Division of Blain
History of name
The division was created following the 1997 redistribution. It is named after Adair Macalister Blain who was elected to the House of Representatives in 1934 as an independent for the division of the Northern Territory. He had moved to the Territory in 1929 to become the Darwin area surveyor. During World War II he was captured by the Japanese following the fall of Singapore in 1942. He became the only serving member of the House of Representatives to be a prisoner of war.
Location
The division of Blain comprises the southern part of the City of Palmerston and includes the suburbs of Bellamack, a small southern portion of Moulden, Woodroffe, and the western half of Rosebery.
Approx. area: 4 km²
Members
| Member | Affiliation | Period |
|---|---|---|
| M Turner | ALP | 2020 - Present |
| T K Mills | IND | 2016 - 2020 |
| N Barrett | CL | 2014 - 2016 |
| T K Mills | CLP | 1999 - 2014 |
| B Coulter | CLP | 1997 - 1999 |
Electoral divisions
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- Legislative Assembly division profiles
- 2020 division profiles
- Division of Arafura
- Division of Araluen
- Division of Arnhem
- Division of Barkly
- Division of Blain
- Division of Braitling
- Division of Brennan
- Division of Casuarina
- Division of Daly
- Division of Drysdale
- Division of Fannie Bay
- Division of Fong Lim
- Division of Goyder
- Division of Gwoja
- Division of Johnston
- Division of Karama
- Division of Katherine
- Division of Mulka
- Division of Namatjira
- Division of Nelson
- Division of Nightcliff
- Division of Port Darwin
- Division of Sanderson
- Division of Spillett
- Division of Wanguri
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- Local government areas
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- Redistributions