Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, 2012–2016

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Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2012 to 2016 are listed below.

NameParty Electorate Term in office
Hon Alison Anderson CLP/Independent/Palmer United/Independent [3] [6] Namatjira 2005–2016
Nathan Barrett [2] CLP/Independent [10] Blain 2014–2016
Hon Peter Chandler CLP Brennan 2008–2016
Hon Matt Conlan CLP Greatorex 2007–2016
Hon John Elferink CLP Port Darwin 1997–2005, 2008–2016
Lia Finocchiaro CLP Drysdale 2012–present
Natasha Fyles Labor Nightcliff 2012–present
Hon Adam Giles CLP Braitling 2008–2016
Michael Gunner Labor Fannie Bay 2008–present
Paul Henderson [1] Labor Wanguri 1999–2013
Gary Higgins CLP Daly 2012–2020
Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu CLP/Independent/Palmer United/CLP [3] [4] Arafura 2012–2016
Hon Robyn Lambley CLP/Independent [7] Araluen 2010–present
Delia Lawrie Labor/Independent [9] Karama 2001–2016
Larisa Lee CLP/Independent/Palmer United/Independent [3] [6] Arnhem 2012–2016
Nicole Manison [1] Labor Wanguri 2013–present
Gerry McCarthy Labor Barkly 2008–2020
Hon Terry Mills [2] CLP Blain 1999–2014, 2016–2020
Lauren Moss [5] Labor Casuarina 2014–present
Bess Price CLP Stuart 2012–2016
Kezia Purick CLP/Independent [8] Goyder 2008–present
Peter Styles CLP Sanderson 2008–2016
Hon Dave Tollner CLP Fong Lim 2008–2016
Kon Vatskalis [5] Labor Casuarina 2001–2014
Ken Vowles Labor Johnston 2012–2020
Lynne Walker Labor Nhulunbuy 2008–2016
Hon Willem Westra van Holthe CLP Katherine 2008–2016
Gerry Wood Independent Nelson 2001–2020

Notes

1 On 25 January 2013, the Labor member for Wanguri and former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Paul Henderson, resigned. Labor candidate Nicole Manison won the by-election on 16 February 2013
2 On 20 February 2014, the CLP member for Blain and former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Terry Mills, resigned. CLP candidate Nathan Barrett won the by-election on 12 April 2014.
3 On 4 April 2014, CLP MLAs Alison Anderson (Namatjira), Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu (Arafura) and Larisa Lee (Arnhem) resigned from the party to sit as independents. On 27 April, it was announced that they had joined the Palmer United Party, with Anderson as leader of the party in the Territory.
4 On 8 September 2014, Palmer United MLA Francis Xavier Kurrupuwu (Arafura) resigned from the PUP and returned to the CLP.
5 On 18 September 2014, the Labor member for Casuarina, Kon Vatskalis, resigned. Labor candidate Lauren Moss won the resulting by-election on 18 October 2014.
6 On 29 November 2014, the Palmer United Party's two MLAs, Alison Anderson and Larisa Lee, announced that they would quit the PUP and return to their former status as independent MLAs.
7 On 17 June 2015, CLP MLA Robyn Lambley (Araluen) resigned from the CLP to sit as an independent.
8 On 20 July 2015, CLP MLA Kezia Purick (Goyder) resigned from the CLP to sit as an independent.
9 On 10 October 2015, Labor MLA Delia Lawrie (Karama) resigned from the party to sit as an independent following her loss of preselection for 2016.
10 On 28 June 2016, CLP MLA Nathan Barrett resigned from the party to sit as an independent.

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