Syd Stirling

The Honourable
Syd Stirling
AM
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
for Nhulunbuy
In office
27 October 1990 – 8 August 2008
Preceded byDan Leo
Succeeded byLynne Walker
Personal details
Born (1951-12-16) 16 December 1951 (age 72)
Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLabor Party
OccupationTeacher

Sydney James Stirling AM (born 16 December 1951) is a former Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Nhulunbuy in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1990 to 2008.

Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Years Term Electoral division Party
1990–1994 6th Nhulunbuy Labor
1994–1997 7th Nhulunbuy Labor
1997–2001 8th Nhulunbuy Labor
2001–2005 9th Nhulunbuy Labor
2005–2008 10th Nhulunbuy Labor

Stirling was born in Kyneton, Victoria, and worked as a teacher before his election to parliament. He challenged for the Labor leadership twice, but was easily defeated. In 1999 he was elected Deputy Leader to Clare Martin, and served as Deputy Chief Minister following the ALP's election win in 2001. He resigned along with Martin in November 2007, and retired at the 2008 election.[1] He has served as president of the Northern Territory division of the Labor Party.

Stirling was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2021 Queen's Birthday Honours, for "significant service to the Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory, and to the community".[2]

  1. ^ Green, Antony (2008). "Retiring MPs". 2008 Northern Territory Election. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Queen's Birthday 2021 Honours - the full list". Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment Co. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.