Division of Solomon
| 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 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.
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 | change source]| 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 | change source]| 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 | change source]- ↑ 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.