Electoral results for the division of Casuarina

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

## Members for Casuarina

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Member | Party | Term

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| Nick Dondas | Country Liberal | 1974–1994
| Peter Adamson | Country Liberal | 1994–2001
| Kon Vatskalis | Labor | 2001–2014
| Lauren Moss | Labor | 2014–present

## Election results

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### Elections in the 1970s

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1974 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Country Liberal | Nick Dondas | 931  | 41.9  | N/A
| Labor | Allan Dunstan  | 692  | 34.9  | N/A
| Independent | Robert McGahey
Dudley Orr  | 459  | 23.2  | N/A
Total formal votes  | 1,982  | 96.5  | N/A
Informal votes  | 72  | 3.5  | N/A
Turnout | 2,082  | 89.0  | N/A
Two-party-preferred result
| Country Liberal | Nick Dondas | 994  | 53.5  | N/A
| Labor | Allan Dunstan  | 865  | 46.5  | N/A
| Country Liberal win | (new seat)

* Totals for individual Independent candidates not known

1977 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Dennis Bree  | 941  | 46.7  | +11.1
| Country Liberal | Nick Dondas | 927  | 46.0  | +4.8
| Progress | Robert Hoey  | 149  | 7.4  | +7.4
Total formal votes  | 2,017  | 98.2  | N/A
Informal votes  | 38  | 1.8  | N/A
Turnout | 2,055  | 84.2  | N/A
Two-party-preferred result
| Country Liberal | Nick Dondas | 1,022  | 50.7  | −2.8
| Labor | Dennis Bree  | 995  | 49.3  | +2.8
| Country Liberal hold | Swing |  |

### Elections in the 1980s

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1980 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Country Liberal | Nick Dondas | 1,696  | 56.2  | +10.2
| Labor | Dennis Bree  | 1,167  | 38.7  | −8.0
| Democrats | Klaus Roth  | 156  | 5.2  | +5.2
Total formal votes  | 3,019  | 98.4  | N/A
Informal votes  | 48  | 1.6  | N/A
Turnout | 3,067  | 81.8  | N/A
| Country Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |

* Preferences were not distributed.

1983 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina[3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Country Liberal | Nick Dondas | 1,449  | 65.4  | +9.2
| Labor | Lionel Crompton  | 765  | 34.6  | −4.1
Total formal votes  | 2,214  | 97.6  | N/A
Informal votes  | 54  | 2.4  | N/A
Turnout | 2,268  | 91.4  | N/A
| Country Liberal hold | Swing |  |
1987 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Country Liberal | Nick Dondas | 1,109  | 44.3  | −21.1
| Labor | John Reeves | 1,053  | 42.0  | +7.4
| NT Nationals | Giuseppe Nicolosi  | 343  | 13.7  | +13.7
Total formal votes  | 2,505  | 96.8  | N/A
Informal votes  | 83  | 3.2  | N/A
Turnout | 2,588  | 81.5  | N/A
Two-party-preferred result
| Country Liberal | Nick Dondas | 1,353  | 54.0  | −11.0
| Labor | John Reeves | 1,152  | 46.0  | +11.0
| Country Liberal hold | Swing | −11.0 |

### Elections in the 1990s

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1990 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina[5][6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Country Liberal | Nick Dondas | 1,571  | 56.1  | +11.8
| Labor | Rod Ellis  | 1,029  | 36.8  | −5.2
| NT Nationals | Lea Rosenwax  | 200  | 7.1  | −6.6
Total formal votes  | 2,800  | 97.5  | N/A
Informal votes  | 71  | 2.5  | N/A
Turnout | 2,871  | 89.5  | N/A
Two-party-preferred result
| Country Liberal | Nick Dondas | 1,721  | 61.5  | +7.5
| Labor | Rod Ellis  | 1,079  | 38.5  | −7.5
| Country Liberal hold | Swing | +7.5 |
1994 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Country Liberal | Peter Adamson | 1,650  | 55.4  | −0.7
| Labor | Clare Martin | 1,328  | 44.6  | +7.8
Total formal votes  | 2,978  | 96.1  | N/A
Informal votes  | 119  | 3.9  | N/A
Turnout | 3,097  | 87.3  | N/A
| Country Liberal hold | Swing | −6.1 |
1997 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina[8][9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Country Liberal | Peter Adamson | 1,828  | 56.7  | +1.3
| Labor | Douglas McLeod  | 1,226  | 38.0  | −6.6
| Independent | Timothy Stewart  | 169  | 5.2  | +5.2
Total formal votes  | 3,223  | 96.0  | N/A
Informal votes  | 134  | 4.0  | N/A
Turnout | 3,357  | 82.1  | N/A
Two-party-preferred result
| Country Liberal | Peter Adamson | 1,869  | 58.0  | +3.0
| Labor | Douglas McLeod  | 1,354  | 42.0  | −3.0
| Country Liberal hold | Swing | +3.0 |

### Elections in the 2000s

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2001 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina[10][11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Kon Vatskalis | 1,723  | 48.5  | +7.2
| Country Liberal | Peter Adamson | 1,510  | 42.5  | −12.1
| Democrats | Craig Seiler  | 251  | 7.1  | +7.1
| Territory Alliance | Necmi Bayram  | 66  | 1.9  | +1.9
Total formal votes  | 3,550  | 96.9  | N/A
Informal votes  | 112  | 3.1  | N/A
Turnout | 3,662  | 88.4  | N/A
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | Kon Vatskalis | 1,900  | 53.5  | +9.1
| Country Liberal | Peter Adamson | 1,650  | 46.5  | −9.1
| Labor gain from Country Liberal | Swing | +9.1 |
2005 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina[12][13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Kon Vatskalis | 2,361  | 66.1  | +17.5
| Country Liberal | Wendy Green  | 992  | 27.8  | −14.8
| Independent | Gary Mills  | 126  | 3.5  | +3.5
| Independent | Scott White  | 94  | 2.6  | +2.6
Total formal votes  | 3,573  | 97.4  | N/A
Informal votes  | 95  | 2.6  | N/A
Turnout | 3,668  | 86.6  | N/A
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | Kon Vatskalis | 2,466  | 69.0  | +15.5
| Country Liberal | Wendy Green  | 1,107  | 31.0  | −15.5
| Labor hold | Swing | +15.5 |
2008 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina[14][15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Kon Vatskalis | 2,397  | 64.2  | −4.2
| Country Liberal | Gary Haslett  | 1,339  | 35.8  | +4.2
Total formal votes  | 3,736  | 94.9  | N/A
Informal votes  | 199  | 5.1  | N/A
Turnout | 3,935  | 84.1  | N/A
| Labor hold | Swing | −4.2 |

### Elections in the 2010s

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2012 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina[16][17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Kon Vatskalis | 2,512  | 59.3  | −4.9
| Country Liberal | Jane Jackson  | 1,724  | 40.7  | +4.9
Total formal votes  | 4,236  | 97.9  | N/A
Informal votes  | 89  | 2.1  | N/A
Turnout | 4,325  | 86.0  | N/A
| Labor hold | Swing | −4.9 |
Casuarina by-election, 18 October 2014[18][19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Lauren Moss | 1,579  | 42.1  | −17.2
| Country Liberal | Harry Kypreos  | 1,525  | 40.6  | −0.1
| Greens | Michael Conrad  | 412  | 11.0  | +11.0
| Independent | George Mamouzellos  | 99  | 2.6  | +2.6
| Independent | Trevor Jenkins  | 78  | 2.1  | +2.1
| Independent | Jack Henderson  | 36  | 1.0  | +1.0
| Citizens Electoral Council | Trudy Campbell  | 25  | 0.7  | +0.7
Total formal votes  | 3,754  | 96.6  | −1.4
Informal votes  | 133  | 3.4  | +1.4
Turnout | 3,887  | 70.9  | −15.0
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | Lauren Moss | 2,072  | 55.2  | −4.1
| Country Liberal | Harry Kypreos  | 1,682  | 44.8  | +4.1
| Labor hold | Swing | −4.1 |
2016 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina[20][21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Lauren Moss | 2,688  | 61.3  | +2.5
| Country Liberal | Giovanna Webb  | 1,694  | 38.7  | −2.5
Total formal votes  | 4,382  | 97.4  | N/A
Informal votes  | 117  | 2.6  | N/A
Turnout | 4,499  | 82.4  | N/A
| Labor hold | Swing | +2.5 |

### Elections in the 2020s

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This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Northern Territory general election § Casuarina.[edit]

2020 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina[22][23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labor | Lauren Moss | 2,307  | 50.1  | −11.0
| Country Liberal | Tony Schelling  | 1,012  | 22.0  | −16.3
| Territory Alliance | Danial Kelly  | 730  | 15.9  | +15.9
| Greens | Kendall Trudgen  | 552  | 12.0  | +11.6
Total formal votes  | 4,601  | 97.5  | N/A
Informal votes  | 117  | 2.5  | N/A
Turnout | 4,718  | 83.5  | N/A
Two-party-preferred result
| Labor | Lauren Moss | 3,033  | 65.9  | +4.4
| Country Liberal | Tony Schelling  | 1,568  | 34.1  | −4.4
| Labor hold | Swing | +4.4 |

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Northern Territory general election § Casuarina.[edit]

2024 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Country Liberal | Khoda Patel | 2,055  | 44.1  | +21.7
| Labor | Lauren Moss | 1,559  | 33.4  | −17.8
| Greens | Pamela McCalman  | 578  | 12.4  | +1.5
| Independent | Martin Jackson  | 472  | 10.1  | +10.1
Total formal votes  | 4,664  | 96.9  | −0.5
Informal votes  | 147  | 3.1  | +0.5
Turnout | 4,811  | 81.5  |
Two-party-preferred result
| Country Liberal | Khoda Patel | 2,365  | 50.7  | +16.7
| Labor | Lauren Moss | 2,281  | 49.3  | −16.7
| Country Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +16.7 |

## References

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5. ^ Jaensch, Dean (1990). The 1990 elections in the Northern Territory : a statistical analysis. Klemzig, S. Aust.: Polity Publications. ISBN 0949094803.
6. ^ 1990 Legislative Election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission
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