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]| 2024 Northern Territory general election: Katherine | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Country Liberal | Jo Hersey | 2,166 | 56.9 | +24.4 | |
| Independent | Sam Phelan | 1,068 | 28.0 | +28.0 | |
| Labor | Nick Lovering | 574 | 15.1 | −17.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 3,808 | 96.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 136 | 3.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,944 | 63.9 | |||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Country Liberal | Jo Hersey | 2,006 | 62.1 | +9.6 | |
| Independent | Sam Phelan | 1,442 | 37.9 | +37.9 | |
| Country Liberal hold | Swing | +9.6 | |||