Commonwealth Parliament, House of Representatives election in Northern Territory
(for more information on this election see national summary for the House of Representatives)
Election of 2 March 1996
House of Representatives votes and seats won in Northern Territory
Election held on 2 March 1996
Criteria for the inclusion of parties in this table are set out in the Glossary under 'listed party'
| Party Name | First preference vote n | First preference vote share % | Change from previous election % | Seats won n | Uncontested seats held n | Seat share % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Liberal Party | 38,302 | 45.04 | +0.35 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Australian Labor Party | 36,994 | 43.50 | -11.81 | 0 | ||
| Greens | 5,324 | 6.26 | * | 0 | ||
| Independents | 4,423 | 5.20 | * | 0 | ||
| Votes for other than listed parties | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||
| Totals | 85,043 | 100.00 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
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* Party did not contest previous election or did not meet criteria for listing, or contested previous election under a different party name.
Notes
The vote shown for Independents at this election in the Northern Territory is the sum of votes cast for 2 candidates registered as Independents.
Sources
Australian Electoral Commission, Electoral Statistics 1993, 1996, 1998, CD-ROM, Canberra,1999; Colin A Hughes, A Handbook of Australian Government and Politics 1985-1999, Sydney: Federation Press, 2002 (ISBN 1862874344); Gerard Newman, Federal Election Results 1949-2001, Canberra: Commonwealth Parliament, Department of the Parliamentary Library, Information and Research Services, Research Paper 9 2001-02, 2002 (ISSN 13287478).
For a general review of this election, see: Clive Bean, Marian Simms, Scott Bennett and John Warhurst (editors), The Politics of Retribution: The 1996 Federal Election, St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin, 1997 (ISBN 1 86448 386 5).