Electoral division of Palmerston

Palmerston was an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It existed from 1987 to 1997. It was named after the town of Palmerston.

Members for Palmerston

Member		Party	Term
	Barry Coulter	Country Liberal	1987–1997

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

1987 Northern Territory general election: Palmerston[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Barry Coulter	1,429	53.2
	Labor	Tony Henry	821	30.5
	NT Nationals	Michael Ting	438	16.3
Total formal votes			2,688	97.4
Informal votes			72	2.6
Turnout			2,760	81.9
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Barry Coulter	1,751	65.1	-6.9
	Labor	Tony Henry	937	34.9	+6.9
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	-6.9

Elections in the 1990s

1990 Northern Territory general election: Palmerston[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Barry Coulter	1,382	57.1	+3.9
	Labor	Chris Draffin	763	31.5	+1.0
	Greens	Timothy Fowler	144	6.0	+6.0
	NT Nationals	Ronald Wright	131	5.4	-10.9
Total formal votes			2,420	96.8
Informal votes			79	3.2
Turnout			2,499	83.6
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Barry Coulter	1,494	61.7	+0.2
	Labor	Chris Draffin	926	38.3	-0.2
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+0.2

1994 Northern Territory general election: Palmerston[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Country Liberal	Barry Coulter	1,938	59.1	+2.0
	Labor	Kevin Diflo	1,129	34.4	+2.9
	Independent	David Elliott	214	6.5	+6.5
Total formal votes			3,281	97.6
Informal votes			81	2.4
Turnout			3,362	87.1
Two-party-preferred result
	Country Liberal	Barry Coulter	2,063	62.9	+1.2
	Labor	Kevin Diflo	1,218	37.1	-1.2
	Country Liberal hold		Swing	+1.2

References

1. 1987 Legislative Assembly Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 March 1987
2. Jaensch, Dean (1990). The 1990 elections in the Northern Territory : a statistical analysis. Klemzig, S. Aust.: Polity Publications. ISBN 0949094803.
3. 1990 Legislative Election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission
4. 1994 Legislative Election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission