Electoral division of Arafura

Arafura is an electoral division of the Northern Territory. It was created in 1983.

Arafura
Northern TerritoryLegislative Assembly
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Arafura in the Northern Territory
TerritoryNorthern Territory
Created1983
MPManuel Brown
PartyLabor
NamesakeArafura Sea
Electors5,536 (2023)
Area57,410 km2 (22,166.1 sq mi)
DemographicRemote
Electorates around Arafura:
Timor Sea Timor Sea Timor Sea
Goyder Arafura Mulka
Daly Arnhem Barkly

Election results

2023 Arafura by-election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Manuel Brown 2,038 66.7 +17.7
Country Liberal Leslie Tungatalum 897 29.4 −10.7
Australian Federation Alan Middleton 120 3.9 +3.9
Total formal votes 3,055 95.1 +0.3
Informal votes 159 4.9 −0.3
Turnout 3,214 58.1 +5.4
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Manuel Brown 2,113 69.2 +15.6
Country Liberal Leslie Tungatalum 942 30.8 −15.6
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2020 Northern Territory general election: Arafura[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Lawrence Costa 1,269 49.0 +0.6
Country Liberal Gibson Illortaminni 1,041 40.2 +4.4
Independent Tristan Mungatopi 199 7.7 +3.5
Territory Alliance George Laughton 82 3.2 +3.2
Total formal votes 2,591 94.8 N/A
Informal votes 142 5.2 N/A
Turnout 2,733 52.7 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Lawrence Costa 1,388 53.6 −3.7
Country Liberal Gibson Illortaminni 1,203 46.4 +3.7
style=background-color: Template:Australian politics/party colours/Labor NT | Template:Australian politics/name/Labor NT hold Swing −3.7

References

  1. "2023 Division of Arafura by-election results". Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 24 March 2023.[dead link]
  2. "Electorate summary: Arafura". NTEC. Retrieved 4 September 2020.[dead link]
  3. "Arafura". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2020.