Electoral division of Arafura

Arafura Northern Territory—Legislative Assembly
Arafura in the Northern Territory
Territory	Northern Territory
Created	1983
MP	Manuel Brown
Party	Labor
Namesake	Arafura Sea
Electors	5,536 (2023)
Area	57,410 km2 (22,166.1 sq mi)
Demographic	Remote
Electorates around Arafura: Timor Sea Timor Sea Timor Sea Goyder Arafura Mulka Daly Arnhem Barkly

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

Election results

2023 Arafura by-election
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
	Labor hold		Swing	+15.6

2020 Northern Territory general election: Arafura
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
	Labor hold		Swing	−3.7