Electoral division of Arafura
Arafura is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 1983, and takes its name from the Arafura Sea, which adjoins the electorate. The electorate is predominantly rural, encompassing 57,410 square kilometres (22,170 square miles) in western Arnhem Land and the Tiwi Islands, and including the towns of Gunbalanya, Jabiru, Maningrida, Milikapiti and Nguiu. There were 5,183 people enrolled in the electorate as of August 2020.
| Arafura Northern Territory—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Arafura in the Northern Territory | |||||||||||||||
| Territory | Northern Territory | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 1983 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Manuel Brown | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Labor | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Arafura Sea | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 5,536 (2023) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 57,410 km2 (22,166.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Remote | ||||||||||||||
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