title: Electoral results for the division of Araluen
text: # Electoral results for the division of Araluen
  
  This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral division of Araluen in Northern Territory elections.
  
  ## Members for Araluen
  
  | Member | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - |
  | Jim Robertson | Country Liberal | 1983–1986 |
  | Eric Poole | Country Liberal | 1986–2001 |
  | Jodeen Carney | Country Liberal | 2001–2010 |
  | Robyn Lambley | Country Liberal | 2010–2015 |
  | Robyn Lambley | Independent | 2015–2020 |
  | Robyn Lambley | Territory Alliance | March 2020– October 2020 |
  | Robyn Lambley | Independent | 2020–present |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### Elections in the 1980s
  
  1983 Northern Territory general election: Araluen :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country Liberal | Jim Robertson | 1,268 | 61.7 | N/A |
  | | Independent | Goff Letts | 420 | 20.4 | N/A |
  | | Labor | Allen Joy | 368 | 17.9 | N/A |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,056 | 98.6 | N/A |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 30 | 1.4 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,086 | 89.1 | N/A |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country Liberal | Jim Robertson | 1,479 | 66.2 | N/A |
  | | Independent | Goff Letts | 755 | 33.8 | N/A |
  | | Country Liberal win | Country Liberal win | (new seat) | (new seat) | (new seat) |
  
  * Two candidate preferred vote is estimated.
  
  1986 Araluen by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country Liberal | Eric Poole | 869 | 56.9 | –4.8 |
  | | Labor | Di Shanahan | 658 | 43.1 | +25.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,527 | 95.7 | N/A |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 69 | 4.3 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,596 | 66.0 | N/A |
  | | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | N/A | |
  
  1987 Northern Territory general election: Araluen :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country Liberal | Eric Poole | 871 | 43.6 | -18.1 |
  | | Labor | Di Shanahan | 577 | 28.9 | +11.0 |
  | | NT Nationals | Enzo Floreani | 550 | 27.5 | +27.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,998 | 97.3 | N/A |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 55 | 2.7 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,053 | 77.3 | N/A |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country Liberal | Eric Poole | 1,284 | 64.2 | -7.7 |
  | | Labor | Di Shanahan | 714 | 35.7 | +7.7 |
  | | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | -7.7 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 1990s
  
  1990 Northern Territory general election: Araluen :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country Liberal | Eric Poole | 1,634 | 57.1 | +13.5 |
  | | Labor | Brian Doolan | 702 | 24.5 | -4.4 |
  | | NT Nationals | Enzo Floreani | 527 | 18.4 | -9.1 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,863 | 97.5 | N/A |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 73 | 2.5 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,936 | 86.2 | N/A |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country Liberal | Eric Poole | 2,029 | 70.9 | +6.7 |
  | | Labor | Brian Doolan | 834 | 29.1 | -6.7 |
  | | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | +6.7 | |
  
  1994 Northern Territory general election: Araluen :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country Liberal | Eric Poole | 2,091 | 70.1 | +13.0 |
  | | Labor | Mescal Yates | 892 | 29.9 | +11.5 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,983 | 95.5 | N/A |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 140 | 4.5 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,123 | 83.4 | N/A |
  | | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | -0.5 | |
  
  1997 Northern Territory general election: Araluen :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country Liberal | Eric Poole | 2,065 | 69.2 | -0.9 |
  | | Labor | Lilliah McCulloch | 919 | 30.8 | +0.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,984 | 93.1 | N/A |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 223 | 6.9 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,207 | 84.1 | N/A |
  | | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | -0.9 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2000s
  
  2001 Northern Territory general election: Araluen :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country Liberal | Jodeen Carney | 1,386 | 41.1 | -27.1 |
  | | Labor | Michael Bowden | 1,094 | 32.4 | +2.3 |
  | | Independent | John Bohning | 450 | 13.3 | +13.3 |
  | | Independent | Meredith Campbell | 444 | 13.2 | +13.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,374 | 95.6 | N/A |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 154 | 4.4 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,528 | 80.3 | N/A |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country Liberal | Jodeen Carney | 1,754 | 52.0 | -17.1 |
  | | Labor | Michael Bowden | 1,620 | 48.0 | +17.1 |
  | | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | -17.1 | |
  
  2005 Northern Territory general election: Araluen :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country Liberal | Jodeen Carney | 1,945 | 53.9 | +12.8 |
  | | Labor | John Gaynor | 1,332 | 36.9 | +4.5 |
  | | Greens | Alan Tyley | 333 | 9.2 | +9.2 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,610 | 97.0 | N/A |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 110 | 3.0 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,720 | 82.1 | +1.8 |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country Liberal | Jodeen Carney | 2,067 | 57.3 | +5.3 |
  | | Labor | John Gaynor | 1,543 | 42.7 | -5.3 |
  | | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | +5.3 | |
  
  2008 Northern Territory general election: Araluen :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country Liberal | Jodeen Carney | 2,470 | 68.3 | +14.4 |
  | | Labor | John Gaynor | 618 | 17.1 | −19.4 |
  | | Greens | Linda Chellew | 526 | 14.6 | +5.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,614 | 97.6 | N/A |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 90 | 2.4 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,704 | 74.6 | N/A |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country Liberal | Jodeen Carney | 2,699 | 74.7 | +17.2 |
  | | Labor | John Gaynor | 915 | 25.3 | −17.2 |
  | | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | +17.2 | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2010s
  
  2010 Araluen by-election :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country Liberal | Robyn Lambley | 1,935 | 68.0 | −0.3 |
  | | Labor | Adam Findlay | 909 | 32.0 | +14.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 2,844 | 95.6 | N/A |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 131 | 4.4 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,975 | 59.2 | N/A |
  | | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | −0.3 | |
  
  2012 Northern Territory general election: Araluen :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country Liberal | Robyn Lambley | 2,487 | 68.7 | +0.4 |
  | | Labor | Adam Findlay | 848 | 23.4 | +6.3 |
  | | First Nations | Edan Baxter | 285 | 7.9 | +7.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,620 | 96.4 | N/A |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 137 | 3.6 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,757 | 78.0 | N/A |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country Liberal | Robyn Lambley | 2,612 | 72.2 | −2.5 |
  | | Labor | Adam Findlay | 1,008 | 27.8 | +2.5 |
  | | Country Liberal hold | Country Liberal hold | Swing | −2.5 | |
  
  2016 Northern Territory general election: Araluen :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Independent | Robyn Lambley | 1,835 | 38.9 | +38.9 |
  | | Country Liberal | Stephen Brown | 1,720 | 36.4 | −28.5 |
  | | Labor | Adam Findlay | 1,165 | 24.7 | +2.9 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,720 | 97.8 | N/A |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 106 | 2.2 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,826 | 82.5 | N/A |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country Liberal | Stephen Brown | 2,308 | 55.3 | −14.7 |
  | | Labor | Adam Findlay | 1,868 | 44.7 | +14.7 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Independent | Robyn Lambley | 2,604 | 58.2 | +58.2 |
  | | Country Liberal | Stephen Brown | 1,873 | 41.8 | −28.1 |
  | | Independent gain from Country Liberal | Independent gain from Country Liberal | Swing | N/A | |
  
  ### Elections in the 2020s
  
  2020 Northern Territory general election: Araluen :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Country Liberal | Damien Ryan | 1,659 | 38.0 | +1.6 |
  | | Territory Alliance | Robyn Lambley | 1,276 | 29.2 | −10.5 |
  | | Labor | Jackson Ankers | 789 | 18.1 | −5.8 |
  | | Greens | Bernard Hickey | 455 | 10.4 | +10.4 |
  | | Australian Federation | Domenico Pecorari | 114 | 2.6 | +2.6 |
  | | Independent | Wayne Wright | 71 | 1.6 | +1.6 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,364 | 96.5 | N/A |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 157 | 3.5 | N/A |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,521 | 78.7 | N/A |
  | Two-party-preferred result ||||||
  | | Country Liberal | Damien Ryan | 2,732 | 62.6 | +6.9 |
  | | Labor | Jackson Ankers | 1,632 | 37.4 | −6.9 |
  | Two-candidate-preferred result ||||||
  | | Territory Alliance | Robyn Lambley | 2,203 | 50.5 | −8.1 |
  | | Country Liberal | Damien Ryan | 2,161 | 49.5 | +8.1 |
  | | Territory Alliance hold | Territory Alliance hold | Swing | −8.1 | |
  