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# Nightcliff

In Northern Territory.

## Sitting member

- [ **Ed Smelt** Labor, Nightcliff ](https://politics.computer/mp/ed-smelt)

About

## About Nightcliff

Nightcliff is an electoral division of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, covering the Darwin suburb of Nightcliff, most of Rapid Creek and a small area of Coconut Grove. The seat is held by Ed Smelt of the Labor Party.

Created

1974

Area

4.28 km²

Enrolled electors

6,021 as of July 2026

Named after

The suburb of Nightcliff

Sitting member

Ed Smelt, Labor Party

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

## Who's advertising

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

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