Lynne Walker (politician)

Lynne Walker
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Nhulunbuy
In office 9 August 2008 – 27 August 2016
Preceded by	Syd Stirling
Succeeded by	Yingiya Mark Guyula
Personal details
Born	19 June 1962 Clare, South Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Lawrence Walker
Alma mater	Flinders University
Occupation	Teacher

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

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]

Labor won the third-biggest majority government in Territory history at the 2016 Territory election, and Walker appeared on her way to becoming Deputy Chief Minister. However, in a shock result, she fell behind independent challenger and indigenous activist Yingiya Mark Guyula as returns came in. Walker was ultimately defeated by eight votes, 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". 2015-04-23. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
3. "Lynne Walker closing gap after recount". Northern Territory News. 2016-09-05.
4. La Canna, Xavier (2016-09-02). "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.