Division of Lingiari

Division of Lingiari
Lingiari
Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Lingiari 2010.png
Division of Lingiari (green) within Australia
(outer islands not shown)
Created: 2001
MP: Warren Snowdon
Party: Labor
Namesake: Vincent Lingiari
Area: 1,352,371 km² (522,153 sq mi)
Demographic: Rural

The Division of Lingiari is an Australian Electoral Division in the Northern Territory. It was created in 2000, out of the former Division of Northern Territory. 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), making it the second largest electorate in terms of area in Australia. The division also includes the Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

The division was named after prominent Aboriginal rights activist Vincent Lingiari AM (1908 - 1988), who was a member of the Gurindji nation. The only other divisions named after Aboriginal Australians are Bennelong in New South Wales, and Blair and Bonner in Queensland.

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.

Members

Member Party Term
  Warren Snowdon Labor 2001–present

Election results

Australian federal election, 2010: Lingiari
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Warren Snowdon 17,205 40.08 -13.91
Country Liberal Leo Abbott 14,708 34.26 -0.40
Greens Barbara Shaw 5,403 12.59 +5.67
Independent Deirdre Finter 2,038 4.75 +4.75
Independent Kenny Lechleitner 1,910 4.45 +4.45
CEC Peter Flynn 1,663 3.87 +3.87
Total formal votes 42,927 92.50 -2.65
Informal votes 3,482 7.50 +2.65
Turnout 46,409 75.92 -5.34
Two-candidate preferred result
Labor Warren Snowdon 23,051 53.70 -7.46
Country Liberal Leo Abbott 19,876 46.30 +7.46
Labor hold Swing -7.46

References

Coordinates: 19°24′58″S 133°21′47″E / 19.416°S 133.363°E / -19.416; 133.363


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