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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