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Division of Karama

History of name

The division was created following the 1986 redistribution and named after the suburb of Karama on which the division was then based. The name Karama, as with many of the northern suburbs of Darwin, is named after an Aboriginal tribal group of the Northern Territory.

Location

The division of Karama is located at the eastern end of the northern suburbs of Darwin. It includes the suburbs of Karama, Knuckey Lagoon, Malak and Holmes.
Approx. area: 34 km²

Members

MemberAffiliationPeriod
B O'GallagherCLP2024 - present
N J Ah KitALP2016 - 2024
D P LawrieALP2001 - 2016
M J PalmerCLP1987 - 2001

Map

A more detailed map is available here  Legislative Assembly division maps