Opposition (Northern Territory)

The Opposition in the Australian Northern Territory consists of the largest party or coalition of parties not in Government. The Opposition's purpose is to hold the Government to account and constitute a "Government-in-waiting" should the existing Government fall. To that end, a Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Ministers for the various government departments question the Premier and Ministers on Government policy and administration and formulate the policy the Opposition would pursue in Government.

At times, the Opposition consisted of both the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and Coalition counterparts, the Country Liberal Party (CLP).

The current Leader of the Opposition is CLP Leader Lia Finocchiaro.

Current Shadow Ministry

The fallout of the 2016 Northern Territory general election resulted in the sitting CLP government reduced to two seats after a landslide result to the ALP who managed to win 18 seats. Independents won the second-largest share of seats with five members being elected. As a result, it was suggested that the independents would obtain opposition status because of their larger amount of seats in the assembly and as such attempts were made in 2019 and 2020. However, this was later rejected by the speaker Kezia Purick and the CLP went into the sitting of Parliament as the official opposition.[1]

OfficeholderOffice(s)
Lia Finocchiaro MP
  • Leader of the Opposition (from 2020)
  • Deputy Leader of the Opposition (until 2020)
  • Shadow Attorney-General
  • Shadow Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services
  • Shadow Minister for Trade, Business and Innovation
  • Shadow Minister for Children
  • Shadow Minister for Territory Families
  • Shadow Minister for Education
  • Shadow Minister for Essential Services
  • Shadow Minister for Health
Gary Higgins MP
  • Leader of the Opposition (until 2020)
  • Deputy Leader of the Opposition (from 2020)
  • Opposition Whip
  • Shadow Treasurer
  • Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs
  • Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics
  • Shadow Minister for Housing and Community Development
  • Shadow Minister for Tourism and Culture
  • Shadow Minister for Environment and Natural Resources
  • Shadow Minister for Public Employment
  • Shadow Minister for Corporate and Information Services
  • Shadow Minister for Primary Industries and Resources
  • Shadow Minister for Northern Australia
  • Shadow Minister for Local Government
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References
  1. "NT independents bid for opposition status". SBS News. Australia. February 5, 2019.
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