Electoral results for the division of Karama

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

Members for Karama[edit]

Member Party Term
  Mick Palmer Country Liberal 1987–2001
  Delia Lawrie Labor 2001–2015
  Independent 2015–2016
  Ngaree Ah Kit Labor 2016–present

Election results[edit]

Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1987 Northern Territory general election: Karama[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Mick Palmer 1,076 42.7 N/A
Labor Robyn Crompton 959 38.1 N/A
NT Nationals Lionel Preston 483 19.2 N/A
Total formal votes 2,518 94.4 N/A
Informal votes 149 5.6 N/A
Turnout 2,667 79.3 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Mick Palmer 1,423 56.5 N/A
Labor Robyn Crompton 1,095 43.5 N/A
Country Liberal hold Swing -9.5

Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1990 Northern Territory general election: Karama[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Mick Palmer 1,533 55.3 +12.6
Labor Margaret Gillespie 1,037 37.4 -0.7
NT Nationals Janet Durling 200 7.2 -12.0
Total formal votes 2,770 97.0 N/A
Informal votes 87 3.0 N/A
Turnout 2,857 86.1 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Mick Palmer 1,683 60.8 +3.6
Labor Margaret Gillespie 1,087 39.2 -3.6
Country Liberal hold Swing +3.6
1994 Northern Territory general election: Karama[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Mick Palmer 1,533 50.8 -4.5
Labor John Tobin 1,320 43.7 +6.3
Independent Christopher Inskip 107 3.6 +3.6
Democrats Goncalo Pinto 58 1.9 +1.9
Total formal votes 3,018 96.6 N/A
Informal votes 107 3.4 N/A
Turnout 3,125 86.7 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Mick Palmer 1,640 54.3 -6.5
Labor John Tobin 1,378 45.7 +6.5
Country Liberal hold Swing -6.5
1997 Northern Territory general election: Karama[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Mick Palmer 1,811 51.7 +0.9
Labor John Tobin 1,692 48.3 +4.6
Total formal votes 3,503 95.8 N/A
Informal votes 154 4.2 N/A
Turnout 3,657 85.5 N/A
Country Liberal hold Swing -1.3

Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2001 Northern Territory general election: Karama[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Delia Lawrie 1,990 53.7 +6.4
Country Liberal Mick Palmer 1,713 46.3 -6.4
Total formal votes 3,703 95.8 N/A
Informal votes 161 4.2 N/A
Turnout 3,864 90.2 N/A
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +6.3
2005 Northern Territory general election: Karama[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Delia Lawrie 2,445 67.0 +13.3
Country Liberal Trevor Sellick 1,205 33.0 -13.3
Total formal votes 3,650 94.9 N/A
Informal votes 198 5.1 N/A
Turnout 3,848 89.1 N/A
Labor hold Swing +13.3
2008 Northern Territory general election: Karama[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Delia Lawrie 2,234 56.1 −9.5
Country Liberal Tony Bacus 1,398 35.1 +1.5
Independent Natalie Hunter 192 4.8 +4.8
Independent Dorothy Fox 156 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 3,980 96.0 N/A
Informal votes 167 4.0 N/A
Turnout 4,147 84.0 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Delia Lawrie 2,420 60.8 −5.2
Country Liberal Tony Bacus 1,560 39.2 +5.2
Labor hold Swing −5.2

Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2012 Northern Territory general election: Karama[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Delia Lawrie 2,072 52.7 −3.5
Country Liberal Rohan Kelly 1,634 41.5 +6.6
Greens Frances Elcoate 229 5.8 +5.8
Total formal votes 3,935 96.4 N/A
Informal votes 145 3.6 N/A
Turnout 4,080 86.6 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Delia Lawrie 2,219 56.4 −4.4
Country Liberal Rohan Kelly 1,716 43.6 +4.4
Labor hold Swing −4.4
2016 Northern Territory general election: Karama[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ngaree Ah Kit 1,373 34.0 −18.7
Independent Delia Lawrie 1,316 32.6 +32.6
Country Liberal Jarred Ilett 923 22.8 −18.7
1 Territory Edward D'Solo 249 6.2 +6.2
Independent Trevor Jenkins 79 2.0 +2.0
Independent Sonja Jebbink 56 1.4 +1.4
Independent Jimmy Gimini 44 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 4,040 97.7 N/A
Informal votes 93 2.3 N/A
Turnout 4,133 79.1 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ngaree Ah Kit 2,037 63.0 +6.6
Country Liberal Jarred Ilett 1,196 37.0 −6.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Ngaree Ah Kit 1,702 50.8 −5.6
Independent Delia Lawrie 1,647 49.2 +49.2
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Northern Territory general election § Karama.[edit]
2020 Northern Territory general election: Karama[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ngaree Ah Kit 2,129 51.1 +17.2
Country Liberal Brian O'Gallagher 1,166 28.0 +4.4
Territory Alliance Caleb Cardno 874 21.0 +21.0
Total formal votes 4,169 97.1 N/A
Informal votes 124 2.9 N/A
Turnout 4,293 78.3 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ngaree Ah Kit 2,491 59.8 −2.5
Country Liberal Brian O'Gallagher 1,678 40.2 +2.5
Labor hold Swing −2.5

References[edit]

  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
  5. ^ "General assembly results" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. 1997. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  6. ^ "General assembly results" (PDF). psephos.adam-carr.net. 30 August 1997. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  7. ^ "General assembly results" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. 2001. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  8. ^ "Details of NT 2001 Election" (PDF). ABC.
  9. ^ "2005 Legislative Assembly Election Results" (PDF). NTEC.
  10. ^ "Details of NT 2005 Election" (PDF). ABC.
  11. ^ "2008 Legislative Assembly Election Results" (PDF). NTEC.
  12. ^ "Details of NT 2008 Election" (PDF). ABC.
  13. ^ "General assembly results" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Karama - Northern Territory Votes 2012 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC.net.au. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  15. ^ Karama – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 5 September 2016
  16. ^ "Karama - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Electorate summary: Karama". NTEC. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Karama". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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