2013 federal election: Profile of the electoral division of Lingiari (NT)

State/Territory:

Northern Territory

Status:

Current

AEC Divisional Office:

Divisional Office contact details

Map of Division:

A4 map of the Division of Lingiari (2008) [PDF 120KB]
Map of NT electoral boundaries (2008) [PDF 1.6MB]
Download GIS data

Name Derivation:

Named in honour of Vincent Lingiari OAM 1908–88, who was a member of the Gurindji people from the Victoria River District.

Area and Location Description:

Lingiari covers an area of approximately 1 352 371 sq km of the Northern Territory including Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Products/Industries of the Area:

Cattle, tourism, horticulture, fishing, light industry in Alice Springs, bauxite, copper, gold and uranium mining.

First Proclaimed/Election:

2000/2001 (Previously part of the Division of Northern Territory - 1922-2000)

Demographic Rating:

Rural

Members:

Snowdon, W (ALP) 2001–

Current member details:

Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Further information:

2010 federal election – House of Representatives results for Lingiari
2007 federal election – House of Representatives results for Lingiari
2004 federal election – House of Representatives results for Lingiari
2010 divisional profile
For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat status.