COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 10 DECEMBER 1977 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== NORTHERN TERRITORY (Two senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 44,295 +08.3 Votes cast: 35,982 81.2 +06.3 Informal votes: 2,335 06.5 -00.7 Formal votes: 33,647 93.5 +00.7 Quota for election: 11,216 33.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth Kitto 1,435 04.3 Group A David Cooper 390 01.2 Q:0.163 Bernard KILGARIFF * CLP 14,763 43.9 ELECTED 1 Barry Wyatt CLP 700 02.1 Group B > Q:1.379 Dennis Booth AD 2,486 07.4 Group C Peter Dean AD 280 00.8 Q:0.247 Edward ROBERTSON * ALP 12,975 38.6 ELECTED 2 Harry Maschke ALP 618 01.8 Group D > Q:1.212 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 33,647 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senators' terms began 10 December 1978. Kilgariff and Robertson elected for a term ending upon the dissolution of the House of Representatives. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bernard Francis Kilgariff (1923-2010): Elected 1975, 1977 > Edward Albert Robertson (1929-91): Elected 1975, 1977 --------------------------------------------------------------------