Electoral division of Spillett
Spillett is a division of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in 2016, for the 2016 general elections, and surrounds Palmerston. It is named for Peter Spillett, a historian and former member of Darwin City Council.
| Spillett Northern Territory—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Location of Spillett in the Darwin/Palmerston area | |||||||||||||||
| Territory | Northern Territory | ||||||||||||||
| Created | 2016 | ||||||||||||||
| MP | Lia Finocchiaro | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Country Liberal | ||||||||||||||
| Namesake | Peter Spillett | ||||||||||||||
| Electors | 5,863 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 67 km2 (25.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Urban | ||||||||||||||
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Historically, Palmerston has been a stronghold for the conservative Country Liberal Party. However, Spillett is based on a particularly conservative portion of Palmerston. It was created with a notional CLP majority of 17.9 percent, making it on paper the CLP's safest seat.
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