Electoral results for the division of Johnston

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

Members for Johnston

Member Party Term
  Chris Burns Labor 2001–2012
  Ken Vowles Labor 2012–2020
  Joel Bowden Labor 2020–present

Election results

Elections in the 2000s

2001 Northern Territory general election: Johnston[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Chris Burns 1,625 46.2 +9.5
Country Liberal Steve Balch 1,542 43.9 −7.6
Democrats Joanne Sangster 347 9.9 +9.9
Total formal votes 3,514 96.9 +0.8
Informal votes 113 3.1 −0.8
Turnout 3,627 83.9
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Chris Burns 1,858 52.9 +9.2
Country Liberal Steve Balch 1,656 47.1 −9.2
Labor gain from Country Liberal Swing +9.2
2005 Northern Territory general election: Johnston[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Chris Burns 1,977 55.0 +8.8
Country Liberal Ross Connolly 1,071 29.8 −14.1
Greens Kate Neely 358 10.0 +10.0
Independent Steve Saint 148 4.1 +4.1
Independent Gary Meyerhoff 38 1.1 +1.1
Total formal votes 3,592 96.9 ±0.0
Informal votes 114 3.1 ±0.0
Turnout 3,706 86.9 +3.0
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Chris Burns 2,355 65.6 +12.7
Country Liberal Ross Connolly 1,237 34.4 −12.7
Labor hold Swing +12.7
2008 Northern Territory general election: Johnston[5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Chris Burns 2,246 58.1 −8.7
Country Liberal Jo Sangster 1,618 41.9 +8.7
Total formal votes 3,864 95.0 −2.3
Informal votes 205 5.0 +2.3
Turnout 4,069 82.5 −4.4
Labor hold Swing −8.7

Elections in the 2010s

2012 Northern Territory general election: Johnston[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Vowles 1,799 45.0 −13.1
Country Liberal Jo Sangster 1,552 38.8 −3.1
Greens Alana Parrott-Jolly 389 9.7 +9.7
Sex Party Krystal Metcalf 169 4.2 +4.2
One Nation Peter Bussa 89 2.2 +2.2
Total formal votes 3,998 96.2 +1.2
Informal votes 160 2.5 −1.2
Turnout 4,158 85.2 +2.7
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Vowles 2,225 55.7 −2.5
Country Liberal Jo Sangster 1,773 44.3 +2.5
Labor hold Swing −2.5
2016 Northern Territory general election: Johnston[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Ken Vowles 2,019 51.4 +3.6
Country Liberal Steven Klose 1,234 31.4 −7.6
Greens Melanie Ross 676 17.2 +9.3
Total formal votes 3,929 98.1 +1.6
Informal votes 77 1.9 −1.6
Turnout 4,006 80.4 +0.8
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Ken Vowles 2,453 64.7 +8.1
Country Liberal Steven Klose 1,339 35.3 −8.1
Labor hold Swing +8.1

Elections in the 2020s

2020 Johnston by-election[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joel Bowden 983 29.9 −21.5
Territory Alliance Steven Klose 728 22.1 +22.1
Greens Aiya Goodrich Carttling 565 17.2 −0.0
Country Liberal Josh Thomas 536 16.3 −15.1
Ban Fracking Fix Crime Protect Water Braedon Earley 343 10.4 +10.4
Independent Trevor Jenkins 80 2.4 +2.4
Independent George Mamouzellos 57 1.7 +1.7
Total formal votes 3,292 96.4 −1.7
Informal votes 123 3.6 +1.7
Turnout 3,415 68.5 −11.9
Two-candidate-preferred result
Labor Joel Bowden 1,731 52.6 −12.1
Territory Alliance Steven Klose 1,561 47.4 +47.4
Labor hold Swing N/A
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2020 Northern Territory general election § Johnston.[edit]
2020 Northern Territory general election: Johnston[13][14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Joel Bowden 1,940 45.3 −7.7
Country Liberal Gary Haslett 843 19.7 −10.7
Greens Aiya Goodrich Carttling 736 17.2 +1.9
Territory Alliance Steven Klose 626 14.6 +14.6
Independent Joshua Thomas 139 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 4,284 96.6 N/A
Informal votes 150 3.4 N/A
Turnout 4,434 79.8 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Joel Bowden 2,851 66.5 +0.8
Country Liberal Gary Haslett 1,433 33.5 −0.8
Labor hold Swing +0.8
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2024 Northern Territory general election § Johnston.[edit]
2024 Northern Territory general election: Johnston
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Gary Strachan 1,456 34.6 +14.3
Independent Justine Davis 1,273 30.3 +30.3
Labor Joel Bowden 1,108 26.3 −19.6
Greens Billie Barton 370 8.8 −7.0
Total formal votes 4,207 98.2 +1.2
Informal votes 120 2.8 −1.2
Turnout 4,327 75.3
Two-party-preferred result[a][15]
Labor Joel Bowden 2,224 52.9 −13.1
Country Liberal Gary Strachan 1,983 47.1 +13.1
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Justine Davis 2,425 57.6 +57.6
Country Liberal Gary Strachan 1,782 42.4 +8.4
Independent gain from Labor Swing +57.6
  1. ^ Estimated two-party count by Antony Green.

References

  1. ^ "General assembly results" (PDF). ntec.nt.gov.au. 2001. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Details of NT 2001 Election" (PDF). ABC.
  3. ^ "2005 Legislative Assembly Election Results" (PDF). NTEC.
  4. ^ "Details of NT 2005 Election" (PDF). ABC.
  5. ^ "2008 Legislative Assembly Election Results" (PDF). NTEC.
  6. ^ "Details of NT 2008 Election" (PDF). ABC.
  7. ^ Johnston – Electorate Summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 25 August 2012
  8. ^ "Johnston - Northern Territory Votes 2012 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC.net.au. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  9. ^ Johnston – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
  10. ^ "Johnston - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Division of Johnston results". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  12. ^ Green, Antony. "Johnston by-election 2020". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Electorate summary: Johnston". NTEC. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Johnston". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  15. ^ Green, Antony. "2024 Northern Territory Election – Analysis of Results". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 5 January 2025.