Lynne Walker (politician)

Lynne Michele Walker (born 19 June 1962) was an Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2016, representing the seat of Nhulunbuy[1]

For the Scottish-born newspaper critic, see Lynne Walker (critic).

Lynne Walker
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
for Nhulunbuy
In office
9 August 2008 – 27 August 2016
Preceded bySyd Stirling
Succeeded byYingiya Mark Guyula
Personal details
Born (1962-06-19) 19 June 1962
Clare, South Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor Party
Spouse(s)Lawrence Walker
Alma materFlinders University
OccupationTeacher

Walker was an outspoken critic of the former Country Liberals' government's management of the closure at the Rio Tinto aluminum refinery.

On 23 April 2015, Walker was installed as deputy leader under Michael Gunner, and hence Deputy Leader of the Opposition, following the Northern Territory leadership challenge.[2]

Walker was widely tipped to become Deputy Chief Minister following the 2016 Territory election, with Labor having been far ahead of the governing CLP in polling. However, in a major upset, while Labor won the third-biggest majority in Territory history, Walker was defeated by independent candidate and indigenous activist Yingiya Mark Guyula by eight votes. The result, which was not known for days, saw Walker become the only Labor incumbent to be defeated at the election.[3][4][5][6]

References
  1. WALKER, Ms Lynne Michele, Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory.
  2. "NT Labor leader Michael Gunner unveils new-look front bench". 23 April 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. "Lynne Walker closing gap after recount". Northern Territory News. 5 September 2016.
  4. La Canna, Xavier (2 September 2016). "Votes to be recounted in five seats, including that of Adam Giles". ABC News.
  5. Green, Antony. Northern Territory Election Result Updates. ABC News, 2016-08-28.
  6. "Former chief minister Adam Giles and Labor deputy Lynne Walker confirmed to have lost seats in Northern Territory election". Northern Territory News. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Syd Stirling		 Member for Nhulunbuy
2008–2016		 Succeeded by
Yingiya Mark Guyula


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