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# Drysdale

In Northern Territory.

## Sitting member

- [ **Clinton Howe** CLP, Drysdale ](https://politics.computer/mp/clinton-howe)

About

## About Drysdale

Drysdale is an electoral division of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly covering north-western Palmerston, including the CBD and the suburbs of Driver, Gray, Yarrawonga and most of Moulden. The seat is held by Clinton Howe of the Country Liberal Party (CLP). The electorate was first created in 1997 and is named after Fred Drysdale, a former member of the Legislative Council.

Area

5 square kilometres, urban electorate

Enrolled voters

6,476 as of July 2026

Created

1997

Named after

Fred Drysdale, former Legislative Council member

Previous members

Stephen Dunham (CLP), Chris Natt (ALP), Ross Bohlin (CLP), Lia Finocchiaro (CLP), Eva Lawler (ALP)

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

## Who's advertising

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

We don't follow any candidate's page for Drysdale yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Drysdale 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)
- [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)
- [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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