# Electoral results for the division of MacDonnell

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

## Members for MacDonnell

| Member | Party | Term |
| Dave Pollock | Country Liberal | 1974–1977 |
| Neville Perkins | Labor | 1977–1981 |
| Neil Bell | Labor | 1981–1997 |
| John Elferink | Country Liberal | 1997–2005 |
| Alison Anderson | Labor | 2005–2009 |
| Alison Anderson | Independent | 2009–2011 |
| Alison Anderson | Country Liberal | 2011–2012 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 2000s

2008 Northern Territory general election: MacDonnell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alison Anderson | Unopposed | | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |
2005 Northern Territory general election: Macdonnell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Alison Anderson | 1,445 | 51.7 | +10.2 |
| | Country Liberal | John Elferink | 866 | 31.0 | -27.5 |
| | Greens | Andrew Longmire | 277 | 9.9 | +9.9 |
| | Independent | Vincent Forrester | 129 | 4.6 | +4.6 |
| | Independent | David Chewings | 77 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,794 | 92.2 | −2.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 235 | 7.8 | +2.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,029 | 67.7 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Alison Anderson | 1,727 | 61.8 | +20.3 |
| | Country Liberal | John Elferink | 1,067 | 38.2 | -20.3 |
| | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Swing | +20.3 | |
2001 Northern Territory general election: MacDonnell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | John Elferink | 1,262 | 52.1 | +19.9 |
| | Labor | Harold Furber | 1,006 | 41.5 | +1.5 |
| | Country Liberal | Philip Alice | 156 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,424 | 94.2 | −1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 149 | 5.8 | +1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,573 | 61.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | John Elferink | 1,418 | 58.5 | +10.1 |
| | Labor | Harold Furber | 1,006 | 41.5 | -10.1 |
| | Country Liberal notional gain from Labor | Country Liberal notional gain from Labor | Swing | +10.1 | |

### Elections in the 1990s

1997 Northern Territory general election: MacDonnell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | John Elferink | 945 | 36.1 | +2.0 |
| | Labor | Mark Wheeler | 906 | 34.6 | -31.3 |
| | Independent | Kenneth Lechleitner | 767 | 29.3 | +29.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,618 | 95.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 137 | 5.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,755 | 63.6 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | John Elferink | 1,383 | 52.8 | +18.7 |
| | Labor | Mark Wheeler | 1,235 | 47.2 | -18.7 |
| | Country Liberal gain from Labor | Country Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +18.7 | |
1994 Northern Territory general election: MacDonnell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Neil Bell | 1,682 | 65.9 | +12.7 |
| | Country Liberal | Pamela Waudby | 870 | 34.1 | +8.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,552 | 96.5 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 93 | 3.5 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,645 | 66.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +7.4 | |
1990 Northern Territory general election: MacDonnell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Neil Bell | 1,131 | 53.2 | |
| | Country Liberal | Brendan Heenan | 542 | 25.5 | |
| | Country Liberal | Alison Hunt | 453 | 21.3 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,126 | 94.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 116 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,242 | 69.1 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Neil Bell | 1,351 | 63.5 | -1.8 |
| | Country Liberal | Brendan Heenan | 775 | 36.5 | +1.8 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | -1.8 | |

### Elections in the 1980s

1987 Northern Territory general election: MacDonnell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Neil Bell | 1,116 | 72.6 | +19.1 |
| | Country Liberal | J. Davis | 315 | 20.5 | -17.5 |
| | NT Nationals | Ron Liddle | 106 | 6.9 | +6.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,537 | 94.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 86 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,623 | 52.2 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Neil Bell | 1,144 | 74.9 | +15.9 |
| | Country Liberal | J. Davis | 393 | 25.1 | -15.9 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +15.9 | |
1983 Northern Territory general election: Macdonnell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Neil Bell | 749 | 53.5 |
| | Country Liberal | Ian McKinlay | 532 | 38.0 |
| | Democrats | Ted Hampton | 118 | 8.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,399 | 95.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 74 | 5.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,473 | 63.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Neil Bell | 824 | 58.9 |
| | Country Liberal | Ian McKinlay | 575 | 41.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | |
1981 MacDonnell by-election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Neil Bell | 1,047 | 67.7 | +10.1 |
| | Country Liberal | Rosalie Kunoth-Monks | 499 | 32.3 | -10.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,546 | 95.6 | −0.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 71 | 4.4 | +0.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,617 | 66.6 | +5.6 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | +10.1 | |
1980 Northern Territory general election: MacDonnell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Neville Perkins | 817 | 57.6 | -3.2 |
| | Country Liberal | Rosalie Kunoth-Monks | 601 | 42.4 | +9.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,418 | 95.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 62 | 4.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,480 | 61.0 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Elections in the 1970s

1977 Northern Territory general election: MacDonnell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labor | Neville Perkins | 886 | 60.8 |
| | Country Liberal | Dave Pollock | 485 | 33.3 |
| | Progress | Mark Fidler | 86 | 5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,457 | 95.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 65 | 4.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,522 | 61.2 |
| | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Swing | |
* Preferences were not distributed.
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.