From 1912 until 1922 Northern Territory electors were not on any electoral rolls.

COCOS ISLANDS & CHRISTMAS ISLAND

From 1984 residents of the Cocos Islands and Christmas Island are listed on the Northern Territory electoral roll. Previously, residents of those islands did not vote in Federal elections.

You can access historical Northern Territory electoral rolls in the Library in online, microfiche and print formats. Please contact the AEC (Australian Electoral Commission) regarding current electoral rolls.

Electoral rolls online

Online access to Northern Territory electoral rolls is provided through two eResources:

  • Ancestry (Library Edition) (1922-1980) - Visit the eResources portal, click the Browse eResources tab and search for 'Ancestry'.
  • FindMyPast (1895, 1906, 1922, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1940) - Visit the eResources portal, click the Browse eResources tab and search for 'Find my past'.

These can be accessed in the National Library of Australia building.

Electoral rolls on microfiche/film

Northern Territory electoral rolls on microfiche are available from 1922 in the general electoral rolls microfiche cabinet:

  • 1922, 1928, 1929
  • 1930, 1931, 1934, 1937
  • 1940, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949
  • 1951, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958
  • 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969
  • 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979
  • 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989
  • 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
  • 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Electoral rolls in print

The Library holds many of the original printed NT electoral rolls which are bound according to year and electoral division. These are not held on open access but must be requested for use via the Library's catalogue. All but the latest year held (2009) are stored offsite at the Library's Hume warehouse. As the rolls are also available on microfiche on open access in the Newspapers and Family History zone it is recommended that these rolls be accessed instead of the print.

You can locate entries for the NT electoral rolls in the Library's catalogue using the following exact terms, including quotation marks, in a search:

"voting registers - northern territory - periodicals"

DID YOU KNOW?

From 1912 until 1922 Northern Territory electors were not listed on any electoral rolls.

Australian electoral rolls

Australian electoral rolls

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