The Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory (CLP),commonly known as the Country Liberals,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.
David William Tollner is an Australian politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Solomon in the Australian House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007,and then served in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly as the member for Fong Lim from 2008 to 2016. He was the Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory under chief minister Adam Giles from 2013 to 2014. During his time in federal parliament,he sat with the Liberal Party.
Nelson is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 1990 as a replacement for Koolpinyah,and was named after Harold George Nelson,the first member for the federal Northern Territory electorate. Nelson is a largely rural electorate,covering 1,415 km²and taking in the small towns of Howard Springs,McMinn's Lagoon and part of Humpty Doo,and some areas between Darwin and Palmerston. There were 5,505 people enrolled in the electorate as of August 2020.
Braitling is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was created in 1983,when the electorate of Alice Springs was abolished as part of an enlargement of the Assembly. Braitling is an almost entirely urban electorate,covering 9 km²in north-western Alice Springs. The electorate takes its name from the Braitling family,an early pioneering family in the district. There were 5,830 people enrolled in the electorate as of August 2020.
Katherine is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. The electorate was first created in 1987,replacing the abolished Elsey seat,and derives its name from the Katherine River. Katherine encompasses both urban and rural areas,covering an area of 6,745 km²and taking in the city of Katherine,as well as the Binjari Aboriginal Community.
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.
Terence Kennedy Mills is an Australian politician. He served as chief minister of the Northern Territory from 2012 to 2013 and was leader of the Country Liberal Party (CLP) from 2003 to 2005 and 2008 to 2012.
Peter Glen Chandler is an Australian politician. He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly,and held the seat of Brennan from 2008 to 2016. He was Deputy Chief Minister from 2014 to 2015 and a minister under both Terry Mills and Adam Giles. He lost his seat at the 2016 general election. Chandler lives in Palmerston with his wife,Robyn,and four children.
Adam Graham Giles is an Australian former politician and former Chief Minister of the Northern Territory (2013–2016) as well as the former leader of the Country Liberal Party (CLP) in the unicameral Northern Territory Parliament. Giles is the first Indigenous Australian to serve as a head of government in Australia.
Peter Donald Styles is an Australian politician. He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2016,representing the electorate of Sanderson.
Willem Rudolf Westra van Holthe is an Australian politician. He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2016,representing the electorate of Katherine. He was Deputy Chief Minister of the Northern Territory from 6–14 March 2013 and from February 2015 to February 2016,resuming the position following a leadership challenge to Chief Minister Adam Giles,in which he was briefly the Chief Minister-designate. He served as Minister for Primary Industry and Fisheries,Minister for Land Resource Management and Minister for Essential Services (2012–2016),Minister for Mines and Energy (2012–2015) and Minister for Public Employment (2015–2016) under both Terry Mills and Giles.
The 2016 Northern Territory general election was held on Saturday 27 August 2016 to elect all 25 members of the Legislative Assembly in the unicameral Northern Territory Parliament.
Robyn Jane Lambley is an Australian politician. She is an independent member representing the division of Araluen in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly,having been first elected in a 2010 by-election as a member of the Country Liberal Party. She resigned from the party and contested Araluen as an independent in 2016. She was a member of the Territory Alliance between March and October 2020.
Peter John Maley is a controversial former Australian politician,barrister,solicitor and magistrate. He was the member for Goyder in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2005,primarily as a member of the Country Liberal Party,but also for a short period as an independent member.
The Giles Ministry was the ministry of the tenth Chief Minister of the Northern Territory,Adam Giles. It came into operation on 14 March 2013,following the replacement of Terry Mills as Chief Minister and leader of the Country Liberal Party by Adam Giles. It ended on 31 August 2016,when Labor leader Michael Gunner became Chief Minister following his victory at the 2016 election.
A leadership spill of the Country Liberal Party in the Northern Territory occurred 2–3 February 2015.
A leadership spill of the Country Liberal Party (CLP) in the Northern Territory of Australia occurred on 13 March 2013,less than a year after the Terry Mills-led CLP opposition defeated the Paul Henderson-led Labor government at the 2012 election,winning 16 of 25 seats.
Kathryn Jane Worden is an Australian politician. She is a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 2016,representing the electorate of Sanderson.
The 2020 Northern Territory general election was held on 22 August 2020 to elect all 25 members of the Legislative Assembly in the unicameral Northern Territory Parliament.
Katrina Stratton is a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Nedlands for the Australian Labor Party. She won her seat at the 2021 Western Australian state election.
