Tips for writing to your Member of Parliament

13 Aug 2026

You can call or email your Member of Parliament, but it you want to keep a clear record of your communication, an email or letter sent through the post or hand delivered (preferably copied before it’s sent) is advisable.

TIP: As many Northern Territory representatives spend a lot of time travelling due to the geographic nature of the Northern Territory, ‘dropping’ into a physical office may be much slower than email.

Before you write

Ensure the MP represents your specific local area so they have a duty to respond.
Check the level of government
- Direct your local council issues to local aldermen
- Territory matters (local schools, territory roads, public hospitals, NT police, housing or territory-specific legislation) are handled by Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) in the NT Parliament see directory, parliament.nt.gov.au/members/by-name
- Federal matters (Medicare, Centrelink, NDIS, immigration, defence, national taxation, or foreign affairs) should go to your federal MP or Senator (see NT Senators and Members)
  - Mr Luke Gosling OAM, MP For Solomon, Northern Territory
  - Ms Marion Scrymgour MP For Lingiari, Northern Territory
  - Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price For Northern Territory
  - Senator the Hon Malarndirri McCarthy For Northern Territory

Tips to get a fast and helpful reply from a Member of Parliament

What gets your email read The first thing that gets read by Members’ staff is the letter or email subject line. Be clear immediately that you are a constituent with a subject line reading, Concern from constituent about …..[topic]

In your communication:

prove immediately that you live in their electorate by including or stating your full postal address (you can also include town, community or town camp) at the very top of your message
include your full name
focus on one topic to make your message easy to read and answer
keep your message short and straight to the point
be polite, avoid angry language or threats
end with a direct question about their stance or what action they plan to take.
- What is your view on…
- Will you be supporting…