Electoral division of Mulka
Appearance
Mulka Northern Territory—Legislative Assembly | |
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Territory | Northern Territory |
Created | 2020 |
MP | Yingiya Mark Guyula |
Party | Independent |
Namesake | Yolŋu word meaning 'dry area' |
Electors | 6,124 (2020) |
Area | 14,736 km2 (5,689.6 sq mi) |
Demographic | Remote |
Mulka is an electoral division of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in Australia. It was created in a 2019 redistribution for the 2020 general election, replacing the electoral division of Nhulunbuy.[1] At that election, independent Nhulunbuy incumbent Yingiya Mark Guyula won the seat in a tightly contested rematch of the 2016 general election.
Members for Mulka
Member | Party | Term | |
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Yingiya Mark Guyula | Independent | 2020–present |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Yingiya Mark Guyula | 2,252 | 55.0 | +13.5 | |
Labor | Lynne Walker | 1,843 | 45.0 | +0.6 | |
Total formal votes | 4,095 | 97.7 | N/A | ||
Informal votes | 96 | 2.3 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 4,191 | 68.4 | N/A | ||
Independent hold | Swing | +13.5 |