'''Barkly''' is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern_Territory. It was first created in 1974, and is named after the Barkly_Tableland area, which occupies much of the electorate. Barkly is a rural electorate, covering 381,729.2 sq km and taking in the towns of Tennant Creek, Borroloola, Ali Curung, Warrego, Tara Aboriginal Community and Alpururulam. There were 4195 people enrolled in the electorate as of June 2005. Barkly was generally marginal, but conservative-leading for many years, and Ian_Tuxworth, as a high-profile incumbent member, was able to hold it. He was nearly toppled in 1987 after founding the rebel NT Nationals party, forcing a by-election after the Court_of_Disputed_Returns overruled his tiny win. Two years later, Barkly received a redistribution that was largely hostile to Tuxworth, bring in several pro-Australian_Labor_Party indigenous communities. This tipped the balance soundly in the ALP's favour, and Tuxworth jumped ship, attempting to contest Goyder and losing. Barkly has been held by the ALP ever since, first by Maggie_Hickey, who served as Opposition Leader for several years, and then by Elliot_McAdam. It was the third safest ALP-held electorate in the Territory after the 2001 election. ==Members for Barkly== * Ian_Tuxworth (Country_Liberal_Party, 1974-1987, NT Nationals, 1987-1990) * Maggie_Hickey (Australian_Labor_Party) (1980-2001) * Elliot_McAdam (Australian_Labor_Party) (2001-present) ==External link== * Division profile from the Northern Territory Electoral Commission Barkly