Electoral district of Northern Territory

The Electoral district of Northern Territory was an electoral district of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1890 to 1911. The electorate encompassed all of what is the Northern Territory when the Territory was included as part of South Australia for political purposes.

The district returned two members at each election and supported independent members for much of its existence.

The most prominent member for the electorate was Vaiben Solomon, the twenty-first Premier of South Australia.

Member Party Term
Vaiben Solomon none 1890 - 1901
John Langdon Parsons none 1890 - 1893
Walter Griffiths none 1893 - 1900
Charles Edward Herbert NDL/ANL 1900 - 1905
Samuel James Mitchell Independent 1901 - 1910
Vaiben Solomon Independent Conservative 1905 - 1908
Thomas Crush ALP 1908 - 1911
John Alexander Voules Brown Liberal Union 1910 - 1911

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