# Electoral results for the division of Katherine

This is a list of electoral results for the electoral division of Katherine in Northern Territory, Australia, elections.

## Members for Katherine

| Member | Party | Term |
| Mike Reed | Country Liberal | 1987–2003 |
| Fay Miller | Country Liberal | 2003–2008 |
| Willem Westra van Holthe | Country Liberal | 2008–2016 |
| Sandra Nelson | Labor | 2016–2020 |
| Jo Hersey | Country Liberal | 2020–present |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1980s

1987 Northern Territory general election: Katherine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Mike Reed | 858 | 45.2 | N/A |
| | NT Nationals | Jim Forscutt | 545 | 28.7 | N/A |
| | Labor | Phil Maynard | 497 | 26.2 | N/A |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,900 | 96.0 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 79 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,979 | 73.2 | N/A |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Mike Reed | 1,062 | 55.9 | N/A |
| | NT Nationals | Jim Forscutt | 838 | 44.1 | N/A |
| | Country Liberal win | Country Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |

### Elections in the 1990s

1990 Northern Territory general election: Katherine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Mike Reed | 1,442 | 53.2 | +8.0 |
| | Labor | Phil Maynard | 586 | 21.6 | −4.6 |
| | NT Nationals | Jim Forscutt | 539 | 19.9 | −8.8 |
| | Independent | Laurie Hughes | 145 | 5.3 | +5.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,712 | 98.3 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 47 | 1.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,759 | 82.5 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Mike Reed | 1,926 | 71.0 | +15.1 |
| | Labor | Phil Maynard | 786 | 29.0 | +29.0 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
1994 Northern Territory general election: Katherine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Mike Reed | 2,127 | 70.6 | +17.4 |
| | Labor | Gabriela Maynard | 885 | 29.4 | +7.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,012 | 95.6 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 139 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,151 | 84.5 | N/A |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | −0.4 | |
1997 Northern Territory general election: Katherine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Mike Reed | 1,984 | 69.6 | −1.0 |
| | Labor | Michael Pierce | 583 | 20.4 | −9.0 |
| | Independent | Peter Byers | 284 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,851 | 95.7 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 122 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,973 | 74.5 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Mike Reed | 2,124 | 74.5 | +4.4 |
| | Labor | Michael Pierce | 727 | 25.5 | −4.4 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | +4.4 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2001 Northern Territory general election: Katherine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Mike Reed | 1,596 | 52.2 | −17.7 |
| | Labor | Michael Peirce | 794 | 26.0 | +4.9 |
| | Independent | Tony Coutts | 327 | 10.7 | +10.7 |
| | One Nation | Rob Phillips | 299 | 9.8 | +9.8 |
| | Independent | John Donnellan | 40 | 1.3 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,056 | 96.8 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 100 | 3.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,156 | 82.8 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Mike Reed | 1,970 | 64.5 | −9.8 |
| | Labor | Michael Peirce | 1,086 | 35.5 | +9.8 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | −9.8 | |
2003 Katherine by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Fay Miller | 1,231 | 41.9 | −10.3 |
| | Labor | Sharon Hillen | 955 | 32.5 | +6.5 |
| | Independent | Jim Forscutt | 524 | 17.8 | +17.8 |
| | Independent | Markus Bader | 120 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Independent | Peter Byers | 111 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,941 | 95.7 | −1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 133 | 4.3 | +1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,074 | 75.8 | −7.0 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Fay Miller | 1,596 | 54.3 | −10.2 |
| | Labor | Sharon Hillen | 1,345 | 45.7 | +10.2 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | | |
2005 Northern Territory general election: Katherine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Fay Miller | 1,930 | 52.6 | −1.3 |
| | Labor | Sharon Hillen | 1,736 | 47.4 | +21.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,666 | 96.5 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 133 | 3.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,799 | 81.8 | N/A |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | −12.7 | |
2008 Northern Territory general election: Katherine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Willem Westra van Holthe | 1,836 | 50.9 | −1.7 |
| | Labor | Sharon Hillen | 1,131 | 31.4 | −15.8 |
| | Independent | Toni Tapp Coutts | 638 | 17.7 | +17.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,605 | 96.6 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 126 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,731 | 75.8 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Willem Westra van Holthe | 2,106 | 58.4 | +5.7 |
| | Labor | Sharon Hillen | 1,499 | 41.6 | −5.7 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | +5.7 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2012 Northern Territory general election: Katherine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Willem Westra van Holthe | 2,729 | 66.1 | +15.1 |
| | Labor | Cerise King | 864 | 20.9 | −10.5 |
| | Independent | Teresa Cummings | 537 | 13.0 | +13.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,130 | 98.2 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 77 | 1.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,207 | 81.3 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Willem Westra van Holthe | 2,984 | 72.3 | +13.8 |
| | Labor | Cerise King | 1,146 | 27.7 | −13.8 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | +13.8 | |
2016 Northern Territory general election: Katherine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Willem Westra van Holthe | 1,434 | 35.2 | −30.9 |
| | Labor | Sandra Nelson | 1,274 | 31.3 | +10.4 |
| | 1 Territory | Braedon Earley | 744 | 18.3 | +18.3 |
| | Independent | Dean David | 285 | 7.0 | +7.0 |
| | Shooters and Fishers | Chris Righton | 278 | 6.8 | +6.8 |
| | Independent | Leon Cellier | 58 | 1.4 | +1.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,073 | 98.4 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 66 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,139 | 78.3 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Sandra Nelson | 1,843 | 50.5 | +22.7 |
| | Country Liberal | Willem Westra van Holthe | 1,810 | 49.5 | −22.7 |
| | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Swing | +22.7 | |

### Elections in the 2020s

2020 Northern Territory general election: Katherine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Kate Ganley | 1,281 | 33.0 | +2.1 |
| | Country Liberal | Jo Hersey | 1,264 | 32.5 | −1.7 |
| | Territory Alliance | Melanie Usher | 1,132 | 29.1 | +29.1 |
| | Independent | Clinton Booth | 209 | 5.4 | +5.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,886 | 96.3 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 151 | 3.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,037 | 70.2 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Jo Hersey | 2,041 | 52.5 | +4.1 |
| | Labor | Kate Ganley | 1,845 | 47.5 | −4.1 |
| | Country Liberal gain from Labor | Country Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +4.1 | |
Results as of 2:30 UTC, 5 September
2024 Northern Territory general election: Katherine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Jo Hersey | 2,166 | 56.9 | +24.4 |
| | Independent | Sam Phelan | 1,068 | 28.0 | +28.0 |
| | Labor | Nick Lovering | 574 | 15.1 | −17.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,808 | 96.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 136 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,944 | 63.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Jo Hersey | 2,673 | 69.8 | +17.5 |
| | Labor | Nick Lovering | 1,157 | 30.2 | −17.5 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Jo Hersey | 2,006 | 62.1 | +9.6 |
| | Independent | Sam Phelan | 1,442 | 37.9 | +37.9 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | +9.6 | |
* ↑ Estimated two-party count by Antony Green.