Electoral results for the division of Arafura

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

Members for Arafura

Member Party Term
  Bob Collins Labor Party 1983–1987
  Stan Tipiloura Labor Party 1987–1992
  Maurice Rioli Labor Party 1992–2001
  Marion Scrymgour Labor Party 2001–2009
  Independent 2009
  Labor Party 2009–2012
  Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu Country Liberal Party 2012–2014
  Independent 2014
  Palmer United Party 2014
  Country Liberal Party 2014-2016
  Lawrence Costa Labor Party 2016–2022
  Manuel Brown Labor Party 2023–present

Election results

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Northern Territory general election § Arafura.[edit]
2024 Northern Territory general election: Arafura
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Manuel Brown 1,887 69.7 +20.7
Country Liberal Yanja Thompson 821 30.3 −9.8
Total formal votes 2,708 97.9 +3.1
Informal votes 57 2.1 −3.1
Turnout 2,765 44.6 −8.1
Labor hold Swing +16.1
2023 Arafura by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Manuel Brown 2,038 66.7 +17.7
Country Liberal Leslie Tungatalum 897 29.4 −10.7
Federation Alan Middleton 120 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 3,055 95.1 +0.3
Informal votes 159 4.9 −0.3
Turnout 3,214 58.1 +5.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Manuel Brown 2,113 69.2 +15.6
Country Liberal Leslie Tungatalum 942 30.8 −15.6
Labor hold Swing +15.6
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Northern Territory general election § Arafura.[edit]
2020 Northern Territory general election: Arafura[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lawrence Costa 1,269 49.0 +0.6
Country Liberal Gibson Illortaminni 1,041 40.2 +4.4
Independent Tristan Mungatopi 199 7.7 +3.5
Territory Alliance George Laughton 82 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 2,591 94.8 N/A
Informal votes 142 5.2 N/A
Turnout 2,733 52.7 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lawrence Costa 1,388 53.6 −3.7
Country Liberal Gibson Illortaminni 1,203 46.4 +3.7
Labor hold Swing −3.7

Elections in the 2010s

2016 Northern Territory general election: Arafura[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lawrence Costa 1,087 46.3 +11.7
Country Liberal Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu 903 38.4 –5.5
1 Territory Jon Lotu 284 12.1 +12.1
Independent Tristan Mungatopi 75 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 2,349 98.6 N/A
Informal votes 34 1.4 N/A
Turnout 2,383 49.2 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lawrence Costa 1,234 54.7 +7.2
Country Liberal Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu 1,020 45.3 −7.2
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +7.2
2012 Northern Territory general election: Arafura[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Francis Maralampuwi Xavier 1,308 43.1 +6.6
Labor Dean Rioli 1,104 36.4 −9.7
Greens George Pascoe 426 14.1 +14.1
First Nations Jeannie Gadambua 194 6.4 +6.4
Total formal votes 3,032 95.3 N/A
Informal votes 148 4.7 N/A
Turnout 3,180 58.1 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Francis Maralampuwi Xavier 1,547 51.0 +15.0
Labor Dean Rioli 1,485 49.0 −15.0
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing +15.0

Elections in the 2000s

2008 Northern Territory general election: Arafura[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Marion Scrymgour 1,300 46.1 −18.0
Country Liberal Tristan Mungatopi 544 19.3 −3.0
Independent Jone Lotu 487 17.3 +17.3
Country Liberal Angie Siebert 486 17.3 +17.3
Total formal votes 2,817 94.0 N/A
Informal votes 179 6.0 N/A
Turnout 2,996 60.8 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Marion Scrymgour 1,802 64.0 −9.6
Country Liberal Tristan Mungatopi 1,015 36.0 +9.6
Labor hold Swing −9.6
2005 Northern Territory general election: Arafura[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Marion Scrymgour 1,864 64.2 +18.6
Country Liberal August Stevens 648 22.3 −1.6
Greens George Pascoe 392 13.5 +13.5
Total formal votes 2,904 95.1 N/A
Informal votes 149 4.9 N/A
Turnout 3,053 66.2 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Marion Scrymgour 2,137 73.6 +13.6
Country Liberal August Stevens 767 26.4 −13.6
Labor hold Swing +13.6
2001 Northern Territory general election: Arafura[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Marion Scrymgour 1,176 45.6 −13.4
Independent John Christophersen 650 25.2 +25.2
Country Liberal Marius Puruntatameri 618 24.0 −17.0
Independent Dorothy Fox 135 5.2 +5.2
Total formal votes 2,579 91.3 N/A
Informal votes 246 8.7 N/A
Turnout 2,825 67.1 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Marion Scrymgour 1,520 58.9 −0.1
Country Liberal Marius Puruntatameri 1,095 41.1 +0.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Marion Scrymgour 1,586 61.5 +2.5
Independent John Christophersen 993 38.5 +38.5
Labor hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1990s

1997 Northern Territory general election: Arafura[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurice Rioli 1,552 59.0 −1.7
Country Liberal Jacob Nayinggul 1,078 41.0 +25.6
Total formal votes 2,630 93.3 N/A
Informal votes 188 6.7 N/A
Turnout 2,818 66.7 N/A
Labor hold Swing −19.0
1994 Northern Territory general election: Arafura[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurice Rioli 1,381 60.8 −5.7
Independent Colin Newton 540 23.8 +23.8
Country Liberal Lothar Siebert 349 15.4 −18.1
Total formal votes 2,270 90.4 N/A
Informal votes 240 9.6 N/A
Turnout 2,510 67.6 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Maurice Rioli 1,481 65.3 −1.8
Country Liberal Lothar Siebert 789 34.7 +1.8
Labor hold Swing −1.8
  • The two candidate preferred vote was not counted between the Labor and Independent candidates for Arafura.
1992 Arafura by-election[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Maurice Rioli 1,448 64.0 −2.5
Country Liberal Bernard Tipiloura 684 30.3 −3.2
Independent Colin Newton 129 5.7 +5.7
Total formal votes 2,261 90.3 N/A
Informal votes 243 9.7 N/A
Turnout 2,504 65.3 N/A
Labor hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed.
1990 Northern Territory general election: Arafura[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Tipiloura 1,431 66.5 +2.6
Country Liberal Barry Puruntatameri 721 33.5 +12.3
Total formal votes 2,152 94.7 N/A
Informal votes 121 5.3 N/A
Turnout 2,273 67.8 N/A
Labor hold Swing −6.7

Elections in the 1980s

1987 Northern Territory general election: Arafura[15][16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Stan Tipiloura 1,211 63.9 +13.1
Country Liberal Dorothy Fox 402 21.2 −10.6
NT Nationals Peter Watton 281 14.8 +14.8
Total formal votes 1,894 93.5 N/A
Informal votes 132 6.5 N/A
Turnout 2,026 64.3 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Stan Tipiloura 1,286 67.9 +5.9
Country Liberal Dorothy Fox 608 32.1 −5.9
Labor hold Swing +5.9
1983 Northern Territory general election: Arafura[17][18]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Bob Collins 930 50.8 N/A
Country Liberal Robert Woodward 582 31.8 N/A
Democrats Kevin Doolan 318 17.4 N/A
Total formal votes 1,830 95.3 N/A
Informal votes 91 4.7 N/A
Turnout 1,921 69.5 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Bob Collins 1,129 61.7 N/A
Country Liberal Robert Woodward 701 38.3 N/A
Labor win (new seat)

References

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  6. ^ Arafura – Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 August 2008
  7. ^ Arafura – Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 18 June 2005
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  9. ^ Arafura – Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 30 August 1997
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  14. ^ Arafura – Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 27 October 1990
  15. ^ Jaensch, Dean (1987). The 1987 elections in the Northern Territory : a statistical analysis. Klemzig, S. Aust.: Polity Publications. ISBN 0949094323.
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  17. ^ Arafura – Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 3 December 1983
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