Electoral results for the division of Nelson (Northern Territory)

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

Members for Nelson

Member Party Term
  Noel Padgham-Purich Independent 1990–1997
  Chris Lugg Country Liberal 1997–2001
  Gerry Wood Independent 2001–2020
  Gerard Maley Country Liberal 2020–present

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1990 Northern Territory general election: Nelson[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Noel Padgham-Purich 1,207 41.0 N/A
Country Liberal David Sanderson 965 32.8 N/A
Labor Peter Ivinson 589 20.0 N/A
NT Nationals Graeme Gow 181 6.2 N/A
Total formal votes 2,942 98.3 N/A
Informal votes 52 1.7 N/A
Turnout 2,994 89.9 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal David Sanderson 2,173 73.9 N/A
Labor Peter Ivinson 769 26.1 N/A
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Noel Padgham-Purich 1,873 63.7 N/A
Country Liberal David Sanderson 1,069 36.3 N/A
Independent win (new seat)
1994 Northern Territory general election: Nelson[3]
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 N/A
Informal votes 76 2.1 N/A
Turnout 3,570 89.1 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,574 66.6 −7.3
Labor Wayne Connop 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 N/A
1997 Northern Territory general election: Nelson[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,461 44.5 +0.8
Independent Dave Tollner 1,174 35.8 +35.8
Labor Theresa Francis 646 19.7 −5.0
Total formal votes 3,281 96.6 N/A
Informal votes 116 3.4 N/A
Turnout 3,397 87.8 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 2,122 64.7 +7.8
Labor Theresa Francis 1,159 35.3 −7.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,661 50.6 +3.7
Independent Dave Tollner 1,620 49.4 +49.4
Country Liberal gain from Independent Swing +3.7

Elections in the 2000s

2001 Northern Territory general election: Nelson[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,535 43.5 −1.0
Independent Gerry Wood 1,461 41.4 +41.4
Labor Bob Hare 343 9.7 −10.0
One Nation Tony Hardwick 186 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 3,525 97.3 N/A
Informal votes 99 2.7 N/A
Turnout 3,624 89.5 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 2,321 65.8 +1.1
Labor Bob Hare 1,204 34.2 −1.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Gerry Wood 1,859 52.7 +52.7
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,666 47.3 −17.4
Independent gain from Country Liberal Swing N/A
2005 Northern Territory general election: Nelson[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gerry Wood 2,133 56.6 +23.4
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,163 30.8 −16.5
Labor Lisa McKinney-Smith 475 12.6 −1.0
Total formal votes 3,771 97.7 N/A
Informal votes 89 2.3 N/A
Turnout 3,860 83.4 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 2,253 59.7 −6.0
Labor Lisa McKinney-Smith 1,518 40.3 +6.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Gerry Wood 2,496 66.2 +15.1
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,275 33.8 −15.1
Independent hold Swing +15.1
2008 Northern Territory general election: Nelson[10][11]
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 N/A
Informal votes 82 2.4 N/A
Turnout 3,456 74.6 N/A
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

Elections in the 2010s

2012 Northern Territory general election: Nelson[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gerry Wood 1,988 54.0 −18.2
Country Liberal Judy Cole 1,436 39.0 +19.9
Labor Sharon McAlear 255 6.9 −1.7
Total formal votes 3,679 98.1 N/A
Informal votes 72 1.9 N/A
Turnout 3,751 79.6 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Judy Cole 2,477 67.3 −1.3
Labor Sharon McAlear 1,203 32.7 +1.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Gerry Wood 2,177 59.2 −19.5
Country Liberal Judy Cole 1,502 40.8 +19.5
Independent hold Swing −19.5
2016 Northern Territory general election: Nelson[14][15]
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 N/A
Informal votes 61 1.3 N/A
Turnout 4,696 80.4 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
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

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Northern Territory general election § Nelson.[edit]
2020 Northern Territory general election: Nelson[16][17]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Gerard Maley 2,302 50.5 +28.3
Independent Beverley Ratahi 1,351 29.6 +29.6
Labor Steve Asher 488 10.7 −0.3
Territory Alliance Andy Harley 420 9.2 +9.2
Total formal votes 4,561 96.9 N/A
Informal votes 146 3.1 N/A
Turnout 4,707 85.5 N/A
Two-party-preferred result[a][18]
Country Liberal Gerard Maley 3,320 72.8 +15.8
Labor Steve Asher 1,241 27.2 −15.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Liberal Gerard Maley 2,657 58.3 +31.2
Independent Beverley Ratahi 1,904 41.7 +41.7
Country Liberal gain from Independent Swing +31.2
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Northern Territory general election § Nelson.[edit]
2024 Northern Territory general election: Nelson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Gerard Maley 3,653 71.6 +20.6
Independent Beverley Ratahi 743 14.5 −13.3
Labor Anthony Venes 708 13.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 5,104 97.2 +0.3
Informal votes 146 2.8 −0.3
Turnout 5,250 82.3
Two-party-preferred result[b][19]
Country Liberal Gerard Maley 4,057 79.5 +7.2
Labor Anthony Venes 1,047 20.5 −7.2
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Liberal Gerard Maley 3,949 77.4 +5.1
Independent Beverley Ratahi 1,155 22.6 −5.1
Country Liberal hold Swing +5.1

Notes

  1. ^ Estimated two-party count by Antony Green.
  2. ^ Estimated two-party count by Antony Green.

References

  1. ^ Jaensch, Dean (1990). The 1990 elections in the Northern Territory : a statistical analysis. Klemzig, S. Aust.: Polity Publications. ISBN 0949094803.
  2. ^ 1990 Legislative Election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission
  3. ^ 1994 Legislative Election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission
  4. ^ "General assembly results" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. 1997. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  5. ^ "General assembly results" (PDF). psephos.adam-carr.net. 30 August 1997. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  6. ^ "General assembly results" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. 2001. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  7. ^ "Details of NT 2001 Election" (PDF). ABC.
  8. ^ "2005 Legislative Assembly Election Results" (PDF). NTEC.
  9. ^ "Details of NT 2005 Election" (PDF). ABC.
  10. ^ "2008 Legislative Assembly Election Results" (PDF). NTEC.
  11. ^ "Details of NT 2008 Election" (PDF). ABC.
  12. ^ Arnhem – Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 25 August 2012
  13. ^ "Nelson - Northern Territory Votes 2012 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC.net.au. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  14. ^ Nelson – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
  15. ^ "Nelson - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  16. ^ "Electorate summary: Nelson". NTEC. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  17. ^ "Nelson". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  18. ^ Green, Antony. "2020 Northern Territory Election – Analysis of Results". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  19. ^ Green, Antony. "2024 Northern Territory Election – Analysis of Results". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
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