▁the ▁territory , ▁the ▁Division ▁of ▁L ing i ari , ▁covers ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁territory . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁division ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁established ▁when ▁the ▁former ▁Division ▁of ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁was ▁red ist ributed ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁named ▁for ▁Hon ▁Va iben ▁Louis ▁Sol omon , ▁a ▁Premier ▁of ▁South ▁Australia , ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁Constitution al ▁convention ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Australian ▁Parliament . ▁He ▁represented ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Australian ▁House ▁of ▁Assembly , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁still ▁part ▁of ▁that ▁state . ▁ ▁The ▁Division ▁was ▁first ▁cont ested ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁federal ▁election . ▁Although ▁the ▁Dar win / Pal mer ston ▁area ▁had ▁histor ically ▁been ▁a ▁strong hold ▁for ▁the ▁Country ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁at ▁the ▁territorial ▁level , ▁recent ▁g ains ▁by ▁Labor ▁have ▁made ▁it ▁much ▁more ▁compet itive . ▁It ▁has ▁taken ▁on ▁a ▁character ▁similar ▁to ▁mort g age ▁bel t ▁seats . ▁As ▁such , ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁history , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁marg inal ▁seat ▁usually ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁party ▁of ▁government . ▁ ▁The ▁C LP ' s ▁Dave ▁T oll ner ▁very ▁narrow ly ▁won ▁the ▁seat ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁then ▁increased ▁his ▁majority ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁before ▁narrow ly ▁losing ▁it ▁to ▁Labor ' s ▁Dam ian ▁H ale ▁at ▁the ▁