Results of the Northern Territory general election, 1977

This is a list of electoral division results for the Northern Territory 1977 General Election in Australia.

Northern Territory general election, 13 August 1977[1]
Legislative Assembly
<< 1974–1980 >>

Enrolled voters 43,284
Votes cast 32,861 Turnout 75.9% +0.5%
Informal votes 1,044 Informal 3.2% –1.9%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Country Liberal 12,769 40.1% –8.9% 12 – 5
  Labor 12,165 38.2% +7.7% 6 + 6
  Independent 3,718 11.7% –8.8% 1 – 1
  Progress 3,104 9.8% +9.8% 0 ± 0
  Communist 61 0.2% +0.2% 0 ± 0
Total 31,817     19  

Results by electoral division

Alice Springs
1977 Northern Territory general election: Alice Springs
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Liberal Rod Oliver 929 51.1
Labor Rosalie McDonald 644 35.4
Progress Brian Evans 245 13.5
Total formal votes 1,818 96.9
Informal votes 59 3.1
Turnout 1,877 73.0
Country Liberal hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Arnhem
1977 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Bob Collins 812 63.4
Country Liberal Rupert Kentish 370 28.9
Progress Phillip Brain 98 7.7
Total formal votes 1,280 94.3
Informal votes 77 5.7
Turnout 1,357 66.1
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Barkly
1977 Northern Territory general election: Barkly
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Liberal Ian Tuxworth 603 44.5
Labor Jean Havnen 365 26.9
Progress Neville Andrews 233 17.2
Independent Margaret Conway
Billy Foster		 154 11.4
Total formal votes 1,355 94.8
Informal votes 74 5.2
Turnout 1,429 68.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Ian Tuxworth 816 60.2
Labor Jean Havnen 539 39.8
Country Liberal hold Swing
  • The number of votes each independent candidate received is unknown.

Casuarina
1977 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Dennis Bree 941 46.7
Country Liberal Nick Dondas 927 46.0
Progress Robert Hoey 149 7.4
Total formal votes 2,017 98.2
Informal votes 38 1.8
Turnout 2,055 84.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Nick Dondas 1,022 50.7
Labor Dennis Bree 995 49.3
Country Liberal hold Swing

Elsey
1977 Northern Territory general election: Elsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Liberal Les MacFarlane 617 44.2
Independent Davis Daniels
Patricia Davies		 696 49.8
Progress Deidre Killen 84 6.0
Total formal votes 1,397 98.2
Informal votes 26 1.8
Turnout 1,423 69.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Liberal Les MacFarlane 726 52.0
Independent 671 48.0
Country Liberal hold Swing
  • The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.
  • The independent candidate that came second on preferences is unknown.

Fannie Bay
1977 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Pam O'Neil 752 42.2
Country Liberal Grant Tambling 622 34.9
Independent William Fisher 318 17.8
Progress Edward Osgood 92 5.2
Total formal votes 1,784 97.9
Informal votes 38 2.1
Turnout 1,822 82.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Pam O'Neil 912 51.1
Country Liberal Grant Tambling 872 48.9
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing

Gillen
1977 Northern Territory general election: Gillen
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Liberal Jim Robertson 1,035 49.9
Labor John Thomas 808 39.0
Progress Peter Johncock 231 11.1
Total formal votes 2,074 97.6
Informal votes 50 2.4
Turnout 2,124 79.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Jim Robertson 1,216 58.6
Labor John Thomas 858 41.4
Country Liberal hold Swing

Jingili
1977 Northern Territory general election: Jingili
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Diana Rickard 662 36.4
Country Liberal Paul Everingham 639 35.1
Progress David Cooper 338 18.6
Independent John McCormack
George Tarasidis		 182 10.0
Total formal votes 1,821 97.2
Informal votes 52 2.8
Turnout 1,873 83.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Paul Everingham 972 53.4
Labor Diana Rickard 849 46.6
Country Liberal hold Swing

Ludmilla
1977 Northern Territory general election: Ludmilla
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Liberal Roger Steele 889 46.9
Labor Christopher Draffin 745 39.3
Progress Terry Johnson 262 13.8
Total formal votes 1,896 97.7
Informal votes 45 2.3
Turnout 1,941 79.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Roger Steele 1,053 55.5
Labor Christopher Draffin 843 44.5
Country Liberal hold Swing

MacDonnell
1977 Northern Territory general election: MacDonnell
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Neville Perkins 886 60.8
Country Liberal Dave Pollock 485 33.3
Progress Mark Fidler 86 5.9
Total formal votes 1,457 95.7
Informal votes 65 4.3
Turnout 1,522 61.2
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Millner
1977 Northern Territory general election: Millner
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jon Isaacs 951 57.6
Country Liberal Roger Ryan 548 33.2
Progress Elva Pearce 151 9.2
Total formal votes 1,650 98.0
Informal votes 34 2.0
Turnout 1,684 81.6
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Nhulunbuy
1977 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Liberal Milton Ballantyne 874 56.1
Labor Denise Fincham 642 41.2
Progress Jacob De Vries 43 2.8
Total formal votes 1,559 97.4
Informal votes 41 2.6
Turnout 1,600 75.4
Country Liberal hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Nightcliff
1977 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Dawn Lawrie 1,110 61.9
Country Liberal Ronald Nobbs 455 25.4
Progress Uldis Blums 228 12.7
Total formal votes 1,793 98.0
Informal votes 37 2.0
Turnout 1,830 80.5
Independent hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Port Darwin
1977 Northern Territory general election: Port Darwin
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Liberal Tom Harris 535 32.8
Labor Michael Scott 448 27.5
Independent Ron Withnall 440 27.3
Progress Ian Smith 146 9.0
Communist Brian Manning 61 3.8
Total formal votes 1,610 97.7
Informal votes 38 2.3
Turnout 1,648 74.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Tom Harris 984 60.5
Labor Michael Scott 626 38.4
Country Liberal gain from Independent Swing

Sanderson
1977 Northern Territory general election: Sanderson
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor June D'Rozario 984 45.6
Country Liberal Liz Andrew 565 26.1
Independent Kitty Fischer
Herbert Sinclair		 428 19.8
Progress Geoffrey Bennett 182 8.4
Total formal votes 2,159 98.5
Informal votes 32 1.5
Turnout 2,191 92.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor June D'Rozario 1,258 58.3
Country Liberal Liz Andrew 901 41.7
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing
  • The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.

Stuart
1977 Northern Territory general election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Liberal Roger Vale 1,042 52.1
Labor Trevor Cutter 849 42.4
Progress Kenneth Kitto 111 5.5
Total formal votes 2,002 96.7
Informal votes 69 3.3
Turnout 2,071 70.9
Country Liberal hold Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Stuart Park
1977 Northern Territory general election: Stuart Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Country Liberal Marshall Perron 652 40.7
Labor Judith Muras 491 30.7
Independent Ernest Chin 267 16.7
Progress Kenneth Day 191 11.9
Total formal votes 1,601 97.8
Informal votes 36 2.2
Turnout 1,637 73.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Marshall Perron 902 56.3
Labor Judith Muras 699 43.7
Country Liberal hold Swing

Tiwi
1977 Northern Territory general election: Tiwi
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Harry Maschke
Bernard Tipiloura		 495 42.5
Country Liberal Noel Padgham-Purich
Cyril Rioli		 393 33.7
Independent Terrence O'Brien
Strider		 143 12.3
Progress George Ryan 134 11.5
Total formal votes 1,165 89.1
Informal votes 142 10.9
Turnout 1,307 77.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Noel Padgham-Purich 612 52.5
Labor 553 47.5
Country Liberal hold Swing
  • The number of votes each individual Independent, Labor and CLP candidate received is unknown.
  • The Labor candidate that came second on preferences is unknown.

Victoria River
1977 Northern Territory general election: Victoria River
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Labor Jack Doolan 690 50.0
Country Liberal Goff Letts 589 42.7
Progress Frank Favaro 100 7.3
Total formal votes 1,379 95.8
Informal votes 61 4.2
Turnout 1,440 67.7
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing
  • Preferences were not distributed.

See also

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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