COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 2 DECEMBER 1972 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== NORTHERN TERRITORY ==================================================================== NORTHERN TERRITORY ==================================================================== 1969 two-party majority: Country Party over ALP 09.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 29,929 +41.3 Votes cast: 25,808 86.2 +02.5 Informal votes: 1,176 04.6 +01.1 Formal votes: 24,632 95.4 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander Allan-Stewart 1,821 07.4 Gordon Briscoe AP 944 03.8 Sam Calder * CP 11,657 47.3 -01.1 Charles Moffatt AP 185 00.8 Edward Robertson ALP 9,676 39.3 +08.9 William Walsh 349 01.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 24,632 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Robertson, see Senate NT 1975. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Moffatt's 185 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan-Stewart 28 15.1 1,849 07.5 Briscoe 49 26.5 993 04.0 Calder * 39 21.1 11,696 47.5 Robertson 50 27.0 9,726 39.5 Walsh 19 10.3 368 01.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 185 24,632 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Walsh's 368 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan-Stewart 85 23.1 1,934 07.9 Briscoe 69 (18.8 1,062 04.3 Calder * 73 (19.8 11,769 47.8 Robertson 141 38.3 9,867 40.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 368 24,632 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: Briscoe's 1,062 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Allan-Stewart 199 (18.7 2,133 08.7 Calder * 259 24.4 12,028 48.8 Robertson 604 56.9 10,471 42.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,062 24,632 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Allan-Stewart's 2,133 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CALDER * 1,388 65.1 13,416 54.5 Robertson 745 34.9 11,216 45.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,133 24,632 04.5 04.7 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Edward Calder (1916-2008): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972 --------------------------------------------------------------------