COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ==================================================================== VOTING BY DIVISION ==================================================================== NORTHERN TERRITORY ==================================================================== NORTHERN TERRITORY ==================================================================== 1975 two-party majority: NCP over ALP 04.9 e -------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrolled voters: 44,295 +08.3 Votes cast: 35,982 81.2 +06.3 Informal votes: 1,244 03.5 +00.2 Formal votes: 34,738 96.5 -00.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % Swing -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sam Calder * CLP 16,462 47.4 -06.5 Josephine Read AD 2,478 07.1 Ian Smith 987 02.8 John Waters ALP 14,811 42.6 -01.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 34,738 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Smith's 987 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Calder * 417 42.2 16,879 48.6 Read 290 29.4 2,768 08.0 Waters 280 28.4 15,091 43.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 987 34,738 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Read's 2,768 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- CALDER * 1,371 49.5 18,250 52.5 Waters 1,397 50.5 16,488 47.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,768 34,738 02.5 02.4 to ALP -------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephen Edward Calder (1916-2008): Elected 1966, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977 Calder retired at the 1980 election. Died 30 September 2008 --------------------------------------------------------------------