Katherine Northern Territory—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Interactive map of boundaries | |||||||||||||||
Territory | Northern Territory | ||||||||||||||
Created | 1987 | ||||||||||||||
MP | Jo Hersey | ||||||||||||||
Party | Country Liberal | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Katherine River | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 5,749 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 6,745 km2 (2,604.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Urban | ||||||||||||||
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Katherine is an electoral division of the Northern Territory. It was created in 1987.
2020 Northern Territory general election: Katherine[1][2] | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
Labor | Kate Ganley | 1,281 | 33.0 | +2.1 | |
Country Liberal | Jo Hersey | 1,264 | 32.5 | −1.7 | |
Territory Alliance | Melanie Usher | 1,132 | 29.1 | +29.1 | |
Independent | Clinton Booth | 209 | 5.4 | +5.4 | |
Total formal votes | 3,886 | 96.3 | N/A | ||
Informal votes | 151 | 3.7 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,037 | 70.2 | N/A | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Country Liberal | Jo Hersey | 2,041 | 52.5 | +4.1 | |
Labor | Kate Ganley | 1,845 | 47.5 | −4.1 | |
Country Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +4.1 |