2016 federal election: profile of the electoral division of Solomon (NT)

State/Territory:

Northern Territory

Status:

Current, boundary gazetted 19 September 2008
Currently under redistribution. The next federal election will be contested on the existing boundaries because the new boundaries will not take effect until 7 February 2017.

AEC Divisional Office:

Divisional Office contact details

Map of Division:

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

Name Derivation:

Named after Vaiben Louis Solomon 1853–1908, who has been described as the Northern Territory's founding father of federation.

Area and Location Description:

Solomon covers an area of approximately 337 sq km and includes the cities of Darwin and Palmerston and urban fringes.

Products/Industries of the Area:

Tourism, mining, horticulture, fishing and light industry.

First Proclaimed/Election:

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

Demographic Rating:

Inner Metropolitan

Members:

Griggs, N (CLP) 2010–
Hale, D (ALP) 2007–2010
Tollner, D (CLP) 2001–2007

Current member details:

Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Further information:

2013 federal election – House of Representatives results for Solomon
2010 federal election – House of Representatives results for Solomon
2007 federal election – House of Representatives results for Solomon
2004 federal election – House of Representatives results for Solomon
2013 divisional profile
For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat status.