Electoral division of Fong Lim
| Fong Lim Northern Territory—Legislative Assembly | |
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Location of Fong Lim in the Darwin/Palmerston area | |
| Territory | Northern Territory |
| Created | 2008 |
| MP | Dave Tollner |
| Party | Country Liberal Party |
| Namesake | Alec Fong Lim |
| Electors | 4,883 (2012) |
| Area | 127 km2 (49.0 sq mi) |
| Demographic | Urban |
Fong Lim is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory.
The district is named after Alec Fong Lim, Lord Mayor of Darwin from 1984 to 1990. There were 4,883 people enrolled in the division in August 2012.
Geography
Fong Lim is located in the suburban corridor between Darwin and Palmerston. It takes in the suburbs of Bayview, Woolner and The Narrows, and parts of Coconut Grove and Ludmilla. The district also includes Darwin International Airport.
History
Fong Lim largely replaced the abolished Electoral division of Millner, and was renamed in honour of former Darwin Lord Mayor Alec Fong Lim. It was first contested at the 2008 election. Based on the results of the previous election, it was calculated to have a Labor majority of 61.5% to 38.5% versus the Liberal Party. It was contested by the incumbent member for Millner, Labor MP Matthew Bonson, who lost to the Country Liberal Party's candidate, former federal MP Dave Tollner, on a swing of 13 percent. Tollner was reelected in 2012 as the CLP won government.
Members for Fong Lim
| Member | Party | Term | |
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| Dave Tollner | Country Liberal | 2008–present | |
Election results
| Northern Territory general election, 2012: Fong Lim[1] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Country Liberal | Dave Tollner | 2,050 | 54.5 | +2.4 | |
| Labor | Ashley Marsh | 1,348 | 35.8 | −12.1 | |
| Greens | Matt Haubrick | 250 | 6.6 | +6.6 | |
| Sex Party | Peter Burnheim | 113 | 3.0 | +3.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 3,761 | 97.0 | +2.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 116 | 3.0 | −2.2 | ||
| Turnout | 3,877 | 79.4 | +3.5 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Country Liberal | Dave Tollner | 2,154 | 57.3 | +5.2 | |
| Labor | Ashley Marsh | 1,607 | 42.7 | −5.2 | |
| Country Liberal hold | Swing | +5.2 | |||