Electoral division of Koolpinyah
{{Short description|Former electoral division of the Northern Territory}}
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Koolpinyah was an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It existed from 1983 to 1990 when it was replaced by Nelson.
Members for Koolpinyah
| class="wikitable" | ||
| colspan="2"|Member | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|
| {{Australian party style|CLP}}|
| rowspan="2"|Noel Padgham-Purich | 1983–1987 | ||
| {{Australian party style|Independent}}|
| 1987–1990 |
Election results
=Elections in the 1980s=
{{Election box begin
|title = 1983 Northern Territory general election: Koolpinyah{{cite web|title=Legislative Assembly General Election 1983|url=https://ntec.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/587822/1983_LA_general_election.pdf|website=Northern Territory Electoral Commission|accessdate=28 August 2020}}{{cite book|last1=P. Loveday|first1=Dean Jaensch|title=A Landslide Election, the NT 1983|date=1983|publisher=ANU North Australia Research Unit|location=Darwin|isbn=0867844396}}
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = CLP
|candidate = Noel Padgham-Purich
|votes = 1,397
|percentage = 62.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Labor NT
|candidate = Robert Wesley-Smith
|votes = 523
|percentage = 23.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Michael Sanderson
|votes = 175
|percentage = 7.8
|change =
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{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Democrats
|candidate = Murray Leeder
|votes = 139
|percentage = 6.2
|change =
}}
{{Election box formal
|votes = 2,234
|percentage = 98.5
|change =
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{{Election box informal
|votes = 35
|percentage = 1.5
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,269
|percentage = 86.3
|change =
}}
{{Election box 2pp}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = CLP
|candidate = Noel Padgham-Purich
|votes = 1,566
|percentage = 70.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Labor NT
|candidate = Robert Wesley-Smith
|votes = 668
|percentage = 29.9
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold AU party
|winner = CLP
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin
|title = 1987 Northern Territory general election: Koolpinyah[https://ntec.nt.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/587818/1987_LA_general_election.pdf 1987 Legislative Assembly Results], Northern Territory Electoral Commission, 7 March 1987
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Noel Padgham-Purich
|votes = 739
|percentage = 32.6
|change = +32.6
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Labor NT
|candidate = Peter Ivinson
|votes = 545
|percentage = 24.0
|change = +0.6
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = NT Nationals
|candidate = David Loveridge
|votes = 497
|percentage = 21.9
|change = +21.9
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = CLP
|candidate = Pat Loftus
|votes = 488
|percentage = 21.5
|change = -41.0
}}
{{Election box formal
|votes = 2,269
|percentage = 98.1
|change =
}}
{{Election box informal
|votes = 43
|percentage = 1.9
|change =
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{{Election box turnout
|votes = 2,312
|percentage = 78.0
|change =
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{{Election box 2cp}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Noel Padgham-Purich
|votes = 1,561
|percentage = 68.8
|change = +68.8
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = NT Nationals
|candidate = David Loveridge
|votes = 708
|percentage = 31.2
|change = +31.2
}}
{{Election box gain AU party
|winner = Independent
|loser = CLP
|swing = N/A
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{Abolished Electoral Divisions of Northern Territory}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Koolpinyah}}
Category:Former electoral divisions of the Northern Territory