Division of Lingiari facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lingiari Australian House of Representatives Division
Division of Lingiari (green) within Australia (outer islands not shown)
Created	2001
MP	Warren Snowdon
Party	Labor
Namesake	Vincent Lingiari
Electors	61,168 (2010)
Area	1,352,371 km2 (522,153.4 sq mi)
Demographic	Rural

The Division of Lingiari is a special area in Australia that people vote in. It's called an electoral division. This division was created in the year 2000.

It covers almost the entire Northern Territory. The big city of Darwin is in a different division called Solomon. Lingiari is super big! It covers about 1,347,849 square kilometers. This makes it the second largest voting area in all of Australia. The biggest one is the Division of Durack in Western Australia. Lingiari also includes the far-off Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Why is it called Lingiari?

This voting area is named after an important Aboriginal leader. His name was Vincent Lingiari (1908–1988). He was a member of the Gurindji nation.

Vincent Lingiari worked hard for the rights of Aboriginal people. He is famous for leading a strike in 1966. This strike helped Aboriginal people get their land back. He was a very important person in Australian history.

Who represents Lingiari?

The person who represents the Division of Lingiari in the Australian Parliament is called a Member of Parliament (MP). They speak for the people living in Lingiari.

Warren Snowdon has been the MP for Lingiari since 2001. He has held many important jobs in the government. These jobs included looking after veterans and defence science. He also worked on Indigenous health. He helped the Prime Minister with special events like the Centenary of Anzac.