Elsey was an

electoral division An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...

of the

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. One of the original divisions, it was first contested in 1974 and was abolished in 1987. It was named after

Elsey National Park Elsey is a national park in the Northern Territory of Australia, extending from 2 km to 19 km east of Mataranka and 378 km southeast of Darwin. Features of the park include Mataranka Falls, and the “Mataranka Thermal Pools” ...

. It was largely replaced by the new and considerably smaller electorate of

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, as population growth in the town of

had resulted in the removal of much of the rural area of the electorate in the 1986 electoral redistribution.

Members for Elsey

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

* Preferences were not distributed. * The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown. * The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown. * The independent candidate that came second on preferences is unknown.

Elections in the 1980s

, - style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" , After distribution of preferences * Preferences were not distributed to completion.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Elsey Former electoral divisions of the Northern Territory