Electoral division of Katherine
| Katherine Northern Territory—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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| Territory | Northern Territory | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Jo Hersey | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Country Liberal | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Katherine River | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 5,749 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6,745 km2 (2,604.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Urban | ||||||||||||||
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Katherine is an electoral division of the Northern Territory. It was created in 1987.
Election results[change | change source]
| 2020 Northern Territory general election: Katherine[1][2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labor | Kate Ganley | 1,281 | 33.0 | +2.1 | |
| Country Liberal | Jo Hersey | 1,264 | 32.5 | −1.7 | |
| Territory Alliance | Melanie Usher | 1,132 | 29.1 | +29.1 | |
| Independent | Clinton Booth | 209 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 3,886 | 96.3 | N/A | ||
| Informal votes | 151 | 3.7 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,037 | 70.2 | N/A | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Country Liberal | Jo Hersey | 2,041 | 52.5 | +4.1 | |
| Labor | Kate Ganley | 1,845 | 47.5 | −4.1 | |
| Country Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +4.1 | |||
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Electorate summary: Katherine". NTEC. Retrieved 4 September 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Katherine". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2020.