CLP 20.0%
Incumbent MP
Robyn Lambley (independent), since 2010.
Geography
Alice Springs. Araluen covers the southern suburbs of Alice Springs, including Araluen, Desert Springs, Gillen, The Gap and parts of central Alice Springs and Sadadeen.
Redistribution
Araluen now covers a smaller area in the Alice Springs urban area, spreading west to take in parts of Sadadeen from Greatorex, while also expanding north to take in areas from Braitling.
History
The electorate of Araluen has existed since 1983. Prior to the current member leaving the CLP in 2015, the party had held the seat continuously for the last 32 years.
The CLP’s Jim Robertson won Araluen in 1983. Robertson had represented Gillen since 1974, and represented Araluen for one term, retiring in 1986.
The CLP’s Eric Poole won Araluen in 1986. Poole held the seat for fifteen years, retiring in 2001.
Jodeen Carney won Araluen in 2001. Carney was re-elected in 2005 despite many other Country Liberal seats on safer margins falling, and was elected as the party leader following the election. She stepped down as leader shortly before the 2008 election.
Carney was re-elected in 2008, and resigned from Araluen in 2010, triggering a by-election.
The 2010 by-election was won by CLP candidate Robyn Lambley, a former deputy mayor of Alice Springs. Lambley was elected deputy leader and deputy chief minister after the CLP won the 2012 election. She lost the deputy leadership in 2013, and was sacked from the ministry in February 2015. She resigned from the CLP in June 2015 after her seat of Araluen was proposed for abolition in the draft redistribution.
Candidates
- Adam Findlay (Labor)
- Robyn Lambley (Independent)
- Stephen Brown (Country Liberal)
Assessment
This seat will be a contest between the independent Lambley and the CLP candidate Stephen Brown – with the CLP polling poorly, Lambley must be considered a good chance to hold her seat.
2012 result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| Robyn Lambley | Country Liberal | 2,487 | 68.7 | +0.4 | 64.1 |
| Adam Findlay | Labor | 848 | 23.4 | +6.3 | 22.0 |
| Edan Baxter | First Nations | 285 | 7.9 | +7.9 | 5.0 |
| Others | 0 | 8.9 | |||
| Informal | 137 | 3.7 |
2012 two-party-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing | Redist |
| Robyn Lambley | Country Liberal | 2,612 | 72.2 | -2.5 | 70.0 |
| Adam Findlay | Labor | 1,008 | 27.9 | +2.5 | 30.0 |
Booth breakdown
There are two booths in Araluen’s current boundaries. The Gillen booth was already contained in Araluen. Sadadeen was previously contained in Greatorex, but now lies on the border of Araluen and Braitling.
The CLP two-party-preferred vote ranged from 60.3% in Sadadeen to 73% in the pre-poll vote.
| Voter group | CLP 2PP % | Total votes | % of votes |
| Gillen | 71.8 | 1,866 | 40.1 |
| Sadadeen | 60.3 | 968 | 20.8 |
| Pre-poll | 73.0 | 1,185 | 25.5 |
| Other votes | 69.1 | 637 | 13.7 |