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Electoral division of Karama

Field	Value
name	Karama
state	nt
image
caption	Interactive map of boundaries as of the 2024 election
created	1987
mp	Brian O'Gallagher
mp-party	Country Liberal
namesake	Karama
electors	5482
electors_year	2020
area	8
class	Urban
near-n	Wanguri
near-ne	Wanguri
near-nw	Sanderson
near-e	Nelson
near-w	Sanderson
near-s	Sanderson
near-se	Nelson
near-sw	Fong Lim

Karama is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 1987, and derives its name from the suburb of the same name. It is an urban electorate, covering 8 km2 and taking in the Darwin suburbs of Karama and Malak, as well as parts of Berrimah and Marrara. There were 5,482 people enrolled within the electorate as of August 2020.

History

The Country Liberal Party's Mick Palmer won the seat in 1987, and as the incumbent member during the height of the CLP's dominance of Territory politics, had little trouble holding the seat through the next three elections. Until the 2000s, it was almost unheard of for a sitting member to be defeated, so few thought Palmer would face much difficulty gaining a fourth term at the 2001 election. However, the Labor Party swept through the northern suburbs of Darwin and Palmer was unexpectedly defeated by the ALP candidate, Delia Lawrie, the daughter of former long-serving independent MP Dawn Lawrie. Lawrie's victory created the first mother-daughter political dynasty in Australian politics, and she soon established herself in the electorate. She was easily re-elected at the 2005 election, significantly increasing her majority. Lawrie was disendorsed by the Labor Party in October 2015, and she resigned from the party a few days later. She nominated as an independent candidate for Karama at the 2016 election, against the preselected Labor candidate, Ngaree Ah Kit. Ah Kit defeated Lawrie at said election and she held the seat until the 2024 Northern Territory general election when she was unseated by Brian O'Gallagher from the Country Liberal Party.

Members for Karama

Member	Party	Term
		Mick Palmer	Country Liberal
		Delia Lawrie	Labor
		Independent	2015–2016
		Ngaree Ah Kit	Labor
		Brian O'Gallagher	Country Liberal

Election results

References

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