Speaker of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly

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|incumbent = Robyn Lambley

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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 both Speaker and Deputy Speaker were independents between 2001 and 2005. Kezia Purick was also the Speaker as an independent between 2015 and 2020. The current speaker Robyn Lambley is and independent.

The current speaker is Araluen MLA Robyn Lambley.

Speakers of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly

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Member

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! Term in Office

Bernie Kilgariff

| {{Party name with colour|Country Liberal Party}}

| 20 November 1974 – 16 July 1975

Les MacFarlane

| {{Party name with colour|Country Liberal Party}}

| 17 July 1975 – 27 February 1984

Roger Steele

| {{Party name with colour|Country Liberal Party}}

| 28 February 1984 – 16 June 1986

Roger Vale

| {{Party name with colour|Country Liberal Party}}

| 17 June 1986 – 9 October 1989

Nick Dondas

| {{Party name with colour|Country Liberal Party}}

| 10 October 1989 – 26 June 1994

Terry McCarthy

| {{Party name with colour|Country Liberal Party}}

| 27 June 1994 – 24 November 1997

Loraine Braham

| {{Party name with colour|Country Liberal Party}}

| 25 November 1997 – 15 February 1999

Terry McCarthy

| {{Party name with colour|Country Liberal Party}}

| 16 February 1999 – 15 October 2001

Loraine Braham

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| 16 October 2001 – 28 June 2005

Jane Aagaard

| {{Party name with colour|Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)}}

| 29 June 2005 – 22 October 2012

rowspan=2| Kezia Purick

| {{Party name with colour|Country Liberal Party}}

| rowspan=2|23 October 2012 – 23 June 2020

{{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}
Chansey Paech

| {{Party name with colour|Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)}}

| 23 June 2020 – 7 September 2020

Ngaree Ah Kit

| {{Party name with colour|Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)}}

| 20 October 2020 – 23 May 2022

Mark Monaghan

| {{Party name with colour|Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)}}

| 23 May 2022 – 12 February 2024

Dheran Young

| {{Party name with colour|Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)}}

| 13 February 2024 – 15 October 2024

Robyn Lambley

| {{Party name with colour|Independent politician}}

| 15 October 2024 - present

References

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