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.
| Northern Territory South Australia—House of Assembly | |
|---|---|
| State | South Australia |
| Created | 1890 |
| Abolished | 1911 |
| Namesake | Northern Territory |
| Demographic | Rural |
| Coordinates | 20°S 133°E |
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 Louis Solomon, the twenty-first Premier of South Australia.
Members
| Member | Party | Term | Member | Party | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaiben Louis Solomon | 1890–1901 | J. L. Parsons | 1890–1893 | ||||
| Walter Griffiths | 1893–1900 | ||||||
| C. E. Herbert | National League | 1900–1905 | |||||
| S. J. Mitchell | 1901–1906 | ||||||
| Vaiben Louis Solomon | 1905–1905 | ||||||
| Liberal and Democratic | 1906–1910 | National League | 1906–1908 | ||||
| Thomas Crush | Labor | 1908–1911 | |||||
| J. A. V. Brown | Farmers and Producers | 1910–1910 | |||||
| Liberal Union | 1910–1911 | ||||||
See also
- Division of Northern Territory, a division of the Australian House of Representatives from 1922 to 2001.
- Parliament of the Northern Territory, created in 1948.
References
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