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# Arafura

In Northern Territory.

## Sitting member

- [ **Manuel Brown** Labor, Arafura ](https://politics.computer/mp/manuel-brown)

About

## About Arafura

Arafura is an electoral division of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in western Arnhem Land and the Tiwi Islands. It is held by Manuel Brown of the Labor Party. The electorate covers 57,410 square kilometres and includes the towns of Gunbalanya, Jabiru, Maningrida, Milikapiti and Nguiu.

Created

1983

Area

57,410 square kilometres

Enrolled electors

6,212 as of July 2026

Named after

Arafura Sea, which adjoins the electorate

First member

Bob Collins, Labor leader, transferred from Arnhem in 1983

Sitting member

Manuel Brown, Labor

Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral%5Fdivision%5Fof%5FArafura), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.

## Who's advertising

MPs and candidates for Arafura whose Facebook pages we follow, by what they've spent.

We don't follow any candidate's page for Arafura yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Arafura are on the [spending](https://politics.computer/who) page.

## Other divisions in Northern Territory

- [Araluen](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/araluen)
- [Arnhem](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/arnhem)
- [Barkly](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/barkly)
- [Blain](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/blain)
- [Braitling](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/braitling)
- [Brennan](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/brennan)
- [Casuarina](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/casuarina)
- [Daly](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/daly)
- [Drysdale](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/drysdale)
- [Fannie Bay](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/fannie-bay)
- [Fong Lim](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/fong-lim)
- [Goyder](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/goyder)
- [Gwoja](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/gwoja)
- [Johnston](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/johnston)
- [Karama](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/karama)
- [Katherine](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/katherine)
- [Mulka](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/mulka)
- [Namatjira](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/namatjira)
- [Nelson](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/nelson)
- [Nightcliff](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/nightcliff)
- [Port Darwin](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/port-darwin)
- [Sanderson](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/sanderson)
- [Spillett](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/spillett)
- [Wanguri](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/wanguri)

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