1983 Northern Territory general election


A general election was held in the Northern Territory, Australia on Saturday 3 December 1983. The result was a landslide victory for the incumbent Country Liberal Party under Chief Minister Paul Everingham over the Australian Labor Party opposition under Opposition leader Bob Collins.
For this election, the size of the assembly was increased from 19 to 25.
The only independent of the Legislative Assembly, Dawn Lawrie, lost her seat of Nightcliff at this election to the CLP.

Retiring MPs

CLP

Candidates

Sitting members are listed in bold. Successful candidates are highlighted in the relevant colour. Where there is possible confusion, an asterisk is used.
ElectorateHeld byLaborCLPOther
ArafuraNewBob CollinsRobert WoodwardKevin Doolan
AraluenNewAllen JoyJim RobertsonGoff Letts
ArnhemLaborWes LanhupuyDavid Amos
David Daniels		Klaus Rogers
BarklyCLPCharles HallettIan Tuxworth
BerrimahNewColin YoungBarry Coulter
BraitlingNewRoss KerridgeRoger Vale
CasuarinaCLPLionel CromptonNick Dondas
ElseyCLPTrevor SurpliceRoger SteeleJames Forscutt
Fannie BayLaborPam O'NeilMarshall PerronGerald Luck
FlynnNewPeter HughesRay HanrahanPamela Gardiner
JingiliCLPMartin JacobPaul Everingham
KoolpinyahNewRobert Wesley-SmithNoel Padgham-PurichMurray Leeder
Michael Sanderson
LeanyerNewJohn WatersMick Palmer
LudmillaCLPAllan O'NeilCol Firmin
MacdonnellLaborNeil BellIan McKinlayTed Hampton
MillnerLaborTerry SmithLorraine PalfyChristopher Fenner
NhulunbuyLaborDan LeoKevin Graetz
NightcliffIndependentColin DyerStephen HattonDawn Lawrie
Port DarwinCLPRussel KearneyTom Harris
SadadeenNewMorgan FlintDenis Collins
SandersonLaborJune D'RozarioDaryl Manzie
StuartCLPBrian EdeBobby Liddle
Victoria RiverLaborDennis BreeTerry McCarthy*
Ronald Wright		Jack Doolan
Maurie Ryan
WagamanNewBrian ReidFred Finch
WanguriNewPat BurkeDon DaleEdward Miller

Post-election pendulum

The following pendulum is known as the Mackerras pendulum, invented by psephologist Malcolm Mackerras. The pendulum works by lining up all of the seats held in the Legislative Assembly according to the percentage point margin they are held by on a two-party-preferred basis. This is also known as the swing required for the seat to change hands. Given a uniform swing to the opposition or government parties, the number of seats that change hands can be predicted.