Johnston Northern Territory—Legislative Assembly | |||||||||||||||
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Territory | Northern Territory | ||||||||||||||
Created | 2001 | ||||||||||||||
MP | Justine Davis | ||||||||||||||
Party | Independent | ||||||||||||||
Namesake | Eric Johnston | ||||||||||||||
Electors | 5,556 (2020) | ||||||||||||||
Area | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Demographic | Urban | ||||||||||||||
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Johnston is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. It was first created in 2001, replacing the abolished seat of Jingili, and is named after Commodore Eric Johnston, a former Administrator of the Northern Territory. Johnston is an urban electorate, covering only 5 km2 and taking in the Darwin suburbs of Jingili, Moil, Wagaman and part of Alawa. There were 5,556 people enrolled within the electorate as of August 2020.