Electoral results for the division of Blain

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

Members for Blain[edit]

Member Party Term
  Barry Coulter Country Liberal 1997–1999
  Terry Mills Country Liberal 1999–2014
  Nathan Barrett Country Liberal 2014–2016
  Independent 2016
  Terry Mills Independent 2016–2019
  Territory Alliance 2019–2020
  Mark Turner Labor 2020–present

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1997 Northern Territory general election: Blain[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Barry Coulter 2,491 73.8 +14.7
Labor Richard Bawden 884 26.2 -8.2
Total formal votes 3,375 92.9 N/A
Informal votes 257 7.1 N/A
Turnout 3,632 88.8 N/A
Country Liberal hold Swing +11.8
1999 Blain by-election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Terry Mills 1,599 46.4 -27.4
Labor Nicole Cridland 1,396 40.5 +14.3
Independent Peter Gandolfi 352 10.2 +10.2
Greens Beryl Brugmans 101 2.9 +2.9
Total formal votes 3,448 96.6 N/A
Informal votes 122 3.4 N/A
Turnout 3,570 77.4 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Terry Mills 1,838 53.3 -20.5
Labor Nicole Cridland 1,610 46.7 +20.5
Country Liberal hold Swing -20.5

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2001 Northern Territory general election: Blain[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Terry Mills 2,342 64.0 -10.1
Labor Peter Shew 1,072 29.3 +3.4
Territory Alliance (2001) Joseph Mulqueeney 248 6.8 +6.8
Total formal votes 3,662 96.2 N/A
Informal votes 146 3.8 N/A
Turnout 3,808 87.5 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Terry Mills 2,444 66.7 -7.4
Labor Peter Shew 1,218 33.3 +7.4
Country Liberal hold Swing -7.4
2005 Northern Territory general election: Blain[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Terry Mills 1,933 51.9 -12.1
Labor Brendan Cabry 1,415 38.0 +8.7
Greens Sue McKinnon 273 7.3 +7.3
Independent Duncan Dean 104 2.8 +2.8
Total formal votes 3,725 96.5 N/A
Informal votes 136 3.5 N/A
Turnout 3,861 86.3 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Terry Mills 2,131 57.2 -9.5
Labor Brendan Cabry 1,594 42.8 +9.5
Country Liberal hold Swing -9.5
2008 Northern Territory general election: Blain[8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Terry Mills 2,258 61.6 +5.8
Labor Ken Vowles 1,410 38.4 −5.8
Total formal votes 3,668 94.9 N/A
Informal votes 198 5.1 N/A
Turnout 3,866 80.1 N/A
Country Liberal hold Swing +5.8

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2012 Northern Territory general election: Blain[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Terry Mills 2,462 61.6 ±0.0
Labor Geoff Bahnert 1,343 33.6 −4.9
First Nations Daniel Fejo 194 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 3,999 96.6 N/A
Informal votes 142 3.4 N/A
Turnout 4,141 83.2 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Terry Mills 2,529 63.2 +1.7
Labor Geoff Bahnert 1,470 36.8 −1.7
Country Liberal hold Swing +1.7
2014 Blain by-election[12][13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Nathan Barrett 1,768 45.5 −16.0
Labor Geoff Bahnert 1,448 37.3 +3.7
Independent Matthew Cranitch 336 8.7 +8.7
Greens Sue McKinnon 275 7.1 +7.1
Citizens Electoral Council Peter Flynn 56 1.4 +1.4
Total formal votes 3,883 95.5 N/A
Informal votes 184 4.5 N/A
Turnout 4,067 68.8 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Nathan Barrett 2,067 53.2 −10.0
Labor Geoff Bahnert 1,816 46.8 +10.0
Country Liberal hold Swing −10.0
2016 Northern Territory general election: Blain[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Damian Hale 1,597 37.3 +5.3
Independent Terry Mills 1,341 31.3 +31.3
Country Liberal Marie-Clare Boothby 1,102 25.7 −37.9
Independent Gregory Knowles 241 5.6 +5.6
Total formal votes 4,280 97.3 N/A
Informal votes 121 2.7 N/A
Turnout 4,402 78.9 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Damian Hale 2,056 54.8 +20.0
Country Liberal Marie-Clare Boothby 1,693 45.2 −20.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Terry Mills 1,953 51.4 +51.4
Labor Damian Hale 1,849 48.6 +13.8
Independent gain from Country Liberal Swing N/A

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

2020 Northern Territory general election: Blain[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Mark Turner 1,729 41.4 +4.0
Country Liberal Matthew Kerle 1,489 35.6 +10.2
Territory Alliance Terry Mills 959 23.0 −8.5
Total formal votes 4,177 96.8 N/A
Informal votes 138 3.2 N/A
Turnout 4,315 75.8 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Mark Turner 2,095 50.2 +1.5
Country Liberal Matthew Kerle 2,082 49.8 −1.5
Labor gain from Territory Alliance Swing +1.5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "General assembly results" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. 1997. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. ^ "General assembly results" (PDF). psephos.adam-carr.net. 30 August 1997. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  3. ^ 1999 Blain by-election results
  4. ^ "General assembly results" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. 2001. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Details of NT 2001 Election" (PDF). ABC.
  6. ^ "Details of NT 2005 Election" (PDF). ABC.
  7. ^ "2005 Legislative Assembly Election Results" (PDF). NTEC.
  8. ^ "Blain - 2008 Northern Territory Election - ABC Elections" (PDF). ABC. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  9. ^ Blain – Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 August 2008
  10. ^ Blain – Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 25 August 2012
  11. ^ "Blain - Northern Territory Votes 2012 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC.net.au. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  12. ^ Legislative Assembly By-Election – Blain, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 13 April 2014.
  13. ^ 2014 Blain by-election results, ABC, 13 April 2014.
  14. ^ Blain – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
  15. ^ "Electorate summary: Blain". NTEC. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Blain". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2020.