Electoral district of Northern Territory
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The Electoral district of Northern Territory was an electoral district
of the South Australian House of Assembly
from 1890 to 1911. The electorate encompassed all of what is the Northern Territory
when the Territory was included as part of South Australia
for political purposes.
The district returned two members at each election and supported independent members for much of its existence.
The most prominent member for the electorate was Vaiben Solomon
, the twenty-first Premier of South Australia.
South Australian House of Assembly electoral districts
Since 1970, the South Australian House of Assembly has consisted of 47 single-member electoral districts consisting of approximately the same number of enrolled voters...
of the South Australian House of Assembly
South Australian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide.- Overview :...
from 1890 to 1911. The electorate encompassed all of what is the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
when the Territory was included as part of South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
for political purposes.
The district returned two members at each election and supported independent members for much of its existence.
The most prominent member for the electorate was Vaiben Solomon
Vaiben Solomon
Vaiben Louis Solomon was the 21st Premier of South Australia and a member of the first Australian Commonwealth parliament....
, the twenty-first Premier of South Australia.
| Member | Party | Term |
|---|---|---|
| Vaiben Solomon Vaiben Solomon Vaiben Louis Solomon was the 21st Premier of South Australia and a member of the first Australian Commonwealth parliament.... |
none | 1890 - 1901 |
| John Langdon Parsons John Langdon Parsons John Langdon Parsons was a Cornish Australian politician. 5th Government Resident of the Northern Territory, 1884-1890.-Biography:... |
none | 1890 - 1893 |
| Walter Griffiths Walter Griffiths Walter Griffiths was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly.-Background:Born in Kent Town, South Australia, the son of Frederick Griffiths, a wealthy ironmonger, and his wife Helen, née Giles, Griffiths attended St Aloysius College and Saint Peter's College in Adelaide.Aged fifteen... |
none | 1893 - 1900 |
| Charles Edward Herbert | NDL/ANL | 1900 - 1905 |
| Samuel James Mitchell Samuel James Mitchell The Hon. Samuel James Mitchell was the first Judge of the Supreme Court of the Northern Territory and served from 1911 to 1912.-Early life:... |
Independent | 1901 - 1910 |
| Vaiben Solomon | Independent Conservative | 1905 - 1908 |
| Thomas Crush | ALP Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1908 - 1911 |
| John Alexander Voules Brown | Liberal Union Liberal Union (Australia) The Liberal Union was a political party resulting from a merger between the Liberal and Democratic Union and the conservatives in South Australia. It lasted from 1910 to 1922 when it became the Liberal Federation.... |
1910 - 1911 |