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ARAFURA
NT Legislative Assembly
The information on this page was provided by the Northern Territory Electoral Office and the Australian Bureau of Statistics and was correct at September 2001.
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Data used in the creation of this electoral map was provided by the Northern Territory Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Environment.
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| Current Member
| Marion Rose SCRYMGOUR |
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| Current Party
| Australian Labor Party |
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| Description
| Rural |
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| Location
| Arafura encompasses the north-west section of Arnhem Land, in the Territory's north, and includes the towns of Cooinda, Jabiru, Maningrida and Warruwi, and Bathurst and Melville Islands in the Timor Sea. |
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| Origin
| The electorate takes its name from the Arafura Sea which abuts the Division on the northern coast and islands. Arafura was a name given by the Dutch in 1827 to the sea to Australia's north, including the Spice Islands (Indonesia). It also refers to the mountain people of the Moluccan Islands. |
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| Products/Industries
| Tourism, Light Industries, Fishing. |
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| State
| NT |
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| Area
| 201,900 sq kms (approx) |
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| Population
| 8,679 as at 2007 |
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| Enrolled Electors
| 4,952 as at 26/5/08 |
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