# Results of the 1977 Northern Territory general election

Northern Territory general election, 13 August 1977 Legislative Assembly
<< 1974–1980 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 43,284 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 32,861 | | Turnout | 75.9% | +0.5% |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,044 | | Informal | 3.2% | –1.9% |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Country Liberal | 12,769 | 40.1% | –8.9% | 12 | – 5 |
| | Labor | 12,165 | 38.2% | +7.7% | 6 | + 6 |
| | Independent | 3,718 | 11.7% | –8.8% | 1 | – 1 |
| | Progress | 3,104 | 9.8% | +9.8% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Communist | 61 | 0.2% | +0.2% | 0 | ± 0 |
| Total | Total | 31,817 | | | 19 | |
This is a list of electoral division results for the Northern Territory 1977 General Election in Australia.

## Results by electoral division
### Alice Springs

1977 Northern Territory general election: Alice Springs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Rod Oliver | 929 | 51.1 | −21.1 |
| | Labor | Rosalie McDonald | 644 | 35.4 | +14.8 |
| | Progress | Brian Evans | 245 | 13.5 | +13.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,818 | 96.9 | +2.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 59 | 3.1 | −2.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,877 | 73.0 | −2.7 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | −21.1 | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Arnhem

1977 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bob Collins | 812 | 63.4 | +30.3 |
| | Country Liberal | Rupert Kentish | 370 | 28.9 | −38.0 |
| | Progress | Phillip Brain | 98 | 7.7 | +7.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,280 | 94.3 | +4.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 77 | 5.7 | −4.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,357 | 66.1 | +10.6 |
| | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Swing | +30.3 | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Barkly

1977 Northern Territory general election: Barkly :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Ian Tuxworth | 603 | 44.5 | −8.0 |
| | Labor | Jean Havnen | 365 | 26.9 | −20.1 |
| | Progress | Neville Andrews | 233 | 17.2 | +17.2 |
| | Independent | Margaret Conway Billy Foster | 154 | 11.4 | +11.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,355 | 94.8 | +0.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 74 | 5.2 | −0.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,429 | 68.2 | +0.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Ian Tuxworth | 816 | 60.2 | +7.2 |
| | Labor | Jean Havnen | 539 | 39.8 | −7.2 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | +7.2 | |
* The number of votes each independent candidate received is unknown.

### Casuarina

1977 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Dennis Bree | 941 | 46.7 | +11.8 |
| | Country Liberal | Nick Dondas | 927 | 46.0 | +4.1 |
| | Progress | Robert Hoey | 149 | 7.4 | +7.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,017 | 98.2 | +1.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 38 | 1.8 | −1.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,055 | 84.2 | −4.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Nick Dondas | 1,022 | 50.7 | −2.8 |
| | Labor | Dennis Bree | 995 | 49.3 | +2.8 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | −2.8 | |

### Elsey

1977 Northern Territory general election: Elsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Les MacFarlane | 617 | 44.2 | −19.3 |
| | Independent | Davis Daniels Patricia Davies | 696 | 49.8 | +49.8 |
| | Progress | Deidre Killen | 84 | 6.0 | +6.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,397 | 98.2 | +2.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 26 | 1.8 | −2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,423 | 69.0 | −1.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Les MacFarlane | 726 | 52.0 | −11.5 |
| | Independent | | 671 | 48.0 | +48.0 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | −11.5 | |
* The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.
* The independent candidate that came second on preferences is unknown.

### Fannie Bay

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 | +2.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 38 | 2.1 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,822 | 82.4 | +3.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Pam O'Neil | 912 | 51.1 | |
| | Country Liberal | Grant Tambling | 872 | 48.9 | |
| | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Swing | | |

### Gillen

1977 Northern Territory general election: Gillen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Jim Robertson | 1,035 | 49.9 | −15.8 |
| | Labor | John Thomas | 808 | 39.0 | +4.7 |
| | Progress | Peter Johncock | 231 | 11.1 | +11.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,074 | 97.6 | +7.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 50 | 2.4 | −7.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,124 | 79.9 | −2.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Jim Robertson | 1,216 | 58.6 | −7.1 |
| | Labor | John Thomas | 858 | 41.4 | +7.1 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | −7.1 | |

### Jingili

1977 Northern Territory general election: Jingili :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Diana Rickard | 662 | 36.4 | −11.8 |
| | Country Liberal | Paul Everingham | 639 | 35.1 | −16.7 |
| | Progress | David Cooper | 338 | 18.6 | +18.6 |
| | Independent | John McCormack George Tarasidis | 182 | 10.0 | +10.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,821 | 97.2 | +3.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 2.8 | −3.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,873 | 83.8 | +0.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Paul Everingham | 972 | 53.4 | +1.6 |
| | Labor | Diana Rickard | 849 | 46.6 | −1.6 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | +1.6 | |

### Ludmilla

1977 Northern Territory general election: Ludmilla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Roger Steele | 889 | 46.9 | +10.5 |
| | Labor | Christopher Draffin | 745 | 39.3 | +10.5 |
| | Progress | Terry Johnson | 262 | 13.8 | +13.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,896 | 97.7 | +2.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 45 | 2.3 | −2.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,941 | 79.1 | −1.3 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Roger Steele | 1,053 | 55.5 | −1.8 |
| | Labor | Christopher Draffin | 843 | 44.5 | +1.8 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | −1.8 | |

### MacDonnell

1977 Northern Territory general election: MacDonnell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Neville Perkins | 886 | 60.8 | +21.4 |
| | Country Liberal | Dave Pollock | 485 | 33.3 | −20.1 |
| | Progress | Mark Fidler | 86 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,457 | 95.7 | +3.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 65 | 4.3 | −3.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,522 | 61.2 | −4.0 |
| | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Swing | +21.4 | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Millner

1977 Northern Territory general election: Millner :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jon Isaacs | 951 | 57.6 | +12.2 |
| | Country Liberal | Roger Ryan | 548 | 33.2 | −30.5 |
| | Progress | Elva Pearce | 151 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,650 | 98.0 | −2.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 34 | 2.0 | +2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,684 | 81.6 | +2.6 |
| | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Swing | +12.2 | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Nhulunbuy

1977 Northern Territory general election: Nhulunbuy :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Milton Ballantyne | 874 | 56.1 | +7.8 |
| | Labor | Denise Fincham | 642 | 41.2 | −0.1 |
| | Progress | Jacob De Vries | 43 | 2.8 | +2.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,559 | 97.4 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 41 | 2.6 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,600 | 75.4 | +0.6 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | +0.8 | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Nightcliff

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 | +1.1 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 37 | 2.0 | −1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,830 | 80.5 | +1.6 |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | +4.2 | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Port Darwin

1977 Northern Territory general election: Port Darwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Tom Harris | 535 | 32.8 | +2.8 |
| | Labor | Michael Scott | 448 | 27.5 | −2.2 |
| | Independent | Ron Withnall | 440 | 27.3 | −7.4 |
| | Progress | Ian Smith | 146 | 9.0 | +9.0 |
| | Communist | Brian Manning | 61 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,610 | 97.7 | +1.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 38 | 2.3 | −1.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,648 | 74.7 | −0.8 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Tom Harris | 984 | 60.5 | +13.8 |
| | Labor | Michael Scott | 626 | 38.4 | +38.4 |
| | Country Liberal gain from Independent | Country Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | +13.8 | |

### Sanderson

1977 Northern Territory general election: Sanderson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | June D'Rozario | 984 | 45.6 | +11.1 |
| | Country Liberal | Liz Andrew | 565 | 26.1 | −15.4 |
| | Independent | Kitty Fischer Herbert Sinclair | 428 | 19.8 | +19.8 |
| | Progress | Geoffrey Bennett | 182 | 8.4 | +8.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,159 | 98.5 | −1.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 32 | 1.5 | +1.9 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,191 | 92.4 | +7.6 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | June D'Rozario | 1,258 | 58.3 | +14.8 |
| | Country Liberal | Liz Andrew | 901 | 41.7 | −14.8 |
| | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Swing | +14.8 | |
* The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.

### Stuart

1977 Northern Territory general election: Stuart :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Roger Vale | 1,042 | 52.1 | +4.4 |
| | Labor | Trevor Cutter | 849 | 42.4 | −13.6 |
| | Progress | Kenneth Kitto | 111 | 5.5 | +5.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,002 | 96.7 | +1.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 69 | 3.3 | −1.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,071 | 70.9 | −0.2 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | +12.7 | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Stuart Park

1977 Northern Territory general election: Stuart Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Marshall Perron | 652 | 40.7 | −7.7 |
| | Labor | Judith Muras | 491 | 30.7 | +1.9 |
| | Independent | Ernest Chin | 267 | 16.7 | +16.7 |
| | Progress | Kenneth Day | 191 | 11.9 | +11.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,601 | 97.8 | +2.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 36 | 2.2 | −2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,637 | 73.9 | −0.2 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Marshall Perron | 902 | 56.3 | +6.1 |
| | Labor | Judith Muras | 699 | 43.7 | +43.7 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | +6.1 | |

### Tiwi

1977 Northern Territory general election: Tiwi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Harry Maschke Bernard Tipiloura | 495 | 42.5 | +26.9 |
| | Country Liberal | Noel Padgham-Purich Cyril Rioli | 393 | 33.7 | −9.7 |
| | Independent | Terrence O'Brien Strider | 143 | 12.3 | +12.3 |
| | Progress | George Ryan | 134 | 11.5 | +11.5 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,165 | 89.1 | −5.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 142 | 10.9 | +5.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,307 | 77.5 | −9.9 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Noel Padgham-Purich | 612 | 52.5 | |
| | Labor | | 553 | 47.5 | |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | | |
* The number of votes each individual Independent, Labor and CLP candidate received is unknown.
* The Labor candidate that came second on preferences is unknown.

### Victoria River

1977 Northern Territory general election: Victoria River :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Doolan | 690 | 50.0 | +50.0 |
| | Country Liberal | Goff Letts | 589 | 42.7 | −27.0 |
| | Progress | Frank Favaro | 100 | 7.3 | +7.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,379 | 95.8 | +1.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 61 | 4.2 | −1.4 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,440 | 67.7 | +5.1 |
| | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Labor gain from Country Liberal | Swing | +50.0 | |
* Preferences were not distributed.