Division of Solomon
Australian federal electoral division
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 | |
|---|---|
 Division of Solomon (green) within the Greater Darwin area | |
| Created | 2000 |
| MP | Luke Gosling |
| Party | Labor |
| Namesake | Vaiben Solomon |
| Electors | 59,891 (2010) |
| Area | 337 km2 (130.1 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Inner 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
change| 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
change| 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 | |||
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Profile of the electoral division of Solomon (NT)". Australian Electoral Commission. 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ↑ Solomon, NT, 2022 Tally Room, Australian Electoral Commission.