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# Namatjira

In Northern Territory.

## Sitting member

- [ **Bill Yan** CLP, Namatjira ](https://politics.computer/mp/bill-yan)

About

## About Namatjira

Namatjira is an electoral division of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, created in 2012 when MacDonnell was renamed after the Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira. It covers a largely rural area including Yulara, Hermannsburg, Kintore, Papunya and part of southern Alice Springs. The seat is held by Bill Yan of the CLP.

Created

2012, renamed from the former division of MacDonnell

Area

198,384 km2

Enrolled electors

6,665 as of July 2026

Named after

Aboriginal artist Albert Namatjira

Previous members

Alison Anderson; Chansey Paech

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

## Who's advertising

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

We don't follow any candidate's page for Namatjira yet, so there are no ads here. Statewide and party ads that reach Namatjira 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)
- [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)
- [Nelson](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/nelson)
- [Nightcliff](https://politics.computer/seats/nt/nightcliff)
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- [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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