Electoral division of Blain
electoral division of the Northern Territory, Australia
Blain is an electoral division of the Northern Territory. It was created in 1997.
| Blain Northern Territory—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of boundaries as of the 2024 election | |||||||||||||||
| Territory | Northern Territory | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 1997 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Matthew Kerle | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Country Liberal Party | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Adair Blain | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 5,695 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Urban | ||||||||||||||
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Blain is in Palmerston.
Election results
change| 2024 Northern Territory general election: Blain | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Country Liberal | Matthew Kerle | 1,887 | 46.6 | +13.0 | |
| Independent | Mark Turner | 1,574 | 38.8 | +38.8 | |
| Labor | Danielle Eveleigh | 591 | 14.6 | −25.9 | |
| Total formal votes | 4,052 | 96.2 | −0.1 | ||
| Informal votes | 159 | 3.8 | +0.1 | ||
| Turnout | 65.4 | ||||
| Two-candidate-preferred result | |||||
| Country Liberal | Matthew Kerle | 2,106 | 52.0 | +2.2 | |
| Independent | Mark Turner | 1,946 | 48.0 | +48.0 | |
| Country Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +3.3 | |||