# Electoral division of Ludmilla

Ludmilla was an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. One of the Legislative Assembly's original electorates, it was first contested at the 1974 election and was abolished in 1990. It was named after the Darwin suburb of Ludmilla.

## Members for Ludmilla

| Member | Party | Term |
| Roger Steele | Country Liberal | 1974–1983 |
| Col Firmin | Country Liberal | 1983–1990 |
| Col Firmin | Independent | 1990–1990 |

## Election results
### Elections in the 1970s

1974 Northern Territory general election: Ludmilla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Roger Steele | 569 | 36.4 | |
| | Labor | Hazel Robertson | 450 | 28.8 | |
| | Independent | Edward D'Ambrosio Brian Smith Grahame Stewart William Sullivan | 545 | 34.9 | |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,564 | 95.2 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 78 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,642 | 80.4 | |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Roger Steele | 785 | 57.3 | |
| | Labor | Hazel Robertson | 586 | 42.7 | |
| | Country Liberal win | Country Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
* The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown.
1977 Northern Territory general election: Ludmilla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country Liberal | Roger Steele | 889 | 46.9 |
| | Labor | Christopher Draffin | 745 | 39.3 |
| | Progress | Terry Johnson | 262 | 13.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,896 | 97.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 45 | 2.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,941 | 79.1 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Roger Steele | 1,053 | 55.5 |
| | Labor | Christopher Draffin | 843 | 44.5 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | |

### Elections in the 1980s

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.
1983 Northern Territory general election: Ludmilla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Country Liberal | Col Firmin | 1,117 | 58.2 |
| | Labor | Allan O'Neil | 803 | 41.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,920 | 97.3 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 52 | 2.7 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,972 | 85.3 |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | |
1987 Northern Territory general election: Ludmilla :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Country Liberal | Col Firmin | 749 | 40.8 | -17.4 |
| | Labor | Chris McMah | 449 | 24.5 | -17.3 |
| | NT Nationals | Brian Thomas | 423 | 23.1 | +23.1 |
| | Independent | Sydney Cross | 213 | 11.6 | +11.6 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,834 | 96.6 | |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 65 | 3.4 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,899 | 63.5 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
| | Country Liberal | Col Firmin | 1,212 | 66.1 | |
| | NT Nationals | Brian Thomas | 622 | 33.9 | |
| | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |