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# Barkly

In Northern Territory.

## Sitting member

- [ **Steve Edgington** CLP, Barkly ](https://politics.computer/mp/steve-edgington)

About

## About Barkly

Barkly is an electoral division of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, covering 442,868 km2 around Tennant Creek and taking in Borroloola, Ali Curung and other communities. Steve Edgington of the Country Liberal Party holds the seat. The seat was first created in 1974.

Created

1974, with the creation of the Assembly

Area

442,868 km2

Enrolled electors

6,149 as of July 2026

Towns included

Tennant Creek, Borroloola, Ali Curung, Warrego, Tara, Alpururulam

Seat won by Steve Edgington

2020 election

Previous members

Ian Tuxworth, Maggie Hickey, Elliot McAdam, Gerry McCarthy

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

## Who's advertising

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

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

## Other divisions in Northern Territory

- [Arafura](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/arafura)
- [Araluen](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/araluen)
- [Arnhem](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/arnhem)
- [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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