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Northern Territory general election, 9 August 2008
Legislative Assembly
<< 2005–2012 >>

Enrolled voters 110,289
Votes cast 83,436 Turnout 75.65% –5.70%
Informal votes 3,407 Informal 4.08% +0.34%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Labor 34,557 43.18% –8.76% 13 – 6
  Country Liberal 36,334 45.40% +9.67% 11 + 7
  Independent 5,696 7.12% –0.32% 1 – 1
  Greens 3,442 4.30% +0.13% 0 ± 0
Total 80,029     25  
Two-party-preferred
  Labor 39,415 49.3% –9.2%
  Country Liberal 40,614 50.7% +9.2%

This is a list of electoral division results for the Northern Territory 2008 General Election.

Results by Electoral Division

Arafura

2008 Northern Territory general election: Arafura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Marion Scrymgour 1,300 46.1 −18.0
Country Liberal Tristan Mungatopi 544 19.3 −3.0
Independent Jone Lotu 487 17.3 N/A
Country Liberal Angie Siebert 486 17.3 N/A
Total formal votes 2,817 94.0 −1.1
Informal votes 179 6.0 +1.1
Turnout 2,996 60.8 −5.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Marion Scrymgour 1,802 64.0 −9.6
Country Liberal Tristan Mungatopi 1,015 36.0 +9.6
Labor hold Swing −9.6

Araluen

2008 Northern Territory general election: Araluen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Jodeen Carney 2,470 68.3 +14.4
Labor John Gaynor 618 17.1 −19.4
Greens Linda Chellew 526 14.6 +5.4
Total formal votes 3,614 97.6 +0.6
Informal votes 90 2.4 −0.6
Turnout 3,704 74.6 −7.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Jodeen Carney 2,699 74.7 +17.2
Labor John Gaynor 915 25.3 −17.2
Country Liberal hold Swing +17.2

Arnhem

The 2008 election in Arnhem was uncontested with one candidate nominating.

2008 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Malarndirri McCarthy 0 N/A N/A
Total formal votes 0 N/A N/A
Informal votes 0 N/A N/A
Turnout 0 N/A N/A
Labor hold Swing N/A

Barkly

2008 Northern Territory general election: Barkly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Gerry McCarthy 1,777 60.9 −10.9
Country Liberal Mick Adams 801 27.5 +3.2
Independent Randall Gould 265 9.1 +9.1
Independent Barry Nattrass 73 2.5 +2.5
Total formal votes 2,916 95.3 −0.8
Informal votes 144 4.7 +0.8
Turnout 3,060 65.1
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Gerry McCarthy 1,914 65.6 −8.6
Country Liberal Mick Adams 1,002 34.4 +8.6
Labor hold Swing −8.6

Blain

2008 Northern Territory general election: Blain
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Terry Mills 2,258 61.6 +5.8
Labor Ken Vowles 1,410 38.4 −5.8
Total formal votes 3,668 94.9 −1.4
Informal votes 198 5.1 +1.4
Turnout 3,866 80.1
Country Liberal hold Swing +5.8

Braitling

2008 Northern Territory general election: Braitling
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Adam Giles 2,052 58.2 +12.8
Greens Jane Clark 526 14.9 +14.9
Independent Eli Melky 496 14.1 +14.1
Labor Aaron Dick 449 12.7 −10.0
Total formal votes 3,523 97.2 −0.1
Informal votes 103 2.8 +0.1
Turnout 3,626 73.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Adam Giles 2,588 73.5 +15.4
Labor Aaron Dick 935 26.5 −15.4
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Liberal Adam Giles 2,475 70.3 +12.2
Greens Jane Clark 1,048 29.7 +29.7
Country Liberal gain from Independent Swing +12.2

Brennan

2008 Northern Territory general election: Brennan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Peter Chandler 2,009 52.6 +3.3
Labor James Burke 1,807 47.4 −3.3
Total formal votes 3,816 95.7 +1.0
Informal votes 170 4.3 −1.0
Turnout 3,986 80.3
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing +3.3

Casuarina

2008 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Kon Vatskalis 2,397 64.2 −4.2
Country Liberal Gary Haslett 1,339 35.8 +4.2
Total formal votes 3,736 94.9 −2.4
Informal votes 199 5.1 +2.4
Turnout 3,935 84.1
Labor hold Swing −4.2

Daly

2008 Northern Territory general election: Daly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Rob Knight 1,541 46.9 −6.5
Country Liberal Wayne Connop 1,212 36.9 +10.5
Greens David Pollock 292 8.9 +3.9
Independent August Stevens 240 7.3 +7.3
Total formal votes 3,285 95.3
Informal votes 162 4.7
Turnout 3,447 73.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Rob Knight 1,827 55.6 −10.2
Country Liberal Wayne Connop 1,458 44.4 +10.2
Labor hold Swing −10.2

Drysdale

2008 Northern Territory general election: Drysdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Ross Bohlin 2,020 55.3 +6.3
Labor Chris Natt 1,262 34.5 −12.8
Independent Justin Tutty 374 10.2 +10.2
Total formal votes 3,656 96.4 +0.5
Informal votes 135 3.6 −0.5
Turnout 3,791 79.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Ross Bohlin 2,199 60.1 +9.7
Labor Chris Natt 1,457 39.9 −9.7
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.7

Fannie Bay

2008 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Michael Gunner 1,878 51.1 −14.6
Country Liberal Garry Lambert 1,800 48.9 +14.6
Total formal votes 3,678 94.8 −2.1
Informal votes 203 5.2 +2.1
Turnout 3,881 78.5
Labor hold Swing −14.6

Fong Lim

2008 Northern Territory general election: Fong Lim
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Dave Tollner 1,831 52.1 +13.6
Labor Matthew Bonson 1,685 47.9 −13.6
Total formal votes 3,516 94.8 −1.7
Informal votes 191 5.2 +1.7
Turnout 3,707 75.9
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing +13.6

Goyder

2008 Northern Territory general election: Goyder
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Kezia Purick 2,183 58.4 +7.9
Labor Ted Warren 1,556 41.6 −7.9
Total formal votes 3,739 95.7 −1.0
Informal votes 169 4.3 +1.0
Turnout 3,908 83.2
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing +7.9

Greatorex

2008 Northern Territory general election: Greatorex
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Matt Conlan 2,205 61.2 +13.6
Labor Jo Nixon 735 20.4 −21.7
Greens Lenny Aronsten 664 18.4 +8.1
Total formal votes 3,604 97.6 +0.1
Informal votes 89 2.4 −0.1
Turnout 3,693 76.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Matt Conlan 2,396 66.5 +16.1
Labor Jo Nixon 1,208 33.5 −16.1
Country Liberal hold Swing +16.1

Johnston

2008 Northern Territory general election: Johnston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Chris Burns 2,246 58.1 −8.7
Country Liberal Jo Sangster 1,618 41.9 +8.7
Total formal votes 3,864 95.0 −2.3
Informal votes 205 5.0 +2.3
Turnout 4,069 82.5
Labor hold Swing −8.7

Karama

2008 Northern Territory general election: Karama
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Delia Lawrie 2,234 56.1 −9.5
Country Liberal Tony Bacus 1,398 35.1 +1.5
Independent Natalie Hunter 192 4.8 +4.8
Independent Dorothy Fox 156 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 3,980 96.0 +1.0
Informal votes 167 4.0 −1.0
Turnout 4,147 84.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Delia Lawrie 2,420 60.8 −5.2
Country Liberal Tony Bacus 1,560 39.2 +5.2
Labor hold Swing −5.2

Katherine

2008 Northern Territory general election: Katherine
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Willem Westra van Holthe 1,836 50.9 −1.7
Labor Sharon Hillen 1,131 31.4 −15.8
Independent Toni Tapp Coutts 638 17.7 +17.7
Total formal votes 3,605 96.6 +0.2
Informal votes 126 3.4 −0.2
Turnout 3,731 75.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Willem Westra van Holthe 2,106 58.4 +5.7
Labor Sharon Hillen 1,499 41.6 −5.7
Country Liberal hold Swing +5.7

Macdonnell

The 2008 election in Macdonnell was uncontested with one candidate nominating.

2008 Northern Territory general election: Macdonnell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Alison Anderson Unopposed
Labor hold Swing

Nelson

2008 Northern Territory general election: Nelson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gerry Wood 2,436 72.2 +15.0
Country Liberal Maureen Kohlman 646 19.1 −11.5
Labor Justine Luders-Searle 292 8.7 −3.5
Total formal votes 3,374 97.6 −0.2
Informal votes 82 2.4 +0.2
Turnout 3,456 74.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Maureen Kohlman 2,313 68.6 +8.7
Labor Justine Luders-Searle 1,061 31.4 −8.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Gerry Wood 2,654 78.7 +12.1
Country Liberal Maureen Kohlman 720 21.3 −12.1
Independent hold Swing +12.1

Nhulunbuy

2008 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lynne Walker 1,936 74.2 −1.3
Country Liberal Djuwalpi Marika 674 25.8 +1.3
Total formal votes 2,610 96.2 +0.3
Informal votes 103 3.8 −0.3
Turnout 2,713 59.9
Labor hold Swing −1.3

Nightcliff

Northern Territory General Election, 2008: Nightcliff
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Jane Aagaard 1,625 43.01 −6.80
Country Liberal Peter Manning 1,257 33.27 +4.10
Greens Emma Young 896 23.72 +8.05
Total formal votes 3,778 96.95 −0.59
Informal votes 119 3.05 +0.59
Turnout 3,897 78.79 −5.43
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Jane Aagaard 2,293 60.69 −4.73
Country Liberal Peter Manning 1,485 39.31 +4.73
Labor hold Swing −4.73

Port Darwin

2008 Northern Territory general election: Port Darwin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal John Elferink 1,557 46.8 −0.9
Labor Kerry Sacilotto 1,231 37.0 −14.6
Greens Gary Abbott 538 16.2 +16.2
Total formal votes 3,326 96.9 +1.1
Informal votes 105 3.1 −1.1
Turnout 3,431 72.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal John Elferink 1,757 52.8 +4.8
Labor Kerry Sacilotto 1,569 47.2 −4.8
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing +4.8

Sanderson

2008 Northern Territory general election: Sanderson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Peter Styles 2,231 56.4 +16.4
Labor Len Kiely 1,723 43.6 −16.4
Total formal votes 3,954 94.1 −2.2
Informal votes 247 5.9 +2.2
Turnout 4,201 86.6
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing +16.4

Stuart

2008 Northern Territory general election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Karl Hampton 1,470 65.1 −3.9
Country Liberal Rex Japanangka 789 34.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 2,259 95.5 +0.3
Informal votes 106 4.5 −0.3
Turnout 2,365 52.8
Labor hold Swing −3.9

Wanguri

2008 Northern Territory general election: Wanguri
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Paul Henderson 2,254 60.7 −10.0
Country Liberal Kerry Kyriacou 1,118 30.1 +0.9
Independent Duncan Dean 339 9.1 +9.1
Total formal votes 3,711 97.0 +0.3
Informal votes 115 3.0 −0.3
Turnout 3,826 83.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Henderson 2,407 64.9 −5.9
Country Liberal Kerry Kyriacou 1,304 35.1 +5.9
Labor hold Swing −5.9

See also

References

  1. "Details of NT 2008 Election" (PDF). ABC.
  2. "2008 Legislative Assembly Election Results" (PDF). NTEC.
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