# Electoral results for the division of Nightcliff

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

## Members for Nightcliff

| Member | Party | Term |
| Dawn Lawrie | Independent | 1974–1983 |
| Stephen Hatton | Country Liberal | 1983–2001 |
| Jane Aagaard | Labor | 2001–2012 |
| Natasha Fyles | Labor | 2012–present |

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

1974 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Dawn Lawrie | 786 | 42.1 | N/A |
| | Country Liberal | Alfred Hooper | 701 | 37.5 | N/A |
| | Labor | Edward Ellis | 382 | 20.4 | N/A |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,869 | 96.9 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 60 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,929 | 78.9 | N/A |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Dawn Lawrie | 1,021 | 57.7 | N/A |
| | Country Liberal | Alfred Hooper | 747 | 42.3 | N/A |
| | Independent win | Independent win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
1977 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Dawn Lawrie | 1,110 | 61.9 | +19.8 |
| | Country Liberal | Ronald Nobbs | 455 | 25.4 | −12.1 |
| | Progress | Uldis Blums | 228 | 12.7 | +12.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,793 | 98.0 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 37 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,830 | 80.5 | N/A |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Elections in the 1980s

1980 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Independent | Dawn Lawrie | 1,066 | 51.5 | −10.4 |
| | Country Liberal | Anne Amos | 941 | 45.5 | +20.1 |
| | Christian Democrats (NT) | Charles Coombs | 63 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,070 | 97.2 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 59 | 2.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,129 | 79.3 | N/A |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1983 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Stephen Hatton | 1,069 | 54.2 | +8.7 |
| | Independent | Dawn Lawrie | 613 | 31.1 | −20.4 |
| | Labor | Colin Dyer | 292 | 14.8 | +14.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,974 | 98.7 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 27 | 1.3 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,001 | 82.7 | N/A |
| | Country Liberal gain from Independent | Country Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
1987 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Stephen Hatton | 1,181 | 58.5 | +4.3 |
| | Labor | John Rowell | 567 | 28.1 | +14.3 |
| | NT Nationals | Brian Brent | 272 | 13.5 | +13.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,020 | 96.2 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 79 | 3.8 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,099 | 67.7 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Stephen Hatton | 1,381 | 68.4 | +3.4 |
| | Labor | John Rowell | 630 | 31.6 | −3.4 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | +3.4 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1990 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Stephen Hatton | 1,573 | 60.4 | +1.9 |
| | Labor | David Pettigrew | 595 | 22.8 | −5.1 |
| | Greens | John Dunham | 436 | 16.7 | +16.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,604 | 97.5 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 68 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,672 | 81.6 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Stephen Hatton | 1,617 | 62.1 | −3.0 |
| | Labor | David Pettigrew | 987 | 37.9 | +3.0 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | −3.0 | |
1994 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Stephen Hatton | 1,692 | 56.3 | −4.1 |
| | Labor | Paul Henderson | 1,135 | 37.8 | +15.3 |
| | Democrats | Robert Adams | 180 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,007 | 97.1 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 89 | 2.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,096 | 84.3 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Stephen Hatton | 1,792 | 59.6 | −2.5 |
| | Labor | Paul Henderson | 1,215 | 40.4 | +2.5 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | −2.5 | |
1997 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Stephen Hatton | 1,792 | 49.1 | −7.2 |
| | Labor | Paul Henderson | 1,411 | 38.7 | +1.0 |
| | Independent | Betty McCleary | 360 | 9.9 | +9.9 |
| | Independent | Theo Katapodis | 84 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,647 | 97.0 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 114 | 3.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,761 | 87.3 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Stephen Hatton | 1,991 | 54.6 | −4.4 |
| | Labor | Paul Henderson | 1,656 | 45.4 | +4.4 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | −4.4 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2001 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jane Aagaard | 1,898 | 51.9 | +13.3 |
| | Country Liberal | Jason Hatton | 1,485 | 40.6 | −8.6 |
| | Socialist Alliance | Gary Meyerhoff | 157 | 4.3 | +4.3 |
| | Territory Alliance Party | Peter Ivinson | 114 | 3.1 | +3.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,654 | 96.9 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 118 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,772 | 8.7 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jane Aagaard | 2,088 | 57.1 | +11.7 |
| | Country Liberal | Jason Hatton | 1,566 | 42.9 | −11.7 |
| | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Swing | +11.7 | |
2005 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jane Aagaard | 1,815 | 49.8 | −2.1 |
| | Country Liberal | Anthony Reiter | 1,063 | 29.2 | −11.4 |
| | Greens | Ilana Eldridge | 571 | 15.7 | +15.7 |
| | Independent | Andrew Arthur | 134 | 3.7 | +3.7 |
| | Independent | Stuart Highway | 61 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,644 | 97.5 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 92 | 2.5 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,736 | 84.2 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jane Aagaard | 2,385 | 65.5 | +8.4 |
| | Country Liberal | Anthony Reiter | 1,259 | 34.5 | −8.4 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +8.4 | |
2008 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jane Aagaard | 1,625 | 43.0 | −6.8 |
| | Country Liberal | Peter Manning | 1,257 | 33.3 | +4.1 |
| | Greens | Emma Young | 896 | 23.7 | +8.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,778 | 96.9 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 119 | 3.1 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,897 | 78.8 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Jane Aagaard | 2,293 | 60.7 | −4.7 |
| | Country Liberal | Peter Manning | 1,485 | 39.3 | +4.7 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.0 | |

### Elections in the 2010s

2012 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Natasha Fyles | 1,389 | 35.7 | −7.3 |
| | Country Liberal | Kim Loveday | 1,260 | 32.4 | −0.9 |
| | Independent | Stuart Blanch | 722 | 18.5 | +18.5 |
| | Greens | Owen Gale | 263 | 6.8 | −17.0 |
| | Independent | Peter Rudge | 170 | 4.4 | +4.4 |
| | Sex Party | Felicity Wardle | 74 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| | Independent | Andrew Arthur | 16 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,894 | 96.6 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 136 | 3.4 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,030 | 84.0 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Natasha Fyles | 2,304 | 59.2 | −1.5 |
| | Country Liberal | Kim Loveday | 1,590 | 40.8 | +1.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
2016 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Natasha Fyles | 2,485 | 60.9 | +25.3 |
| | Country Liberal | Ted Dunstan | 868 | 21.3 | −11.1 |
| | Greens | Matt Haubrick | 726 | 17.8 | +11.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,079 | 98.1 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 1.9 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,157 | 77.8 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Natasha Fyles | 3,049 | 76.9 | +17.8 |
| | Country Liberal | Ted Dunstan | 918 | 23.1 | −17.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 2020s

2020 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Natasha Fyles | 2,353 | 53.2 | −8.0 |
| | Country Liberal | Steve Doherty | 836 | 18.9 | −2.4 |
| | Greens | Billee McGinley | 822 | 18.6 | +1.7 |
| | Territory Alliance | Melita McKinnon | 336 | 7.6 | +7.6 |
| | Animal Justice | Shelley Landmark | 78 | 1.8 | +1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,425 | 98.0 | N/A |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 90 | 2.0 | N/A |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,515 | 80.3 | N/A |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Natasha Fyles | 3,286 | 74.3 | −2.5 |
| | Country Liberal | Steve Doherty | 1,139 | 25.7 | +2.5 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −2.5 | |
2024 Northern Territory general election: Nightcliff :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Natasha Fyles | 1,467 | 32.8 | −20.0 |
| | Country Liberal | Helen Secretary | 1,060 | 23.7 | +5.0 |
| | Greens | Kat McNamara | 981 | 22.0 | +3.2 |
| | Independent | Mililma May | 858 | 19.2 | +19.2 |
| | Independent | George Mamouzellos | 102 | 2.3 | +2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,468 | 97.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 127 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,595 | 81.3 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Natasha Fyles | 2,908 | 65.1 | −9.0 |
| | Country Liberal | Helen Secretary | 1,559 | 34.9 | +9.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Greens | Kat McNamara | 2,252 | 50.4 | +50.4 |
| | Labor | Natasha Fyles | 2,216 | 49.6 | −24.5 |
| | Greens gain from Labor | Greens gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
* ↑ Estimated two-party count by Antony Green.