Division of Solomon

The Division of Solomon is an Australian Electoral Division in the Northern Territory. It covers the cities of Darwin (including the surrounding suburbs) and Palmerston.[1] The only other division in the territory, the Division of Lingiari, covers the remainder of the territory.

Solomon
Australian House of Representatives Division
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Division of Solomon (green) within the Greater Darwin area
Created2000
MPLuke Gosling
PartyLabor
NamesakeVaiben Solomon
Electors59,891 (2010)
Area337 km2 (130.1 sq mi)
DemographicInner Metropolitan

The division was created in 2000. It is named for Vaiben Solomon, a Premier of South Australia, and member of the first Australian Parliament.[1] He represented the Northern Territory in the South Australian House of Assembly, when it was still part of that state.

Members

Member Party Term
  David Tollner Country Liberal 2001–2007
  Damian Hale Labor 2007–2010
  Natasha Griggs Country Liberal 2010–2016
  Luke Gosling Labor 2016-present

Election results

2022 Australian federal election: Solomon[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Luke Gosling 21,775 39.50 −0.54
Country Liberal Tina Macfarlane 13,771 24.98 −13.07
Greens Aiya Goodrich Carttling 8,164 14.81 +2.97
Liberal Democrats Kylie Bonanni 5,839 10.59 +10.59
One Nation Emily Lohse 2,948 5.35 +5.35
United Australia Tayla Selfe 2,628 4.77 +1.90
Total formal votes 55,125 96.48 +0.85
Informal votes 2,011 3.52 −0.85
Turnout 57,136 79.53 −3.55
Two-party-preferred result
Labor Luke Gosling 32,726 59.37 +6.29
Country Liberal Tina Macfarlane 22,399 40.63 −6.29
Labor hold Swing +6.29

Division Of Solomon Media

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Solomon (NT)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  2. Solomon, NT, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.

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Coordinates: 12°25′23″S 130°56′10″E / 12.423°S 130.936°E / -12.423; 130.936