Electoral division of Nelson (Northern Territory)
| Nelson Northern Territory—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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 Nelson in the Darwin/Palmerston area, Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
| Territory | Northern Territory | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Gerard Maley | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Country Liberal | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Harold George Nelson | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 5,505 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,415 km2 (546.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Rural | ||||||||||||||
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Nelson is an electoral division of the Northern Territory. It was created in 1990.
Election results[change | change source]
| 2020 Northern Territory general election: Nelson[1][2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Country Liberal | Gerard Maley | 2,302 | 50.5 | +28.3 | |
| Independent | Beverley Ratahi | 1,351 | 29.6 | −30.9 | |
| Labor | Steve Asher | 488 | 10.7 | −0.3 | |
| Territory Alliance | Andy Harley | 420 | 9.2 | +9.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 4,561 | 96.9 | N/A | ||
| Informal votes | 146 | 3.1 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 4,707 | 85.5 | N/A | ||
| Two-party-preferred result[a][3] | |||||
| Country Liberal | Gerard Maley | 3,320 | 72.8 | +15.8 | |
| Labor | Steve Asher | 1,241 | 27.2 | −15.8 | |
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Country Liberal | Gerard Maley | 2,657 | 58.3 | +31.2 | |
| Independent | Beverley Ratahi | 1,904 | 41.7 | +41.7 | |
| Country Liberal gain from Independent | Swing | +31.2 | |||
Notes[change | change source]
- ↑ Estimated two-party count by Antony Green.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Electorate summary: Nelson". NTEC. Retrieved 4 September 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Nelson". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "2020 Northern Territory Election – Analysis of Results". Antony Green's Election Blog. Retrieved 6 September 2020.