Former electoral division of the Northern Territory
Leanyer was an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It existed from 1983 to 1997 (when it was replaced by Drysdale), and was named after the Darwin suburb of Leanyer.
Members for Leanyer
Member | Party | Term |
| Mick Palmer | Country Liberal | 1983–1987 |
| Fred Finch | Country Liberal | 1987–1997 |
Election results
Elections in the 1980s
1983 Northern Territory general election: Leanyer[1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Country Liberal | Mick Palmer | 1,940 | 65.9 | |
| Labor | John Waters | 1,002 | 34.1 | |
Total formal votes | 2,942 | 96.6 | |
Informal votes | 105 | 3.4 | |
Turnout | 3,047 | 90.8 | |
| Country Liberal hold | Swing | | |
Elections in the 1990s
References
- ^ "Legislative Assembly General Election 1983" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ 1987 Legislative Assembly Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 March 1987
- ^ Jaensch, Dean (1990). The 1990 elections in the Northern Territory : a statistical analysis. Klemzig, S. Aust.: Polity Publications. ISBN 0949094803.
- ^ 1990 Legislative Election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission
- ^ 1994 Legislative Election Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission