Tiwi was an

electoral division An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger state (a country, administrative region, or other poli ...

of the Legislative Assembly in

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. One of the Legislative Assembly's original electorates, it was first contested at the 1974 election, and existed until 1983. It was named after the

Tiwi Islands The Tiwi Islands ( tiw, Ratuati Irara meaning "two islands") are part of the Northern Territory, Australia, to the north of Darwin adjoining the Timor Sea. They comprise Melville Island, Bathurst Island, and nine smaller uninhabited islands, wi ...

Members for Tiwi

Election results

Elections in the 1970s

* Preferences were not distributed. * The number of votes each individual Independent received is unknown. * The number of votes each individual Independent, Labor and CLP candidate received is unknown. * The Labor candidate that came second on preferences is unknown.

Elections in the 1980s

* Preferences were not distributed.

References

Former electoral divisions of the Northern Territory {{Australia-gov-stub