How Palmerston - North voted
SA2 area in Northern Territory · federal division: Solomon · federal elections 2019, 2022, 2025
At the 2025 federal election, residents of Palmerston - North favoured Coalition 53.5% (v Labor 46.5%) on a two-party-preferred basis, 4.0 points to the Coalition since 2022. Coalition led first preferences with 39.0%.
Results by election
| 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Swing 2022→25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-party preferred | Coal 53.4 | Lab 50.5 | Coal 53.5 | Coal +4.0 |
| Labor | 35.9% | 33.8% | 30.7% | -3.1 |
| Coalition | 42.5% | 30.6% | 39.0% | +8.4 |
| Greens | 9.2% | 11.3% | 9.5% | -1.9 |
| One Nation | 0.0% | 6.6% | 8.2% | +1.6 |
| Independents | 5.5% | 1.4% | 12.0% | +10.6 |
| Others | 6.8% | 16.2% | 0.7% | -15.6 |
2021 Census profile
| Indicator | Palmerston - North | Typical area |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 39 |
| Median household income ($/week) | $2,445 | $1,753 |
| Bachelor degree or higher % | 17.5% | 21.4% |
| No religion % | 51.6% | 44.7% |
| Renting (all) % | 44.3% | 27.2% |
| Owned outright % | 11.5% | 32.7% |
| Born overseas % | 22.6% | 23.6% |
| Born in non-English-speaking country % | 15.4% | 12.5% |
Usual residents: 4,456 (3,213 aged 18+). "Typical area" is the median across all areas.
Where residents voted in 2025
| Polling place | Type | Share of residents' votes | In this area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palmerston SOLOMON PPVC | PPVC | 43% | yes |
| Bakewell | Ordinary | 11% | |
| Coolalinga SOLOMON PPVC | PPVC | 7% | |
| Pre-Poll | Declaration: Pre-Poll | 6% | |
| Postal | Declaration: Postal | 6% | |
| Palmerston | Ordinary | 6% | yes |
| Darwin SOLOMON PPVC | PPVC | 4% | |
| Eaton SOLOMON PPVC | PPVC | 3% |
Top polling places by estimated votes from this area, including postal and other declaration votes.
Other areas in Solomon
- Darwin Airport
- Darwin City
- Fannie Bay - The Gardens
- Larrakeyah
- Ludmilla - The Narrows
- Parap
- Stuart Park
- Woolner - Bayview - Winnellie
- Alawa
- Anula
- Brinkin - Nakara
- Charles Darwin
- Coconut Grove
- East Arm
- Jingili
- Karama
- Leanyer
- Lyons (NT)
- Malak - Marrara
- Millner
- Moil
- Nightcliff
- Rapid Creek
- Tiwi
Sources: Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) federal election results and votes-by-SA1 files, 2019–2025; Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Australian Statistical Geography Standard Edition 3 boundaries and 2021 Census DataPacks. Both © Commonwealth of Australia, used under CC BY 4.0. Basemap © Esri, HERE, Garmin, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Area results are estimates of how residents voted, not official counts — see the methods. Built 2 November 2026. Spotted an error? Tell us.