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Gillen was anelectoral division of theLegislative Assembly inAustralia'sNorthern Territory. It existed between 1974 and 1983, and was named afterFrancis James Gillen, an Australian anthropologist.
| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Robertson | Country Liberal | 1974–1983 | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Liberal | Jim Robertson | 1,128 | 65.7 | ||
| Labor | Peter Leunig | 589 | 34.3 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,717 | 90.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 187 | 9.8 | |||
| Turnout | 1,904 | 82.5 | |||
| Country Liberalwin | (new seat) | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Liberal | Jim Robertson | 1,035 | 49.9 | ||
| Labor | John Thomas | 808 | 39.0 | ||
| Progress | Peter Johncock | 231 | 11.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,074 | 97.6 | |||
| Informal votes | 50 | 2.4 | |||
| Turnout | 2,124 | 79.9 | |||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Country Liberal | Jim Robertson | 1,216 | 58.6 | ||
| Labor | John Thomas | 858 | 41.4 | ||
| Country Liberalhold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country Liberal | Jim Robertson | 1,539 | 68.7 | +18.8 | |
| Labor | Rosalie McDonald | 701 | 31.3 | −7.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 2,240 | 96.2 | |||
| Informal votes | 88 | 3.8 | |||
| Turnout | 2,328 | 81.3 | |||
| Country Liberalhold | Swing | N/A | |||
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