Fong Lim is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory.
The district is named after former Darwin lord mayor, Alec Fong Lim.
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Fong Lim is located in the suburban corridor between Darwin and Palmerston. It takes in the suburbs of Bayview, Woolner and The Narrows, and parts of Coconut Grove and Ludmilla. The district also includes Darwin International Airport.
Fong Lim was first contested at the 2008 election. The district largely replaced the abolished Millner. Based on the results of the previous election, it was calculated to have a Labor majority of 61.5% to 38.5% versus the Liberal Party. It was contested by the incumbent member for Millner, Labor MP Matthew Bonson, who lost to the Country Liberal Party's candidate, former federal MP Dave Tollner.
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Dave Tollner | Country Liberal | 2008–present | |
| Northern Territory general election, 2008: Fong Lim | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Country Liberal | Dave Tollner | 1,831 | 52.1 | +13.6 | |
| Labor | Matthew Bonson | 1,685 | 47.9 | -13.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 3,516 | 94.8 | -1.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 191 | 5.2 | +1.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,707 | 75.9 | |||
| Country Liberal gain from Labor | Swing | +13.6 | |||
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