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Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
YearsTermElectoral divisionParty
1983 1987 4th Berrimah Country Liberal
1987 1990 5th Palmerston Country Liberal
1990 1994 6th Palmerston Country Liberal
1994 1997 7th Palmerston Country Liberal
1997 1999 8th Blain Country Liberal

Barry Francis Coulter AO (born 27 December 1948) is a former Australian politician. He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1983 to 1999, representing the electorates of Berrimah, Palmerston and Blain. He was Deputy Chief Minister from 1986 to 1995 under Stephen Hatton and Marshall Perron. He was expected to succeed Perron but was defeated by Shane Stone. [1]

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References

  1. Green, Antony (2005). "Blain". 2005 Northern Territory Election. Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 31 October 2010.
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
New seat
Member for Berrimah
19831987
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Abolished
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Member for Palmerston
19871997
Succeeded by
Abolished
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Member for Blain
19971999
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