Electoral division of Port Darwin

electoral division of the Northern Territory, Australia

Port Darwin is an electoral division of the Northern Territory. It was created in 1974.

Port Darwin
Northern TerritoryLegislative Assembly
Location of Port Darwin in the Darwin/Palmerston area
TerritoryNorthern Territory
Created1974
MPPaul Kirby
PartyLabor
NamesakePort of Darwin
Electors5,699 (2020)
Area5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
DemographicUrban
Electorates around Port Darwin:
Timor Sea Fannie Bay Fong Lim
Timor Sea Port Darwin Darwin Harbour
Timor Sea Darwin Harbour Darwin Harbour

Port Darwin is in Darwin.

Election results change

2020 Northern Territory general election: Port Darwin[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Toby George 1,625 37.8 +1.5
Labor Paul Kirby 1,611 37.5 −1.0
Territory Alliance Gary Strachan 540 12.6 +12.6
Greens Timothy Parish 315 7.3 +7.3
Independent Leah Potter 210 4.9 +4.9
Total formal votes 4,301 97.5 N/A
Informal votes 112 2.5 N/A
Turnout 4,413 77.4 N/A
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Paul Kirby 2,233 51.9 −0.9
Country Liberal Toby George 2,068 48.1 +0.9
Labor hold Swing −0.9

References change

  1. "Electorate summary: Port Darwin". NTEC. Retrieved 4 September 2020.[permanent dead link]
  2. "Port Darwin". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2020.