Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly

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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Robyn Lambley
since 15 October 2024
Style The Honourable
AppointerElected by the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Inaugural holder Bernie Kilgariff
Formation20 November 1974
Website http://www.nt.gov.au/lant/about-parliament/speaker.shtml

The Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. Though the office had existed since the creation of the Assembly in 1974, it was given greater legislative force when the roles and functions of the office were included in the federal Act that gave the Territory self-government in 1978.

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The Speaker's principal duty is to preside over the Assembly. The occupant of the Chair must maintain order in the House, uphold the Standing Orders (rules of procedure) and protect the rights of backbench members.

The Speaker must be a member of the Assembly themselves and is elected to the position by a ballot of the members of the Assembly. It is generally a partisan position, although both Speaker and Deputy Speaker were independents between 2001 and 2005. Kezia Purick was also the Speaker as an independent between 2015 and 2020. The current speaker Robyn Lambley is and independent.

The current speaker is Araluen MLA Robyn Lambley.

Speakers of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly

No.SpeakerTook officeLeft officeTenureParty
1 No image.png Bernie Kilgariff
(1923–2010)		20 November 197416 July 1975238 days Country Liberal
2 Les MacFarlane.jpg Les MacFarlane
(1919–1986)		17 July 197527 February 19848 years, 225 days Country Liberal
3 Roger Steele.jpg Roger Steele
(born 1939)		28 February 198416 June 19862 years, 108 days Country Liberal
4 Roger Vale.jpg Roger Vale
(1942–2001)		17 June 19869 October 19893 years, 114 days Country Liberal
5 Nick Dondas MLA (cropped).jpg Nick Dondas
(1939–2024)		10 October 198926 June 19944 years, 259 days Country Liberal
6 No image.png Terry McCarthy
(born 1940)
1st time		27 June 199424 November 19973 years, 150 days Country Liberal
7 Loraine Margaret Braham, MLA.jpg Loraine Braham
(1938–2026)
1st time		25 November 199715 February 19991 year, 82 days Country Liberal
8 No image.png Terry McCarthy
(born 1940)
2nd time		16 February 199915 October 20012 years, 241 days Country Liberal
9 Loraine Margaret Braham, MLA.jpg Loraine Braham
(1938–2026)
2nd time		16 October 200128 June 20053 years, 255 days Independent
10 No image.png Jane Aagaard
(born 1956)		29 June 200522 October 20127 years, 115 days Labor
11 No image.png Kezia Purick
(born 1958)		23 October 201220 July 20157 years, 244 days Country Liberal
20 July 201523 June 2020 Independent
12 Chansey Paech.jpg Chansey Paech
(born 1987)		23 June 20207 September 202076 days Labor
13 Ngaree Ah Kit Talisman Sabre 2015.jpg Ngaree Ah Kit
(born 1981)		20 October 202023 May 20221 year, 215 days Labor
14 No image.png Mark Monaghan
(born TBA)		23 May 202212 February 20241 year, 265 days Labor
15 No image.png Dheran Young
(born TBA)		13 February 202415 October 2024245 days Labor
16 Robyn Lambley.png Robyn Lambley
(born 1965)		15 October 2024 Incumbent 1 year, 90 days Independent

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