Electoral division of Namatjira
| Namatjira Northern Territory—Legislative Assembly | |
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Electoral division of Namatjira in the Northern Territory | |
| Territory | Northern Territory |
| Created | 2012 |
| MP | Alison Anderson |
| Party | Independent |
| Namesake | Albert Namatjira |
| Electors | 5,127 (2012) |
| Area | 351,294 km2 (135,635.4 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Remote |
Namatjira is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was created in 2012 when the former division of MacDonnell was renamed after the Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira. Namatjira is an almost entirely rural electorate, covering 351,294 km², and taking in the resort town of Yulara, and the remote communities of Hermannsburg, Kintore and Papunya. There were 5,127 electors enrolled in Namatjira as of August 2012.
Members for Namatjira
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Alison Anderson | Country Liberal | 2012–2014 | |
| Independent | 2014 | ||
| Palmer United | 2014 | ||
| Independent | 2014–present | ||
Election results
| Northern Territory general election, 2012: Namatjira[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Country Liberal | Alison Anderson | 1,847 | 63.2 | n/a | |
| Labor | Des Rogers | 824 | 28.2 | n/a | |
| First Nations | Warren H Williams | 253 | 8.7 | n/a | |
| Total formal votes | 2,924 | 95.3 | n/a | ||
| Informal votes | 143 | 4.7 | n/a | ||
| Turnout | 3,067 | 59.8 | n/a | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Country Liberal | Alison Anderson | 2,006 | 68.6 | n/a | |
| Labor | Des Rogers | 918 | 31.4 | n/a | |
| Country Liberal hold | Swing | n/a | |||