Northern Territory
The Northern Territory seat was contested for the first time as a
seat with full voting rights in 1969. In 2001 it was split into
the seats of Solomon and
Lingiari.
1969
H.Brennan (Ind) 3377 (19.7%)
S.E.Calder (CP) 8281 (48.2%)
A.T.Gray (Ind) 252 (1.5%)
E.A.Robertson (ALP) 5204 (30.4%)
Informal 613
After preferences:
S.E.Calder (CP) 10137 (59.2%)
E.A.Robertson (ALP) 6977 (40.8%)
1972
A.Allan-Stewart (Ind) 1821 (7.4%)
G.Briscoe (AP) 944 (3.8%)
S.E.Calder (CP) 11657 (47.3%)
C.R.Moffatt (AP) 185 (0.7%)
E.A.Robertson (ALP) 9676 (39.3%)
W.P.Walsh (Ind) 349 (1.4%)
Informal 1176
* I do not know which of the two Australia Party candidates
was officially endorsed.
After preferences:
S.E.Calder (CP) 13416 (54.5%)
E.A.Robertson (ALP) 11216 (45.5%)
1974
A.Allan-Stewart (Ind) 1557 (5.3%)
S.E.Calder (CP) 14514 (49.2%)
J.B.Waters (ALP) 13397 (45.5%)
Informal 852
After preferences:
S.E.Calder (CP) 15522 (52.7%)
J.B.Waters (ALP) 13946 (47.3%)
1975
S.E.Calder (CLP) 15976 (53.9%)
J.G.Forbes (AP) 701 (2.4%)
J.N.Nelson (ALP) 12944 (43.7%)
Informal 996
Estimated two-party preferred: CLP 54.8%, ALP 45.2%
1977
S.E.Calder (CLP) 16462 (47.4%)
J.H.Read (Dem) 2478 (7.1%)
I.D.Smith (PP) 987 (2.8%)
J.B.Waters (ALP) 14811 (42.6%)
Informal 1244
After preferences:
S.E.Calder (CLP) 18250 (52.5%)
J.B.Waters (ALP) 16488 (47.5%)
1980
P.Gardiner (Ind) 1129 (2.6%)
G.P.Gillian (Mar) 486 (1.1%)
J.P.McElroy (CDP) 272 (0.6%)
M.D.T.Stewart (Dem) 2509 (5.8%)
G.E.J.Tambling (NCP) 18805 (43.6%)
J.B.Waters (ALP) 17426 (40.4%)
M.F.Womersley (Ind) 130 (0.3%)
J.G.Yunupingu (Ind) 2415 (5.6%)
Informal 2231
After preferences:
G.E.J.Tambling (NCP) 22090 (51.2%)
J.B.Waters (ALP) 21082 (48.8%)
1983
Bill Cain (Ind) 1132 (2.5%)
Pamela Gardiner (Ind) 395 (0.9%)
Joy King (Dem) 1571 (3.5%)
John Reeves (ALP) 20764 (46.6%)
Strider (Ind) 252 (0.6%)
Grant Tambling (CLP) 20479 (45.9%)
Informal 2053
After preferences:
John Reeves (ALP) 23132 (51.9%)
Grant Tambling (CLP) 21461 (48.1%)
1984
W.N.J.Roberts (Dem) 1906 (3.4%)
P.A.E.Everingham (CLP) 27335 (48.9%)
P.Ward (Ind) 1191 (2.1%)
J.E.Reeves (ALP) 25140 (44.9%)
Strider (Ind) 390 (0.7%)
Informal 2909
After preferences:
P.A.E.Everingham (CLP) 28747 (51.4%)
J.E.Reeves (ALP) 27194 (48.6%)
1987
Peter Paroulakis (CLP) 21668 (36.0%)
Warren Snowdon (ALP) 28195 (46.9%)
Bob Liddle (Nat) 10273 (17.1%)
Informal 3684
After preferences:
Peter Paroulakis (CLP) 28723 (47.8%)
Warren Snowdon (ALP) 31386 (52.2%)
1990
Tig Donnellan (Ind) 1380 (2.0%)
Strider (Ind) 975 (1.4%)
Warren Snowdon (ALP) 34106 (50.0%)
Bob Liddle (Ind) 1427 (2.1%)
Helen Galton (CLP) 27668 (40.5%)
Ron Sterry (Ind) 801 (1.2%)
Don Beaton (Ind) 1900 (2.8%)
Informal 2387
After preferences:
Warren Snowdon (ALP) 37498 (55.0%)
Helen Galton (CLP) 30650 (45.0%)
1993
Warren Snowdon (ALP) 43578 (55.3%)
Arthur Palmer (CLP) 35207 (44.7%)
Informal 2518
1996
Bernie Bryan (Ind) 2710 (3.2%)
Nick Dondas (CLP) 38302 (45.0%)
Warren Snowdon (ALP) 36994 (43.5%)
Pamela Gardiner (Ind) 1713 (2.0%)
Philip Nitschke (Grn) 5324 (6.3%)
Informal 2985
After preferences:
Nick Dondas (CLP) 42630 (50.4%)
Warren Snowdon (ALP) 42003 (49.6%)
1998
Craig Seiler (Dem) 4658 (5.1%)
Barry Nattrass (Ind) 1018 (1.1%)
Nick Dondas (CLP) 36014 (39.6%)
Natalie Zirngast (DemS) 624 (0.7%)
Ilana Eldridge (Grn) 2753 (3.0%)
Peter Schirmer (ON) 7401 (8.1%)
Warren Snowdon (ALP) 38469 (42.3%)
Informal 3951
After preferences:
Nick Dondas (CLP) 44951 (49.4%)
Warren Snowdon (ALP) 45986 (50.6%)
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