| Northern Territory Australian House of Representatives Division |
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| Created: | 1922 |
| Abolished: | 2001 |
| Namesake: | Northern Territory |
The Division of Northern Territory was an Australian Electoral Division in the Northern Territory. Throughout its existence, it was the only Division in the Territory.
The Division was proclaimed in 1922, with the passing of the Northern Territory Representation Act 1922, and was first contested at the 1922 federal election. However, the Member for Northern Territory did not have full voting rights until 1968. Before 1936, the Member could speak in the House and take part in committee work, but could not vote. Between 1936 and 1959 the Member was only able to veto motions to disallow laws made for the Territory, and between 1959 and 1968, the Member could only vote on matters relating to the Territory alone.
At the redistribution of 21 December 2000, the Division was divided into two new divisions, the Division of Solomon, which covered the area immediately around Darwin, and the Division of Lingiari, which covered the remainder of the territory. On 19 February 2003, the new Divisions were nominally abolished and the Territory returned to a single Division, but on 28 April 2004 the Parliament of Australia passed the Commonwealth Electoral Amendment (Representation in the House of Representatives) Act 2004 which had the effect of granting the Northern Territory two Divisions.[1]
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| H. G. Nelson | Labor | 1922–1934 | |
| Adair Blain | Independent | 1934–1949 | |
| John Nelson | Labor | 1949–1966 | |
| Sam Calder | Country | 1966–1974 | |
| CLP | 1974–1980 | ||
| Grant Tambling | CLP | 1980–1983 | |
| John Reeves | Labor | 1983–1984 | |
| Paul Everingham | CLP | 1984–1987 | |
| Warren Snowdon | Labor | 1987–1996 | |
| Nick Dondas | CLP | 1996–1998 | |
| Warren Snowdon | Labor | 1998–2001 | |
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