Lingiari Australian House of Representatives Division
Lingiari, shown within north-western Australia
Created:	2001
MP:	Warren Snowdon
Party:	Labor
Namesake:	Vincent Lingiari
Electors:	60,341
Area:	1,347,849 km² (520,407 sq mi)
Demographic:	Rural

The Division of Lingiari is an Australian Electoral Division in the Northern Territory. It was created in 2000, out of the former Division of Northern Territory. It covers almost the entire Territory (except for the area around Darwin, which is covered by the Division of Solomon), an area of 1,347,849 square kilometres (520,407 sq mi), making it the second largest electorate in terms of area in Australia. The division also includes the Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

The division was named after prominent Aboriginal rights activist Vincent Lingiari AM (1908 - 1988), who was a member of the Gurindji nation. The only other divisions named after Aboriginal Australians are Bennelong in New South Wales, and Blair and Bonner in Queensland.

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.

[edit] Members

Member		Party	Term
	Warren Snowdon	Labor	2001–present

[edit] Election results

Australian federal election, 2007: Lingiari
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Warren Snowdon	25,213	53.99	+3.33
	Country Liberal	Adam Giles	16,189	34.66	-3.70
	Greens	Emma Young	3,321	6.92	+1.34
	Independent	Maurie Ryan	1,206	2.58	+2.58
	Independent	Wayne Wright	864	1.85	+1.85
Total formal votes			46,703	95.15	+0.09
Informal votes			2,381	4.85	-0.09
Turnout			49,084	81.34	+3.63
Two Candidate Preferred Result
	Labor	Warren Snowdon	28,565	61.16	+3.50
	Country Liberal	Adam Giles	18,138	38.84	-3.50
	Labor hold		Swing	+3.50

Australian federal election, 2004: Lingiari
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Warren Snowdon	21,782	50.66	+2.83
	Country Liberal	Maisie Austin	16,494	38.36	-0.82
	Greens	James Bristow	2,400	5.58	+2.78
	Democrats	David Curtis	1,260	2.93	-2.13
	Independent	Andrew Ian Mills	1,063	2.47	+2.47
Total formal votes			42,999	95.06	-0.07
Informal votes			2,235	4.94	+0.07
Turnout			45,234	77.71	-2.84
Two Candidate Preferred Result
	Labor	Warren Snowdon	24,795	57.66	+2.37
	Country Liberal	Maisie Austin	18,204	42.32	-2.37
	Labor hold		Swing	+2.37

[edit] References

• Australian Electoral Commission - Division of Lingiari profile [1]
• Australian Electoral Commission - map of Division of Lingiari [2]

Electoral Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives in the Territories
Australian Capital Territory Canberra  · Fraser (also covers Jervis Bay Territory) Abolished: Australian Capital Territory · Namadgi Northern Territory Lingiari (also covers Christmas Island and Cocos (Keeling) Islands)  · Solomon Abolished: Northern Territory