Electoral division of Blain
- Electoral division of Blain
Blain is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 1997, and is named after Adair Blain, the second member for the federal Northern Territory electorate, and the only Australian sitting MP to ever become a prisoner of war. Blain is an urban electorate, covering 18.2 km² and taking in the Palmerston suburbs of Moulden, Rosebery, Woodroffe and part of Driver. There were 4475 people enrolled within the electorate as of June 2005.
Palmerston has always been a staunchly conservative area, and all the electorates in the city have almost always been held by the Country Liberal Party. Blain has even amongst the Palmerston electorates been a particularly safe seat for the CLP, with successive members having little trouble being re-elected. This was further emphasised at the 2005 election, when Blain was one of only four CLP-held seats retained by the party after a major victory by the Australian Labor Party.
Members for Blain
2008 Election Result (65.6% counted)
CLP 62.0%
Lab 38.0%
SWING: 6.3% to CLP
External links
* [http://notes.nt.gov.au/nteo/Electorl.nsf/94150a183d04f75f692564e2000ed605/7fc569ba1340f14a6925693600061c25?OpenDocument Division profile from the Northern Territory Electoral Commission]
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