The Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory (CLP) is a centre-right political party in Australia's Northern Territory. In local politics it operates in a two-party system with the Australian Labor Party (ALP). It also contests federal elections as an affiliate of the Liberal Party of Australia and National Party of Australia,the two partners in the federal coalition.
Ian Lindsay Tuxworth was an Australian politician,who was Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia from 17 October 1984 until his resignation on 10 May 1986.
Marshall Bruce Perron is a former Australian politician,who was a Country Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly in the Northern Territory from the formation of the Assembly in 1974 until his resignation in 1995. For the last 20 years,save for an 11-month break in 1986 and 1987,he served as a cabinet minister or its equivalent. From 1988 to 1995,Perron was the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory.
Konstantine Vatskalis is a Greek-Australian politician and the current Lord Mayor of Darwin. Before becoming Lord Mayor in 2017 he was a Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from September 2001 to October 2014,representing the Darwin-based electorate of Casuarina. He was Minister for Business and Economic Development,Minister for Regional Development,Minister for Defence Support,Minister for Sport and Recreation,Minister for Essential Services,Minister for Health,Minister for Mines and Energy,Minister for Primary Industries and Fisheries and Minister for Children and Families.
Casuarina is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 1974 and was named after the adjacent suburb of Casuarina. Casuarina is an entirely urban electorate,covering only 12 km2 and taking in the suburbs of Brinkin,Nakara,Tiwi and part of Alawa,as well as the Charles Darwin University. There were 5,647 people enrolled in the electorate as of August 2020.
Susan Jill Carter is an Australian politician. She was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2000 to 2005,representing the central Darwin electorate of Port Darwin. After winning a by-election upon the resignation of former Chief Minister Shane Stone,Carter served as Opposition Whip and Shadow Minister for Health,and was briefly touted as a leadership aspirant before being unexpectedly defeated at the 2005 election.
Paul Anthony Edward Everingham is a former Australian politician who was the head of government of the Northern Territory of Australia from 1977 to 1984,serving as the second and last Majority Leader (1977–1978) and the first Chief Minister of the Northern Territory from 1978 to 1984. He represented the northern Darwin seat of Jingili in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1984. He was then elected to the federal House of Representatives,representing the Northern Territory between 1984 and 1987.
A general election was held in the Northern Territory on Saturday 4 June 1994,and was won by the incumbent Country Liberal Party (CLP). Marshall Perron continued as Chief Minister.
A general election was held in the Northern Territory,Australia on Saturday 7 March 1987. Although the incumbent Country Liberal Party (CLP) won a majority under new leader Stephen Hatton,the party's vote was down almost 20 percentage points.
A general election was held in the Northern Territory on Saturday 13 August 1977. Though the election was won by the incumbent Country Liberal Party (CLP),the party lost five of its seven executive members. Surprisingly,one of the casualties was Majority Leader Goff Letts—one of the few instances where a major-party leader at any level in Australia lost his own seat. The election also marked the emergence of the Labor Party as a parliamentary force:Labor took six seats in the new assembly.
Godfrey Alan "Goff" Letts is the former Majority Leader of the Northern Territory of Australia from 1974 to 1977.
John Edward Reeves is a former Australian politician,lawyer and judge. He was a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1983 to 1984,a prominent barrister in Darwin afterwards,the author of the controversial 1999 Reeves Report on Aboriginal land rights in Australia. He served as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia from November 2007 to January 2022.
Daryl William Manzie is an Australian former politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Sanderson in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1983 to 2001.
Frederick Arthur Finch was an Australian politician,a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1983 to 1997,representing Wagaman until 1987 and Leanyer thereafter.
Cecilia Noel Padgham-Purich is an Australian former politician. She was a member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1997,representing Tiwi until 1983,Koolpinyah until 1990 and Nelson thereafter.
Raymond Allan Hanrahan is a former Australian politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Flynn in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1983 to 1988. He was Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory from March 1987 to April 1988.
Tom Harris is a former Australian politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Port Darwin in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1977 to 1990.
Roger Michael Steele is a former Australian politician. He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1987,representing Ludmilla until 1983 and Elsey thereafter.
The Everingham Ministry was the ministry of Paul Everingham,the last Majority Leader of the Northern Territory before the granting of self-government,and the first Chief Minister of the Northern Territory. It first took office in 1977 following the defeat of former Majority Leader Goff Letts and much of his executive at the 1977 election,and became a full ministry with self-government in 1978. It lasted until 1984,when Everingham resigned to enter federal politics.
The Letts Executive was the executive of Majority Leader of the Northern Territory Goff Letts,who led the Northern Territory from the implementation of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in 1974 until his defeat in his own seat at the 1977 election. It was the first ministry to come from the Legislative Assembly. He was the only head of government of the Northern Territory not to assume the title of Chief Minister of the Northern Territory,as self-government was not granted until 1978. His governments did not have anywhere near the range of powers available to Territory governments after the granting of self-government,but nevertheless fulfilled similar functions. Letts' successor as Majority Leader and his one-time deputy,Paul Everingham,became the first Chief Minister in 1978.
