CLP 1.8%
Incumbent MP
Natasha Griggs, since 2010.
Geography
Solomon covers the Darwin metropolitan area, as well as the nearby city of Palmerston.
History
The Northern Territory first elected a Member of the House of Representatives in 1922, but this person was only given full voting rights in 1968.
The seat was held by the Country Party and then the Country Liberal Party from then until 1983
Labor and then the CLP each held the seat for one term from 1983 to 1987, before Warren Snowdon won the seat for the ALP in 1987.
Snowdon lost the seat for one term in 1996 before being returned for one more term in 1998.
The 2000 redistribution saw the Northern Territory gain a second seat for the first time, and the seats of Solomon, covering Darwin and Palmerston, and Lingiari, covering the rest of the territory, were created.
In 2001, Country Liberal candidate Dave Tollner won the seat by only 88 votes. In 2004, he increased his margin to 2.8%. The 2007 election saw Tollner lose his seat to the ALP’s Damian Hale.
In 2010, Hale lost his seat to Palmerston alderman Natasha Griggs (CLP).
Candidates
Sitting Country Liberal MP Natasha Griggs is presumably running for re-election. The ALP is running Luke Gosling. One Nation is running John Kearney.
Assessment
Solomon is a long-standing marginal seat and will be a key target for the ALP. Griggs should benefit from a personal vote that previously benefited the ALP.
2010 result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Natasha Griggs | CLP | 23,627 | 46.37 | -0.43 |
| Damian Hale | ALP | 18,384 | 36.08 | -5.82 |
| Emma Young | GRN | 6,772 | 13.29 | +4.22 |
| John Kearney | ON | 1,505 | 2.95 | +2.95 |
| Trudy Campbell | CEC | 668 | 1.31 | +0.83 |
2010 two-candidate-preferred result
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Swing |
| Natasha Griggs | CLP | 26,371 | 51.75 | +1.94 |
| Damian Hale | ALP | 24,585 | 48.25 | -1.94 |
Polling booths in Solomon at the 2010 federal election. North Darwin in orange, South Darwin in green, Palmerston in blue.
Booth breakdown
Booths have been divided into three clear parts. The town of Palmerston stands apart from the City of Darwin. Within Darwin, there is a clear divide between the south and the north of Darwin.
Thus the booths have been divided into Palmerston, North Darwin and South Darwin.
The ALP won a slim 54.4% margin in North Darwin, which makes up about half of the population of Solomon.
The CLP made up for this by winning larger margins (55-57%) in South Darwin and Palmerston, as well as a majority amongst other votes.
| Voter group | GRN % | CLP 2PP % | Total votes | % of votes |
| North Darwin | 14.91 | 45.65 | 18,429 | 36.17 |
| South Darwin | 15.23 | 55.21 | 8,787 | 17.24 |
| Palmerston | 8.51 | 57.37 | 8,782 | 17.23 |
| Other votes | 12.96 | 53.94 | 14,958 | 29.35 |
Two-party-preferred votes in Solomon at the 2010 federal election.
Greens primary votes in Solomon at the 2010 federal election.
ALP candidate is Luke Gosling
Twitter @lukejgosling
The One Nation candidate for the seat of Solomon is John Kearney
Break the Cycle, Restore the Sanity !!
ALP have a strong candidate, expect ALP to poll well.
May actually be a swing towards Labor in Solomon. Cannot count on the Country Liberal MP being returned here after the issues going on with the Territory Country Liberal Government. Labor have preselected a reasonable candidate, will be interesting to say the least.
Easy CLP Retain.
Along with Brisbane this is by far the most vulnerable Coalition seat.