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Electoral division of Leanyer

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Leanyer was an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It existed from 1983 to 1997 (when it was replaced by Drysdale), and was named after the Darwin suburb of Leanyer.

Members for Leanyer

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Member Party Term
  Mick Palmer Country Liberal 1983–1987
  Fred Finch Country Liberal 1987–1997

Election results

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Elections in the 1980s

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1983 Northern Territory general election: Leanyer[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Mick Palmer 1,940 65.9
Labor John Waters 1,002 34.1
Total formal votes 2,942 96.6
Informal votes 105 3.4
Turnout 3,047 90.8
Country Liberal hold Swing
1987 Northern Territory general election: Leanyer[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Fred Finch 1,105 43.0 -22.9
Labor David Lamb-Jenkins 996 38.7 +4.6
NT Nationals David Wane 471 18.3 +18.3
Total formal votes 2,572 97.1
Informal votes 77 2.9
Turnout 2,649 78.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Fred Finch 1,447 56.3 -6.7
Labor David Lamb-Jenkins 1,125 43.7 +6.7
Country Liberal hold Swing -6.7

Elections in the 1990s

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1990 Northern Territory general election: Leanyer[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Fred Finch 1,638 58.5 +15.5
Labor Jim Davidson 1,002 35.8 -2.9
NT Nationals Alan MacKenzie 158 5.6 -12.7
Total formal votes 2,798 97.9
Informal votes 61 2.1
Turnout 2,859 87.9
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Fred Finch 1,733 61.9 +5.6
Labor Jim Davidson 1,065 38.1 -5.6
Country Liberal hold Swing +5.6
1994 Northern Territory general election: Leanyer[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Fred Finch 1,912 60.1 +1.6
Labor Cossimo Russo 1,269 39.9 +4.1
Total formal votes 3,181 96.1
Informal votes 129 3.9
Turnout 3,310 86.5
Country Liberal hold Swing -1.8

References

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  1. ^ "Legislative Assembly General Election 1983" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ^ 1987 Legislative Assembly Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 March 1987
  3. ^ Jaensch, Dean (1990). The 1990 elections in the Northern Territory : a statistical analysis. Klemzig, S. Aust.: Polity Publications. ISBN 0949094803.
  4. ^ 1990 Legislative Election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission
  5. ^ 1994 Legislative Election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission