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