Electoral results for the division of Nelson (Northern Territory)

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral division of Nelson in Northern Territory elections.

Members for Nelson

Member		Party	Term
	Noel Padgham-Purich	Independent	1990–1997
	Chris Lugg	Country Liberal	1997–2001
	Gerry Wood	Independent	2001–present

Election results

Elections in the 2010s

Northern Territory general election, 2016: Nelson^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Gerry Wood	2,804	60.5	+11.5
	Country Liberal	Gerard Maley	1,029	22.2	−18.7
	Labor	Kirsty Hunt	510	11.0	+1.9
	Shooters and Fishers	Marty Reinhold	245	5.3	+5.3
	CEC	Brigid McCullough	47	1.0	+1.0
Total formal votes			4,635	98.7	+0.7
Informal votes			61	1.3	−0.7
Turnout			4,696	80.4	+2.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Gerry Wood	3,209	73.0	+17.5
	Country Liberal	Gerard Maley	1,189	27.0	−17.5
	Independent hold		Swing	+17.5

Northern Territory general election, 2012: Nelson^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Gerry Wood	1,988	54.0	−18.2
	Country Liberal	Judy Cole	1,436	39.0	+19.9
	Labor	Sharon McAlear	255	6.9	−1.7
Total formal votes			3,679	98.1	+0.5
Informal votes			72	1.9	−0.5
Turnout			3,751	79.6	+5.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Gerry Wood	2,177	59.2	−19.5
	Country Liberal	Judy Cole	1,502	40.8	+19.5
	Independent hold		Swing	−19.5

Elections in the 2000s

Northern Territory general election, 2008: Nelson

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Independent	Gerry Wood	2,436	72.2	+15.0
	Country Liberal	Maureen Kohlman	646	19.1	−11.5
	Labor	Justine Luders-Searle	292	8.7	−3.5
Total formal votes			3,374	97.6	−0.2
Informal votes			82	2.4	+0.2
Turnout			3,456	74.6
Two-candidate-preferred result
	Independent	Gerry Wood	2,654	78.7	+12.1
	Country Liberal	Maureen Kohlman	720	21.3	−12.1
	Independent hold		Swing	+12.1

References

1. Nelson – Electorate summary, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 9 September 2016
2. http://www.ntec.nt.gov.au/ElectionLAgeneral/Results/Pages/default.aspx