# Electoral results for the division of Nhulunbuy

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

## Members for Nhulunbuy

| Member | Party | Term |
| Milton Ballantyne | Country Liberal | 1974–1980 |
| Dan Leo | Labor | 1980–1990 |
| Syd Stirling | Labor | 1990–2008 |
| Lynne Walker | Labor | 2008–2016 |
| Yingiya Mark Guyula | Independent | 2016–2020 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2010s

2016 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lynne Walker | 1,502 | 44.4 | −7.9 |
| | Independent | Yingiya Mark Guyula | 1,404 | 41.5 | +41.5 |
| | Country Liberal | Charlie Yunupingu | 444 | 13.1 | −16.4 |
| | Independent | Jackson Anni | 35 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,385 | 97.9 | +2.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 73 | 2.1 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,458 | 58.7 | −7.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Lynne Walker | 2,026 | 65.9 | +2.2 |
| | Country Liberal | Charlie Yunupingu | 1,049 | 34.1 | −2.2 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Independent | Yingiya Mark Guyula | 1,648 | 50.1 | +50.1 |
| | Labor | Lynne Walker | 1,640 | 49.9 | −13.8 |
| | Independent gain from Labor | Independent gain from Labor | Swing | N/A | |
2012 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lynne Walker | 1,554 | 55.0 | −19.1 |
| | Country Liberal | Allen Fanning | 641 | 22.7 | −3.1 |
| | Independent | Kendall Trudgen | 629 | 22.3 | +22.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,824 | 95.4 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 136 | 4.6 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,960 | 62.7 | +2.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Lynne Walker | 1,948 | 69.0 | −5.2 |
| | Country Liberal | Allen Fanning | 876 | 31.0 | +5.2 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −5.2 | |

### Elections in the 2000s

2008 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Lynne Walker | 1,936 | 74.2 | −1.3 |
| | Country Liberal | Djuwalpi Marika | 674 | 25.8 | +1.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,610 | 96.2 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 103 | 3.8 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,713 | 59.9 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −1.3 | |
2005 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Syd Stirling | 2,188 | 76.1 | +21.1 |
| | Country Liberal | Peter Manning | 689 | 23.9 | -1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,877 | 95.9 | +1.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 122 | 4.1 | −1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,999 | 65.1 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.0 | |
2001 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Syd Stirling | 1,471 | 54.9 | -17.1 |
| | Country Liberal | Peter Manning | 690 | 25.8 | -2.1 |
| | Independent | David Mitchell | 354 | 13.2 | +13.2 |
| | One Nation | Gordon Davey | 162 | 6.1 | +6.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,677 | 94.7 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 151 | 5.3 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,828 | 66.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Syd Stirling | 1,770 | 66.1 | -6.0 |
| | Country Liberal | Peter Manning | 907 | 33.9 | +6.0 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -6.0 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1997 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Syd Stirling | 1,880 | 72.1 | +17.5 |
| | Country Liberal | Richard Davey | 728 | 27.9 | -17.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,608 | 93.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 170 | 6.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,778 | 66.9 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +17.5 | |
1994 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Syd Stirling | 1,350 | 54.6 | -4.5 |
| | Country Liberal | Michael O'Shea | 1,124 | 45.4 | +4.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,474 | 94.3 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 149 | 5.7 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,623 | 70.6 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -4.5 | |
1990 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Syd Stirling | 1,395 | 59.1 | +13.2 |
| | Country Liberal | Susan McClure | 964 | 40.9 | +11.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,359 | 96.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 97 | 3.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,456 | 76.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -0.8 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1987 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Dan Leo | 1,034 | 45.9 | -5.3 |
| | Country Liberal | Pam Steele-Wareham | 653 | 29.0 | -19.8 |
| | Independent | Pat Ellis | 429 | 19.0 | +19.0 |
| | NT Nationals | Deane Crowhurst | 139 | 6.2 | +6.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,255 | 97.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 60 | 2.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,315 | 68.8 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Dan Leo | 1,351 | 59.9 | +4.9 |
| | Country Liberal | Pam Steele-Wareham | 904 | 40.1 | -4.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +4.9 | |
1983 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Dan Leo | 960 | 51.2 |
| | Country Liberal | Kevin Graetz | 916 | 48.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,876 | 97.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 54 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,930 | 77.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
1980 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Dan Leo | 809 | 43.2 | +2.0 |
| | Country Liberal | Milton Ballantyne | 613 | 32.7 | -23.4 |
| | Independent | Michael O'Reilly | 452 | 24.1 | +24.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,874 | 96.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 65 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,939 | 77.9 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Dan Leo | 1,020 | 54.4 | |
| | Country Liberal | Milton Ballantyne | 854 | 45.6 | |
| | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1977 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country Liberal | Milton Ballantyne | 874 | 56.1 |
| | Labor | Denise Fincham | 642 | 41.2 |
| | Progress | Jacob De Vries | 43 | 2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,559 | 97.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 41 | 2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,600 | 75.4 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
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) |