# Electoral results for the Australian Senate in the Northern Territory

This is a list of electoral results for the Australian Senate in the Northern Territory since 1975.

## Election results
### Elections in the 2020s
#### 2022

| # | Senator | Senator | Party |
| 1 | | Malarndirri McCarthy | Labor |
| 2 | | Jacinta Nampijinpa Price | CLP |
2022 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 34,540 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Malarndirri McCarthy (elected 1) 2. Kate Ganley | 34,163 | 32.97 | –4.50 |
| | Country Liberal | 1. Jacinta Nampijinpa Price (elected 2) 2. Kris Civitarese | 32,846 | 31.70 | −4.97 |
| | Greens | 1. Jane Anzelark 2. Dianne Stokes | 12,707 | 12.26 | +2.02 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 1. Sam McMahon 2. Jed Hansen | 9,609 | 9.27 | +9.27 |
| | Legalise Cannabis | 1. Lance Lawrence 2. Kelly-Anne Hibbert | 6,455 | 6.23 | +2.40 |
| | Great Australian | 1. Steve Arrigo 2. Angela Marcus | 4,573 | 4.41 | +4.41 |
| | Sustainable Australia | 1. Lamaan White 2. Richard Belcher | 1,715 | 1.66 | +1.66 |
| | Australian Citizens | 1. Trudy Campbell 2. Peter Flynn | 956 | 0.92 | +0.48 |
| | United Australia | Raj Rajwin | 593 | 0.57 | −0.66 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 103,617 | 96.92 | +0.56 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,290 | 3.08 | −0.56 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,907 | 73.30 | −4.91 |
| Party total seats | Party total seats | Party total seats | Party total seats | Seats | ± |
| | Labor | Labor | Labor | 1 | |
| | Country Liberal | Country Liberal | Country Liberal | 1 | |

### Elections in the 2010s
#### 2019

2019 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 35,010 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Malarndirri McCarthy (elected 1) 2. Wayne Kurnorth | 39,353 | 37.47 | +0.03 |
| | Country Liberal | 1. Sam McMahon (elected 2) 2. Joshua Burgoyne | 38,513 | 36.67 | +0.25 |
| | Greens | 1. Anna Sri 2. Lia Gill | 10,752 | 10.24 | −0.54 |
| | United Australia | 1. Michael Wolf 2. Ross McRobert | 6,469 | 6.16 | +6.16 |
| | HEMP | 1. Andrew Kavasilas 2. Lance Lawrence | 4,027 | 3.83 | +3.83 |
| | Conservative National | 1. Jan Pile 2. Leslie Harris | 2,207 | 2.10 | +2.10 |
| | Rise Up Australia | 1. Carol Ordish 2. John Ordish | 1,955 | 1.86 | −4.77 |
| | Group D | 1. Braedon Early 2. Crystal Johnson | 1,290 | 1.23 | +1.23 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Trudy Campbell 2. Ian Barry | 461 | 0.44 | −0.79 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 105,027 | 96.36 | −0.31 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,967 | 3.64 | +0.31 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 108,994 | 78.21 | −1.07 |
| Elected | # | Senator | Party | Party |
| 2019 | 1 | Malarndirri McCarthy | | Labor |
| 2019 | 2 | Sam McMahon | | CLP |

#### 2016

2016 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 34,010 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Malarndirri McCarthy (elected 1) 2. Pat Honan | 38,197 | 37.44 | +4.69 |
| | Country Liberal | 1. Nigel Scullion (elected 2) 2. Jenni Lillis | 37,156 | 36.42 | −4.92 |
| | Greens | 1. Michael Connard 2. Kathy Bannister | 11,003 | 10.78 | +2.11 |
| | Rise Up Australia | 1. Jan Pile 2. Jimmy Gimini | 6,768 | 6.63 | +5.69 |
| | Sex Party/HEMP joint ticket | 1. Andrew Kavasilas 2. Timothy Jones | 4,956 | 4.86 | +4.86 |
| | Christian Democrats | 1. Carol Ordish 2. John Ordish | 1,660 | 1.63 | +1.63 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Trudy Campbell 2. Ian Barry | 1,255 | 1.23 | +0.93 |
| | Ungrouped | TS Lee Tristan Marshall Maurie Japarta Ryan Marney MacDonald Greg Strettles | 1,032 | 1.01 | +1.01 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 102,027 | 96.67 | −0.66 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,512 | 3.33 | +0.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 105,539 | 79.34 | −3.03 |
| # | Senator | Party | Party |
| 1 | Malarndirri McCarthy | | Labor |
| 2 | Nigel Scullion | | CLP |

#### 2013

2013 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 34,494 | | |
| | Country Liberal | 1. Nigel Scullion (elected 1) 2. Linda Fazldeen | 42,781 | 41.34 | +0.73 |
| | Labor | 1. Nova Peris (elected 2) 2. Rowan Foley | 33,889 | 32.75 | −1.64 |
| | Greens | 1. Warren H Williams 2. Michael Brand | 8,974 | 8.67 | −4.88 |
| | Palmer United | 1. Douglas Te Wake 2. John McCabe | 7,386 | 7.14 | +7.14 |
| | Shooters and Fishers | 1. Matt Graham 2. Christopher Righton | 2,814 | 2.72 | −2.08 |
| | Sex Party | 1. Joanne Edwards 2. Tracey Randall | 2,203 | 2.13 | −2.97 |
| | Australian Independents | 1. Phil Walcott 2. Lisa Futcher | 1,544 | 1.49 | +1.49 |
| | First Nations | 1. Rosalie Kunoth-Monks 2. Jeannie Gadambua | 1,495 | 1.44 | +1.44 |
| | Rise Up Australia | 1. Jan Pile 2. Michael Cox | 975 | 0.94 | +0.94 |
| | Uniting Australia | 1. Gary Bell 2. Kathryn Watt | 656 | 0.63 | +0.63 |
| | Stable Population | 1. Jim Miles 2. Mark Russell | 455 | 0.44 | +0.44 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Vernon Work 2. Mile Stankovic | 307 | 0.30 | −0.62 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 103,479 | 97.33 | +1.02 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,837 | 2.67 | −1.02 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 106,316 | 82.29 | −0.64 |
| Elected | # | Senator | Party | Party |
| 2013 | 1 | Nigel Scullion | | CLP |
| 2013 | 2 | Nova Peris | | Labor |

#### 2010

2010 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 32,230 | | |
| | Country Liberal | 1. Nigel Scullion (elected 1) 2. Rhianna Harker | 39,268 | 40.61 | +0.58 |
| | Labor | 1. Trish Crossin (elected 2) 2. Matthew Gardiner | 33,253 | 34.39 | −12.55 |
| | Greens | 1. Warren H. Williams 2. Debbie Hudson | 13,105 | 13.55 | +4.73 |
| | Sex Party | 1. Seranna Shutt 2. Shana Leitens | 4,930 | 5.10 | +5.10 |
| | Shooters and Fishers | 1. Phillip Hoare 2. Matt Graham | 4,640 | 4.80 | +4.80 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Vernon Work 2. Graham Setterberg | 888 | 0.92 | −1.09 |
| | Independent | Ian Lee | 314 | 0.32 | +0.32 |
| | Democrats | Duncan Dean | 170 | 0.18 | +0.18 |
| | First Nations | Liam Flenady | 119 | 0.12 | +0.12 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 96,687 | 96.31 | −1.75 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,708 | 3.69 | +1.75 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,395 | 82.93 | −3.95 |
| Elected | # | Senator | Party | Party |
| 2010 | 1 | Nigel Scullion | | CLP |
| 2010 | 2 | Trish Crossin | | Labor |

### Elections in the 2000s
#### 2007

| Elected | # | Senator | Party | Party |
| 2007 | 1 | Trish Crossin | | Labor |
| 2007 | 2 | Nigel Scullion | | CLP |
2007 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 33,524 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Trish Crossin (elected 1) 2. Kim Hill | 47,205 | 46.94 | +5.57 |
| | Country Liberal | 1. Nigel Scullion (elected 2) 2. Bernadette Wallace | 40,253 | 40.03 | −5.37 |
| | Greens | 1. Alan Tyley 2. Gregory Goodluck | 8,870 | 8.82 | +1.22 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | 1. Peter Flynn 2. Vernon Work | 2,019 | 2.01 | +2.01 |
| | Democrats | 1. Duncan Dean 2. Joe Faggion | 1,949 | 1.94 | −2.79 |
| | Independent | Bernardine Atkinson | 273 | 0.27 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 100,569 | 98.06 | +1.18 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,994 | 1.94 | −1.18 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 102,563 | 86.88 | +2.47 |

#### 2004

| Elected | # | Senator | Party | Party |
| 2004 | 1 | Nigel Scullion | | CLP |
| 2004 | 2 | Trish Crossin | | Labor |
2004 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 30,785 | | |
| | Country Liberal | 1. Nigel Scullion (elected 1) 2. Bernadette Greg | 41,923 | 45.40 | +1.69 |
| | Labor | 1. Trish Crossin (elected 2) 2. Wayne Connop | 38,204 | 41.37 | +2.15 |
| | Greens | 1. Mark Wakeham 2. Shan McKenzie | 7,016 | 7.60 | +3.33 |
| | Democrats | 1. Janeen Bulsey 2. Fay Lawrence | 4,368 | 4.73 | −2.57 |
| | Socialist Alliance | 1. Ray Hayes 2. Kathy Newnam | 569 | 0.62 | +0.62 |
| | Independent | Wayne Wright | 270 | 0.29 | +0.29 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 92,350 | 96.88 | −0.36 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,973 | 3.12 | +0.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,323 | 84.73 | −1.47 |

#### 2001

| Elected | # | Senator | Party | Party |
| 2001 | 1 | Nigel Scullion | | CLP |
| 2001 | 2 | Trish Crossin | | Labor |
2001 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 31,021 | | |
| | Country Liberal | 1. Nigel Scullion (elected 1) 2. John Lopes | 40,680 | 43.71 | +4.9 |
| | Labor | 1. Trish Crossin (elected 2) 2. Olga Havnen | 36,500 | 39.22 | −2.0 |
| | Democrats | 1. David Curtis 2. Joe Faggion | 6,796 | 7.30 | +2.8 |
| | One Nation | 1. Rob Phillips 2. Jim King | 4,353 | 4.68 | −4.6 |
| | Greens | 1. Melanie Ross 2. Charlotte McCabe | 3,978 | 4.27 | +0.2 |
| | Group D | 1. June Mills 2. Gary Meyerhoff | 650 | 0.70 | +0.70 |
| | Citizens Electoral Council | Peter Flynn | 105 | 0.11 | +0.11 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 93,062 | 97.24 | −0.76 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,901 | 2.76 | +0.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 95,702 | 86.20 | −4.40 |

### Elections in the 1990s
#### 1998

| Elected | # | Senator | Party |
| 1998 |||||
| 1998 | 1 | Trish Crossin | Labor |
| 1998 | 2 | Grant Tambling | CLP |
1998 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 31,001 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Trish Crossin (elected 1) 2. Charlie Phillips | 38,259 | 41.2 | −3.9 |
| | Country Liberal | 1. Grant Tambling (elected 2) 2. Maisie Austin | 36,063 | 38.8 | −7.9 |
| | One Nation | 1. Ted Hagger 2. Dee Mills | 8,657 | 9.3 | +9.3 |
| | Democrats | 1. Victor Edwards 2. Peter Clements | 5,119 | 5.5 | +3.7 |
| | Greens | 1. Lex Martin 2. Andy Gough | 4,232 | 4.5 | −1.9 |
| | Independent | Jonathan Polke | 672 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 93,002 | 98.0 | +0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,901 | 2.0 | −0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 94,903 | 90.6 | +1.4 |

#### 1996

| Elected | # | Senator | Party |
| 1996 |||||
| 1996 | 1 | Grant Tambling | Liberal |
| 1996 | 2 | Bob Collins | Labor |
1996 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 28,569 | | |
| | Country Liberal | 1. Grant Tambling (elected 1) 2. Kym Cook | 40,050 | 46.7 | +2.0 |
| | Labor | 1. Bob Collins (elected 2) 2. Susan Bradley | 38,667 | 45.1 | −10.2 |
| | Greens | 1. Margie Friel 2. Ilana Eldridge | 5,453 | 6.4 | +6.4 |
| | Democrats | Geoff Carr | 1,535 | 1.8 | +1.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 85,705 | 97.2 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,422 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 88,127 | 89.2 | +0.2 |

#### 1993

| Elected | # | Senator | Party | Party |
| 1993 | 1 | Bob Collins | | Labor |
| 1993 | 2 | Grant Tambling | | CLP |
1993 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 26,382 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Bob Collins (elected 1) 2. Patty Ring | 43,740 | 55.3 | +1.0 |
| | Country Liberal | 1. Grant Tambling (elected 2) 2. Bob Truman | 35,405 | 44.7 | +2.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 79,145 | 97.2 | 0.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,312 | 2.8 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 81,457 | 89.0 | −0.5 |

#### 1990

| Elected | # | Senator | Party |
| 1990 |||||
| 1990 | 1 | Bob Collins | Labor |
| 1990 | 2 | Grant Tambling | CLP |
1990 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 22,908 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Bob Collins (elected 1) 2. Di Shanahan | 37,343 | 54.3 | +4.0 |
| | Country Liberal | 1. Grant Tambling (elected 2) 2. Richard Lim | 29,045 | 42.2 | +9.7 |
| | Nuclear Disarmament | Citizen Limbo | 1,197 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| | Independent | Ilana Eldridge | 1,138 | 1.7 | +1.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 68,723 | 97.2 | +0.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,977 | 2.8 | −0.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 70,700 | 89.5 | +9.6 |

### Elections in the 1980s
#### 1987

1987 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 20,506 | | |
| | Labor | 1. Bob Collins (elected 1) 2. Lyn Reid | 30,872 | 50.2 | +4.5 |
| | Country Liberal | 1. Grant Tambling (elected 2) 2. Ian Towns | 19,970 | 32.5 | −16.6 |
| | NT Nationals | 1. Jim Petrich 2. Joan Small | 8,892 | 14.5 | +14.5 |
| | Group C | 1. Lyn Allen 2. Catherin Paul | 1,632 | 2.7 | +2.7 |
| | Independent | Yuri Juriev | 151 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 61,517 | 96.3 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,374 | 3.7 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 63,891 | 79.9 | −5.6 |
| # | Senator | Party | Party |
| 1 | Bob Collins | | Labor |
| 2 | Grant Tambling | | CLP |

#### 1984

| Elected | # | Senator | Party |
| 1984 |||||
| 1984 | 1 | Bernie Kilgariff | CLP |
| 1984 | 2 | Ted Robertson | Labor |
1984 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 19,004 | | |
| | Country Liberal | 1. Bernie Kilgariff (elected 1) 2. Patricia Davies | 27,972 | 48.9 | +0.8 |
| | Labor | 1. Ted Robertson (elected 2) 2. Warren Snowdon | 26,040 | 45.4 | −0.6 |
| | Democrats | 1. Betty Pearce 2. Fay Lawrence | 2,449 | 4.2 | −1.1 |
| | Independent | Vincent Forrester | 548 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 57,009 | 96.8 | +1.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,862 | 3.2 | −1.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 58,871 | 85.5 | +4.1 |

#### 1983

1983 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 14,826 | | |
| | Country Liberal | 1. Bernie Kilgariff (elected 1) 2. Dallas Drake | 21,406 | 48.1 | +2.6 |
| | Labor | 1. Ted Robertson (elected 2) 2. Denise Fincham | 20,467 | 46.0 | +7.1 |
| | Democrats | Fay Lawrence | 2,359 | 5.3 | −4.5 |
| | Independent | Harold Brown | 245 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 44,477 | 95.3 | +2.6 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 2,186 | 4.7 | −2.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,663 | 81.4 | −0.9 |
| # | Senator | Party | Party |
| 1 | Bernie Kilgariff | | Country Liberal |
| 2 | Ted Robertson | | Labor |

#### 1980

| Elected | # | Senator | Party |
| 1980 |||||
| 1980 | 1 | Bernie Kilgariff | Country Liberal |
| 1980 | 2 | Ted Robertson | Labor |
1980 Australian federal election: Senate, Northern Territory :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Quota | Quota | Quota | 14,027 | | |
| | Country Liberal | 1. Bernard Kilgariff (elected 1) 2. Graeme Lewis | 19,129 | 45.5 | −0.5 |
| | Labor | 1. Ted Robertson (elected 2) 2. Hunter Harrison | 16,384 | 38.9 | −1.5 |
| | Democrats | 1. Jack Hunt 2. William Evans | 4,113 | 9.8 | +1.6 |
| | Christian Democrat | 1. Ronald Mann 2. Charles Coombs | 1,648 | 3.9 | +3.9 |
| | Marijuana | 1. Jennifer Smether 2. Lance Lawrence | 804 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 42,078 | 92.7 | −0.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 3,325 | 7.3 | +0.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 45,403 | 82.3 | +1.1 |