Electoral division of Palmerston

Palmerston was an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It existed from 1987 to 1997. It was named after the town of Palmerston.

Members for Palmerston
MemberPartyTerm
  Barry Coulter Country Liberal 1987–1997

Election results

Elections in the 1980s
1987 Northern Territory general election: Palmerston[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Barry Coulter 1,429 53.2
Labor Tony Henry 821 30.5
NT Nationals Michael Ting 438 16.3
Total formal votes 2,688 97.4
Informal votes 72 2.6
Turnout 2,760 81.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Barry Coulter 1,751 65.1 -6.9
Labor Tony Henry 937 34.9 +6.9
Country Liberal hold Swing-6.9

Elections in the 1990s
1990 Northern Territory general election: Palmerston[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Barry Coulter 1,382 57.1 +3.9
Labor Chris Draffin 763 31.5 +1.0
Greens Timothy Fowler 144 6.0 +6.0
NT Nationals Ronald Wright 131 5.4 -10.9
Total formal votes 2,420 96.8
Informal votes 79 3.2
Turnout 2,499 83.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Barry Coulter 1,494 61.7 +0.2
Labor Chris Draffin 926 38.3 -0.2
Country Liberal hold Swing+0.2
1994 Northern Territory general election: Palmerston[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Barry Coulter 1,938 59.1 +2.0
Labor Kevin Diflo 1,129 34.4 +2.9
Independent David Elliott 214 6.5 +6.5
Total formal votes 3,281 97.6
Informal votes 81 2.4
Turnout 3,362 87.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Barry Coulter 2,063 62.9 +1.2
Labor Kevin Diflo 1,218 37.1 -1.2
Country Liberal hold Swing+1.2

References
  1. 1987 Legislative Assembly Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 March 1987
  2. Jaensch, Dean (1990). The 1990 elections in the Northern Territory : a statistical analysis. Klemzig, S. Aust.: Polity Publications. ISBN 0949094803.
  3. 1990 Legislative Election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission
  4. 1994 Legislative Election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission
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