Divisions · Northern Territory · 78,702 enrolled
Solomon
Luke John Gosling (Labor) won Solomon in 2025 with 51.31% of the final two-candidate vote against Lisa Bayliss (CLP), a marginal margin of 1.31 points.
Member now Luke Gosling Labor · in Parliament since 2 July 2016
- Turnout
- 79.25%
- Informal
- 3.59%
- Labor TPP
- 51.31%
- TPP swing to Labor
- −7.09
- Formal votes
- 60,130
- 2022 winner
- Luke Gosling (Labor)
2025 · first preferences
7 candidates
- Lisa BaylissCLP 21,642 35.99% +10.28
- Luke John GoslingLabor · sitting member · elected 19,751 32.85% −5.97
- Phil ScottIndependent 7,501 12.47% +12.47
- Jonathan ParryGreens 6,167 10.26% −4.28
- Benjamin CrakerOne Nation 4,033 6.71% +1.28
- Janey DaviesIndependent 693 1.15% +1.15
- Brian KristoCitizens 343 0.57% +0.49
Votes, share of formal votes and swing on 2022 (AEC, notional for redrawn boundaries).
After preferences
The final two
Luke John Gosling · Labor 51.31% 30,853
Lisa Bayliss · CLP 48.69% 29,277
Lead: 1,576 of 60,130 votes.
Distribution of preferences · 6 counts
| Candidate | First | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Parry · Greens | 6,167 | 6,208 | 6,284 | 6,528 | excl. | |
| Lisa Bayliss · CLP | 21,642 | 21,679 | 21,740 | 24,005 | 24,994 | 29,277 |
| Benjamin Craker · One Nation | 4,033 | 4,119 | 4,227 | excl. | ||
| Phil Scott · Independent | 7,501 | 7,573 | 7,960 | 9,356 | 12,359 | excl. |
| Brian Kristo · Citizens | 343 | excl. | ||||
| Janey Davies · Independent | 693 | 754 | excl. | |||
| Luke John Gosling · Labor | 19,751 | 19,797 | 19,919 | 20,241 | 22,777 | 30,853 |
Each count excludes the candidate with the fewest votes and passes their papers on. Step through it on /au/seats.
Photos: All public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.