +30.3
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Barkly[edit]

1977 Northern Territory general election: Barkly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Ian Tuxworth 603 44.5 −8.0
Labor Jean Havnen 365 26.9 −20.1
Progress Neville Andrews 233 17.2 +17.2
Independent Margaret Conway
Billy Foster 		154 11.4 +11.4
Total formal votes 1,355 94.8 +0.3
Informal votes 74 5.2 −0.3
Turnout 1,429 68.2 +0.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Ian Tuxworth 816 60.2 +7.2
Labor Jean Havnen 539 39.8 −7.2
Country Liberal hold Swing +7.2
  • The number of votes each independent candidate received is unknown.

Casuarina[edit]

1977 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Dennis Bree 941 46.7 +11.8
Country Liberal Nick Dondas 927 46.0 +4.1
Progress Robert Hoey 149 7.4 +7.4
Total formal votes 2,017 98.2 +1.7
Informal votes 38 1.8 −1.7
Turnout 2,055 84.2 −4.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Nick Dondas 1,022 50.7 −2.8
Labor Dennis Bree 995 49.3 +2.8
Country Liberal hold Swing −2.8

Elsey[edit]

1977 Northern Territory general election: Elsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Les MacFarlane 617 44.2 −19.3
Independent Davis Daniels
Patricia Davies 		696 49.8 +49.8
Progress Deidre Killen 84 6.0 +6.0
Total formal votes 1,397 98.2 +2.7
Informal votes 26 1.8 −2.7
Turnout 1,423 69.0 −1.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Liberal Les MacFarlane 726 52.0 −11.5
Independent 671 48.0 +48.0
Country Liberal hold Swing −11.5
  • The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.
  • The independent candidate that came second on preferences is unknown.

Fannie Bay[edit]

1977 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Pam O'Neil 752 42.2 +10.6
Country Liberal Grant Tambling 622 34.9 −11.6
Independent William Fisher 318 17.8 +17.8
Progress Edward Osgood 92 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 1,784 97.9 +2.3
Informal votes 38 2.1 −2.3
Turnout 1,822 82.4 +3.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pam O'Neil 912 51.1
Country Liberal Grant Tambling 872 48.9
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing

Gillen[edit]

1977 Northern Territory general election: Gillen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Jim Robertson 1,035 49.9 −15.8
Labor John Thomas 808 39.0 +4.7
Progress Peter Johncock 231 11.1 +11.1
Total formal votes 2,074 97.6 +7.4
Informal votes 50 2.4 −7.4
Turnout 2,124 79.9 −2.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Jim Robertson 1,216 58.6 −7.1
Labor John Thomas 858 41.4 +7.1
Country Liberal hold Swing −7.1

Jingili[edit]

1977 Northern Territory general election: Jingili
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Diana Rickard 662 36.4 −11.8
Country Liberal Paul Everingham 639 35.1 −16.7
Progress David Cooper 338 18.6 +18.6
Independent John McCormack
George Tarasidis 		182 10.0 +10.0
Total formal votes 1,821 97.2 +3.1
Informal votes 52 2.8 −3.1
Turnout 1,873 83.8 +0.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Paul Everingham 972 53.4 +1.6
Labor Diana Rickard 849 46.6 −1.6
Country Liberal hold Swing +1.6

Ludmilla[edit]

1977 Northern Territory general election: Ludmilla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Roger Steele 889 46.9 +10.5
Labor Christopher Draffin 745 39.3 +10.5
Progress Terry Johnson 262 13.8 +13.8
Total formal votes 1,896 97.7 +2.5
Informal votes 45 2.3 −2.5
Turnout 1,941 79.1 −1.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Roger Steele 1,053 55.5 −1.8
Labor Christopher Draffin 843 44.5 +1.8
Country Liberal hold Swing −1.8

MacDonnell[edit]

1977 Northern Territory general election: MacDonnell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Neville Perkins 886 60.8 +21.4
Country Liberal Dave Pollock 485 33.3 −20.1
Progress Mark Fidler 86 5.9 +5.9
Total formal votes 1,457 95.7 +3.0
Informal votes 65 4.3 −3.0
Turnout 1,522 61.2 −4.0
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +21.4
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Millner[edit]

1977 Northern Territory general election: Millner
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jon Isaacs 951 57.6 +12.2
Country Liberal Roger Ryan 548 33.2 −30.5
Progress Elva Pearce 151 9.2 +9.2
Total formal votes 1,650 98.0 −2.7
Informal votes 34 2.0 +2.7
Turnout 1,684 81.6 +2.6
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +12.2
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Nhulunbuy[edit]

1977 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Milton Ballantyne 874 56.1 +7.8
Labor Denise Fincham 642 41.2 −0.1
Progress Jacob De Vries 43 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 1,559 97.4 +1.0
Informal votes 41 2.6 −1.0
Turnout 1,600 75.4 +0.6
Country Liberal hold Swing +0.8
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Nightcliff[edit]

1977 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff
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 +1.1
Informal votes 37 2.0 −1.1
Turnout 1,830 80.5 +1.6
Independent hold Swing +4.2
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Port Darwin[edit]

1977 Northern Territory general election: Port Darwin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Tom Harris 535 32.8 +2.8
Labor Michael Scott 448 27.5 −2.2
Independent Ron Withnall 440 27.3 −7.4
Progress Ian Smith 146 9.0 +9.0
Communist Brian Manning 61 3.8 +3.8
Total formal votes 1,610 97.7 +1.0
Informal votes 38 2.3 −1.0
Turnout 1,648 74.7 −0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Tom Harris 984 60.5 +13.8
Labor Michael Scott 626 38.4 +38.4
Country Liberal gain from Independent Swing +13.8

Sanderson[edit]

1977 Northern Territory general election: Sanderson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor June D'Rozario 984 45.6 +11.1
Country Liberal Liz Andrew 565 26.1 −15.4
Independent Kitty Fischer
Herbert Sinclair 		428 19.8 +19.8
Progress Geoffrey Bennett 182 8.4 +8.4
Total formal votes 2,159 98.5 −1.9
Informal votes 32 1.5 +1.9
Turnout 2,191 92.4 +7.6
Two-party-preferred result
Labor June D'Rozario 1,258 58.3 +14.8
Country Liberal Liz Andrew 901 41.7 −14.8
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +14.8
  • The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.

Stuart[edit]

1977 Northern Territory general election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Roger Vale 1,042 52.1 +4.4
Labor Trevor Cutter 849 42.4 −13.6
Progress Kenneth Kitto 111 5.5 +5.5
Total formal votes 2,002 96.7 +1.8
Informal votes 69 3.3 −1.8
Turnout 2,071 70.9 −0.2
Country Liberal hold Swing +12.7
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Stuart Park[edit]

1977 Northern Territory general election: Stuart Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Marshall Perron 652 40.7 −7.7
Labor Judith Muras 491 30.7 +1.9
Independent Ernest Chin 267 16.7 +16.7
Progress Kenneth Day 191 11.9 +11.9
Total formal votes 1,601 97.8 +2.3
Informal votes 36 2.2 −2.3
Turnout 1,637 73.9 −0.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Marshall Perron 902 56.3 +6.1
Labor Judith Muras 699 43.7 +43.7
Country Liberal hold Swing +6.1

Tiwi[edit]

1977 Northern Territory general election: Tiwi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Harry Maschke
Bernard Tipiloura 		495 42.5 +26.9
Country Liberal Noel Padgham-Purich
Cyril Rioli 		393 33.7 −9.7
Independent Terrence O'Brien
Strider 		143 12.3 +12.3
Progress George Ryan 134 11.5 +11.5
Total formal votes 1,165 89.1 −5.2
Informal votes 142 10.9 +5.2
Turnout 1,307 77.5 −9.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Noel Padgham-Purich 612 52.5
Labor 553 47.5
Country Liberal hold Swing
  • The number of votes each individual Independent, Labor and CLP candidate received is unknown.
  • The Labor candidate that came second on preferences is unknown.

Victoria River[edit]

1977 Northern Territory general election: Victoria River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jack Doolan 690 50.0 +50.0
Country Liberal Goff Letts 589 42.7 −27.0
Progress Frank Favaro 100 7.3 +7.3
Total formal votes 1,379 95.8 +1.4
Informal votes 61 4.2 −1.4
Turnout 1,440 67.7 +5.1
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +50.0
  • Preferences were not distributed.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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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