Electoral division of Flynn

Former electoral division of the Northern Territory

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Flynn was an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It existed between 1983 and 1990 and was named after John Flynn, founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

## Members for Flynn

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Member | Party | Term

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| Ray Hanrahan | Country Liberal | 1983–1988
| Enzo Floreani | NT Nationals | 1988–1990

## Election results

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### Elections in the 1980s

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1983 Northern Territory general election: Flynn[1][2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Country Liberal | Ray Hanrahan | 1306  | 67.7  |
| Labor | Peter Hughes  | 564  | 29.2  |
| Independent | Pamela Gardeiner  | 60  | 3.1  |
Total formal votes  | 1,930  | 96.7  |
Informal votes  | 65  | 3.3  |
Turnout | 1,995  | 82.4  |
Two-party-preferred result
| Country Liberal | Ray Hanrahan | 1,336  | 69.2  |
| Labor | Peter Hughes  | 594  | 30.8  |
| Country Liberal hold | Swing |  |
1987 Northern Territory general election: Flynn[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Country Liberal | Ray Hanrahan | 829  | 50.6  | -17.1
| NT Nationals | Jacqueline Anderson  | 412  | 25.1  | +25.1
| Labor | John Omond  | 399  | 24.3  | -4.9
Total formal votes  | 1,640  | 96.7  |
Informal votes  | 56  | 3.3  |
Turnout | 1,696  | 63.7  |
Two-party-preferred result
| Country Liberal | Ray Hanrahan | 1,132  | 69.0  | 0.0
| Labor | John Omond  | 508  | 31.0  | 0.0
| Country Liberal hold | Swing | 0.0 |

* Two party preferred vote is estimated.

1988 Flynn by-election[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Di Shanahan  | 694  | 39.3  | +15.0
| NT Nationals | Enzo Floreani | 553  | 31.3  | +6.2
| Country Liberal | June Tuzewski  | 520  | 29.4  | -21.2
Total formal votes  | 2,941  | 95.7  | −1.1
Informal votes  | 133  | 4.3  | +1.1
Turnout | 3,074  | 75.8  | −7.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
| NT Nationals | Enzo Floreani | 979  | 55.4  | +55.4
| Labor | Di Shanahan  | 788  | 44.6  | +13.6
| NT Nationals gain from Country Liberal | Swing | N/A |

## References

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1. ^ "Legislative Assembly General Election 1983" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
2. ^ P. Loveday, Dean Jaensch (1983). A Landslide Election, the NT 1983. Darwin: ANU North Australia Research Unit. ISBN 0867844396.
3. ^ 1987 Legislative Assembly Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 March 1987
4. ^ "Flynn By-Election 1988 Results" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

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Former electoral divisions of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly

* Alice Springs
* Berrimah
* Elsey
* Flynn
* Gillen
* Greatorex
* Jingili
* Koolpinyah
* Leanyer
* Ludmilla
* MacDonnell
* Millner
* Nhulunbuy
* Palmerston
* Sadadeen
* Stuart
* Stuart Park
* Tiwi
* Victoria River
* Wagaman

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