Results of the 1974 Northern Territory general election
# Results of the 1974 Northern Territory general election

Northern Territory general election, 19 October 1974 Legislative Assembly

–1977 >> :

| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 39,027 | | | | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 29,428 | | Turnout | 75.4% | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,493 | | Informal | 5.1% | |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Country Liberal | 13,690 | 49.0% | | 17 | + 17 |
| | Labor | 8,508 | 30.5% | | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Independent | 5,737 | 20.5% | | 2 | + 2 |
| Total | Total | 27,935 | | | 19 | |

This is a list of electoral division results for the Northern Territory 1974 General Election in Australia.

## Results by electoral division

### Alice Springs

1974 Northern Territory general election: Alice Springs :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country Liberal | Bernie Kilgariff | 1,319 | 72.2 | |
| | Labor | Jean Leunig | 377 | 20.6 | |
| | Independent | Alan Gray | 131 | 7.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,827 | 94.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 106 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,933 | 75.7 | |
| | Country Liberal win | Country Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

* Preferences were not distributed.

### Arnhem

1974 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country Liberal | Rupert Kentish | 505 | 66.9 | |
| | Labor | Elizabeth Pearce | 250 | 33.1 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 755 | 90.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 83 | 9.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 838 | 55.5 | |
| | Country Liberal win | Country Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Barkly

1974 Northern Territory general election: Barkly :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country Liberal | Ian Tuxworth | 558 | 53.0 | |
| | Labor | Eric Marks | 495 | 47.0 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,053 | 94.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 61 | 5.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,114 | 67.7 | |
| | Country Liberal win | Country Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Casuarina

1974 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina :

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

* The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.

### Elsey

1974 Northern Territory general election: Elsey :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country Liberal | Les MacFarlane | 800 | 63.5 | |
| | Labor | Kevin Frazer | 362 | 28.8 | |
| | Independent | Leslie James James Martin | 97 | 7.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,259 | 95.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 60 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,319 | 70.0 | |
| | Country Liberal win | Country Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

* Preferences were not distributed.
* The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.

### Fannie Bay

1974 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country Liberal | Grant Tambling | 845 | 46.5 | |
| | Labor | James Bowditch | 546 | 31.6 | |
| | Independent | John McCormack Eleanor Fisher | 378 | 21.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,684 | 95.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 77 | 4.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,761 | 78.5 | |
| | Country Liberal win | Country Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

* Preferences were not distributed.
* The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.

### Gillen

1974 Northern Territory general election: Gillen :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country Liberal | Jim Robertson | 1,128 | 65.7 | |
| | Labor | Peter Leunig | 589 | 34.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,717 | 90.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 187 | 9.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,904 | 82.5 | |
| | Country Liberal win | Country Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Jingili

1974 Northern Territory general election: Jingili :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country Liberal | Paul Everingham | 928 | 51.8 | |
| | Labor | Thomas Bell | 863 | 48.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,791 | 94.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 112 | 5.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,903 | 82.9 | |
| | Country Liberal win | Country Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Ludmilla

1974 Northern Territory general election: Ludmilla :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country Liberal | Roger Steele | 569 | 36.4 | |
| | Labor | Hazel Robertson | 450 | 28.8 | |
| | Independent | Edward D'Ambrosio Brian Smith Grahame Stewart William Sullivan | 545 | 34.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,564 | 95.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,642 | 80.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Roger Steele | 785 | 57.3 | |
| | Labor | Hazel Robertson | 586 | 42.7 | |
| | Country Liberal win | Country Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

* The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.

### MacDonnell

1974 Northern Territory general election: MacDonnell :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country Liberal | Dave Pollock | 535 | 53.4 | |
| | Labor | Malcolm Wolf | 395 | 39.4 | |
| | Independent | Bruce Beaden | 72 | 7.2 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,002 | 92.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 79 | 7.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,081 | 65.2 | |
| | Country Liberal win | Country Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

* Preferences were not distributed.

### Millner

1974 Northern Territory general election: Millner :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country Liberal | Roger Ryan | 711 | 45.4 | |
| | Labor | Jack Hunt | 425 | 27.1 | |
| | Independent | William Forrest John Quinn | 430 | 27.5 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,566 | 95.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 77 | 4.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,643 | 79.0 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Roger Ryan | 946 | 64.3 | |
| | Labor | Jack Hunt | 526 | 35.7 | |
| | Country Liberal win | Country Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

* The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.

### Nhulunbuy

1974 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country Liberal | Milton Ballantyne | 658 | 48.3 | |
| | Labor | John Flynn | 560 | 41.1 | |
| | Independent | William Hendry | 144 | 10.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,362 | 96.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 51 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,413 | 74.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Milton Ballantyne | 746 | 55.3 | |
| | Labor | John Flynn | 602 | 44.7 | |
| | Country Liberal win | Country Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Nightcliff

1974 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Independent | Dawn Lawrie | 786 | 42.1 | |
| | Country Liberal | Alfred Hooper | 701 | 37.5 | |
| | Labor | Edward Ellis | 382 | 20.4 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,869 | 96.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 60 | 3.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,929 | 78.9 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Dawn Lawrie | 1,021 | 57.7 | |
| | Country Liberal | Alfred Hooper | 747 | 42.3 | |
| | Independent win | Independent win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Port Darwin

1974 Northern Territory general election: Port Darwin :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country Liberal | William Jettner | 622 | 35.6 | |
| | Independent | Ron Withnall Brian Manning | 605 | 34.7 | |
| | Labor | James Gallacher | 519 | 29.7 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,823 | 96.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 62 | 3.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,885 | 73.9 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Ron Withnall | 834 | 53.3 | |
| | Country Liberal | William Jettner | 731 | 46.7 | |
| | Independent win | Independent win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

* The number of primary votes each individual Independent received is unknown.

### Sanderson

1974 Northern Territory general election: Sanderson :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country Liberal | Liz Andrew | 797 | 41.5 | |
| | Labor | Mark Phelan | 661 | 34.5 | |
| | Independent | Alexander Allan-Stewart Herbert Sinclair | 461 | 24.0 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,919 | 96.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 68 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,987 | 84.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Liz Andrew | 1,006 | 56.5 | |
| | Labor | Mark Phelan | 773 | 43.5 | |
| | Country Liberal win | Country Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

* The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.

### Stuart

1974 Northern Territory general election: Stuart :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country Liberal | Roger Vale | 498 | 47.7 | |
| | Labor | Geoffrey Loveday | 301 | 28.8 | |
| | Independent | Reginald Harris | 246 | 23.5 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,045 | 94.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 56 | 5.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,101 | 71.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Roger Vale | 644 | 64.8 | |
| | Labor | Geoffrey Loveday | 349 | 35.2 | |
| | Country Liberal win | Country Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Stuart Park

1974 Northern Territory general election: Stuart Park :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country Liberal | Marshall Perron | 557 | 33.0 | |
| | Independent | William Fisher John McNamee | 646 | 38.3 | |
| | Labor | Geoffrey Loveday | 486 | 28.8 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,689 | 95.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 79 | 4.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,768 | 74.1 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Marshall Perron | 763 | 50.2 | |
| | Independent | | 757 | 49.8 | |
| | Country Liberal win | Country Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

* The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.
* The independent candidate that came second on preferences is unknown.

### Tiwi

1974 Northern Territory general election: Tiwi :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country Liberal | Hyacinth Tungutalum | 454 | 45.4 | |
| | Independent | Peter Lawrence Robert Oaten Noel Padgham-Purich Lou Stewart | 391 | 39.1 | |
| | Labor | John Nixon | 156 | 15.6 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,001 | 94.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 61 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,062 | 67.6 | |
| | Country Liberal win | Country Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

* Preferences were not distributed.
* The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.

### Victoria River

1974 Northern Territory general election: Victoria River :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Country Liberal | Goff Letts | 717 | 69.7 | |
| | Independent | Wiyendji Nunggula Charles Renfrey | 312 | 30.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,029 | 94.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 61 | 5.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,090 | 62.6 | |
| | Country Liberal win | Country Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

* Preferences were not distributed.
* The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.
