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The Electoral district of Northern Territory was an electoral district of the
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 South Australian Legislative Council, Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House, Adelaide, Parliament House in the st ...
from 1890 to 1911. The electorate encompassed all of what is the
Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Aust ...
when the Territory was included as part of
South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...
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 Louis Solomon Vaiben Louis Solomon (13 May 1853 – 20 October 1908) was the 21st Premier of South Australia and a member of the first Australian Commonwealth parliament. He was generally known by his full name (perhaps to distinguish him from his uncle, ...
, the twenty-first
Premier of South Australia The premier of South Australia is the head of government in the state of South Australia, Australia. The Government of South Australia follows the Westminster system, with a Parliament of South Australia acting as the legislature. The premier is ...
.


Members


See also

*
Division of Northern Territory The Division of Northern Territory was an Australian Electoral Division in the Northern Territory for the Parliament of Australia. Throughout its existence, it was the only Division in the Northern Territory. At the redistribution of 21 Decembe ...
, a division of the
Australian House of Representatives The House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the upper house being the Senate. Its composition and powers are established in Chapter I of the Constitution of Australia. The term of members o ...
from 1922 to 2001. *
Parliament of the Northern Territory The Parliament of the Northern Territory is the unicameral legislature of the Northern Territory of Australia. It consists of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly and the Administrator of the Northern Territory, who represents the Govern ...
, created in 1948.


References

* Jaensch, D. (1990) ''The Legislative Council of the Northern Territory: An Electoral History 1947–1974'', Australian National University North Australia Research Unit, Darwin. * James, B. (1995) ''Occupation Citizen'', Self Published, Darwin. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Northern Territory Former electoral districts of South Australia 1890 establishments in Australia 1911 disestablishments in Australia