Electoral results for the division of Nelson (Northern Territory)

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral division of Nelson in Northern Territory elections.

Members for Nelson
Member Party Term
  Noel Padgham-Purich Independent 1990–1997
  Chris Lugg Country Liberal 1997–2001
  Gerry Wood Independent 2001–2020
  Gerard Maley Country Liberal 2020–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Northern Territory general election § Nelson[edit]
2020 Northern Territory general election: Nelson[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Gerard Maley 2,302 50.5 +28.3
Independent Beverley Ratahi 1,351 29.6 −30.9
Labor Steve Asher 488 10.7 −0.3
Territory Alliance Andy Harley 420 9.2 +9.2
Total formal votes 4,561 96.9 N/A
Informal votes 146 3.1 N/A
Turnout 4,707 85.5 N/A
Two-party-preferred result[lower-alpha 1][3]
Country Liberal Gerard Maley 3,320 72.8 +15.8
Labor Steve Asher 1,241 27.2 −15.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Liberal Gerard Maley 2,657 58.3 +31.2
Independent Beverley Ratahi 1,904 41.7 +41.7
Country Liberal gain from Independent Swing+31.2

Elections in the 2010s
2016 Northern Territory general election: Nelson[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gerry Wood 2,804 60.5 +11.5
Country Liberal Gerard Maley 1,029 22.2 −18.7
Labor Kirsty Hunt 510 11.0 +1.9
Shooters and Fishers Marty Reinhold 245 5.3 +5.3
CEC Brigid McCullough 47 1.0 +1.0
Total formal votes 4,635 98.7 +0.7
Informal votes 61 1.3 −0.7
Turnout 4,696 80.4 +2.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Gerard Maley 1,803 57.0 −10.1
Labor Kirsty Hunt 1,360 43.0 +10.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Gerry Wood 3,209 73.0 +17.5
Country Liberal Gerard Maley 1,189 27.0 −17.5
Independent hold Swing+17.5
2012 Northern Territory general election: Nelson[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gerry Wood 1,988 54.0 −18.2
Country Liberal Judy Cole 1,436 39.0 +19.9
Labor Sharon McAlear 255 6.9 −1.7
Total formal votes 3,679 98.1 +0.5
Informal votes 72 1.9 −0.5
Turnout 3,751 79.6 +5.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Judy Cole 2,477 67.3 −1.3
Labor Sharon McAlear 1,203 32.7 +1.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Gerry Wood 2,177 59.2 −19.5
Country Liberal Judy Cole 1,502 40.8 +19.5
Independent hold Swing−19.5

Elections in the 2000s
2008 Northern Territory general election: Nelson[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gerry Wood 2,436 72.2 +15.0
Country Liberal Maureen Kohlman 646 19.1 −11.5
Labor Justine Luders-Searle 292 8.7 −3.5
Total formal votes 3,374 97.6 −0.2
Informal votes 82 2.4 +0.2
Turnout 3,456 74.6
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Maureen Kohlman 2,313 68.6 +8.7
Labor Justine Luders-Searle 1,061 31.4 −8.7
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Gerry Wood 2,654 78.7 +12.1
Country Liberal Maureen Kohlman 720 21.3 −12.1
Independent hold Swing+12.1
2005 Northern Territory general election: Nelson[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Gerry Wood 2,133 56.6 +23.4
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,163 30.8 -16.5
Labor Lisa McKinney-Smith 475 12.6 -1.0
Total formal votes 3,771 97.7 +0.7
Informal votes 89 2.3 -0.7
Turnout 3,860 83.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 2,253 59.7 -6.0
Labor Lisa McKinney-Smith 1,518 40.3 +6.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Gerry Wood 2,496 66.2 +15.1
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,275 33.8 -15.1
Independent hold Swing+15.1
2001 Northern Territory general election: Nelson[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,535 43.5 -1.0
Independent Gerry Wood 1,461 41.4 +41.4
Labor Bob Hare 343 9.7 -10.0
One Nation Tony Hardwick 186 5.3 +5.3
Total formal votes 3,525 97.3 +0.7
Informal votes 99 2.7 -0.7
Turnout 3,624 89.5
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 2,321 65.8 +1.1
Labor Bob Hare 1,204 34.2 -1.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Gerry Wood 1,859 52.7 +52.7
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,666 47.3 -17.4
Independent gain from Country Liberal SwingN/A

Elections in the 1990s
1997 Northern Territory general election: Nelson[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,461 44.5 +0.8
Independent Dave Tollner 1,174 35.8 +35.8
Labor Theresa Francis 646 19.7 -5.0
Total formal votes 3,281 96.6 -1.3
Informal votes 116 3.4 +1.3
Turnout 3,397 87.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 2,122 64.7 +7.8
Labor Theresa Francis 1,159 35.3 -7.8
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,661 50.6 +3.7
Independent Dave Tollner 1,620 49.4 +49.4
Country Liberal gain from Independent Swing+3.7
1994 Northern Territory general election: Nelson[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,528 43.7 +23.7
Independent Noel Padgham-Purich 1,102 31.5 -9.5
Labor Wayne Connop 864 24.7 -8.1
Total formal votes 3,494 97.9 -0.4
Informal votes 76 2.1 +0.4
Turnout 3,570 89.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,574 66.6 -7.3
Labor Wayne Connop 1,501 33.4 +7.3
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Noel Padgham-Purich 1,855 53.1 -10.6
Country Liberal Chris Lugg 1,639 46.9 +10.6
Independent hold SwingN/A
1990 Northern Territory general election: Nelson[14][15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Noel Padgham-Purich 1,207 41.0
Country Liberal David Sanderson 965 32.8
Labor Peter Ivinson 589 20.0
NT Nationals Graeme Gow 181 6.2
Total formal votes 2,942 98.3
Informal votes 52 1.7
Turnout 2,994 89.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal David Sanderson 2,173 73.9 +5.1
Labor Peter Ivinson 769 26.1 -5.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Noel Padgham-Purich 1,873 63.7
Country Liberal David Sanderson 1,069 36.3
Independent hold SwingN/A

Notes
  1. Estimated two-party count by Antony Green.

References
  1. "Electorate summary: Nelson". NTEC. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. "Nelson". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. Green, Antony. "2020 Northern Territory Election – Analysis of Results". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. Nelson – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
  5. http://www.ntec.nt.gov.au/ElectionLAgeneral/Results/Pages/default.aspx
  6. "Details of NT 2008 Election" (PDF). ABC.
  7. "2008 Legislative Assembly Election Results" (PDF). NTEC.
  8. "Details of NT 2005 Election" (PDF). ABC.
  9. "2005 Legislative Assembly Election Results" (PDF). NTEC.
  10. "Details of NT 2001 Election" (PDF). ABC.
  11. "General assembly results" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. 1997. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  12. "General assembly results" (PDF). psephos.adam-carr.net. 30 August 1997. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  13. 1994 Legislative Election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission
  14. Jaensch, Dean (1990). The 1990 elections in the Northern Territory : a statistical analysis. Klemzig, S. Aust.: Polity Publications. ISBN 0949094803.
  15. 1990 Legislative Election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission
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