Former electoral division of the Northern Territory
Gillen was an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It existed between 1974 and 1983, and was named after Francis James Gillen, an Australian anthropologist.
Members for Gillen
Member | Party | Term |
| Jim Robertson | Country Liberal | 1974–1983 |
Election results
Elections in the 1970s
1974 Northern Territory general election: Gillen[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Country Liberal | Jim Robertson | 1,128 | 65.7 | |
| Labor | Peter Leunig | 589 | 34.3 | |
Total formal votes | 1,717 | 90.2 | |
Informal votes | 187 | 9.8 | |
Turnout | 1,904 | 82.5 | |
| Country Liberal win | (new seat) |
1977 Northern Territory general election: Gillen[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Country Liberal | Jim Robertson | 1,035 | 49.9 | |
| Labor | John Thomas | 808 | 39.0 | |
| Progress | Peter Johncock | 231 | 11.1 | |
Total formal votes | 2,074 | 97.6 | |
Informal votes | 50 | 2.4 | |
Turnout | 2,124 | 79.9 | |
Two-party-preferred result |
| Country Liberal | Jim Robertson | 1,216 | 58.6 | |
| Labor | John Thomas | 858 | 41.4 | |
| Country Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Elections in the 1980s
References
- ^ a b Wade-Marshall, Dean Jaensch, Deborah (1994). Point of order! : the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory 1974-1994. Darwin: Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory. ISBN 0731520769.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 1980 Legislative Assembly Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 June 1980