Results of the 1974 Northern Territory general election

This is a list of electoral division results for the Northern Territory 1974 General Election in Australia.

Northern Territory general election, 19 October 1974[1]
Legislative Assembly
–1977 >>

Enrolled voters 39,027
Votes cast 29,428 Turnout 75.4%
Informal votes 1,493 Informal 5.1%
Summary of votes by party
Party Primary votes % Swing Seats Change
  Country Liberal 13,690 49.0% 17 + 17
  Labor 8,508 30.5% 0 ± 0
  Independent 5,737 20.5% 2 + 2
Total 27,935     19  

Results by electoral division

Alice Springs
1974 Northern Territory general election: Alice Springs
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Bernie Kilgariff 1,319 72.2
Labor Jean Leunig 377 20.6
Independent Alan Gray 131 7.2
Total formal votes 1,827 94.5
Informal votes 106 5.5
Turnout 1,933 75.7
Country Liberal win (new seat)
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Arnhem
1974 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Rupert Kentish 505 66.9
Labor Elizabeth Pearce 250 33.1
Total formal votes 755 90.1
Informal votes 83 9.9
Turnout 838 55.5
Country Liberal win (new seat)

Barkly
1974 Northern Territory general election: Barkly
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Ian Tuxworth 558 53.0
Labor Eric Marks 495 47.0
Total formal votes 1,053 94.5
Informal votes 61 5.5
Turnout 1,114 67.7
Country Liberal win (new seat)

Casuarina
1974 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Nick Dondas 931 41.9
Labor Allan Dunstan 692 34.9
Independent Robert McGahey
Dudley Orr		 459 23.2
Total formal votes 1,982 96.5
Informal votes 72 3.5
Turnout 2,082 89.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Nick Dondas 994 53.5
Labor Allan Dunstan 865 46.5
Country Liberal win (new seat)
  • The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.

Elsey
1974 Northern Territory general election: Elsey
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Les MacFarlane 800 63.5
Labor Kevin Frazer 362 28.8
Independent Leslie James
James Martin		 97 7.7
Total formal votes 1,259 95.5
Informal votes 60 4.5
Turnout 1,319 70.0
Country Liberal win (new seat)
  • Preferences were not distributed.
  • The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.

Fannie Bay
1974 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Grant Tambling 845 46.5
Labor James Bowditch 546 31.6
Independent John McCormack
Eleanor Fisher		 378 21.9
Total formal votes 1,684 95.6
Informal votes 77 4.4
Turnout 1,761 78.5
Country Liberal win (new seat)
  • Preferences were not distributed.
  • The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.

Gillen
1974 Northern Territory general election: Gillen
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Jim Robertson 1,128 65.7
Labor Peter Leunig 589 34.3
Total formal votes 1,717 90.2
Informal votes 187 9.8
Turnout 1,904 82.5
Country Liberal win (new seat)

Jingili
1974 Northern Territory general election: Jingili
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Paul Everingham 928 51.8
Labor Thomas Bell 863 48.2
Total formal votes 1,791 94.1
Informal votes 112 5.9
Turnout 1,903 82.9
Country Liberal win (new seat)

Ludmilla
1974 Northern Territory general election: Ludmilla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Roger Steele 569 36.4
Labor Hazel Robertson 450 28.8
Independent Edward D'Ambrosio
Brian Smith
Grahame Stewart
William Sullivan		 545 34.9
Total formal votes 1,564 95.2
Informal votes 78 4.8
Turnout 1,642 80.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Roger Steele 785 57.3
Labor Hazel Robertson 586 42.7
Country Liberal win (new seat)
  • The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.

MacDonnell
1974 Northern Territory general election: MacDonnell
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Dave Pollock 535 53.4
Labor Malcolm Wolf 395 39.4
Independent Bruce Beaden 72 7.2
Total formal votes 1,002 92.7
Informal votes 79 7.3
Turnout 1,081 65.2
Country Liberal win (new seat)
  • Preferences were not distributed.

Millner
1974 Northern Territory general election: Millner
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Roger Ryan 711 45.4
Labor Jack Hunt 425 27.1
Independent William Forrest
John Quinn		 430 27.5
Total formal votes 1,566 95.3
Informal votes 77 4.7
Turnout 1,643 79.0
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Roger Ryan 946 64.3
Labor Jack Hunt 526 35.7
Country Liberal win (new seat)
  • The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.

Nhulunbuy
1974 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Milton Ballantyne 658 48.3
Labor John Flynn 560 41.1
Independent William Hendry 144 10.6
Total formal votes 1,362 96.4
Informal votes 51 3.6
Turnout 1,413 74.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Milton Ballantyne 746 55.3
Labor John Flynn 602 44.7
Country Liberal win (new seat)

Nightcliff
1974 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Dawn Lawrie 786 42.1
Country Liberal Alfred Hooper 701 37.5
Labor Edward Ellis 382 20.4
Total formal votes 1,869 96.9
Informal votes 60 3.1
Turnout 1,929 78.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Dawn Lawrie 1,021 57.7
Country Liberal Alfred Hooper 747 42.3
Independent win (new seat)

Port Darwin
1974 Northern Territory general election: Port Darwin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal William Jettner 622 35.6
Independent Ron Withnall
Brian Manning		 605 34.7
Labor James Gallacher 519 29.7
Total formal votes 1,823 96.7
Informal votes 62 3.3
Turnout 1,885 73.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Ron Withnall 834 53.3
Country Liberal William Jettner 731 46.7
Independent win (new seat)
  • The number of primary votes each individual Independent received is unknown.

Sanderson
1974 Northern Territory general election: Sanderson
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Liz Andrew 797 41.5
Labor Mark Phelan 661 34.5
Independent Alexander Allan-Stewart
Herbert Sinclair		 461 24.0
Total formal votes 1,919 96.6
Informal votes 68 3.4
Turnout 1,987 84.8
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Liz Andrew 1,006 56.5
Labor Mark Phelan 773 43.5
Country Liberal win (new seat)
  • The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.

Stuart
1974 Northern Territory general election: Stuart
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Roger Vale 498 47.7
Labor Geoffrey Loveday 301 28.8
Independent Reginald Harris 246 23.5
Total formal votes 1,045 94.9
Informal votes 56 5.1
Turnout 1,101 71.1
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Roger Vale 644 64.8
Labor Geoffrey Loveday 349 35.2
Country Liberal win (new seat)

Stuart Park
1974 Northern Territory general election: Stuart Park
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Marshall Perron 557 33.0
Independent William Fisher
John McNamee		 646 38.3
Labor Geoffrey Loveday 486 28.8
Total formal votes 1,689 95.5
Informal votes 79 4.5
Turnout 1,768 74.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Liberal Marshall Perron 763 50.2
Independent 757 49.8
Country Liberal win (new seat)
  • The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.
  • The independent candidate that came second on preferences is unknown.

Tiwi
1974 Northern Territory general election: Tiwi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Hyacinth Tungutalum 454 45.4
Independent Peter Lawrence
Robert Oaten
Noel Padgham-Purich
Lou Stewart		 391 39.1
Labor John Nixon 156 15.6
Total formal votes 1,001 94.3
Informal votes 61 5.7
Turnout 1,062 67.6
Country Liberal win (new seat)
  • Preferences were not distributed.
  • The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.

Victoria River
1974 Northern Territory general election: Victoria River
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Goff Letts 717 69.7
Independent Wiyendji Nunggula
Charles Renfrey		 312 30.3
Total formal votes 1,029 94.4
Informal votes 61 5.6
Turnout 1,090 62.6
Country Liberal win (new seat)
  • Preferences were not distributed.
  • The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.

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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