1983 Northern Territory general election

A general election was held in the Northern Territory, Australia on Saturday 3 December 1983. The result was a landslide victory for the incumbent Country Liberal Party (CLP) under Chief Minister Paul Everingham over the Australian Labor Party (ALP) opposition under Opposition leader Bob Collins.

1983 Northern Territory general election
3 December 1983 (1983-12-03)
All 25 seats of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
  First party Second party
 
Leader Paul Everingham Bob Collins
Party Country Liberal Labor
Leader since 13 August 1977 2 November 1981
Leader's seat Jingili Arafura
Last election 11 seats 7 seats
Seats won 19 seats 6 seats
Seat change 8 1
Percentage 58.2% 35.6%
Swing 8.2 3.8
Chief Minister before election

Paul Everingham
Country Liberal

 Elected Chief Minister

Paul Everingham
Country Liberal

For this election, the size of the assembly was increased from 19 to 25.

The only independent of the Legislative Assembly, Dawn Lawrie, lost her seat of Nightcliff at this election to the CLP.

Retiring MPs

CLP

Results
See also: Results of the Northern Territory general election, 1983
↓ 
19 6
CLP Labour


Northern Territory general election, 3 December 1983[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1980–1987 >>

Enrolled voters 62,178
Votes cast 50,716 Turnout 81.6% +3.6%
Informal votes 1,532 Informal 3.0% –0.2%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Country Liberal 28,637 58.2% +8.2% 19 + 8
  Labor 17,505 35.6% –3.8% 6 – 1
  Independent 2,155 4.4% –3.7% 0 – 1
  Democrats 887 1.8% +0.9% 0 ± 0
Total 49,184     25  
Popular vote
Country Liberal
 
 58.22%
Labor
 
 35.59%
Democrats
 
 1.80%
Independents
 
 4.38%
Seats
Country Liberal
 
 76.00%
Labor
 
 24.00%

Candidates

Sitting members are in bold. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour.

Electorate Held by Labor candidate CLP candidate Other candidates
 
ArafuraNewBob CollinsRobert WoodwardKevin Doolan (Dem)
AraluenNewAllen JoyJim RobertsonGoff Letts (Ind)
ArnhemLaborWes LanhupuyDavid Amos
David Daniels		Klaus Roth (Dem)
BarklyCLPCharles HallettIan Tuxworth
BerrimahNewColin YoungBarry Coulter
BraitlingNewRoss KerridgeRoger Vale
CasuarinaCLPLionel CromptonNick Dondas
ElseyCLPTrevor SurpliceRoger SteeleJames Forscutt (Ind)
Fannie BayLaborPam O'NeilMarshall PerronGerald Luck (Ind)
FlynnNewPeter HughesRay HanrahanPamela Gardiner (Ind)
JingiliCLPMartin JacobPaul Everingham
KoolpinyahNewRobert Wesley-SmithNoel Padgham-PurichMurray Leeder (Dem)
Michael Sanderson (Ind)
LeanyerNewJohn WatersMick Palmer
LudmillaCLPAllan O'NeilCol Firmin
MacdonnellLaborNeil BellIan McKinlayTed Hampton (Dem)
MillnerLaborTerry SmithLorraine PalfyChristopher Fenner (Ind)
NhulunbuyLaborDan LeoKevin Graetz
NightcliffIndependentColin DyerStephen HattonDawn Lawrie (Ind)
Port DarwinCLPRussel KearneyTom Harris
SadadeenNewMorgan FlintDenis Collins
SandersonLaborJune D'RozarioDaryl Manzie
StuartCLPBrian EdeBobby Liddle
Victoria RiverLaborDennis BreeTerry McCarthy*
Ronald Wright		Jack Doolan (Ind)
Maurie Ryan (Dem)
WagamanNewBrian ReidFred Finch
WanguriNewPat BurkeDon DaleEdward Miller (Ind)

References
  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.
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