Division of Lingiari
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Lingiari Australian House of Representatives Division | |
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Created | 2001 |
MP | Warren Snowdon |
Party | Labor |
Namesake | Vincent Lingiari |
Electors | 70,023 (2019) |
Area | 1,352,371 km2 (522,153.4 sq mi) |
Demographic | Rural |
The Division of Lingiari is an Australian electoral division in the Northern Territory that covers the entirety of the territory outside of the Division of Solomon, which covers Darwin and surrounding areas.
Geography[edit]
Federal electoral division boundaries in Australia are determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state or territory, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state or territory's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state or territory are malapportioned.[1]
History[edit]
The division was named after prominent Aboriginal rights activist Vincent Lingiari AM (1908–1988), who was a member of the Gurindji nation. Other divisions named after Aboriginal Australians are Bennelong in New South Wales, Blair and Bonner in Queensland, and Cooper and Nicholls in Victoria.
The division was one of the two established when the former Division of Northern Territory was redistributed on 21 December 2000. It covers almost the entire Territory—except for the area around Darwin, which is covered by the Division of Solomon—an area of 1,347,849 square kilometres (520,407 sq mi). It is the second largest electorate in terms of area in Australia, the largest being the Division of Durack in Western Australia. The division also includes the Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands.[2] For its entire existence, it has been held by Warren Snowdon of the Australian Labor Party, who transferred there after the Division of Northern Territory was abolished.[2]
At the time of the 2004 election, there were 58,205 people enrolled to vote in Lingiari, making it one of the least populous divisions in Australia. It has the largest indigenous population in Australia; as of the 2013 election, 42.7 percent of the population was indigenous.
Members[edit]
Image | Member | Party | Term | Notes | |
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Warren Snowdon (1950–) |
Labor | 10 November 2001 – 11 April 2022 |
Previously held the Division of Northern Territory. Served as minister under Rudd and Gillard. Retired |
Election results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labor | Warren Snowdon | 21,698 | 44.80 | +5.04 | |
Country Liberal | Jacinta Price | 17,875 | 36.91 | +5.03 | |
Greens | George Hanna | 3,991 | 8.24 | +0.50 | |
Independent | Hamish MacFarlane | 2,123 | 4.38 | +4.38 | |
Rise Up Australia | Regina McCarthy | 1,380 | 2.85 | −0.57 | |
United Australia | Daniel Hodgson | 1,367 | 2.82 | +2.82 | |
Total formal votes | 48,434 | 94.95 | +2.75 | ||
Informal votes | 2,575 | 5.05 | −2.75 | ||
Turnout | 51,009 | 72.85 | −1.11 | ||
Two-party-preferred result | |||||
Labor | Warren Snowdon | 26,863 | 55.46 | −2.73 | |
Country Liberal | Jacinta Price | 21,571 | 44.54 | +2.73 | |
Labor hold | Swing | −2.73 |
References[edit]
- ^ Muller, Damon (14 November 2017). "The process of federal redistributions: a quick guide". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Profile of the electoral division of Lingiari (NT)". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ Lingiari, NT, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.