Electoral division of Stuart
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Stuart is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. Named after explorer John McDouall Stuart, it was initially created in 1947 as one of the five inaugural electoral divisions of the Northern Territory Legislative Council. It is a large rural electorate encompassing much of the western Territory, covering 326959.59 sq km and taking in the towns of Dagaragu, Lajamanu, Willowra, Yuendumu, and part of the north-eastern side of Alice Springs. There were 4274 people enrolled in the electorate as of June 2005.
It was originally easily held by the Country Liberal Party, but became a safe Labor seat when a 1983 redistribution removed most of the Alice Springs area of the electorate. As a result of the redistribution, the CLP sitting member, Roger Vale shifted to the then-new seat of Braitling, and the seat has been held by Labor ever since. It was held by one-time Opposition Leader Brian Ede from 1983 to 1996, and former Attorney-General Peter Toyne from 1996 to 2006. It is currently held by Karl Hampton, an indigenous policy advisor who won a September 2006 by-election to succeed Toyne.
[edit] Members for Stuart
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Roger Vale | Country Liberal | 1974 - 1983 | |
| Brian Ede | Labor | 1983 - 1996 | |
| Dr Peter Toyne | Labor | 1996 - 2006 | |
| Karl Hampton | Labor | 2006 - present | |
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