Northern Territory Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory is the only house of the Parliament of the Northern Territory, Australia. The Legislative Assembly has 25 members that are each elected for single-member electorates.

Legislative Assembly
14th Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral house
History
Founded	1974; 51 years ago (1974)
Leadership
Speaker	Mark Monaghan, Labor since 23 May 2022
Deputy Speaker	Dheran Young, Labor since 23 May 2022
Government Whip	Joel Bowden, Labor since 23 May 2022
Structure
Seats	25
Political groups	Government (14)   Labor (14) Opposition (7)   Country Liberal (7) Crossbench (4)   Independent (4)[a]
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	Full preferential voting
First election	19 October 1974
Last election	24 August 2024
Next election	2028
Meeting place
Parliament House, Darwin
Website
www.parliament.nt.gov.au

The Legislative Assembly replaced the Northern Territory Legislative Council in 1974.

References

1. Current independent MLAs: Yingiya Mark Guyula (Mulka), Robyn Lambley (Araluen), Kezia Purick (Goyder), Mark Turner (Blain)

Other websites

• Northern Territory Legislative Assembly