Flynn was an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It existed between 1983 and 1990 and was named after John Flynn, founder of the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Members for Flynn

MemberPartyTerm
  Ray Hanrahan Country Liberal 1983–1988
  Enzo Floreani NT Nationals 1988–1990

Election results

Elections in the 1980s

1983 Northern Territory general election: Flynn[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Ray Hanrahan 1306 67.7
Labor Peter Hughes 564 29.2
Independent Pamela Gardeiner 60 3.1
Total formal votes 1,930 96.7
Informal votes 65 3.3
Turnout 1,995 82.4
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Ray Hanrahan 1,336 69.2
Labor Peter Hughes 594 30.8
Country Liberal hold Swing
1987 Northern Territory general election: Flynn[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Liberal Ray Hanrahan 829 50.6 -17.1
NT Nationals Jacqueline Anderson 412 25.1 +25.1
Labor John Omond 399 24.3 -4.9
Total formal votes 1,640 96.7
Informal votes 56 3.3
Turnout 1,696 63.7
Two-party-preferred result
Country Liberal Ray Hanrahan 1,132 69.0 0.0
Labor John Omond 508 31.0 0.0
Country Liberal hold Swing0.0
  • Two party preferred vote is estimated.
1988 Flynn by-election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Di Shanahan 694 39.3 +15.0
NT Nationals Enzo Floreani 553 31.3 +6.2
Country Liberal June Tuzewski 520 29.4 -21.2
Total formal votes 2,941 95.7 -1.1
Informal votes 133 4.3 +1.1
Turnout 3,074 75.8 -7.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
NT Nationals Enzo Floreani 979 55.4 +55.4
Labor Di Shanahan 788 44.6 +13.6
NT Nationals gain from Country Liberal SwingN/A

References

  1. ↑ "Legislative Assembly General Election 1983" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ↑ P. Loveday, Dean Jaensch (1983). A Landslide Election, the NT 1983. Darwin: ANU North Australia Research Unit. ISBN 0867844396.
  3. ↑ 1987 Legislative Assembly Results, Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 March 1987
  4. ↑ "Flynn By-Election 1988 Results" (PDF). Northern Territory Electoral Commission. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
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