# Results of the 1980 Northern Territory general election

Northern Territory general election, 7 June 1980 Legislative Assembly
<< 1977–1983 >> :
| Enrolled voters | Enrolled voters | 53,218 | | | | |
| Votes cast | Votes cast | 41,484 | | Turnout | 78.0% | +2.1% |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 1,328 | | Informal | 3.2% | 0.0% |
| Summary of votes by party |||||||
| Party | Party | Primary votes | % | Swing | Seats | Change |
| | Country Liberal | 28,637 | 50.0% | +9.9% | 11 | – 1 |
| | Labor | 15,818 | 39.4% | +1.2% | 7 | + 1 |
| | Independent | 3,251 | 8.1% | –3.6% | 1 | ± 0 |
| | Democrats | 352 | 0.9% | +0.9% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Marijuana | 272 | 0.7% | +0.7% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Progress | 210 | 0.5% | –9.3% | 0 | ± 0 |
| | Christian Democrat | 188 | 0.5% | +0.5% | 0 | ± 0 |
| Total | Total | 40,156 | | | 19 | |
This is a list of electoral division results for the Northern Territory 1980 General Election in Australia.

## Results by electoral division
### Alice Springs

1980 Northern Territory general election: Alice Springs :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Denis Collins | 999 | 43.8 | -7.3 |
| | Independent | Rod Oliver | 620 | 27.1 | +27.1 |
| | Labor | Ted Hampton | 505 | 22.1 | -13.3 |
| | Independent | Dave Pollock | 158 | 7.1 | +7.1 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,282 | 97.4 | −0.5 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 60 | 2.6 | +0.5 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,342 | 78.0 | +5.0 |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Denis Collins | 1,170 | 51.3 | +0.2 |
| | Independent | Rod Oliver | 1,112 | 48.7 | +48.7 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | +0.2 | |

### Arnhem

1980 Northern Territory general election: Arnhem :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Bob Collins | 1,346 | 78.4 | +15.0 |
| | Country Liberal | Gatjil Djerrkura | 299 | 17.4 | -11.5 |
| | Marijuana | Mark McAlear | 72 | 4.2 | +4.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,717 | 93.1 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 128 | 6.9 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,845 | 66.5 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Barkly

1980 Northern Territory general election: Barkly :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Ian Tuxworth | 1,018 | 54.8 | +10.3 |
| | Labor | William Thomson | 631 | 33.9 | +7.0 |
| | Progress | Neville Andrews | 210 | 11.3 | -5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,859 | 93.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 140 | 7.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,999 | 71.1 | |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Casuarina

1980 Northern Territory general election: Casuarina :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Nick Dondas | 1,696 | 56.2 | +10.2 |
| | Labor | Dennis Bree | 1,167 | 38.7 | -8.0 |
| | Democrats | Klaus Roth | 156 | 5.2 | +5.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,019 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 48 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,067 | 81.8 | |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Elsey

1980 Northern Territory general election: Elsey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Les MacFarlane | 879 | 45.0 | +0.8 |
| | Labor | Maged Aboutaleb | 580 | 29.7 | +29.7 |
| | Independent | James Forscutt | 188 | 9.6 | +9.6 |
| | Independent | Patricia Davies | 174 | 8.9 | |
| | Independent | Laurence Hughes | 93 | 4.8 | +4.8 |
| | Independent | R.T. Reilly | 38 | 1.9 | +1.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,952 | 96.4 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 73 | 3.6 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,025 | 74.6 | |
| After distribution of preferences ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Les MacFarlane | 1,014 | 51.9 | |
| | Labor | Maged Aboutaleb | 655 | 33.6 | |
| | Independent | James Forscutt | 283 | 14.5 | |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed to completion.

### Fannie Bay

1980 Northern Territory general election: Fannie Bay :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Pam O'Neil | 896 | 51.0 | +8.8 |
| | Country Liberal | Ella Stack | 861 | 49.0 | +14.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,757 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 37 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,794 | 88.3 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | | |

### Gillen

1980 Northern Territory general election: Gillen :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Jim Robertson | 1,539 | 68.7 | +18.8 |
| | Labor | Rosalie McDonald | 701 | 31.3 | -7.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,240 | 96.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 88 | 3.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,328 | 81.3 | |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Jingili

1980 Northern Territory general election: Jingili :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Paul Everingham | 1,555 | 60.7 | +25.6 |
| | Labor | Peter Hansen | 858 | 33.5 | -7.7 |
| | Democrats | Peter Read | 151 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,564 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 47 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,611 | 82.2 | |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Ludmilla

1980 Northern Territory general election: Ludmilla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Roger Steele | 1,284 | 58.5 | +11.6 |
| | Labor | Kay Spurr | 739 | 33.7 | -5.6 |
| | Independent | Roy Barden | 173 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,196 | 97.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 50 | 2.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,246 | 82.4 | |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### MacDonnell

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 | |

### Millner

1980 Northern Territory general election: Millner :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jon Isaacs | 1,020 | 51.8 | -5.8 |
| | Country Liberal | John Robinson | 949 | 48.2 | +15.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,969 | 97.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 60 | 3.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,029 | 84.8 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Nhulunbuy

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 | |

### Nightcliff

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 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 59 | 2.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,129 | 79.3 | |
| | Independent hold | Independent hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Port Darwin

1980 Northern Territory general election: Port Darwin :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Tom Harris | 885 | 57.3 | +24.1 |
| | Labor | Jack Haritos | 541 | 35.0 | +7.2 |
| | Marijuana | Peter Taylor | 73 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| | Democrats | Len Myles | 45 | 2.9 | +2.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,544 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 33 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,577 | 80.5 | |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Sanderson

1980 Northern Territory general election: Sanderson :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | June D'Rozario | 1,866 | 48.6 | +3.0 |
| | Country Liberal | Daryl Manzie | 1,851 | 48.2 | +22.1 |
| | Christian Democrats (NT) | Ron Mann | 125 | 3.3 | +3.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,842 | 98.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 70 | 1.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,912 | 84.5 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | June D'Rozario | 1,930 | 50.2 | −8.1 |
| | Country Liberal | Daryl Manzie | 1,912 | 49.8 | +8.1 |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | −8.1 | |

### Stuart

1980 Northern Territory general election: Stuart :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Roger Vale | 1,564 | 59.9 | +7.8 |
| | Labor | John Thomas | 1,047 | 40.1 | -2.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,611 | 98.0 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 54 | 2.0 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,665 | 71.2 | |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |

### Stuart Park

1980 Northern Territory general election: Stuart Park :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Marshall Perron | 952 | 56.1 | +15.4 |
| | Labor | Peter Cavanagh | 610 | 36.0 | +5.3 |
| | Independent | Terry Wilson | 79 | 4.7 | +4.7 |
| | Marijuana | John Duffy | 55 | 3.2 | +3.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,696 | 97.9 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 36 | 2.1 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,732 | 78.8 | |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Tiwi

1980 Northern Territory general election: Tiwi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Noel Padgham-Purich | 973 | 51.5 | +17.8 |
| | Labor | Harry Maschke | 813 | 43.1 | +0.6 |
| | Marijuana | Jenny Smither | 72 | 3.8 | +3.8 |
| | Independent | Len McAlear | 30 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,888 | 93.7 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 127 | 6.3 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,015 | 82.5 | |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.

### Victoria River

1980 Northern Territory general election: Victoria River :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labor | Jack Doolan | 872 | 52.6 | +2.6 |
| | Country Liberal | John Millhouse | 606 | 36.6 | -6.1 |
| | Independent | Bronte Douglass | 98 | 5.9 | +5.9 |
| | Independent | Jack McCarthy | 82 | 5.0 | +5.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,658 | 94.8 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 91 | 5.2 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,749 | 72.6 | |
| | Labor hold | Labor hold | Swing | N/A | |
* Preferences were not distributed.