# Electoral results for the division of Fannie Bay

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

## Members for Fannie Bay

| Member | Party | Term |
| Grant Tambling | Country Liberal | 1974–1977 |
| Pam O'Neil | Labor | 1977–1983 |
| Marshall Perron | Country Liberal | 1983–1995 |
| Clare Martin | Labor | 1995–2008 |
| Michael Gunner | Labor | 2008–2022 |
| Brent Potter | Labor | 2022–2024 |
| Laurie Zio | Country Liberal | 2024–present |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1970s

1974 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Grant Tambling | 845 | 46.5 | N/A |
| | Labor | James Bowditch | 546 | 31.6 | N/A |
| | Independent | John McCormack Eleanor Fisher | 378 | 21.9 | N/A |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,684 | 95.6 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 77 | 4.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,761 | 78.5 | N/A |
| | 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.
1977 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pam O'Neil | 752 | 42.2 | +10.6 |
| | Country Liberal | Grant Tambling | 622 | 34.9 | −11.6 |
| | Independent | William Fisher | 318 | 17.8 | +17.8 |
| | Progress | Edward Osgood | 92 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,784 | 97.9 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 38 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,822 | 82.4 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pam O'Neil | 912 | 51.1 | N/A |
| | Country Liberal | Grant Tambling | 872 | 48.9 | N/A |
| | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Swing | | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1980 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pam O'Neil | 896 | 51.0 | +8.8 |
| | Country Liberal | Ella Stack | 861 | 49.0 | +14.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,757 | 97.9 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 37 | 2.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,794 | 88.3 | N/A |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
1983 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Marshall Perron | 1,321 | 58.0 | +9.0 |
| | Labor | Pam O'Neil | 874 | 38.4 | −12.6 |
| | Independent | Gerald Luck | 81 | 3.6 | +3.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,276 | 98.6 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 33 | 1.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,308 | 88.9 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Marshall Perron | 1,361 | 59.8 | +10.8 |
| | Labor | Pam O'Neil | 915 | 40.2 | −10.8 |
| | Country Liberal gain from Labor | Country Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | | |
1987 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Marshall Perron | 1,030 | 47.9 | −10.1 |
| | Labor | John Waters | 614 | 28.6 | −9.8 |
| | NT Nationals | Stephen Marshall | 334 | 15.5 | +15.5 |
| | Independent | Strider | 88 | 4.1 | +4.1 |
| | Independent | Edward Osgood | 84 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,150 | 96.7 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 73 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,223 | 72.7 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Marshall Perron | 1,362 | 63.3 | +3.5 |
| | Labor | John Waters | 788 | 36.7 | −3.5 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | +3.3 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1990 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Marshall Perron | 1,672 | 58.1 | +10.2 |
| | Labor | Paul Costigan | 772 | 26.8 | −1.8 |
| | Greens | Bob Ellis | 345 | 12.0 | +12.0 |
| | Independent | Strider | 88 | 3.1 | −1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,877 | 98.4 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 47 | 1.6 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,924 | 86.5 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Marshall Perron | 1,727 | 60.0 | −3.6 |
| | Labor | Paul Costigan | 1,150 | 40.0 | +3.6 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | −3.6 | |
1994 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Marshall Perron | 1,695 | 57.9 | −0.2 |
| | Labor | Sue Bradley | 1,232 | 42.1 | +15.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,927 | 96.7 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 99 | 3.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,026 | 87.2 | N/A |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | −2.1 | |
1995 Fannie Bay by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Clare Martin | 1,339 | 51.3 | +9.2 |
| | Country Liberal | Margaret Lyons | 1,270 | 48.7 | −9.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,609 | 96.0 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 108 | 4.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,717 | 76.3 | N/A |
| | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Swing | 9.2 | |
1997 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Clare Martin | 1,782 | 53.0 | +10.9 |
| | Country Liberal | Michael Kilgariff | 1,582 | 47.0 | −10.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,364 | 95.7 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 150 | 4.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,514 | 84.1 | N/A |
| | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Swing | +10.9 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2001 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Clare Martin | 2,021 | 58.4 | +6.9 |
| | Country Liberal | Mary Cunningham | 1,286 | 37.2 | −10.7 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Peter Johnston | 154 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,461 | 96.9 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 110 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,571 | 84.8 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Clare Martin | 2,113 | 61.1 | +9.2 |
| | Country Liberal | Mary Cunningham | 1,348 | 38.9 | −9.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +9.2 | |
2005 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Clare Martin | 2,551 | 65.8 | +8.9 |
| | Country Liberal | Edward Fry | 1,131 | 29.2 | −8.8 |
| | Independent | Fiona Clarke | 196 | 5.1 | +5.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,878 | 97.1 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 115 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,993 | 85.0 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Clare Martin | 2,661 | 68.6 | +8.8 |
| | Country Liberal | Edward Fry | 1,217 | 31.4 | −8.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.8 | |
2008 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Gunner | 1,878 | 51.1 | −14.6 |
| | Country Liberal | Garry Lambert | 1,800 | 48.9 | +14.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,678 | 94.8 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 203 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,881 | 78.5 | N/A |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −14.6 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2012 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Gunner | 1,945 | 48.8 | −2.3 |
| | Country Liberal | Tony Clementson | 1,639 | 41.1 | −7.8 |
| | Greens | Ken Bird | 403 | 10.1 | +10.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,987 | 97.3 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 109 | 2.7 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,096 | 84.0 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Gunner | 2,263 | 56.8 | +5.7 |
| | Country Liberal | Tony Clementson | 1,724 | 43.2 | −5.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +5.7 | |
2016 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Gunner | 2,539 | 59.3 | +11.1 |
| | Country Liberal | Karen Brown | 1,393 | 32.5 | −8.3 |
| | 1 Territory | Greg Strettles | 349 | 8.2 | +8.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,281 | 97.8 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 95 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,376 | 78.0 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Gunner | 2,688 | 64.2 | +7.8 |
| | Country Liberal | Karen Brown | 1,499 | 35.8 | −7.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.8 | |

### Elections in the 2020s

2020 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Michael Gunner | 2,095 | 48.2 | −8.2 |
| | Country Liberal | Tracey Hayes | 1,510 | 34.8 | +1.0 |
| | Greens | Peter Robertson | 444 | 10.2 | +10.2 |
| | Territory Alliance | Rebecca Jennings | 242 | 5.6 | +5.6 |
| | Independent | Mark Mackenzie | 54 | 1.2 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,345 | 98.1 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 85 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,430 | 80.9 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Michael Gunner | 2,589 | 59.6 | −2.9 |
| | Country Liberal | Tracey Hayes | 1,756 | 40.4 | +2.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −2.9 | |
2022 Fannie Bay by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Ben Hosking | 1,451 | 41.4 | +6.6 |
| | Labor | Brent Potter | 1,139 | 32.5 | −15.7 |
| | Greens | Jonathan Parry | 699 | 19.9 | +9.7 |
| | Independent | Leah Potter | 103 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| | Independent | Raj Samson Rajwin | 84 | 2.4 | +2.4 |
| | Independent | George Mamouzellos | 30 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,506 | 97.9 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 76 | 2.1 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,582 | 65.9 | −15.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Brent Potter | 1,844 | 52.6 | −7.0 |
| | Country Liberal | Ben Hosking | 1,662 | 47.4 | +7.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −7.0 | |
2024 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Laurie Zio | 1,858 | 39.9 | +6.8 |
| | Greens | Suki Dorras-Walker | 1,340 | 28.7 | +17.6 |
| | Labor | Brent Potter | 1,276 | 27.4 | −21.1 |
| | Independent | Leonard May | 187 | 4.0 | +4.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,661 | 97.8 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 104 | 2.2 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,765 | 77.5 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Brent Potter | 2,442 | 52.4 | −8.5 |
| | Country Liberal | Laurie Zio | 2,219 | 47.6 | +8.5 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Laurie Zio | 2,349 | 50.4 | +11.3 |
| | Greens | Suki Dorras-Walker | 2,312 | 49.6 | +49.6 |
| | Country Liberal gain from Labor | Country Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
* ↑ Estimated two-party count by Antony Green.