List of Northern Territory general elections

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "List of Northern Territory general elections" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

The following is a summary of results for general elections in the Northern Territory. The assembly consisted of 19 members at its creation in 1974, but was increased to its present size of 25 for the 1983 election.

The table below shows the total number of seats won by the major political parties at each election. The winning party's total is shown in bold. Full details on any election are linked via the year of the election at the start of the row.

Year  | CLP | ALP | Territory

Alliance

| NT Nationals | Independent  | Total seats

|
|
|
|
|
|

2020 |  | 8  | 14 | 1  |  | 2  | 25
2016[1] |  | 2  | 18 |  |  | 5  | 25
2012[2] |  | 16 | 8  |  |  | 1  | 25
2008[3] |  | 11  | 13 |  |  | 1  | 25
2005[4] |  | 4  | 19 |  |  | 2  | 25
2001 |  | 10  | 13 |  |  | 2  | 25
1997 |  | 18 | 7  |  |  | 0  | 25
1994 |  | 17 | 7  |  |  | 1  | 25
1990 |  | 14 | 9  |  | 0  | 2  | 25
1987 |  | 16 | 6  |  | 1  | 2  | 25
1983 |  | 19 | 6  |  |  | 0  | 25
1980 |  | 11 | 7  |  |  | 1  | 19
1977 |  | 12 | 6  |  |  | 1  | 19
1974 |  | 17 | 0  |  |  | 2  | 19

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Northern Territory Election 2016 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
2. ^ "Home - Northern Territory Votes 2012 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
3. ^ "2008 Northern Territory Election - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
4. ^ "Northern Territory Election 2005. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 31 March 2020.

## See also

[edit]

* List of Northern Territory by-elections
* Timeline of Australian elections

* v
* t
* e

Elections and referendums in the Northern Territory

General elections|

* 1947
* 1951
* 1954
* 1957
* 1958
* 1960
* 1962
* 1965
* 1968
* 1974
* 1977
* 1980
* 1983
* 1987
* 1990
* 1994
* 1997
* 2001
* 2005
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024
* 2028

Local elections|

* 1971
* 1974
* 1977
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2017
* 2021
* 2025

Referendums|

* 1998

By-elections

* v
* t
* e

Politics of the Northern Territory

Executive|

* Administrator
* Hugh Heggie
* Chief Minister
* Natasha Fyles
* Ministry
* Past ministries

Legislative|

* Speaker of the Assembly
* Mark Monaghan
* Opposition Leader
* Lia Finocchiaro
* Legislative Assembly
* Current assembly
* Former assemblies
* Legislative Council (defunct)

Political parties|

| Active|

* Animal Justice Party
* Country Liberal Party
* Federation Party
* Greens
* Labor Party
* Shooters and Fishers Party

|

Defunct|

* Australia's First Nations Political Party
* Ban Fracking Fix Crime Protect Water
* Territory Alliance
* North Australia Party
* Northern Territory Nationals

Elections|

* 1974
* 1977
* 1980
* 1983
* 1987
* 1990
* 1994
* 1997
* 2001
* 2005
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

* By-elections
* Electoral divisions

* v
* t
* e

Government of the Northern Territory

Executive|

* Administrator
* Chief Minister
* Deputy Chief Minister
* Cabinet
* Police

Legislative|

* Legislative Assembly
* Legislative Council
* Electoral divisions
* MLAs
* Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
* Opposition Leader

Judicial|

* Supreme Court
* Magistrates court
* Local Court
* Coroners Court
* Other courts and tribunals

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template