Electoral division of Koolpinyah

Koolpinyah was an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It existed from 1983 to 1990 when it was replaced by Nelson.

Members for Koolpinyah
MemberPartyTerm
  Noel Padgham-Purich Country Liberal 1983–1987
  Independent 1987–1990

Election results

Elections in the 1980s
1983 Northern Territory general election: Koolpinyah[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Noel Padgham-Purich 1,397 62.5
Labor Robert Wesley-Smith 523 23.4
Independent Michael Sanderson 175 7.8
Democrats Murray Leeder 139 6.2
Total formal votes 2,234 98.5
Informal votes 35 1.5
Turnout 2,269 86.3
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Noel Padgham-Purich 1,566 70.1
Labor Robert Wesley-Smith 668 29.9
Country Liberal hold Swing
1987 Northern Territory general election: Koolpinyah[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Noel Padgham-Purich 739 32.6 +32.6
Labor Peter Ivinson 545 24.0 +0.6
NT Nationals David Loveridge 497 21.9 +21.9
Country Liberal Pat Loftus 488 21.5 -41.0
Total formal votes 2,269 98.1
Informal votes 43 1.9
Turnout 2,312 78.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Noel Padgham-Purich 1,561 68.8 +68.8
NT Nationals David Loveridge 708 31.2 +31.2
Independent gain from Country Liberal SwingN/A

References
  1. "Legislative Assembly General Election 1983" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. P. Loveday, Dean Jaensch (1983). A Landslide Election, the NT 1983. Darwin: ANU North Australia Research Unit. ISBN 0867844396.
  3. 1987 Legislative Assembly Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 March 1987
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