The Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly is the presiding officer in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. Though the office had existed since the creation of the Assembly in 1974, it was given greater legislative force when the roles and functions of the office were included in the federal Act that gave the Territory self-government in 1978.
The Speaker's principal duty is to preside over the Assembly. The occupant of the Chair must maintain order in the House, uphold the Standing Orders (rules of procedure) and protect the rights of backbench members.
The Speaker must be a member of the Assembly themselves and is elected to the position by a ballot of the members of the Assembly. It is generally a partisan position, although the speakership has been held by independents on occasion.
The current speaker is Araluen MLA Robyn Lambley, an independent.
Speakers of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Speaker Took office Left office Tenure Party Assembly Election 1 Bernie Kilgariff Country Liberal 1st 1974 2 Les MacFarlane Country Liberal – 2nd 1977 3rd 1980 3 Roger Steele Country Liberal 4th 1983 4 Roger Vale Country Liberal – 5th 1987 5 Nick Dondas Country Liberal – 6th 1990 6 Terry McCarthy Country Liberal 7th 1994 7 Loraine Braham Country Liberal 8th 1997 – Terry McCarthy Country Liberal – – Loraine Braham Independent 9th 2001 8 Jane Aagaard Labor 10th 2005 11th 2008 9 Kezia Purick Country Liberal 12th 2012 Independent 13th 2016 10 Chansey Paech Labor 14th 2020 11 Ngaree Ah Kit Labor – 12 Mark Monaghan Labor – 13 Dheran Young Labor – 14 Robyn Lambley Incumbent Independent 15th 2024
Notes
Timeline The following is a graphical lifespan timeline of speakers of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, listed in order of first assuming the office.
References
External links Members of the Legislative Assembly: 1974 to 21 July 2010