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The Division of Lingiari is an Australian Electoral Division in the Northern Territory
Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal states and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions....
. It was created in 2000, out of the former Division of Northern Territory
Division of Northern Territory

The Division of Northern Territory was an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in the Northern Territory. Throughout its existence, it was the only Division in the Territory....
. It covers almost the entire Territory (except for the area around Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin is the List of Australian capital cities of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 120,900, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely peopled Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities....
, which is covered by the Division of Solomon
Division of Solomon

The Division of Solomon is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in the Northern Territory. It covers the cities of Darwin, Northern Territory and Palmerston, Northern Territory....
), an area of , making it the second largest electorate in terms of area in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. The division also includes the Christmas
Christmas Island

The Territory of Christmas Island is a Territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. It is located northwest of the Western Australian city of Perth, Western Australia, south of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and ENE of the Cocos Islands....
 and Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands

The Territory of Cocos Islands, also called Cocos Islands and Keeling Islands, is a States and territories of Australia of Australia....
.

The division was named after prominent Aboriginal rights activist Vincent Lingiari
Vincent Lingiari

Vincent Lingiari, Order of Australia , was an Indigenous Australians rights activist who was created a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to the Aboriginal people....
 AM (1908 - 1988), who was a member of the Gurindji
Gurindji people

Gurindji are a group of Indigenous Australians living in northern Australia, 460 km southwest of Katherine, Northern Territory in the Northern Territory's Victoria River region....
 nation.






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The Division of Lingiari is an Australian Electoral Division in the Northern Territory
Northern Territory

The Northern Territory is a federal states and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions....
. It was created in 2000, out of the former Division of Northern Territory
Division of Northern Territory

The Division of Northern Territory was an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in the Northern Territory. Throughout its existence, it was the only Division in the Territory....
. It covers almost the entire Territory (except for the area around Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory

Darwin is the List of Australian capital cities of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 120,900, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely peopled Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities....
, which is covered by the Division of Solomon
Division of Solomon

The Division of Solomon is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in the Northern Territory. It covers the cities of Darwin, Northern Territory and Palmerston, Northern Territory....
), an area of , making it the second largest electorate in terms of area in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
. The division also includes the Christmas
Christmas Island

The Territory of Christmas Island is a Territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. It is located northwest of the Western Australian city of Perth, Western Australia, south of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, and ENE of the Cocos Islands....
 and Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands

The Territory of Cocos Islands, also called Cocos Islands and Keeling Islands, is a States and territories of Australia of Australia....
.

The division was named after prominent Aboriginal rights activist Vincent Lingiari
Vincent Lingiari

Vincent Lingiari, Order of Australia , was an Indigenous Australians rights activist who was created a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to the Aboriginal people....
 AM (1908 - 1988), who was a member of the Gurindji
Gurindji people

Gurindji are a group of Indigenous Australians living in northern Australia, 460 km southwest of Katherine, Northern Territory in the Northern Territory's Victoria River region....
 nation. The only other divisions named after Aboriginal Australians are Bennelong
Division of Bennelong

The Division of Bennelong is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in New South Wales. The division was created in 1949 and is named for Bennelong, an Indigenous Australians man befriended by the first Governor of New South Wales, Arthur Phillip....
 in New South Wales
New South Wales

New South Wales is Australia's oldest and most populous States and territories of Australia, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria and south of Queensland....
, and Blair
Division of Blair

The Division of Blair is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Queensland.The division was created in 1998 and is named after Harold Blair, an Australian Aborigine singer and civil rights campaigner....
 and Bonner
Division of Bonner

The Division of Bonner is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in Queensland. The division was created in 2004 and is named after Neville Bonner, the first Australian Aborigine to serve in the Australian Parliament....
 in Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
.

At the time of the 2004 election, there were 58,205 people enrolled to vote in Lingiari, making it one of the least populous divisions in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
.

Members


MemberPartyTerm
  Warren Snowdon
Warren Snowdon

Warren Edward Snowdon is an Australian politician. He is an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives. He represented the Division of Northern Territory from July 1987 to March 1996, and from October 1998 to November 2001....
 Labor
Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an List of political parties in Australia.Known as the Australian Labor Party#Etymology for short, the party is the current governing party of Australia, since the Australian federal election, 2007....
 2001—present


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