Electoral results for the division of Drysdale

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

Members for Drysdale

Member Party Term
  Stephen Dunham Country Liberal 1997–2005
  Chris Natt Labor 2005–2008
  Ross Bohlin Country Liberal 2008–2012
  Independent 2012–2012
  Lia Finocchiaro Country Liberal 2012–2016
  Eva Lawler Labor 2016–2024
  Clinton Howe Country Liberal 2024-present

Election results

Elections in the 1990s

1997 Northern Territory general election: Drysdale[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Stephen Dunham 1,844 57.0 −3.1
Labor Paul Nieuwenhoven 908 28.0 −11.9
Democrats Stuart Edwards 484 14.9 +14.9
Total formal votes 3,236 95.5 N/A
Informal votes 154 4.5 N/A
Turnout 3,390 85.8 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Stephen Dunham 2,048 63.3 +3.0
Labor Paul Nieuwenhoven 1,188 36.7 −3.0
Country Liberal hold Swing +3.0

Elections in the 2000s

2001 Northern Territory general election: Drysdale[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Stephen Dunham 2,265 65.4 −3.8
Labor Inger Peirce 1,199 34.6 +10.5
Total formal votes 3,464 94.2 N/A
Informal votes 213 5.8 N/A
Turnout 3,677 83.9 N/A
Country Liberal hold Swing −6.4
2005 Northern Territory general election: Drysdale[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Chris Natt 1,829 51.3 +17.4
Country Liberal Stephen Dunham 1,739 48.7 −16.6
Total formal votes 3,568 95.3 N/A
Informal votes 177 4.7 N/A
Turnout 3,745 82.1 N/A
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +17.0
2008 Northern Territory general election: Drysdale[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Ross Bohlin 2,020 55.3 +6.3
Labor Chris Natt 1,262 34.5 −12.8
Independent Justin Tutty 374 10.2 +10.2
Total formal votes 3,656 96.4 N/A
Informal votes 135 3.6 N/A
Turnout 3,791 79.9 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Ross Bohlin 2,199 60.1 +9.7
Labor Chris Natt 1,457 39.9 −9.7
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing +9.7

Elections in the 2010s

2012 Northern Territory general election: Drysdale[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Lia Finocchiaro 2,336 56.5 +1.2
Labor James Burke 1,142 27.6 −6.9
Independent Ross Bohlin 657 15.9 +15.9
Total formal votes 4,135 96.8 N/A
Informal votes 137 3.2 N/A
Turnout 4,272 82.5 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Lia Finocchiaro 2,699 65.3 +5.1
Labor James Burke 1,436 34.7 −5.1
Country Liberal hold Swing +5.1
2016 Northern Territory general election: Drysdale[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eva Lawler 1,593 41.0 +9.1
Country Liberal Ben Hosking 1,341 34.5 −20.3
Independent Lyle Mackay 395 10.2 +10.2
Greens Hayden Bray 250 6.4 +6.4
1 Territory David Cartwright 165 4.2 +4.2
Independent Margy Kerle 141 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 3,885 97.2 N/A
Informal votes 111 2.8 N/A
Turnout 3,996 73.2 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eva Lawler 1,964 55.2 +16.6
Country Liberal Ben Hosking 1,597 44.8 −16.6
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +16.6

Elections in the 2020s

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Northern Territory general election § Drysdale.[edit]
2020 Northern Territory general election: Drysdale[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Eva Lawler 1,648 42.2 +1.2
Country Liberal Leanne Butler 1,023 26.2 −8.3
Territory Alliance Fiona Lynch 533 13.6 +13.6
Ban Fracking Fix Crime Protect Water Lash Lisson 226 5.8 +5.8
Independent Danielle Eveleigh 211 5.4 +5.4
Independent Raj Samson 179 4.6 +4.6
Independent Brendan Killalea 85 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 3,905 95.0 N/A
Informal votes 204 5.0 N/A
Turnout 4,109 70.5 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Eva Lawler 2,263 58.0 +2.7
Country Liberal Leanne Butler 1,642 42.0 −2.7
Labor hold Swing +2.7
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Northern Territory general election § Drysdale.[edit]
2024 Northern Territory general election: Drysdale
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Clinton Howe 2,466 58.7 +28.4
Labor Eva Lawler 1,254 29.8 −12.1
Independent Cindy Mebbingarri Roberts 484 11.5 +11.5
Total formal votes 4,204 96.4
Informal votes 156 3.6
Turnout 4,360 68.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Clinton Howe 2,732 65.0 +20.4
Labor Eva Lawler 1,472 35.0 −20.4
Country Liberal gain from Labor Swing +20.4

References

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  3. ^ "General assembly results" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. 2001. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Details of NT 2001 Election" (PDF). ABC.
  5. ^ "2005 Legislative Assembly Election Results" (PDF). NTEC.
  6. ^ "Details of NT 2005 Election" (PDF). ABC.
  7. ^ "2008 Legislative Assembly Election Results" (PDF). NTEC.
  8. ^ "Details of NT 2008 Election" (PDF). ABC.
  9. ^ Drysdale – Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 25 August 2012
  10. ^ "Drysdale - Northern Territory Votes 2012 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC.net.au. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  11. ^ Drysdale – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
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  13. ^ "Electorate summary: Drysdale". NTEC. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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